Remove a "Moved" Channel from a Created Category

[mani0993]

Firstly, I appreciate the efforts taken in building OwnTV. It's really feature-rich.

Coming to my Q, I created a Custom Category and moved a Channel there (ticked the option to retain it in it's Original Category too). Now I want to Remove/Delete that Channel from the Category I created, is this possible right now ?

In the Settings, I'm seeing an option only to Hide the Channel not to Remove/Delete it.

< I found a workaround for it >

1. Create a Temporary Custom Category & Move that Channel to it.
2. In Settings, Rename Category option use the Delete button and delete the whole Category.

Instead of doing this roundabout way a direct Delete Channel button would be really good.

[Arthur031221]

There is no direct "remove this channel from this custom category" action in the current OwnTV UI. Your temporary-category workaround is the way to remove that membership while keeping the channel in its original provider category. If you actually want the channel in a different custom category, you can move it there directly with "Keep in origin" unchecked; that removes it from the current custom category.

I checked the current Live channel move path in the repository:

$ git grep -n -E 'customCategoryDao.appendItem|removeCustomCategoryMember|if \(!keepInOrigin\)' HEAD -- app/src/main/java/tv/own/owntv/features/live/LiveViewModel.kt
HEAD:app/src/main/java/tv/own/owntv/features/live/LiveViewModel.kt:498:            customCategoryDao.appendItem(pid, MediaType.LIVE, targetId, itemId)
HEAD:app/src/main/java/tv/own/owntv/features/live/LiveViewModel.kt:499:            if (!keepInOrigin) {
HEAD:app/src/main/java/tv/own/owntv/features/live/LiveViewModel.kt:502:                    CustomizeKeys.isCustom(originKey) -> userDataWriter.removeCustomCategoryMember(pid, MediaType.LIVE, originKey, itemId)

The move action first adds the channel to a destination category, then removes the old custom-category membership when "Keep in origin" is off. The destination picker lists custom categories, not the provider category, so it cannot perform a standalone removal. For your case, leave "Keep in origin" off when moving to the temporary custom category, then delete that temporary category as you described. A dedicated remove action would need a UI change.

[mani0993]

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

A different Scenario

What happens if :

I create a Custom Category > Move a Channel with "Keep in Origin" checkbox unticked > Use the workaround to delete the Custom Category.

Does the Channel totally vanish and only on a full playlist refresh/re-sync it comes back to the Original Playlist Category ?

[Arthur031221]

It should return to the original provider category as soon as you delete the temporary custom category; a full playlist refresh should not be needed. With "Keep in Origin" unticked, the move marks the channel as moved out of its provider folder while leaving it available in All and search. The category deletion path captures its member keys and passes them to the cleanup that restores provider origins. So the channel should not vanish permanently in this scenario.

[mani0993]

Ok, got it.