I should have mentioned the phone is running Android 10. It does not have a side swipe from the right feature (I tried with several different apps).

I do have a Lenovo Tablet running Android 13, which does have the side swipe function and using it I can exit HDHomeRun.

My solution will be to ...

I'm new here so maybe I missed something. But I need my phone back quickly so any help is appreciated.

The HDHomeRun app shows the "Live|Guide|...|Tasks at the top. To the right there is the time and a gear icon for settings, nothing else.

Guide is the default selection and I have the full list of ...