New streaming app - iPhone

The new Xfinity Stream app is a major step backward. Several features that made the app easy to use have either been removed or changed in ways that make watching TV much more difficult.

Here are the biggest problems I have with the new app:

• No HD channel filter or channel favorites. I should not have to scroll through hundreds of SD channels to find the HD version of a channel. The previous ability to filter to HD channels was extremely useful and should be restored.

• The 10-second skip-forward is frustrating. The previous playback controls were much more useful. The new 10-second jumping makes it much harder to quickly move through a recording or skip commercials.

• The time of day disappears when I minimize the video on my phone. Previously, I could minimize the video and still see the time on my phone. Now the video window takes over that area, which is inconvenient.

• Resume watching no longer works properly. If I start watching a recorded show on one device and then return to it later on another device, I no longer consistently get the option to Resume where I left off. I have to manually search through the recording to find my place.

These aren’t improvements to the user experience. They make basic functions that were previously quick and intuitive much harder to use.

Please restore the HD-only channel filter, better playback/skip controls, the ability to see the time while the video is minimized, and—most importantly—cross-device Resume functionality.

The old version was much more user-friendly. Please give users the option to return to the previous interface or restore these features.