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See what Headent Client offers

A native client that turns your own Tvheadend server into a full TV experience — on Android TV, set-top boxes and phones. Here is a walk-through of the app, screen by screen.

Build 29 adds a redesigned Modern interface next to the familiar Classic one, each in light and dark. Switch the screenshots below to compare — in the app you choose in Settings → General.

Device
Interface
Theme
Headent Client — sign in
First launch

Sign in to your server

On first launch you enter your Tvheadend host, plus a username and password if your server needs them. You can pick the interface style right here, and change it later in Settings.

Headent Client — Android TV home
Built for the big screen

A real Android TV app, not a stretched phone UI

The home screen is laid out for a remote: large tiles for Channels, Radio, TV Guide, Archive and Settings, full D-pad navigation, and it remembers the last channel and section after a reboot.

Headent Client — TV guide
Live TV & guide

The full guide, channel by channel

A grid EPG with day tabs, a live now-line and channel picons. Jump across the schedule, open a programme and go straight to live or to the recording.

Headent Client — player
Player

A full-featured player powered by libVLC

Clean controls that stay out of the way until you need them.

  • Audio track and subtitle selection
  • Programme info, progress and what comes next
  • Sleep timer and a lock against accidental taps
  • Picture-in-Picture, so you can keep watching while you browse
Headent Client — recordings
Recordings & catch-up

Your DVR library, organised

Browse recordings by recently watched, by channel or all at once, search them, and play them back with resume. For channels that support it you can scrub back through the catch-up window.

Headent Client — settings
Yours to configure

Settings that stay out of the way

Language, theme and interface style, EPG range, playback and decoding, parental lock, several servers and phone remote control — all grouped into clear sections.

Want to try it?

The app is available on Google Play. Install it, or browse the source on GitHub.

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