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V5.0.953 New Buzz 5 App Update Dec 3rd, 2025 Sent to All Android 9 + 11 Boxes Changes: - Added New QR/Web Server Feature to Server Settings to allow you to edit or add new servers remotely via Code or QR on a website - Fixed Subtitles Bugs - Updated Primary and Backup Players - Fixed Catch-Up Bugs

You're looking for a Universal Remote The brand All in One makes these, they pretty much cover every brand ever sold Just comes with a list of TV codes and instructions on how to program the remote to start working with your TV I have gotten them and set them up before for my parents Emporium is correct, our Buzz remotes require the original remote to learn the 4 buttons from

Was fixed on E5s and X5s this week via FW update Will be rolled out to the rest of our Android 11 models next week, including the Classic and Classic Anniv

Sometimes the Device ID changes for MAC subscriptions when you reset Just contact your server provider and ask them to reset the MAC on their side. Should start working afterwards

Thanks again for the help, I think I have it under control now! Have a great evening and holiday!!

The BuzzTV app is already preloaded on all buzz devices (including the classic). For pure IPTV, you do not need to download any additional apps. If you have not defined anything yet, as soon as you click on LiveTV, it should bring up the server screen (if something was defined, you will go straight into live TV, where you can then press the menu button on your remote, select settings->server setting - OR on the remote you should have a "servers" button which will take you straight to that screen). From there you can choose MAC, XC or M3U playlist type server. You choose the ones you want, then click on add new, and enter the info your provider gives you. If they gave you a portal URL, username and password, then odds are that it is an XC type. If they gave you 1 or 2 separate links (playlist and/or epg) then you'd need to enter in in M3U.

Thank you. May I never curse an inanimate object again. Or box anyways. lol. Wish I had thought to ask some while ago. Was a post by DU that was a trigger.lol. FYI to readers , this would be good to do even if you have not had any box issue that might be resolved by a hard reboot. You never know when you may need to. Cheers.

full backup stopped when the 4900 was released

Other way around Resolved with 954

thats server issue. contact your service provider.

all buzz comes with buzztv app and its same procedure with 4500.

You will not see backups for 3rd party apps. That is the responsibility of the 3rd party apps themselves to allow you to export their settings for future import. Buzz already has a backup feature for their BuzzTV app itself, which includes server settings, app settings, favorites, etc... Even on an android phone, it is the app's responsibility to backup it's settings to the cloud. Sure the phone backup remembers what apps were installed and will reinstall upon reset, but unless the app saved it's settings in the cloud somehow, you will have to reconfigure it after it is reinstalled. Hell I remember when google authenticator did not even backup it's entries (or allow you to export) and I lost everything after a reset. That was a pain. I switch to MS authenticator after that, and shortly after, google added cloud sync for their authenticator, but I never bothered going back. Installing the "basic" apps is not a huge effort (I personally keep all the apk for all the apps I use on a share on my NAS (and on a USB stick), and it takes no time to install them if I need to do a reset. Now, if you have something like kodi or streamio installed with piles of plugins, scripts and custom settings, then that is all on those apps to offer a simple way to take a snapshot of the config for easy restore. Buzz boxes are not rooted or bootloader unlocked, so bootloader type backups are probably never going to be an option. Actually Buzz did have a full flash backup ages ago (I think on the old 3000 series), but that turned out to be a nightmare for most average users so it was replaced with the app backup going forward, which seems to suit "most" users just fine.

Different box but same procedure

That looks/sounds like an AI generated response adapted from some other firmware update procedure. I don't know about you, but did you try going to the downloads page ? There is nothing to download there, other than the buzztv logo. I tried with 3 different browsers.

Have you tried a hard reset ? Procedure is the same as other boxes. https://stbtalk.com/topic/14739-new-official-x5-firmware-dec-3rd-2025/#findComment-40394 An no, if you have not backed it all up before it hanging, you are out of luck.

that's why I always make a backup anytime I make changes

wipe data and reset

my U5 and classic just took the update and so far so good.

don't be afraid

I doubt it

Its soldered to the PCBA, its not drop/slotted in like a PC

What versions to you have installed now ? First of all you don't sideload the Buzz F/W or S/W. They are send via OTA only (with few exceptions if customer services sees a need for small stuff and most of those are already in the downloads section of this forum). And if you try to sideload any Buzz F/W or S/W, you do so at your own risk. Also, where did you get those versions from ? The xrs4900 latest FW is V20220923 if I recall, and the latest S/W is 5.0.953 (which is the one listed here). Keep in mind, the xrs4900 is a pretty old series 4 box (which is still a great box - I have 2 of them), so don't expect too many F/W updates at this stage. It will see it's share of BuzzTV 5 SW updates however. If your box is not at that FW or Software after 48 hours of being poowered up, you can email cs@buzztv.com and give them the MAC address of your box, and your current versions and they can push updates to your box.

The app is integrated into the box. It consists of the LiveTV, VOD and TV Series app which you are now using. When in live TV, you should be able to press the menu button, and on the bottom left you will see the version of BuzzTV that you are running, it should say something like 5.0.xxx)

If you have a portal and separate name and password, then it is an XC (Xtreme) portal. Don't use the M3U, use the XC API login.. You have 4 items to enter (a name - which can be anything, your username, the password and the URL) exactly as they sent you. Username and password are case sensitive. For M3U it would b e a long url which would have included your username and password in the url. This is not what they gave you. Use XC Api login.

connect an eternal usb storage or a micro sd card then go to buzz tv app, menu, settings, configurations, back & restore, backup, select on screen options, select servers, click backup, select external storage by using using dpad on remote and click next and thats it. if you don't have an external device you can make backup in internal storage then once done you can remotely transfer from your device to you pc over local network before you reset.

Can't reboot after updating

insert the usb into the bt-500?

Thanks all, I didn't realize the "info" button worked for this!

READ the server page. It says to press "i" key for the QR code. And once in QR code, you can switch it to traditional IP mode instead of server cloud based/

thank you

the app controls renumbering not firmware

wrong thread bro

Here is the reset procedure. Different box, same procedure however.

yup, just did the factory reset, now i have to reprogram everything, sucks, but it's working, unplug - power off long tooth pick in the AV port until you hear a click plug in - power on wait until you hit the factory reset screen select factory reset

sorry is 946

I have a Buzztv 5 Classic. Lately all of my favorite sports channels and some foreign (UK) channels are all broadcasting the same channel namely CNN in English and Spanish. I have not made any changes recently. Any ideas? firmware: V20240927 IPTV version: 5.0.946

The E5 comes with an IR-200 if I recall. As such it has 4 IR programmable buttons. But in order to program those buttons, you need the original remote, in order to point the IR from the original remote to the buzz remote while the buzz remote is in learning mode. But, having said that, if they have someone they know who has a sony TV, usually the basic functions are all the same. Maybe they can borrow it. Sony has been pretty consistent with their remote codes.