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The RDK Accelerator Home UI version 3 is the latest version (3.78) of the RDK reference UI which provides a full featured UI with a modern minimalistic design using a dark theme.

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This single UI currently supports IP-STB, Hybrid-STB and TV profile RDK stacks. UI uses DTV Plugin and HDMIInput plugins to distinguish the platform profile; UI will consider the platform as TV if stack has HDMIInput plugin support, Hybrid STB if DTV plugin is present else the default IP-STB.

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Added skip section to test the offline mode where UI shall not initiate any network configuration. If the ethernet cable is connected or WiFi Wi-Fi is factory configured while selecting the skip button the device's backend may automatically try to connect to the network via respective interface which is not initiated by UI.

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Sample Video contents can be played from the Featured Video section.

•  New Feature: UIv3.7 8 Added support for few more Lightning apps.
•  New Feature: UIv3.7 8 Added support for Netflix launch requirements.

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Home Screen for TV Profile

•  New Feature: UIv3.7 - New Home page for TV profile supported devices. Only HDMI-Input support is enabled in this release. Upcoming Feature: Extend support for Composite Input and HDMI CEC Sink.

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Here it is! This new feature allows users to select HDMI inputs connected your TV. It allows seamless switching between the UI and HDMI inputs.

Guide Screen

•  New Feature: UIv3.7 Added support for DTV / Live TV plugin. If platform supports DTV plugin, DVB-S supported channel listings will be populated in Guide replacing the dummy streams. On those platforms where DTV plugin is not available; this page shall display only premium app labels. 

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•  EPG guide is continuous updating menu that shows scheduling information for current and upcoming programs.
•  EPG/Guide can be
•  EPG guide is continuous updating menu that shows scheduling information for current and upcoming programs.
•  EPG/Guide can be invoked by clicking on the second icon of the side panel.
•  EPG Guide will show list of channels and shows which are currently airing. It will also show user the upcoming programs.
•  One can scroll through channels by using up and down arrow keys and through shows by using left and right arrow keys.

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• Version 3.8 comes with a new feature to open premium apps (Amazon , Netflix and YoutubeYouTube) from the guide screen.
• These three clickables will take place of the first three channels.
• In presence of DTV plugin other channels will follow these three apps.
• In absence of a DTV plugin , the guide screen will still openable with these three items populated.

Apps Screen

•  New Feature: UIv3.7 Added more lightning Apps.

A new page under 4th Icon in the left banner !!!

On selecting the Apps Icon from left On selecting the Apps Icon from left banner; User shall be presented a new page with 3 tabs highlighted with "MyApps" which shall list the list of all available Apps on that particular platform. User shall be able to launch selected App from this page as well.

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• Network Interface - This page allows the user to change current network configuration - option to choose between Wi-Fi and Ethernet. If Wi-Fi is selected, next page will allow user to join with a wireless network. Join Another Option from Wi-Fi page gives user an option to connect to hidden networks around them - User has to provide Network name, select the proper security and password.
• Note: Previously connected SSID will not ask for password again and it will get connected if we click on previous connected SSID, and only connect with ssid SSID that is saved [3.8 NEW FEATURE]. Only last saved one SSID is remembered.

• Check Internet Access - This allows the user to confirm that the device has internet connectivity

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• Device Details - Time Zone - This page allows the User to change the device TimeZone settings
  

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• Dependent on System plugin feature support. Note: this does not change the device's time. Only the UI displayed time is affected. This configuration will be persisted.

• Device Details - Check for Updates - This page shows the current firmware version and also allows user to trigger a check for new firmware availability (download and install happens without UI involvement).

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• Device Details - Reboot - Rebooting of the device within the UI.
• Factory Reset Confirmation Screen

Live TV

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Dependent on DTV Plugin. This feature enables user to interact with the Tuner configuration and related features such a as Live TV - scan, channel tuning, Guide population, its playback etc.

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The Scan section exposes various DVB tuner sub-systems; DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-C based on respective stack integration support.

•  New Feature: UIv3.7+ - DVB-S/S2 Support
•  New Feature: UIv3.7 X - DVB T/T2: Upcoming
•  New Feature: UIv3.7 X - DVB-C: Upcoming

DVB-S/S2

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Guide population:

Player:

Settings Overlay:

In this version settings is added as a overlays through widgets where we can able to launch settings though hot keypress on remote or F10 through keyboard 

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USB Media Support Feature

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• Folder Content - The contents of USB will replace when the user traverse a particular directory.

Overlay Screen

•  New Feature: UIv3.7

• replace when the user traverse a particular directory.

Overlay Screen

Generic Settings Overlay

•  New Feature: UIv3.8

In this new release settings is added as a overlay through widgets where user shall be able to launch settings though hot keypress on remote. Settings Hot-Key code is F10 equivalent (121).

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Overlay Screen for Set Top Box Profile

New widget for overlay - to display notifications such as volume change etc.

Note: Current release only has support for Volume change notification. User shall be able to see the volume change notifications in this overlay screen.

Below snapshot shares how the overlay appears on various sections; At Home page, At Apps page and on a Playback screen.

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Customization (Theme and Logo)

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