This, along with channel scan and manual recording, are the primary pieces missing on Roku.
If a giant sinkhole opened up and ate Nuvyyo HQ and tablo went out of business tablo users would be SoL.
Google Play Store, Apple, etc. would probably pull the tablo apps from the store front and delete them from the device and obviously HTML wouldn’t work. Many users wouldn’t want to get into the side loading business.
That’s why I don’t like being dependent on the device connecting to the internet. I have had other companies fold and leave me with a useless device. Although I would not be surprised if someone created a hack to bring our Tablos back to life in that scenario.
I use my phone as my controller (using Chromecast) and to record is just as simple, tap the program I see in the guide, and choose to record it once highlighted.