Missing the start of a show is only a problem if you cannot get it back. On ElephTV, catch up and replay cover that gap for the channels and titles that offer them, and the trick is knowing where to look first.
Which Titles Offer Catch Up
Catch up depends on the channel and the title, not on the app alone. A live channel that offers replay will show it on its own shelf, while a channel that does not will simply move on to the next programme.
Check the channel page before the show page. The channel view is where catch up lives, and it is faster than searching the whole library for one episode.
Find the Replay Fast
Open the channel, look for the replay or catch up row, and pick the episode by its original airing order, not by thumbnail. Thumbnails repeat across episodes; the order does not lie.
Sport replays work the same way from the sports section, which is why match nights have a safety net even when the live feed stutters.
When There Is No Replay
If no replay row exists for a title, it is not offered for that title, and no setting inside the app creates one. The honest move is to watch the next airing or pick the closest title in the same series.
The sports version of this is Eleph TV live sports, and the channel finding companion is the Eleph TV channel list.