HB1000S Software version UKSFAC 3.00.77
iPad Air 2.0 iOS running 10.3.1
Freesat app v 2.0.4, Freesat version 1.0.76.9 on
I reported this reproducible crash to Freesat in September 2016. They acknowledged it as a problem in November 2016 but that "...Our mobile team are aware of this issue. I'm afraid I have no update on when it'll be resolved at the moment." As Freesat and Humax have updated their software I have retested but the problem still exists.
Summary:- HB1000S can create and upload recording data that the Freesat app is not designed to handle, which causes it crash on startup. Removing the recording data prevents the problem.
My original report:-
I have eventually worked out what causes the Freesat app to crash every time on startup. The problem is 100% reproducible here
Humax HB-1000S with an external usb disk
UKSFAC 3.00.44
iPad Air
iOS 9.3.5
Freetime 2.0.3
Pair Freesat box to a Freetime app user on the iPad and attach both to the Internet.
Humax allows recording by channel, date and duration with repetition. Freetime does not allow these to be set up. Setting up the following recording manually on Humax causes the Freetime app to crash when it is next started, provided the IPad and Humax are both connected to the Internet.
Humax - Recordings, Planned, set recording (I.e. right arrow twice)
Channel BBC NEWS
Month Sep 16
Day Wed 14
Start time 05:28
Duration 03:28
Repeat Weekly
Record
Start app on a paired iPad and it will crash instantly.
This behaviour did not used to occur. I cannot say when it changed but it was sometime ago. I used to be able to schedule the same repeated recording by channel, time and duration and the app did not crash.
Phew, this took me months to work out but pleased to know what the cause is. Setting up the recording this way is the only way achieve the result I seek.
Summary: Humax can set up repeat recordings by channel, time and duration. The Freetime app does not appear to know how to interpret this data when downloaded from the Freesat host so it crashes."