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
Installation
Users with an LG Smart TV can install now from the LG App Store.
Now Available For Additional Devices
Emby for LG now supports WebOS 1.0+.
Bug Fixes
Resolve live tv playing without audio
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
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.
This is a small bug fix released designed to resolve a few issues that were introduced with the previous release. Among the fixes are:
Degraded performance when retrieving lists of music artists
OpenSubtitle password encryption errors in Linux
Windows service repeatedly reporting new version available
Windows service startup fixes (thanks to simpleimplement-e for the pull requests)
Web client backdrop setting not saving
Custom order for image extractor not saving
There are
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
New Features
Add additional dark theme option
Support delete permissions per library
Support play next
Support azw3 book extension
Support mpeg2 hardware video decoding with OMX
Add setting to disable theme videos in the web app
Bug Fixes
Fix next up queries within libraries
Resolve version flipping back and forth in now playing section
Fix new item notifications being sent to all users
R
Emby Windows & Emby Xbox
A new stable version 2.222.0.0 is available now.
Please go to the Microsoft Store and check for updates.
Changes
2.222.0
[Win] Don't wait for push channel creation on startup
[Xbox] Enable HEVC Playback
[Xbox] The EmbyPlus app is discontinued. EmbyPlus users will automatically transition to the regular app (2.222.0), which is now equal to the Plus app
The Roku beta channel has been updated with the new Media Browser Connect feature, including a friendly pin code sign in.
Try it, enjoy it, and tell us about it. Look for an update to the public channel soon.
Installation
https://owner.roku.com/add/MediaBrowserBeta
Now TV Installation Guide
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/689-how-to-install-media-browser-on-now-tv
Contribute to Media Browser for Roku
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A small update to our 4.6 release is currently rolling out to address a few minor issues that came up. Here are the highlights:
Resolve sporadic database locked errors (may require an additional server restart)
Various fixes related to non-standard episode naming
Fix library options sometimes appearing to not save
Fix regression in xmltv series identification (requires running the live tv guide refersh)
Fix clicking see all on next up showing an empty list
The new beautiful Emby for Roku is available now
The new face of Emby is available in the store now on your compatible* Roku device. Install or update it now and get a gorgeous, fresh interface for Emby on Roku.
Smart Home Screen
Find your most recent content quickly and easily with a design that more closely matches the web app and other TV platform interfaces.
Easy Library Views
When you need to drill down into your libraries, find the content yo
A new version of Emby for Roku has been rolling out this week and it provides some nice enhancements as well as minor bug fixes. The update should be coming to your Roku device soon!
New on-screen mini-guide
During live TV playback, you can now bring up a small version of the guide and move around and find other programs to watch easily. You can set programs to record or cancel them, or switch to a new channel. Pressing the "play" button on your remote will tune directly to the sele
A new version of Emby Server is available and brings some important bug fixes along with valuable new features. Here are the highlights:
Remember Me
The Emby Web app now has a "Remember Me" option on the login screen.
Most of the time you'll want to leave this checked, but in certain situations you may prefer to always have your users login.
Emby Theater and Emby for Android also have this feature, and it is coming soon to Emby for iOS. New VAAPI Transcoding
Thanks to t
We've updated our Chromecast app with new features. Now, anytime you play an individual episode, the following episodes in the series will be automatically queued for easy continuous play. This makes Emby for Chromecast the perfect choice for binge watching your favorite series. How to Get The Update To receive the update, simply power cycle your Chromecast device and restart the casting app.
Check out our Chromecast Wiki Learn more about the app on our wiki at: https://github.com/M...wiki/
A new release of Emby for LG is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
New Video OSD
The new on-screen display provides a cleaner design while still giving you access to the most important information and controls.
Other Improvements
Various subtitle fixes for WebOS 1 & WebOS 2 devices
Add "Are you still watching?" feature
It has come to our attention that someone (we believe out of China) is spoofing our purchase page and reselling bogus Premiere keys. Please be aware that the only valid locations to purchase Premiere are our web site (https://emby.media/premiere) or inside one of our official apps.
The scammers are using the domain "Emby.team" and are spoofing credit card receipts that look like they come from us and everything. If you happen to have fallen for one of these scams report it to your credit
We now have packages for twelve Western Digital NAS models, where previously we had just four. The supported models are now:
My Cloud DL2100
My Cloud DL4100
My Cloud PR2100
My Cloud PR4100
My Cloud EX2
My Cloud EX2100
My Cloud EX2 Ultra
My Cloud EX4100
My Cloud Mirror Gen 1
My Cloud Mirror Gen 2
My Cloud Gen 1
My Cloud Gen 2
Download
https://emby.media/western-digital-server.html
Everything is sel
Emby Server 3.5.2 is now available. Here are the highlights.
New Blue Radiance Theme
This is a new theme option and has quickly become one of our favorites. We think you'll agree.
New Artist Appears On Section Look for this on artist detail screens
Search Improvements
Can now search by original title metadata field
Improved search performance
Improved Hardware Transcoding
Use DXVA2 decoding on Windows when AMF is selected
Add automatic fallback from G
Highlights:
New translations
DLNA Play To improvements
New DLNA Server
Enhanced DLNA profile editing
New server notification system
New transcoding audio boost setting
New collection grouping setting
Improved mobile layouts in the web client
Display mirroring added to the web client
Theme songs in the web client
New translations
Thanks to the community effort, Media Browser Server is now about 60% translated, and new languages have been added. We're still l
cmcg has been working extremely hard on this and we're pleased to announce version 1.0 of Emby for Samsung Smart TV's. It’s been a great effort by the community to bring this popular Emby client up to a major milestone. Supported models are TVs, Blu-ray Disk Players and Home Theatre Systems from the D, E, F and H Series running the SmartHub OS. Sadly, Samsung have already moved on to Tizen OS and closed the doors of their app store to new SmartHub applications unless we first submit a Tizen bas
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
Live TV Guide Improvements
The guide now features improved horizontal scrolling. Anyone familiar with Windows Media Center will enjoy the new arrow indicators.
Simplified Header
When space allows, the header now fits on a single row, giving your more space for content and smaller menus to navigate.
Revamped Search
Search results are now broken down into categories.
Addition
If you’re new to the world of media servers, you might be wondering what they are, why people use them, and where Emby fits in. Whether you have a collection of movies, TV shows, music, personal videos, photos, or all of the above, a media server helps you take control of your entertainment.
Let’s break it down.
So, What Is a Media Server?
A media server is simply a system that allows you to store your media in one place and access it from anywhere — your TV, phone, tablet, comput
A new release is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
Lock Screen Control with Chrome for Android
Check out the previous announcement: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-354-enjoy-chrome-lock-screen-control-with-the-emby-web-app/
New Volume Swipe Control
Just swipe vertically during video playback and you can quickly and easily adjust volume.
Consistent Mobile Layouts
You've been asking for more consistency among Emby apps, and we're
As you all know from our previous announcement, we have some great things coming on Android:
http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/blog/1/entry-154-coming-soon-to-your-android-living-room/
Before the new version is rolled out, we thought about doing a sale, and then we thought why not go free for short while to help create excitement and bring more new people to Media Browser. It is free in both the Play Store and Amazon App Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=
Emby for LG 1.0.45 has been released. This is largely a bug fix release. Here are the changes:
Fix photos not showing in collections
Fix top portion of home screen cut off when scrolling down (only on certain models)
Increase allowed range of subtitle offset
Fix parental rating multi-select filter
Fix series status filter