Configuration

If you have wireless enabled and a MythTV backend is on the local network MythDroid will hopefully locate it automatically and you will be presented with the main menu.

MythDroid can't locate frontends automatically - you have to configure them. To do this, press the menu button and select 'Settings'. Then select 'Frontends Config' and add your frontends (a MAC address is not required unless you want to be able to Wake On LAN the frontend).

See the settings guide for more information on MythDroid's settings.

Main Menu

The menu button brings up a menu that lets you configure MythDroid, start the appropriate remote (depending on frontend state), set the current frontend, wake up a frontend (via Wake On LAN) or run an 'MDD command' on a frontend.

The current frontend is the frontend on which actions will take place when certain menu items or buttons are short pressed. Examples include Watch TV, playing a recording or selecting the remote entry in the Main Menu pop-up menu. In most circumstances, long pressing such items will pop up a chooser allowing you to select a frontend on which to perform the activity. Doing this will automatically set the current frontend.

The default current frontend can be specified in MythDroid's frontend settings.

Recordings

The recordings activity lists the recordings available on the backend. Short pressing a recording takes you to the Program Detail activity, where you'll be shown more information about the program and offered the chance to play, delete or edit the recording schedule of the recording. Long pressing a recording allows you to select a frontend on which to play the recording. Pressing menu will allow you to filter the recordings by program title, reset the filter or refresh the recordings list.

Videos

If MDD is installed on your backend, the videos activity allows you to browse videos stored there. Short pressing a video will take you to the Video Detail activity, which shows you more information about the video and offers the opportunity to play it or open the video's TVDB entry in the browser. Short pressing the play button will play the video on the current frontend. Long pressing the play button will allow you to choose which frontend should play the video.

Program Guide

Pressing on a program will bring up additional details about the program. Short pressing a channel will play that channel in LiveTV on the current frontend. Long pressing a channel will display the frontend chooser. The menu allows you to change the guide start date and time.