Sunrise TV App
for Sunrise Up TV M customers without a Sunrise TV Box
With the Sunrise TV app, you can watch TV on more than just your TV set; you can also watch it via:
Android TV (Sony TV, Philips TV, Sharp TV)
Apple TV
Amazon Fire TV
Smartphone & tablet
Computer, laptop
To use the TV app, you will need a Sunrise TV subscription and login details for the TV app. Your TV app login details are created automatically when you sign up for your TV subscription. In this case, an SMS will be sent to your specified mobile number asking you to set the corresponding password. This mobile number serves as the user name for logging in to the TV app. You can also find your login data in My Sunrise.
You can watch the basic channels on up to 5 devices at the same time - even on the go. Pay TV channels can be watched on up to 3 devices simultaneously.
Open the app and log in to the Sunrise TV App with your user details. Your user name is the mobile number that you provided when registering. After the registration process, we sent an SMS to this number with a link to set the password.
If you have not yet set a password, you can set the password in the app via "Forgot password" to then log in.
Note: You can view and change your login data in My Sunrise.
When using the app on your device for the first time, you can choose whether you wish to use the Replay function with «On» / «Off». We recommend activating Replay (only needs to be done once) to access past broadcasts.
Note: We are only allowed to grant access to past broadcasts from the moment at which Replay was activated. Therefore, the full 7 days of Replay will only be available to you 7 days after activation.
Here you can:
Creating or editing a profile
Activate/deactivate parental controls
Activate/deactivate TV recommendations
Create/adjust a profile list of your favorite channels
Select which language you would like the Sunrise TV app to use
View FAQs and legal information
With the profile function, you can create up to 6 additional profiles and define a name, color and individual channel list for each one.
Click «Add profile» if you want to create a new profile. To edit an existing profile, simply click on the pencil symbol under the name of the profile you would like to edit.
The following settings and functions are profile-based:
Favorites list (including the sequence in the channel bar & TV Guide)
Menu language / audio language / subtitle settings
Recommendations
«Continue watching» content
Watchlist
All other functions and content are accessible for all profiles.
Tip: You can also use the profile function to create more channel lists for yourself, such as for sports channels & children’s channels.
To be able to use the new Sunrise TV app, the following minimum operating system requirements apply:
Apple TV
Apple TV - tvOS 13.0
Android TV
Android TV - 5.0
Fire TV
Fire TV - 5.0
iOS
iPhone - iOS / iPad - iPadOS: 12.1
Android Smartphone/Tablet
Android - 6.0
WEB
MS Edge 95
Safari 14
Google Chrome 95
Mozilla Firefox93
If you are unable to log in, it could be because of one of the following reasons:
Sunrise TV app login details not entered correctly
Please check whether you have entered your TV app login details correctly in the TV app at sunrisetv.ch. Important: If you enter incorrect login details multiple times in the app/at sunrisetv.ch, access will be blocked after five failed attempts. If you have forgotten your Sunrise TV app login credentials, you can request a new user name or password at sunrisetv.ch. To do so, click on «Forgotten user name or password». Alternatively, you can change your login details in My Sunrise.
Network disruption
Please check whether you are connected to the Internet. If you are, but the connection still does not work, you can visit sunrise.ch to check whether there is currently a network disruption in your area.
Temporary disruption
There may be a temporary disruption to the app or the sunrise.ch page. Please wait a few minutes and then try to log in again.
The TV settings can be found in the top right corner of the main menu (small gear icon). On mobile devices, click on the profile icon in the top left corner to access the settings.
In the settings, go to «Parental controls» and enter your PIN. You can then set the age limit.
If you want to change your PIN, simply select the «Change PIN» option after clicking «Parental controls» and follow the instructions. The default PIN is 0000.
Recommendations show you a selection of TV programs that might interest you based on your previous TV viewing behavior. You can activate or deactivate this function in the settings.
You can create a list of favorite channels for each profile. Select the desired profile in the settings, select «Manage channels» and then sort your TV channels according to your interests.
If you would like to completely delete the channel list and use the standard channel list instead, select «Delete channel list for this profile».
In the main menu, at the very top of the screen, you have easy access to all available menu items.
On the start page, you can see popular shows that are currently being shown live on TV. Further down, you can also see your personalized content, such as your recordings, your watchlist and programs you haven’t finished watching.
Here you can see an overview of what is currently showing on TV. In the top right corner, you can select whether all channels or just your profile-specific channels should be displayed.
The channel history is also shown.
In the TV guide, you will find the complete program overview for all channels for the past seven days and the next seven days.
This line shows the program currently being aired.
To go to the top menu, press the «HOME» button on your remote control.
If you press «OK» on a Replay program, it will start playing straight away. If you want to see the information or add a program to your watch list, press «...».
If you press «OK» on a Replay program currently being shown, you can select whether you want to watch the program from the beginning or live.
If you press «OK» on a program that is due to air, the program information will be displayed and you can start recording.
Use the «Primetime» and «Live» buttons to jump to Primetime or Live.
You can filter the channel according to genre.
Get inspired: Under Replay TV, you will find all Replay programs from the past seven days, sorted by popularity. Here, you can also filter by individual channels, days and genres and sort alphabetically. Press the «Back» button to access the filters.
In this menu, you can find a selection of current popular movies and series available to rent. If your TV subscription includes free movies and series, you will also find these in this menu. Click on a program to see more details about it.
Important: Movies and series can only be rented via sunrisetv.ch. However, you can watch content rented through the Sunrise TV app on all supported devices.
Please note: In individual cases, a title may not be available for legal reasons.
All of your saved content is available in this section:
Recordings
Here you can see your recordings as well as the percentage of cloud memory that has been used up. If you would like to schedule or delete recordings, click «Edit» and follow the instructions.
Continue watching
Programs and movies that you have not yet watched to the end can be found in this section. You can continue watching these programs or delete them via the «Edit» function.
Watchlist
All programs and movies that you have added to your watchlist are saved here. Click «Edit» to make changes to the list.
Rented
This section contains all the movies and series you are renting. Below the preview box, you can see how long each program is available for.
Downloads (only on mobile devices)
Locally downloaded programs are shown here.
Each program has a detail page that contains information on the program’s plot, length, language (subtitles and audio) and much more.
Different options are available to you depending on whether you watch a program via live TV, OnDemand or Replay.
While watching a program, you can click the action menu (button with three dots), select the «Subtitles» or «Audio» option and set the desired language.
If you are making the changes via your smartphone, click the speech bubble at the top of the screen and then select «Subtitles» or «Audio» to set the desired language.
Yes, for replay and recordings. Due to compliance with broadcasting and broadcasting rights, only the 275+ channels included in the Sunrise TV basic package can be viewed via the Sunrise TV App while abroad.
The TV App can be used throughout Europe.
For legal reasons, the service option channels (like Premium Plus, Canal+) as well as movies and series on demand (Video on Demand) can only be viewed from within Switzerland.
The quality of delivery of these services in other European countries may differ from the quality that is available and applicable in Switzerland.
Please check first whether your Internet connection is ok. If there is no network disruption, close the app completely and restart it.
Note:
Android TV: via "Force stop".
Apple TV: press the Home button 2x, then close the app via "Swipe up".
If you use a VPN service, the app will not work, as it must be ensured that the Sunrise TV app is used from Switzerland.
Replay
With the Replay function, you can watch programs that were broadcast on TV in the last 7 days. Simply click the Replay symbol or directly click the desired program to do so.
Please note
For legal reasons, you are only able to watch programs with Replay once this feature has been activated, i.e., the full 7 days of Replay will only be available 7 days after activation.
Startover
The Startover function allows you to watch programs that are currently being shown on TV but have already started. Simply go to the respective program and click «Watch from beginning» to watch it from the start.
Google Chromecast is a streaming media player (dongle) that is plugged into the HDMI port of your screen or television.
Set up the Chromecast for your Wi-Fi (WLAN) and get started. Click on the Chromecast button in the Sunrise TV app to pair your smart device with the large TV set.
The TV content is transferred from the Internet to the Smart TV. Conveniently navigate through the television offering on your tablet, smartphone or laptop and enjoy the big-screen experience.
Some channels do not allow the Replay function for certain programs. In this case, Replay is deactivated for this program and so it cannot be played again after it has been broadcast. Startover TV (starting a current program over from the beginning) will also not work in this case.
On up to 5 devices at the same time (maximum of 3 pay TV channels).
This means that you can watch your favorite movie in the living room while your children are watching cartoons in their room.
There may be a number of reasons for this:
Network connection not ideal
The video quality depends on your network connection. If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, the signal may vary. If the bandwidth is not adequate, the video will adjust by lowering the quality. Please check on our website at whether there is a network disruption in your area, or re-start the video or programme you were watching.
Frame rate not ideal
Video streaming with the Sunrise TV app is optimized for a frame rate of 25/50 frames per second. Some streaming devices, such as Apple TV, Nvidia Shield or MiBox, are set to 30/60 frames per second by default. The frame rate for these devices should be changed to 25/50 frames per second.
Settings on your TV set
Some TV sets have their own settings for optimizing videos, and these may affect the video quality. Please check the settings on your TV set and adjust them if necessary.