# Add option to view information about recording

**URL:** <https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322>\
**Category:** Implemented\
**Created:** [December 29, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322 "2018-12-29T13:19:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/joostzilla/32/1548_2.png) [@Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Joostzilla)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/1 "2018-12-29T13:19:46Z")

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When pressing a recording in PVR the recording starts playing immediately. Could it be added that first the info screen is shown and playback is done from that screen.

I hope my request is clear. I am not sure how to describe it better.

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/2 "2018-12-29T17:16:22Z")

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Kodi API does not return a lot of things for a recording so there’s no a lot to display.

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**Author:** ![Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/joostzilla/32/1548_2.png) [@Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Joostzilla)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/3 "2018-12-29T18:06:59Z")

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See this screenshot. My PVR shows the same information about recordings as is available with LiveTV

[](https://imgur.com/gallery/IxqAi7n)

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/4 "2018-12-29T18:08:58Z")

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Once you started playing it, before the API is limited and have a lot less fields.

Only relevant field would be the plot, but does that really require adding a level of complexity and clicks just to show that.

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**Author:** ![Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/joostzilla/32/1548_2.png) [@Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Joostzilla)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/5 "2018-12-29T18:11:34Z")

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Well sometimes i just want to browse my recordings with info while listening to music or watching TV/Movie/Show

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/6 "2018-12-29T19:01:58Z")

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Maybe I’m not clear enough, the Kodi API when getting recording info does not return everything you get when playing them.

The only data I can get that have meaning is the plot / genre that’s all I could display.

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**Author:** ![Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/joostzilla/32/1548_2.png) [@Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Joostzilla)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/7 "2018-12-30T09:44:01Z")

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You were clear enough. For me the plot would be enough.  
But it is no problem if you don’t want to implement this.

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 10:21am UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/8 "2018-12-30T10:21:01Z")

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I have no decided yet it’s not closed 😉

I’ll maybe add 3 dots to allow seeing the plot will see, but not high priority.

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**Author:** ![Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/joostzilla/32/1548_2.png) [@Joostzilla](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Joostzilla)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/add-option-to-view-information-about-recording/1322/9 "2018-12-30T10:37:45Z")

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Haha, thank you.  
Thank you for this incredibly great app and your years of hard work.  
I have build a similar iOS app for MediaPortal (MediaPortal iViewer) a few years ago so i know how much work it is. 😉🙂