Explore Signal ↗SIGNAL · UNITY FOR APPLE TV
Live TV, movies and series. Beautifully connected.
NO SEPARATE LIVE TV APP. NO DISCONNECTED MOVIE WORLD.
One home for everything.01 / THE UNITY EXPERIENCE
Unity is Signal’s foundation: Live TV is the home you can always return to, while movies, shows, recommendations, previews and media details live alongside it. Explore a film profile without losing the context behind it, move between the channel grid and cinematic catalogs, and return naturally to the television experience that started it all. Unity is a shared environment, not a stack of isolated destinations.
02 / LIVE TELEVISION
Live TV is the home of Unity. Browse a visual 4 × 3 channel grid with program artwork, channel names and Now & Next information. Move through pages, open your categories or guide, and choose a channel from the same television environment that connects the rest of Signal.
Focus a channel to see its live preview inside the grid. The current program, channel identity and upcoming information stay beside the picture, so you can explore what is on while keeping the rest of your channels in view.
Open the category panel over the grid to move between All Channels, favorites and provider groups such as HD, Sports, Drama or News. Your channel view remains in the background as you narrow the selection.
The electronic program guide brings channels, schedules and a live preview together. Scan upcoming programs and switch between channel groups from one view, with the selected program’s details close at hand.
Collapse the category rail to give the full program timetable more space. Current-program details and a live preview stay above the schedule, while episode alerts can appear in the same view. The guide adapts around what you want to explore without taking you out of Unity.
EPISODE ALERTS
Follow episode updates from a title’s media profile. When a new-episode alert arrives, its artwork, season and episode number, air date and short description can appear over the TV experience. Your channels stay in view, so keeping up with a story feels like part of watching. Alert behavior depends on your settings and installed build.
03 / MOVIES & SERIES
Choose the way you explore: classic poster rows or the immersive 3D Cover Flow with reflective glass-floor styling. Resume your stories, browse recommendations and open rich title profiles in place.
CATALOG PREVIEWS
Take a guided look through Signal: live channels, cinematic catalogs, previews, floating trailers and the moments in between. Longer scenes and gentle transitions give each part of Unity room to breathe.
Watch a trailer and keep your channel playing.
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A preview plays in the focused catalog card. Keep the Cover Flow row around it, with other movies and series just beside your selection.
Open the media profile beside your selection to explore the cast, ratings, seasons and episodes, with the catalog still visible behind it.
Choose a full trailer from the profile, or return to browsing. Previews, title information and playback all belong to the same Unity experience.
Explore floating trailersYOUR WATCH JOURNEY
Resume progress, favorites, connected Trakt watchlists and episode alerts stay close to the title you are exploring. Open a series profile to see viewing actions, cast and episodes together, then return to browsing without retracing a separate chain of screens. Sync behavior and available controls depend on your installed build.
04 / MEDIA INFORMATION
Open a floating glass media profile while the title’s artwork and catalog stay visible. Cast portraits, seasons, episodes, ratings, favorites, Trakt actions and trailer controls belong to the same browsing experience. Move deeper into a story without losing the context that brought you there.
05 / SEAMLESS TRAILERS
Open a trailer directly from a movie or series profile and watch it in a floating cinema window. The title’s artwork, cast, episodes and surrounding catalog stay in place behind it. Close the trailer and continue exploring from the same spot—the experience stays connected from discovery to preview and back.
06 / AETHERENGINE
Signal uses AetherEngine for movies, episodes, Live TV and previews. On-screen controls bring together the timeline, source information, audio and subtitles. Live TV timeshift lets you navigate the buffered channel window, while temporary VOD caching and seek thumbnails support on-demand playback where available.
THE VOD OVERLAY
Bring up movie or episode information directly over the picture. The now-playing overlay combines an overview, credits, playback progress, remaining time, cache and format details. Alongside it, the Spotlight Hub puts related titles within reach. Your viewing, playback information and discovery share the same screen.
CAST WALL & EXPLORER
Open a cast member from the VOD overlay and explore the person behind the performance. A portrait, biography and credits lead into a wall of familiar titles and other roles. When you are ready, press Back to return to playback. A little curiosity becomes another way to discover what to watch.
THE FULL EPISODE BROWSER
Open the full episode browser from the VOD overlay to see the series laid out in one place. Switch between All Seasons and individual seasons, then explore episode artwork, titles, air dates and short descriptions. Select the episode you want, or press Back to return to what you were watching.
SKIP INTRO
When an intro marker is available, Signal brings a Skip Intro prompt to the corner of the picture. Select it to move past the opening without manually hunting along the timeline. The prompt stays compact, with the episode still in view.
UP NEXT
As the current episode comes to a close, Up Next puts the following episode within reach. See its artwork, title and episode information, then choose Play Next Episode or Dismiss. The current picture stays visible behind the prompt.
07 / MAKE IT YOURS
Unity can take on different personalities. Keep the channel-first dashboard in focus, or make the entire screen feel like a movie and TV show universe with expansive background artwork and immersive title themes. Choose Classic rows or 3D Cover Flow, change ambient styles and visual intensity, organize channels, and tailor the player. Your navigation stays familiar even when the atmosphere changes.
CINEMATIC ARTWORK
Give a film or series its own atmosphere with expansive background artwork and a themed title presentation. Movie details, cast, franchise connections and viewing actions remain part of Unity, while Classic rows or 3D Cover Flow give you different ways to browse.
08 / CONNECTED SERVICES
Connect compatible debrid services and provider repositories for your own on-demand sources. Signal keeps its catalogs, artwork and player together while supported add-ons contribute stream links. Regular MediaFlow Proxy and MediaFlow Proxy Light can be configured at app level for eligible playback paths.
THE UNITY FLOW
Stay in your TV environment as you explore more. Unity is designed to feel like one living space.
Browse the grid, open the guide, or watch a live preview without leaving your home experience.
Explore movies and shows with expansive artwork, title themes, trailers, cast and immersive browsing.
Close the detail or browsing layer and return to the Live TV area you came from.
DESIGNED AROUND YOU
Everything you need to shape your experience, without losing the simplicity of one unified home.
Choose a Live TV–first appearance, full movie and show artwork, dark glass or ambient effects. Keep Unity’s navigation consistent across looks. Exact options vary by build.
Episode alerts and viewing notifications help keep your interests close, with controls in the app.
Explore channels through live previews and discover titles through trailer actions.
Tune browsing modes, channel organization, player settings and interface preferences.
Resolve compatible on-demand sources through the debrid services you connect.
Keep favorite channels, watchlists and resume activity together across the experience.
THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND SIGNAL
We built Signal around a simple conviction: television shouldn't be fragmented. A channel you're watching, a film you're curious about, a trailer, a cast member, and the next episode should feel like parts of the same story. Unity keeps discovery, live programming and playback in conversation with each other—without sending you through a maze of disconnected interfaces.
Visual channel cards, a full electronic program guide, categories, Now & Next information and the Quick Guide work together. Live previews give you a glimpse of what's on while the same interface stays ready for a movie, a show or a favorite channel.
Bring connected Trakt watchlists and recommendations into discovery. Resume movies and episodes from where you left off, follow your favorites and keep your viewing history relevant. The goal is continuity, not starting over each time you browse.
Signal's VOD overlay brings cast portraits and the cast wall, episode cards, ratings, trailers, artwork, favorites and source actions into one layered media experience. Discover the people behind a title without losing the surrounding catalog.
AetherEngine is Signal's common playback foundation for Live TV, previews, movies and shows. Live timeshift provides a window to navigate recent programming, while on-demand caching helps manage playback data. Cache behavior, source compatibility and available controls vary by build and stream.
Connect supported debrid accounts to resolve your own compatible on-demand sources. Signal also supports app-level MediaFlow Proxy configuration—including regular and Light variants—so eligible traffic can use your configured proxy across supported playback paths, rather than requiring a separate proxy setting inside each individual add-on. Routing still depends on the source and integration.
Keep the classic Live TV-centered atmosphere or let movies and shows fill the experience with cinematic artwork. Explore visual themes, ambient effects, 3D Cover Flow, classic poster rows, transparency and player preferences. Customization changes the presentation without breaking the underlying Unity.
THE VISION BEHIND SIGNAL
Unity isn't a menu of unrelated destinations. It's a shared television environment where Live TV, discovery, media information, artwork, playback and personalization remain part of the same experience.
FROM THE CREATOR · ISSAC.JAY
Signal began with a conviction: entertainment should not be divided into separate apps, disconnected screens and isolated features. I envisioned Unity as a single living television space, where Live TV, cinematic discovery, cast and episode information, streaming sources, artwork, previews and playback interact as parts of the same experience.
Before building this vision into Signal, I personally reached out to developers and shared the concept of a unified entertainment experience. Within days of those conversations, I saw other apps begin presenting ideas that looked strikingly similar. The timing did not feel random to me. I felt that an idea I had shared in good faith had been taken, and that experience was deeply upsetting.
I cannot independently establish what influenced another developer or prove that any specific app copied my work. But I can speak clearly about what I experienced, why the sequence of events raised serious concerns for me, and why I believe creators deserve honesty, acknowledgment and respect when they share original ideas.
What I felt was missing from those other approaches is still the heart of Signal: Unity is not merely multiple services under one roof. It is one connected environment, where each layer understands and complements the others. The goal is not another menu of separate destinations; it is television that feels continuous, personal and alive.
Turning that vision into an actual Apple TV app has taken sustained development, difficult technical decisions, repeated testing, setbacks and countless refinements. I am committed to supporting and evolving Signal for the long term. This project is my way of standing behind the idea I shared—and building the complete experience I always imagined.
— The creator of SignalONE PLATFORM · MANY CONNECTIONS
Signal brings together playback, discovery, service connections and personal preferences. Features vary by version and connected provider; upcoming capabilities are identified separately.
Bring compatible Live TV sources into the same channel-first environment, with a visual grid, guide information, channel categories and Quick Guide. Source setup and available metadata depend on your provider and configuration.
Discover rich film and series metadata, cast information, posters, backdrops and recommendations through supported metadata integrations. The result is a living media world rather than a plain list of files.
Signal's distinctive vision for its VOD overlay is to make meaningful information accessible in the playback experience: cast and title context, episodes, media details and relevant controls without turning discovery into an entirely separate app. The overlay continues to evolve.
Keep viewing progress, connected watchlists, favorites and recommendations close to the action. Resume is about returning to the story you were watching, not retracing a maze of screens.
Navigate buffered Live TV and use temporary on-demand playback caching where supported. Signal continues refining the way cache progress and playback state are presented.
Configure regular MediaFlow Proxy or MediaFlow Proxy Light at app level, rather than repeating settings inside every compatible add-on. Routing depends on the source and supported integration.
Choose between Classic catalog rows and 3D Cover Flow, change ambient visuals, adjust playback preferences and organize your channel experience. A dedicated on/off setting for Classic-row reflections is planned independently of 3D reflections.
Episode-related alerts, upcoming viewing information and other notification experiences are part of Signal's ongoing development. Their availability and behavior depend on device support and the installed build.
A PROJECT BUILT FOR THE LONG TERM
Signal is being developed with a long-term commitment to stability, compatibility, thoughtful features and continued refinement. The priorities include playback recovery, performance, reliable integrations, clearer settings, accessibility and future tvOS hardware support.
Signal membership options shown in the current Apple TV app: 24-hour free trial (1 device, starts automatically), Supporter — $5.99 per year (2 devices, one year of updates), and Lifetime Unlock — $14.99 one-time (3 devices, lifetime updates). Existing members can restore membership and manage registered devices. Prices and availability are subject to change; confirm the latest terms in the app.
Signal has been installed through Signulous during development, with broader availability planned. Installation, signing and update requirements will be confirmed with each release.
Future concepts include social viewing, improved video presentation and viewing-angle controls, richer overlays and more connected discovery. These are not released features.
Explore the social roadmapBUILT TO KEEP EVOLVING
Signal is an actively developed Apple TV experience. Ongoing work includes smoother Live TV joins, stronger playback recovery, more responsive artwork, improved autoplay and Up Next, richer transparent media profiles, and expanded personalization. We build around real-world feedback and test changes before treating them as finished.
A roadmap, not a release announcement. The ideas below are separate from the app experiences shown above. Social features are being explored and are not available in the current Signal experience. Scope, platform support and release dates are not confirmed.
Apple TV installation has been used through Signulous during testing. Installation availability and requirements depend on Signulous and the build being distributed. We look forward to future Apple TV hardware, but performance on unreleased devices cannot be promised before testing.
A CLOSER LOOK AT SIGNAL
Explore more of Signal’s media profiles, visual seeking and customization. Each screenshot shows a different view or control state. Select any image to see it full size.
Open a series profile from Resume to explore its seasons, episode cards and viewing actions in context.
A title profile can sit over the Live TV grid, with the channel environment still visible behind the details.
Bring ratings, cast and episode information together beside the selected series and its surrounding Cover Flow row.
See a frame preview as you move along the playback timeline, making it easier to choose the moment you want.
Check catalog rows, artwork and cache status. Refresh metadata or request another attempt for artwork that failed to load.
Adjust the shape, depth effect, size and font of Live TV cards, with the channel grid visible as you explore the options.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Signal is built around Unity: live channels, on-demand catalogs, media profiles and playback share a consistent interface. You can move between them without managing separate apps.
No. Signal is a discovery and playback interface. You connect your own compatible sources and services; access to content depends on those services and your rights to use them.
AetherEngine is the playback technology used by Signal across its Live TV, on-demand and preview experiences. Specific playback capabilities can depend on format, device and app version.
Signal offers multiple browsing approaches and visual preferences, including themes, catalog styles and player options. Exact controls depend on the installed build.
Signal includes episode-alert and notification-related features. Availability, reliability and permission behavior depend on the build and device settings.
Signal supports live channel previews, previews inside selected catalog cards, and floating trailers opened from media profiles. Preview availability depends on the title, source and installed build; these experiences continue to be refined as development progresses.
Signal supports compatible debrid integrations for source resolution and Trakt-connected discovery or watchlist workflows. You supply your own accounts; Signal does not provide subscriptions to those services.
Not yet. Signal Party, live movie and episode rooms, and private one-to-one chat are future concepts being explored. They are not available in the current experience, and release timing is not confirmed. Apple SharePlay compatibility is also under evaluation. This roadmap will be updated as features are implemented and tested.
The Apple TV/tvOS experience is under active development. Public distribution details will be provided when they are confirmed.
With your connected Trakt account, Signal can bring watchlists and recommendations into discovery while its Resume experience helps you pick up movies and episodes. Sync behavior and removal controls vary by build.
Live TV timeshift lets you move within a buffered window when the channel and stream support it. VOD cache stores temporary playback data to help manage seeking and playback. Cache capacity and indicators vary by app version.
Signal offers regular MediaFlow Proxy and MediaFlow Proxy Light configuration at the application level. Supported playback requests can use the configured route without setting a separate proxy in every add-on; actual coverage depends on the integration and source.
Signulous has been used to install Signal tvOS builds during testing. Availability, signing, updates and device requirements depend on the distribution method and current build; there is no implied official App Store release.
Signal is designed for tvOS and is being developed with future Apple TV hardware in mind. Compatibility and performance on a new device can only be confirmed once that hardware and its tvOS version are available for testing.
One screen. Your channels. Your stories. Your experience.
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