Building a TV Streaming App UI in Unreal Engine — UMG or Common UI?

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I’m working on a TV-focused streaming app concept in Unreal Engine and I’m trying to figure out the best approach for the UI.

The app is mainly intended for a TV/remote-control experience, so things like focus navigation, smooth transitions between screens, thumbnails, menus, and video playback are more important than mouse/touch interaction.

For a project like this, would you recommend building the interface primarily with UMG, Common UI, or a combination of both? I’m also wondering how well either approach holds up when the UI contains a lot of poster/thumbnail images and animated elements.

I’d especially appreciate input from anyone who has worked on a TV, set-top-box, or streaming-media style application in Unreal Engine. Are there any UI architecture or performance issues I should plan for from the beginning?

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If im not mistaken Common UI just add gamepad support because of fortnite. UMG doesnt have device support. You can either create your own from scratch or use a plugin called UINav 3.0 (free), it will let you hook up custom FKeys to the Navigation IMC. if you need help with UINav i can assist you I’m currently using it for my entire project and it works perfectly.