v0.1.1

What's New

• Add additional channels to the Android TV Launcher by @colino17 in #159
• docs: minor README wording and consistency by @whoopsi-daisy in #162

Other changes

• Add episode selector to playback overlay, Shortcut to browse and play current item's episodes during playback
• user preference to enable or disable hardware acceleration for video decoding
• 'Because you watched ' recommendations in the home screen, can be enabled or disabled
• letter filter Side bar in the the Library Screen
• preference option to include series in home carousel
• add logo and titles as fallback in the carousel
• combined continue watching and next up row
• preference option to skip commentary audio tracks
• preference option to completely disable the app's android tv / google tv recommendations/channels
• Update SmartTube package name, if you haven't heard the news, read this
• add current playing media's Description to player's overlay
• optional snowfall effect to the carousel for that holiday atmosphere
• Show logo in place of title when available in classic home screen layout, Favorites, and collections screens, titles will be fallbacks when logo is not available
• Add theme songs with online fallback, 'the fallback is about 90% accurate, can be disabled. '
• Add configurable image disk cache size preference
• Other UI fixes and enhancements and some minor bugs

Merry christmas and happy holidays 🎇

Contributors

• @colino17
• @whoopsi-daisy

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.1.1

v0.1.0

What's New

• UI-Unification by @fanni42 in #114
• Let Exoplayer invalidate track selection on capabilities change again by @RyuzakiKK in #152

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Other changes

• Media-bar/Carousel in the home screen that displays recently added media
• Filter/Sort options for playlists
• New Settings preference to switch between classic home screen and the new one with the carousel/media-bar
• Settings preference to control the duration the player's UI controls showing up
• Sort options for the screen saver
• Sort options for the carousel
• Automatically focus on user when navigating to users login screen
• Favorite playlists row in the favorite screen
• Resolution badge on Movie cards, can be enabled from the settings menu
• Library Screen Clean up, ( info under cards, better visibility, More spacing between cards )

New Contributors

• @RyuzakiKK #152

Full Changelog: v0.0.9...v0.1.0

v0.0.9

What's New

• Library Screen Enhancements:
  • Added Filter by Genre
  • New List-view grid layout
• Playback Improvements:
  • Open trailers with SmartTube if installed by @fanni42
  • Support for TX3G/MOV_TEXT subtitles
  • Default subtitle preference option
  • Improved accuracy for subtitle/audio language tag detection
  • Intro Skip Popup Duration Preference
• Subtitle Download: 🪄🪄
  • In-app subtitle download (requires server-side subtitle plugin, e.g., Opensubtitles or subbuzz)
• UI Improvements:
  • Enhanced home-screen toolbar visibility and style
  • Unified card sizes across the app
  • Support & Detection for High resolution for all Image types

What's New (Lite Version)

• In-app subtitle download
• Added "Because You Watched" recommendation rows in the home-screen

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed ReverseTheOnDestroyView by @fanni42
• Fixed backdrop display error in EnhancedBrowseFragment by @fanni42
• Fixed user-specific automatic sign-in
• Fixed subtitle switching issue between external and embedded subtitles
• Improved Performance overall

New Contributors

• @fanni42

v0.0.8

What's New

• User's Movies/Series Watched History in the Favorite Screen
• in-app Language Preference
• Default Audio Language Track Preference
• Default Subtitle Language Preference
• 2 New Themes ' Yellow town , Dark Purple'
• ASS/SSA Subtitle Direct play Authored by the Official Jellyfin Devs 'experimental'
• New Lite Version of the app meant for old devices or low end Devices
  • Lite version Includes subtitles and UI/UX enhancements
  • Is meant for Lite use and is more Stable with less features
  • Features in the main app will also be added into the lite version gradually in the future

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Bugfixes and improvements

• Firetv 4k Home-Screen UI Fixed #44
• app Crashes after finish playing a video on an external player #26
• Better subtitle Handling when Seeking Forward/Backward so it doesn't go out of sync

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New Contributors & testers

@datwildfire
@Retr0Jay

v0.0.7

🎉 Release Notes v0.0.7

What's New ✨

• New Music Videos row in the Home-Screen as a '' genre row '' it uses thumb images instead of poster and episode cards size, New Music videos row can be toggled on/off from the Genre rows under the Enhanced tweaks Settings screen.

  • NOTE : Disable Music videos from showing up on your 'Recently added '' so you don't get Duplicated rows for Music videos.
    • Go to your web-client - Click on your profile Picture - Home - then scroll down to Music Videos and uncheck this :
      '' Display in home screen sections such as 'Recently Added Media' and 'Continue Watching''

• New 'Random Movie Button' in the Home-Screen toolbar that can be toggled off/on from the setting. this button will load up a random Movie when clicked from the user's Library.

• Playback Information overlay will now Show a network Speed Graph and some more Media information.

• Item's Summary page will now show some of the item's Video & audio info ( Resolution/codec/Audio codec/language etc)

• Updated some of the UI elements and icons for a better look to match with the themes

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🐛 Bugfixes

• The ' prefer series thumbnails' preference effecting other rows in the home-screen
• Android TV Channels not launching the app when an item is clicked from the android TV home-screen
• Automatic login preference that wasn't being respected when toggled on/off
• App not passing external subtitles to external players
• Icons/Logo would cut out in certain third party TV launchers.

V0.0.6

🎉 Release Notes v0.0.6

What's New ✨

• Dedicated Favorites Screen: a new, easily accessible Favorites screen directly from the home screen.

• In-App Updates: Introduced the ability to update the app from the settings menu for future releases.

• Playback Overlay (Stats for Nerds): a detailed playback information overlay in the player, that displays :

  • Video and audio details.
  • Available tracks and audio languages with a clear indicator of the currently selected track.
  • Playback status (indicating whether media is transcoding or playing directly).
  • Transcoding reason (subtitle, audio, or video) when applicable.

• Default Avatar Pictures: default avatar images for users without a profile picture, replacing the previous black card display.

• New Flexy Theme: a new Netflix-inspired theme called Flexy

• Item's summary page now includes a text indicator of the item's resolution (8k/4k/QHD/UHD/FHD/SD) as the Media-info was removed to make space and visibility for the backdrops images, hence the need for The playback information overlay

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⚡ Performance

• Faster Image Loading: Significantly reduced image loading times for a smoother experience.
• Smoother Navigation: Enhanced scrolling and navigation performance across all screens.

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🐛 Bugfixes

• Hide Spoilers: Restored/fixed the "Hide spoilers" preference for the Continue Watching and Next Up rows.
• Library Screen Stability: Fixed crashes that occurred on the library screen.
• FireTV Icon Display: Resolved issues with the app icon not showing or disappearing on FireTV devices.

v0.0.5

🎉 Release Notes v0.0.5

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fixed backdrop persistence issue where it would remain visible on unintended screens
• Resolved back button functionality on the search screen

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▶️ Playback

• Improved codec profile detection by restoring original implementation with a some new improvements
• playing in external player, will now Report back the correct watch time, the same way as the native player

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⚡ Performance

• Optimized animations across all themes for smoother app navigation
• Default settings changed, for a more optimized first install

v0.0.4

🎉 What's New

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🎬 Playback Enhancements

• Added convenient "Play in External Player" button directly on media summary pages
• New buffer/spinner indicator with theme-adaptive styling for consistent visual feedback

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🏠 Home Screen Improvements

• Unified larger card sizes for a more balanced and visually appealing grid
• Enhanced border visibility on white posters for better content distinction
• New "My Collections" row featuring:
  • Large, eye-catching card sizes
  • Thumb images instead of primary images for better visual variety
• Redesigned backdrop display with adaptive visual effects

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🔍 Search & Navigation

• Streamlined search interface with improved response times
• Reduced visual clutter for a more focused search experience

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👥 User Experience

• Enhanced Login Screen:
  • Modern circular profile images
  • Default avatar images for users without custom profile pictures
  • Visual refinements for a more polished look

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🎨 Theming System

• 5 New Distinct Themes with consistent styling across the entire app:

  • Light Breeze theme colors are inspired by

• Theme-adaptive UI elements for cohesive visual experience

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📚 Library Browsing

• New sorting options:
  • Ascending/Descending order
  • Random sort for content discovery

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