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How mtivi spots adult categories on an Xtream line, and what to do when your service does not flag them.
Most services mark their adult categories, and mtivi honors that mark. Some do not, so there is a second layer that reads the names themselves.
Two layers
| Layer | What it does |
|---|---|
| Your service’s own flag | Categories the service marks adult are treated as adult with no setting needed. |
| Name-based detection | Xtream Name-Based Adult Detection, under Settings then Advanced, reads category and channel names and treats the obvious ones as adult too. |
Locking it behind a PIN
Adult content sits behind the Locked Content PIN, under Settings then Privacy. Until you set your own PIN, 0000 opens it, so setting one is the first thing to do on a family TV.
Going further. A Kids profile removes far more than adult categories: it is a separate lens with its own channels, its own tab bar and no trailer feed. See The Kids profile.
Hiding a category outright
Long-press any category and choose to hide it. Hidden categories are listed in Control Center, so nothing is lost by tidying aggressively.
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