EmbyWatch - A brilliant app built by a community user!
One of the best things about the Emby community is the creativity that comes from it. Every so often, one of our users takes their love for media servers to the next level and builds something that makes life easier for the rest of us.
Today, we’re excited to share EmbyWatch, a brand-new Android app developed by community member @asgard25It is an an incredible example of what happens when passion and innovation meet.
A User-B
A new beta has gone out. This is primarily a maintenance release. Here are the changes.
Restructured Live TV Database
The live TV database has been significantly improved, making it faster for our apps to retrieve guide information. In addition, the server is longer dependent on startup execution of the Guide refresh scheduled task, which will allow you to get into Live TV immediately after startup.
Faster Live TV Start Time
Up until now we have been probing live TV streams for m
Emby for LG 1.0.46 has been released. Here are the highlights:
Fix playback error when resuming multi-version episodes from Continue Watching
Add tabbed Books view
Support sorting playlists and collections by Date Added
Various fixes related to auto-skip intros
Various fixes to the profile pin feature
Various fixes to rewinding and fast forwarding by holding down left and right
A small update to the previous release has gone out. This one will start as a beta and hopefully move along to stable by the end of the week. There is one important fix and a few new improvements.
Fixed: Roku crash when playing content with a runtime longer than 2 hours
Thanks to the community members who helped track this one down. You can read more about this issue here:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/27511-roku-reboots-when-starting-playback/
Improved Chrome Tran
We're pleased to announce the next version of Media Browser for Windows 8.1
To match the new features of the server, the app now supports Media Browser Connect, and with that, multiple servers.
We've also added support for automatic Camera Upload, hidden accounts, a number of bug fixes, interface, and playback improvements.
Camera Upload:
This feature is enabled from the server, in the device section. Once enabled, the app will upload pictures from the device to your library
A new update to the Android TV and Fire TV apps is rolling out to both stores now with major improvements in a number of areas.
New Look
First, many areas of the app have a new, stunning design that makes identifying and reading information even faster and easier.
Live TV and DVR Support
This release also includes numerous enhancements to both Live TV and recording management (DVR functions).
New Recording Options
All settings for recordings can now be con
Today we're pleased to announce immediate availability of an all-new version of our Android app.
Live TV
Live TV has been a hotly requested feature for Android. Now you can manage and watch Live TV directly from the Android app. Among the features are:
View listings per channel
Manage and delete recordings both per show and per series
Watch live TV
Supports the Latest Server Features
Your user profile audio & language preference settings
WebP image delivery for
In this installment of our Emby Community Spotlight series, we're highlighting three new users with completely different builds. One leverages serious archival storage and years of media curation; another keeps things lean and affordable; and a third takes a no-nonsense approach with hand-me-down hardware.
Each setup proves that no matter your budget or complexity, Emby can be tailored to fit your needs!
User 1: 3.3 Million Entries, 400TB of Storage, and a Custom-Tuned Library
Thanks to hamstercat, A OneDrive cloud sync plugin is now available in the plugin catalog! Please try it out and give us some feedback.
More info:
http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21893-onedrive-cloud-sync/
About Cloud Sync & Folder Sync
We worked really hard on sync during this release cycle to bring you new features that you'll find useful. Cloud & Folder Sync allow you to sync media to external locations, whether it be for backup purposes or to archive content
A lot of exciting, community-driven development has taken place and we're pleased to announce new features that are available.
Try it Now
Windows: http://emby.media/emby-theater.html Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Firefox: http://emby.media/emby-theater-web.html Xbox One: http://emby.media/emby-theater-xboxone.html
More Pleasing Login
During the login process you'll now be treated to beautiful backdrops that the whole family is sure to enjoy.
We hope to allow you to cust
Team,
As many of you know, we participate in beta programs in most of the major app stores, and for our downloadable apps we even have our own programs. Joining our beta programs will give you a look at what's coming, and allow you to have an even greater voice by leaving feedback earlier in the development cycle.
Important: As with any pre-release software, you may experience decreased stability, degraded performance, or other various issues. Please participate if you'd like to help tes
This is primarily a bug fix release. Here are the changes:
Web app compatibility updates for iOS 17
Compatibility updates for FreeBSD, TrueNAS and Arch Linux
Improve playback of transcoded video in the Emby web app
Installation
To install, simply download and run the installer:
https://github.com/MediaBrowser/MediaBrowser.Releases/raw/master/Server/MediaBrowser.Server.Mac.pkg
When the installer has completed, the server will launch the web-based startup wizard.
More Information
See http://mediabrowser.tv/download/
A new release of Emby for LG is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
New Detail Screen Button Design
A new and improved detail screen design matches our layout in other Emby apps and makes the most important features easier to find.
Other Highlights
Improved subtitle playback
Improve sorting and filtering to match capabilities of other Emby apps
Improve navigation performance
Tags now displayed on detail screens
Welcome back to our Emby Community Spotlight series where we showcase real users and the powerful, creative, and often surprising ways they use Emby across different environments.
In this edition, we’re featuring everything from a professionally calibrated home theater server to a budget friendly setup that just works. Whether you're building a server in your basement or streaming from a single-board computer, there's something to learn from each one of these users.
1. Modular, Scalab
Today I'm pleased to announce that Media Browser for Roku is now available in the Roku store. The channel is available for all current models of the Roku devices.
https://owner.roku.com/add/mediabrowser
Features:
Browse your entire Media Browser collection
Stream movies, television and music
A new release is slowly rolling out to the stable branch, containing new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.
Important Information About This Release
After restarting, Emby Server will perform a database upgrade. This process may take a little while, so please schedule your upgrade accordingly. During this time, your local Emby web interface will be the only app you'll be able to access. Due to the database upgrade, we do not recommend attempting to roll back to any previ
Hello All,
A new version of XBMB3C has been released and is available in the XBMC repo!
As usual, lots of exciting changes:
- Added remote control from other clients (null_pointer)
- Added trailer support (im85288)
- Added Couch Potato trailer integration (im85288)
- Updated to support server security update (xnappo)
- Server path substitution support (im85288)
- Added premier date and airtime to Upcoming TV (im85288)
- Added in-progres
An update for Samsung Tizen devices has been released. Here are the highlights:
Improve app performance
Expanded sorting and filtering options
Improved subtitle support
Support multi-version movies with version selection prior to playback
Improved uniform design with other Emby apps
Install from USB Now Available
Please see our community for details: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/74969-samsung-tizen-install-from-usb/
If the app is not in the app store i
Emby for Amazon Fire TV 3.4.65 has been released. Here are the highlights:
The download feature is back !
Improve performance
Fixes for gamepad input
Add playback option to disable direct play of various formats
Add option to configure to login as specific user on startup
Fix video rotation on Fire TV devices when direct playing
Add convert unsupported audio option
Play vtt subtitles directly without conversion from the server
Suppo
Download for Windows 10 & Xbox One on the Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/emby-theater/9nblggh4t70l Download for classic Windows Desktop: https://emby.media/emby-theater.html Try the online web app: http://tv.emby.media and https://tv.emby.media - supports the latest versions of Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.
This app has been a long journey and we're finally pleased to announce availability for Emby Premiere subscribers.
A Modern App for Modern
Thanks to the efforts of woodsb02 and josh4trunks, we now have a FreeBSD package available.
Installation
See http://mediabrowser.tv/download
Enjoy, and stay tuned for a FreeNAS plugin.
If you enjoy the Emby web app and would like to use it fullscreen like any other app, then try the Chrome app.
We've recently updated it with new features including:
Multi-server support
Emby Connect
Special thanks to techywarrior for helping with this.
Installation
Visit this url and click "Add to Chrome"
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/emby/pejchbgakmkcikonfkahmnapmhkllmnp
Finally!! I'm very pleased to announce that the Android MediaBrowser client now supports Chromecast. Everyone who has a device running Google Play Services 4.2 should see it in the coming days.
Chromecast will behave like it does in most other clients. Select a route using the route selector and then the play actions will play on the selected Chromecast device.
HAPPY CASTING!
In the near future I'll be merging the Remote play and CC functionality so that it's the same inter