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Return the programme guide to the current time deliberately

A guide can retain the last time position you browsed. That is different from having the wrong device clock. Use the player’s documented now or current-time action if available, then compare a currently airing programme before changing time-zone settings.

Illustrated guide: Return the programme guide to the current time deliberately
Why does my TV guide keep opening on yesterday or later today?

A guide can retain the last time position you browsed. That is different from having the wrong device clock. Use the player’s documented now or current-time action if available, then compare a currently airing programme before changing time-zone settings.

Check the visible date and time header

A horizontal guide can remain scrolled hours away from the present. On a television, that position may be difficult to notice from a distance. Read the header and selected programme time instead of assuming the first visible column means now.

Distinguish navigation from stale data

If returning to the current position shows correct programmes, the issue was the browsing position. If today’s rows are blank or old, investigate the guide refresh and coverage window. If every row is shifted equally, investigate time interpretation as a separate problem.

Learn a repeatable route

Find the player’s supported shortcut to the current time and practise it with the remote. Labels and button mappings vary, so do not assume another app’s coloured-button shortcut applies. A clear navigation routine makes the guide easier for everyone using the same screen.

Questions about this topic

Should I clear the EPG just to return to now?
No. A navigation action is more proportionate when the data itself is correct.
Can a guide remember its last browsed day?
Yes, depending on the app. Retained position is not by itself a schedule error.

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