All settings
Every Zappia setting, section by section, with its default value. Expert mode shows the advanced settings.
On this page
Open the settings
On phones and tablets
Tap the settings icon at the top of the home screen.
On TV, with the remote
Choose Settings at the bottom of the left menu. The selection starts at the top of the page.
By default, Zappia shows only the essentials. SettingsGeneralExpert mode Premium shows all the advanced settings (marked “expert” below).
General
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Zappia Premium | Unlock, or manage your subscription in Google Play | — |
| Expert mode Premium | Shows the advanced settings | Off |
| Language | Automatic, Français, English, Español | Automatic (device language) |
My lists
Your playlists and their actions (update, edit, use, delete), and Add a list. See Manage your playlists.
Channels and groups
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Organize channel groups Premium | Order, names, hidden or protected groups | — |
| Organize movie categories / Organize series categories Premium | The same for movies and series | — |
| Countries first Premium | Up to 5 countries, for the current profile | Chosen when the profile was created |
| Download all logos Premium | Keeps logos on the device | — |
| Group versions of a channel | A single row for HD, FHD and 4K | On |
| Preferred quality | Automatic (FHD), 4K, Full HD, HD, SD (slow connection) | Automatic (FHD) |
| Show channel numbers (expert) | On or off | On |
| Hide empty categories (expert) | On or off | Off |
TV guide
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic update | Every 2, 4, 8, 12 or 24 h, or Never (manual) | Every 2 h |
| Update the guide now | Updates right away | — |
| Days of programs to keep (expert) | 3, 5, 7, 10 or 14 days | 7 days |
| Guide time offset (expert) | From −3 h to +3 h | None |
| Channels and movies update (expert) | Every 6, 12, 24 or 48 h, or Never (manual) | Every 24 h |
Playback
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred audio language | French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Stream default | French |
| Subtitles | Shown when the stream has them; then Subtitle language | Off |
| Picture format | Fit, Stretched, Zoom, 16:9, 4:3 | Fit |
| Resume the last channel at startup | On or off | Off |
| Open the last category Premium | On TV: TV, Movies and Series open on the last category viewed | Off |
| Buffer | Short (fast zapping), Normal, Long (unstable connection) | Normal |
| Live pause: maximum length | 15 min, 30 min, 1h, 2h, 4h | 1h |
| Anti-dropout Premium | Starts channels a few seconds behind live to cover dropouts; then Anti-dropout reserve: 5, 10, 20 or 30 s | Off (10 s reserve) |
| Stream decoding (expert) | Automatic (from the test), Hardware, Software; can be set per format (H.264, H.265, MPEG-2) | Automatic |
| Run the stream test again (expert) | Runs the decoding test again | — |
| Swap up and down for zapping (expert) | On or off | Off |
Recordings
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Record at the exact time | “Alarms & reminders” permission (Android 12 and later) | — |
| Record while locked | Battery optimization exception (phones and tablets) | — |
| Margin before the start | None, 1, 2, 5, 10 min | 2 min |
| Margin after the end | None, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30 min | 5 min |
| Free up space automatically (expert) | Deletes the oldest recordings when space runs out | Off |
| Space to keep free (expert) | 0.5, 1, 2 or 5 GB | 1 GB |
Network
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| DNS | Device DNS, or encrypted DNS (DNS over HTTPS) for Zappia only Premium: Cloudflare, Google, Quad9 or Custom address | Device DNS |
If the chosen DNS service doesn’t respond, Zappia automatically falls back to the device’s DNS.
Parental control
Create a parental code or Change the parental code. See Parental control.
Display
| Setting | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Theme | Graphite (black and white), Midnight (glacier blue), Emerald (deep green), Cinema (black and red), Gold (black and champagne) | Graphite |
| Text size | Small, Normal, Large, Very large | Normal |
Help and About
Report a problem prepares a Diagnostics report to share (see Troubleshooting). About shows the Zappia Version.