TellyForge setup and sync guide

Yes. Choose Not now - use this device only. Basic playback and local progress stay available without an account. Open Settings > Backup & sync > Open backup & sync > Connect my devices to continue later; saved licence and Drive connections do not need to be repeated. A new device approval request may need a fresh code. Save a new home's recovery code privately before choosing to protect TV accounts.

No. Install the free app, add your own authorised source and use Basic playback, favourites and saved local progress without an account. When you want Premium, open My account at https://www.tellyforge.com/account.html and choose Start my free 30-day trial, then connect that account in your app. Installing or signing in alone does not start a trial. The iPhone/iPad App Store includes all supported mobile features without Premium or a trial.

Premium is US$5 once including applicable tax for permanent ownership across your supported personal devices. There is no per-device or per-platform repurchase, subscription or automatic charge. Checkout shows the selected currency and total before payment; sale availability and packages vary by country and platform. iPhone/iPad App Store users intentionally pay zero.

Premium costs US$5 once for all your supported personal devices, without a numeric device cap. Each installation has its own revocable connection, and you can remove a device in My account. iPhone/iPad App Store features are free without a TellyForge account.

Yes. Once your app verifies the connection to your trial account, it unlocks the Premium features available in that edition for the rest of your 30-day trial. No card or purchase is required. Connect your own Google Drive separately for Secure Sync, and choose Protect and sync TV accounts if you want to share source logins. iPhone/iPad App Store features are free, so skip this licensing step there. Mac Store remains Basic-only; use Mac Direct for Premium. Google Play and Amazon Appstore connect existing website access: start your optional trial on the website first. Chromecast is available only in supported editions and is not available on Fire TV.

No. You can buy during the trial, at the end or later using the same TellyForge account, where purchasing is available. There is no automatic charge or subscription. After confirmed payment, refresh the licence if your connected app has not updated automatically. You do not need to set up your sources or sync home again.

The trial lasts 30 days from the day you explicitly start it. If you do not purchase, Premium features stop while Basic playback, favourites and saved local progress remain. Your trial is shared across your devices; reinstalling or changing platform does not restart it. Saved sources, settings and recovery material remain, and expiry does not stop a stream already playing. You can purchase later using the same account. iPhone/iPad App Store features do not expire.

Basic includes audio and subtitle selection, preferred language and the Live TV inactivity check. Premium also includes next-episode autoplay with an optional check after every three episodes, a 30, 60 or 90 minute sleep timer, and advanced video and playback diagnostics. The iPhone/iPad App Store includes these supported mobile controls. Desktop AI discovery is unavailable on iPhone, iPad and Android. Controls vary by edition.

Yes. Add your own authorised source and use Basic playback, favourites and local progress without an account. The iPhone/iPad App Store also includes Google Drive Secure Sync without a TellyForge account. Other supported editions require Premium or an explicitly started trial for Sync. Connect existing access there before following the sync steps; signing in alone does not start a trial. Current downloads are at https://www.tellyforge.com/download.html.

Open Settings > Live TV > Add a list. Paste comma-separated channel names, review the matches and confirm the channels to save.

Choose Sign in or create account with email on the TellyForge website. Microsoft hosts secure email verification for any email address; no Microsoft account or password is needed. New users verify their email to create an account. Explicit email sign-in asks for fresh verification; a valid website session can restore without another code. The provider may still show an existing email. Use the sign-in that owns Premium.

Choose Switch account. It ends only the website session and clears pending actions before offering sign-in choices. If confirmation fails, retry ending the previous session. Your purchases, devices and trial history are unchanged. This does not sign out Microsoft elsewhere or change Google Drive sync. The page shows your account reference; it does not guess your email.

Your TellyForge account owns Premium, personal-device rights and browser licence-device approval. Use any email with an email code, or optional Google sign-in. Separately connect your own Google account for encrypted files in your own Drive. Their emails may differ. Drive authorization does not grant a licence; Premium connection does not authorize Drive. Sync-device approval and licence-device approval are different steps. iPhone/iPad App Store users connect Drive directly without creating or connecting a licensing account. This does not give another unpaid edition Premium access.

No. Matching emails never automatically merge licence identities. Adding another licence sign-in requires proof of both identities. It does not link or authorize Drive.

Saved channels, movie and series favourites, viewing progress and supported portable preferences. Provider logins restore when you explicitly enable Protect and sync TV accounts.

Each device downloads its own catalogue, guide and artwork and keeps local caches. On the first setup, allow these to finish loading; they are separate from your synced library.

Yes, while TellyForge is open and Keep the channel list up to date is on. Settings > Sources shows the retry status; you can choose Refresh for an immediate attempt. Large catalogue updates wait until playback stops. A failed update keeps the saved catalogue. When your provider recovers, synced favourites and watched state can reconnect to matching titles.

Your viewing changes stay saved locally and retry while the app is open. Resume uses local progress if its fresh-state check fails or takes more than two seconds. Another device cannot receive unsent changes until the sender reconnects. Streaming still needs a working provider connection. iPhone/iPad App Store features have no paid licence refresh dependency. Other paid editions renew offline verification for up to 30 days; permanent ownership remains after that lease expires.

Yes. Pause, Stop, completion and Mark watched request a prompt upload after the local save, without waiting for catalogue work or playback idle. Backgrounding and a normal exit attempt a final upload within eight seconds. Force-stop, power loss or immediate operating-system suspension can interrupt it; saved changes retry next time.

During continuous playback, local positions save after about 15 seconds of movement. Cloud checkpoints coalesce at a 15-minute cadence; pausing or finishing bypasses that wait. Opening or returning to the app requests a pull, and Resume checks for up to two seconds. These timings schedule attempts, not guaranteed delivery. TellyForge does not run a sync service after closing.

Last synced records a successful receiving cycle, not every small progress upload. It does not prove another device has received your change. Open Manage connection and recovery and use Sync now on the sending device, then on the receiving device, and check the watched state or position.

Check both devices use the same Google Drive sync account. Open Connect my devices > Manage connection and recovery and confirm Google Drive sync is on. Use Sync now on the device with your latest changes first, then the receiving device. Check the Last synced times. Read any error before retrying.

Use the current code and web address displayed on the TV. Check letters and digits carefully. An expired code needs a fresh sign-in attempt.

Each person should create their own setup with their own Google account and TV accounts. Approving a device gives it access to your synced library and any protected provider credentials.