QLED Freesat LiveTV app disappeared

[ukPete]

Having installed the my QE49Q6FN and satellite aerial into the TV, auto-tuned all channels - it worked perfectly! "Freesat LiveTV" app available on apps menu - good. PVR also recorded channels as expected - great.

Days later the "Freesat Live TV" app disappeared. The next day it re-appeared. Days later it disappeared again, not to be seen since. The Broadcasting menu in settings is also greyed out.

How I get my Freesat LiveTV app back?

[jq25]

Very similar story.  In London. Went from everything working fine on Friday night to saying it couldn't find source when you clicked Freesat App to now the icon itself dissapearing.

[Lumpyfish]

Mine just did the same thing today. I loaded up samsung TV instead of Freesat and then the freesat app just disappeared. Managed to get it back by auto tuning the satellite again but there must be more to it.

[ukPete]

HI,

Glad it's not just mine that suffers this! Not resolved the problem yet, still randomly disappears. Even when working, BBC1 regional also disappears from the channel list!

Still waiting for Samsung support to respond to me 😞

[ukPete]

Hi,

Thanks for your story. I tried to do that but I couldn't get the re-tune option to be available to attempt it. Several switch off/ons and eventually it returns! Very annoying!!! BBC1 regional also disappears occasionally! 😞

[jq25]

Yeah, just an update on mine, it's all back working now, but what happened was

lost satellite signal completely, each and every freesat channel saying no signal (not samsungs fault)
i switched to using Samsung TV Plus app
After a bit (same day), freesat icon dissapears entirely (could say that a bug on samsungs end)

Had to retune sat to get icon to reappear, even though still no signal problem
After a week of attempting to retune tv everyday, finally got signal back, not 100% channels though, eventually they did without any further action