Maximus Engine™

Built for the way IPTV really behaves.

Most IPTV subscriptions allow one connection at a time, and real providers drop streams, hold back the TV guide and slow down their best channels. We spent thousands of hours engineering around all of it. These are the 14 technologies that came out, every one developed in-house.

Connection Intelligence

Most IPTV subscriptions allow a single connection at a time. These technologies keep Maximus on good terms with your provider, so the account never locks up.

SoloLine™

iPhone & iPadAndroid

One account, one line, never a conflict.

The problem

Most IPTV plans allow exactly one connection. Ordinary players quietly open a second one the moment you jump to the middle of a film, resume an episode, or switch channels quickly. The provider sees two and refuses, and you see a black screen, a freeze, or a "too many connections" error.

What you get

SoloLine makes sure Maximus only ever holds one conversation with your provider, whatever you do: start a film, jump to the last ten minutes, pause for an hour, flip channels fast. Your plan plays exactly as its rules require.

You'll notice it when

  • Resuming an episode from the 40-minute mark
  • Scrubbing back and forth through a long film
  • Pausing a download to watch something else

ZapShield™

iPhone & iPadAndroid

Channel switches your provider always accepts.

The problem

Many providers treat a quick channel change as a second device logging in, and answer it with "source error". The first channel of the evening plays; the second one does not.

What you get

ZapShield makes every switch look like what it is: the same viewer on the same device, moving on. Zapping stays instant, however quickly you flip.

You'll notice it when

  • Flicking through sports channels at kick-off
  • Going up and down the channel list with next / previous

AutoHandshake™

iPhone & iPadAndroid

Connects reliably on the first try, even to strict providers.

The problem

Some providers are particular about which apps they talk to. Adding them elsewhere fails instantly, before your username and password are even checked, which looks like a wrong password when it is not.

What you get

AutoHandshake works out how each provider expects to be greeted and remembers it for next time. You add the source as usual and it just works, with no settings to tweak.

You'll notice it when

  • Adding a new provider for the first time
  • Coming back to a provider after months away

On supported providers.

Playback Stability

Six technologies that keep the picture moving and the sound on, through everything a real provider and a real device throw at them.

SeamLive™

iPhone & iPad

Live TV that carries on seamlessly when the provider hiccups.

The problem

Providers quietly drop and renew live streams every few minutes. Most players show that as a black flash, a spinner, or the channel starting again.

What you get

SeamLive absorbs the drop before it reaches your screen, so the broadcast simply keeps going. You never learn how often it happened.

You'll notice it when

  • The ninetieth minute of a match
  • A long evening on one news channel

LiveReserve™

iPhone & iPad

Plays high-bitrate channels that stall elsewhere.

The problem

Some providers deliver their sharpest channels, such as 4K and 60 fps sport, more slowly than they need to play. The picture freezes every few seconds, and no buffer setting fixes it.

What you get

LiveReserve fetches those channels a faster way and builds a comfortable reserve before playback begins, so demanding channels play steadily.

You'll notice it when

  • 4K and 60 fps sports channels
  • Premium film channels at peak time

On supported providers.

TrueSeek™

iPhone & iPadAndroid

Reopen, pause and seek any title instantly, even weeks later.

The problem

Opening a large film over IPTV can take 15 to 25 seconds, every single time, and a long pause or a jump to the final act can leave you on a frozen frame.

What you get

The first time you open a title, Maximus learns how it is laid out and keeps that on your device. Reopening it days or weeks later starts at once, pausing and resuming is rock solid, and jumping to any point lands immediately, including on large 4K files.

You'll notice it when

  • Coming back to a film you started last week
  • Pausing for dinner and pressing play an hour later
  • Skipping straight to a favourite scene

EnduraPlay™

iPhone & iPad

Hours of 4K without a slowdown or a crash.

The problem

A fast connection can pour video in quicker than the screen shows it. On most players memory fills up until the app slows down or closes in the middle of a film.

What you get

EnduraPlay paces what comes in to what you are watching. A long 4K session is as light at hour three as it was at minute one.

You'll notice it when

  • Series marathons
  • Long 4K films on an older iPhone or iPad

AudioReturn™

iPhone & iPad

Sound always comes back after a call, Siri or another app.

The problem

When a phone call, Siri, a voice assistant or a microphone app borrows the audio, many players come back silent or frozen, and the only cure is closing the stream.

What you get

AudioReturn hands the sound back cleanly the moment you return, with no restart and no lost position.

You'll notice it when

  • Taking a call mid-episode
  • Asking Siri something during the news
  • Replying to a voice message

ExactResume™

iPhone & iPadAndroid

Always back to the exact second and the right episode.

The problem

Players lose your place in small ways: a lock-screen scrub that snaps back, a resume that starts ten minutes early, a series that offers you an episode you already finished.

What you get

ExactResume remembers where you really were, through lock-screen scrubbing, backgrounding, interruptions and lost connections. For series it knows which episode comes next, across seasons, and follows you to your other devices.

You'll notice it when

  • Finishing on iPad what you started on iPhone
  • Picking a series back up after a month

Following you to your other devices uses iCloud, on iPhone & iPad.

Smart Assist

Technologies that tell you what is going on, or fix it for you, instead of leaving you staring at a spinner.

OnAirSense™

iPhone & iPad

Know in seconds if a channel is off air.

The problem

When a provider has taken a channel off air, most players keep spinning for a minute or more before giving up, and you cannot tell a dead channel from a slow one.

What you get

OnAirSense recognises an off-air channel almost immediately and tells you straight away, so you can move on.

You'll notice it when

  • Browsing channels you have not opened before
  • Late-night channels that sign off

SmoothSense™

iPhone & iPad

Spots a struggling stream and offers a smooth way out.

The problem

Sometimes the network between you and your provider simply cannot keep up with a film. A speed test looks fine, and the film still stutters.

What you get

SmoothSense watches how smoothly a film or episode is actually playing, not just your connection speed. If playback keeps falling behind, it offers to download the title so you can watch it without interruptions. It stays quiet while things run smoothly.

You'll notice it when

  • Hotel and mobile connections
  • Peak-time evenings

GuideRescue™

iPhone & iPadAndroidPremium

A TV guide even when your provider withholds one.

The problem

Some providers block the full TV guide. Elsewhere, the result is an empty grid where your programme guide should be.

What you get

GuideRescue fills the guide for the channels you are looking at, often with a week of programmes, and quietly checks each day whether the full guide is back.

You'll notice it when

  • Providers whose guide never loads
  • Planning the evening from the TV Guide

On supported providers. Part of the Premium TV Guide.

Your Library, Everywhere

What you save and what you have watched belongs to you, not to one provider or one download attempt.

ByteKeep™ Downloads

iPhone & iPadAndroidPremium

Resumable downloads that never start over.

The problem

IPTV downloads are large, and most apps throw the whole file away the moment a download is interrupted. A 2 GB episode that stops at 90% goes back to zero.

What you get

Pause a download to watch something, lose Wi-Fi, close the app: ByteKeep keeps every byte already saved and carries on from exactly there. Downloads keep going in the background and restart by themselves when the connection returns.

You'll notice it when

  • Downloading a season before a flight
  • Pausing downloads to watch live TV on a one-connection plan
  • Walking out of Wi-Fi range mid-download

Offline downloads are a Premium feature.

CarryOver™

iPhone & iPadPremium

Change provider, keep your favourites and your place.

The problem

Your favourites and watch history are usually tied to one provider. Switch to a new one and you start again from an empty library.

What you get

CarryOver brings your favourites and Continue Watching with you, matching each title on the new service. Your library stays in step across your devices, and providers you have removed are cleaned up everywhere, so nothing stale comes back.

You'll notice it when

  • Your old subscription ends and you sign up somewhere new
  • Running two providers side by side

Cross-device sync uses iCloud and is a Premium feature.

Bring your own provider. Maximus does the rest.

Maximus is a player only. It does not include or provide any channels, films or series; you need your own IPTV subscription.

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