Live TV
Channel lists by category, with fast up/down channel switching in full screen.
Features
Everything your provider offers, in one clean player.
LAKSMED organises the content from your own provider. What you see depends on what your provider supplies and how you connect.
Movies (VOD)
Browse your provider's film library and resume where you stopped.
Series
Seasons and episodes, with the next episode a button away.
Programme guide (EPG)
Now and next on every channel, and a full guide where your provider supplies one.
Search
Find a channel, film or series by name.
Favourites
Star channels and titles to keep them close, plus recently watched.
Multiple playlists
Keep several provider connections in one app and switch between them.
Audio tracks
Switch language or audio track during playback when the stream carries more than one.
Subtitles
Turn on subtitles carried in the stream.
Remote-first interface
Every screen works with a TV remote alone. Back always goes back.
Parental PIN
Lock adult categories behind a PIN of your choosing.
By connection method
Each connection method carries different information, so some features depend on how you connect.
| Feature | M3U | Xtream Codes | Stalker / Ministra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live TV | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Movies (VOD) | Limited | Supported | Supported |
| Series | Not supported | Supported | Supported |
| Programme guide (EPG) | Limited | Supported | Supported |
| Search | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Favourites | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple playlists | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Audio tracks | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Subtitles | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Remote-first interface | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Parental PIN | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Catch-up | Not supported | Limited | Limited |
- Movies (VOD). M3U: only films listed in the playlist itself.
- Programme guide (EPG). M3U: needs an XMLTV guide address from your provider.
- Catch-up. Channels with catch-up are marked; watching past programmes is not in the app yet.
By platform
The same app runs on each platform. Where a television's own media engine decides what is possible, the table says so.
| Feature | Android | Google TV | LG webOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live TV | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Movies (VOD) | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Series | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Programme guide (EPG) | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Search | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Favourites | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple playlists | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Audio tracks | Supported | Supported | Limited |
| Subtitles | Supported | Supported | Limited |
| Remote-first interface | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Parental PIN | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Catch-up | Limited | Limited | Limited |
- Audio tracks. LG webOS: depends on what the TV's media engine exposes for the stream.
- Subtitles. LG webOS: depends on what the TV's media engine exposes for the stream.
Samsung Smart TV (Tizen): coming soon, so not listed. Features will be shown once it is released.