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Emby for Samsung Tizen TV Now Available for USB Installation

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 in your country, or if you'd like to try preview builds, you can now install from a USB drive.  
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Announcing Emby Server 4.0

At long last we're pleased to announce Emby Server 4.0. This new release will begin rolling out over the next 24 hours, so please be patient. This has been our longest release period ever, and going forward we intend to get back to a more frequent release schedule. This release is packed with improved performance, updates to existing features, as well as several brand new features.   Important Upgrade Information After installing the update, the server will begin a database upgrade operation.
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Exciting Additions Coming Soon in Emby Server 3.6

Hi Team,   As many of you know, we are currently working hard on getting Emby Server 3.6 released. We would like to take this opportunity to give you some advance information on some of the changes that are coming.   New Levels of Performance Emby Server, as well as all Emby apps will perform faster than ever. The server can now easily scale to massive libraries, and the faster speed and reduced loading times will probably be the first thing you'll notice after upgrading to 3.6.   Live TV
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Introducing Emby for LG Smart TV's

Installation   Users with an LG Smart TV can install now from the LG App Store. The app currently supports LG Smart TV's running Web OS 3.0+. We are working on update to support older versions of Web OS.   A Modern App for Modern Times   The interface for this app has been built with HTML, but this is nothing like the web apps you're accustomed to. This has been built purely with modern features that bring a level of performance that wasn't even possible a year ago at this time.     S
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Emby Server 4.7 Release: Many New Features, Improvements and Fixes

Emby Server 4.7 is Released with Many New Features, Improvements and Fixes Emby Server 4.7 is starting to rollout to different platforms. It's packed with new features, improvements and fixes. We wanted to give you a Preview of some new functionality and changes to Live TV as well as bring to your attention possible post installation configuration changes that might be required.   If you currently use one of the following Live TV Plugins (NextPVR, MediaPortal, ServerWMC, TVHeadEnd
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Emby Server 4.6 Released

Emby Server 4.6 is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights. Rewritten Music Scanning This 4.6 release will rescan your music library. We apologize if this causes any inconvenience. This solves a lot of our previous music-related shortcomings, specifically: Any folder structure now accepted, no matter how clean or dirty Albums are now fully tag driven and are no longer tied to folders Local metadata for albums will still be supported, and local metadata for
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Introducing the new Live TV for Emby (and Emby Server Beta 3.0.5713)

A new beta server is currently going out and now includes built-in Live TV support, improved performance, and many other enhancements.   Now Supporting your HD Homerun Tuner, No External Software Needed   As you know we really enjoy Live TV here at Emby, but with our support previously dependent on external software, we know that it hasn't always been easy to get up and running. Today, we're pleased to bring you built-in Live TV support that does not require any additional software. Let's go
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Introducing the new Emby Theater for Windows and the Web

Download for Windows: 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.   On Windows, the Same Great Video Player in a Brand New App   The app retains the same great Direct Show audio and video player that you're accustomed to, including all
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The new Emby app for Windows & Xbox

Long Promised — Long Awaited — Finally Here! We are excited to announce the first release of our all-new range of Emby apps, starting today with Windows and Xbox. With a fully redeveloped native foundation, this update delivers improvements across the board: from remote control and gamepad support to background downloading (Windows), as well as refresh and HDR mode switching, and most importantly, enhanced video playback. The new app also comes with a name change from Emby Theater to s
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Emby Server 3.1: Faster and Lighter than Ever Before

A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out. This new release has a lot of important bug fixes, as well as new features. It's also much faster than ever before and we think you're going to enjoy that. Let's go over the highlights.   New Levels of Performance   This release of Emby Server is faster than you've ever seen it. All areas will be improved including the following: Faster browsing performance in all apps Faster library scans Faster scheduled tasks For those running
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Emby Server 4.5.4 Released

Emby Server 4.5.4 is currently rolling out to address a few small issues with the previous release. Here are the highlights: Fix regression in 4.5.3 causing slow browsing and search performance in certain situations Fix regression in 4.5.2 causing incorrect items to be queued to conversion tasks Fix Nvidia HEVC level detection
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Emby now available on Soundiiz

We're pleased to announce integration with Soundiiz !   How it Works   Once you have connected your Emby server to Soundiiz (be sure to have enabled external connection), it will be able to retrieve your audio playlists and also search in your library.   So that means you will be able to export your playlists from Emby to match them with Spotify, Apple Music (and many more, Soundiiz supports almost 40 music services) catalogs, having your playlists everywhere. Soundiiz also allows you to i
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Emby for Samsung Smart TVs Now Available In More Countries

Great news. Emby for Samsung is now available in the Samsung app store for more countries. If you're in any of the following countries, you can now install the Emby app using the Samsung app store: Angola Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Belarus Belgium Bermuda Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic
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Manage your Home with Emby Users

Team,   Today, we're going to show you how you can be the master of your domain with Emby Users. Why create separate user accounts for each member of your household? Because users can have their own personalized media libraries, user data, recommendations, parental controls, security settings, and more. Users are managed by opening the server dashboard and navigating to Users.   Users   Users are generally intended to be people who don't already have an online Emby Connect account. This i
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Media Browser Server Beta 3.0.5518 Released

We're back for another go round and we have a pretty exciting beta headed your way. It's packed with features, bug fixes, security improvements, and more.   Server Dashboard refreshed for 2015   The server management interface has been given some minor touchups to stay up to date with trends and make it easier than ever to find what you're looking for.       And it's just as easy when mobile.       Improved Mobile Details   The mobile detail view has been simplified, making it
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Emby Server 3.2.60 Released

A new release is rolling out. Here are the highlights.   Important Information for Windows Users   If you're currently running Emby Server 3.2.36, you'll need to install this update manually. To do this, simply shutdown Emby Server and run the installer from the website on top of your existing installation. If you're not sure what version you're currently running, then we also suggest updating this way.   Improved Multi-Version Support   If you have multiple versions of a video, now you
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Introducing Emby

We have some exciting news. Over the next couple of months, Media Browser will become Emby.   Our new home will be http://emby.media   Why are we changing the name?   Media Browser has been a great name over the past several years but we feel we have outgrown it. It is no longer descriptive of what we really are and carries with it some preconceptions in the minds of both people who may have heard about or used us in the past and new people who have never heard of us. We want to change tha
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Say Hello to the New Face of Android TV

New Look   Our Android TV and Fire TV apps have a new release rolling out over the next few days that will give you a nice new, much cleaner look to the overall interface.         We think this new look makes the app more modern and easier on the eyes - allowing you to take in the information better. And the new detail layout really allows your background artwork to shine.   Pre-playback Media Selection   This release implements optional fields to allow you to select the version
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Introducing Emby for iPhone and iPad

We're very excited to announce that Emby is now properly available on iTunes for your iPhone and iPad:   https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emby/id992180193?ls=1&mt=8   The app is free for all users to browse their media and cast media to other devices. Local playback on the devices requires either a one-time purchase, or an active Emby Premiere subscription which you can purchase within the app, or on our website:   https://emby.media/premiere   Your Favorite Emby Features   Whether
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New Free Playback and Increased Device Limits

The Emby team hopes you and yours are enjoying a Happy Holiday Season.  We would like to announce a couple of changes that will hopefully increase the value of Emby in all of your households. First, to aid in the transition from our old TV-only Android TV app to the new Standard Android app on that platform, we will be eliminating the need for the app unlock by allowing free playback for up to five TV devices per Emby Server.  Devices beyond that limit will require Emby Premiere.  Previousl
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Media Browser - Ready to Cast! Stream your local media to Chromecast.

If you guys haven't heard of the news yet, Chromecast SDK is public now. This means we are READY TO CAST!   The devs have been working hard to bring Chromecast support to MB! We are currently in beta testing with the different platforms including Android, iOS and web. We worked very closely with the Google devs over the last few weeks to add Chromecast support to our existing client apps. Chromecast as a receiver device will seamlessly integrate with the other MB apps like MB Classic, MB-Web a
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Media Browser Server 3.0.5416 Beta Released

Introducing Media Browser Connect   As many of you know, we have a lot of really smart people here in our community, and great things happen when we put our minds together. We've been longing for a way to make it easier to access your server when you're away from home, and we're pleased to announce our solution. It's Media Browser Connect.   Now you can use your forum username and password to sign into any Media Browser app from any location, and it will know how to locate your server in the
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Emby Server 4.5 Released

Subtitle Offset You can now adjust subtitle offsets directly in the web app video player. Look for this in other Emby apps in the near future. Playback Speed You can now adjust playback speed directly in the web app video player. Look for this in other Emby apps in the near future. New Install & Update Process for Synology Going forward, there is a new procedure for installing and updating Emby Server on Synology. Please follow the instructions o
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Featured Article

Save Time With Emby's Intro Skip

Save Time With Emby's Intro Skip  Requires: Emby Server 4.7 or later One of the new features in Emby Server 4.7 is the ability to skip TV Show Episode Introductions segments. This allows you to jump right to the start of the action saving you a great deal of time allowing you to quickly get to the good stuff! Combine Into Skip with Automatic Play Next Episode for a superior binge-watching experience!. This guide will cover the following: Configure a TV Lib
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