A new release of Emby Server is rolling out. Here are the highlights.
Improve Live TV playback
Improve browsing performance in all apps
Speed up audio playback
Show icon for home videos in photo libraries
Include home videos in photo slideshows
Switch to Skia for image processing (Windows + Mac)
Reduce resource consumption of realtime monitor
Update parental control filters
Revert hwaccel auto
Improve photo metadata provider
Bug Fixes
Fix occasional issue with plugin u
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 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
1.0.24 is now available in the Samsung App Store and includes the following updates:
Various subtitle fixes
Resolve screensaver starting during playback
Improved DVR series management
Installation
Users in the USA with a 2015-2016 Samsung Smart TV can install now from the Samsung App Store. If you're outside the USA, stay tuned for further announcements, and see here for a temporary workaround:
https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/45404-how-to-install-the-official-em
We've updated our Chromecast app with new features for Chromecast Ultra, which now features improved HDMI-CEC support.
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/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Chromecast
Now with live TV and in-progress recording seeking
Rolling out to the store right now, a new version of Emby for both Android TV and Fire TV adds live TV and in-progress recording seeking as well as a number of other improvements and new features.
Live TV Seeking
Now you can seek within live TV and in-progress recording streams (within the time you started playback and up to real time) filling out the DVR features of Emby on the Android TV and Fire TV platforms. Pause, rewi
For those using Emby for Windows Store, we recommend installing the Microsoft mpeg2 extension:
https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n95q1zzpmh4
This will allow the app to decode mpeg2 in-app without having to rely on server transcoding. Once this is installed, the Emby Windows Store app will automatically take advantage of it.
Learn more about Emby for Windows Store.
Emby for PS4 has been updated with new Live TV features. Here are the highlights.
Installation Simply open your PS4 Web Browser and visit tv.emby.media. Then bookmark with the browser for faster launching !
Start Recording During Live TV Playback It's easy ! Just click the recording button directly inside the video player.
More Vertical Layouts As you're aware the app has been trending more towards vertical designs. You're now able to see more on screen, with more spacing
The beta version of Emby for Android TV has been updated with a plethora of new Live TV and video playback features. This is still a beta and is not yet production quality, but if you'd like try out the new features and help us refine them, then read on below.
Highlights
Seek Live TV
Start recording during Live TV playback
Switch quality on the fly
Switch frame rates on the fly
Zoom (only with internal player) - this just moves this option from its own icon to this menu
Audio Del
1.0.21 is available and includes the following updates:
Improve direct play support for high bitrate content, including 4K video
Update to latest Emby Theater interface
Installation
Users in the USA with a Samsung Tizen Smart TV can install now from the Samsung App Store.
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
Emby Server 3.2.7 is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
Support for Older HD Homerun Tuners
Emby Live TV now supports older HD Homerun Network Tuners. This includes HDHR-US, HDHR3-US, and many others.
Important: Your HD Homerun will need to be running firmware version 20161117 or newer.
Bug Fixes
Fix Live TV channel sorting by number
Other Changes
Improve ffmpeg command lines with hardware acceleration
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
A small update has gone out. Here are the highlights:
Reduce device discovery traffic
Update WDTV dlna profile
Update live tv channel mapping
Add additional schedules direct error handling
Update xmltv parsing
Attach user agent to omdb requests
If you use Chrome on Android and have Chrome 57 (currently beta) installed, you'll be in for a treat the next time you play media with the Emby web app. We've added support for lock screen controls, which allow you to control playback from the device lock screen.
Try It Now
This is immediately available to enjoy with the online web app at http://app.emby.media
It is also in the Emby Server beta channel and will be included in the next stable release.
Emby for Roku beta preview available now
Be one of the first to see the new face of Emby on your compatible* Roku device. Install the new private beta preview channel and get a glimpse of a gorgeous, fresh interface for Emby for Roku. More information and install instructions.
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 n
A new release is rolling out and addresses a few issues. Here are the highlights:
Improve search performance
Add html audio/video autoplay support detection
Add Auto quality to video player OSD
Update xml tv show id's
Update m3u channel numbers
Improve video startup performance
Update ordering of search results
Assume season 1 for episodes in certain situations
Add ios safari fullscreen video button
Add realtime monitor error handling
A new release of Emby Server is available. Here are the highlights.
A Beautiful New Video OSD
It has the same great features as before but now comes with a sleeker look. It fluidly animates in and out as you become active or idle.
A New Now Playing Screen
We've given this a fresh design and we think you'll be pleased with the results. Now you can easily re-order your now playing queue, remove items, and even save the queue to a playlist.
Other Playback Imp
1.0.20 is available and includes the following updates:
Improve direct play support for high bitrate content, including 4K video
Update to latest Emby Theater interface
Installation
Users in the USA with a Samsung Tizen Smart TV can install now from the Samsung App Store.
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
We're happy to announce a new version of Emby for Apple TV with several improvements.
Improved "Up Next" display
We've improved this panel that comes up before the next episode plays to be interactive. Allowing you to cancel or immediately advance to the next item.
Background Audio Support
Audio started in Emby will now continue to play when you leave the app. For those that want to use your favorite Apple TV Screensaver app while using Emby as your music source you now ca
7Illusion's excellent third-party app Ember for Emby has been updated.
ember v4.2.201 Jan-2017
The January release builds on the background art changes and chapter presentation from December to further update and define the "ember experience". Stellar playback and an immersive UI forms the core of ember. So for January...
New Features: Full Screen "Now Playing" music view
- The music experience in ember with Direct, "gapless" playback sounds great and some steps to make it look
Emby Theater for Windows Desktop has been updated. The following issues have been addressed:
Fixed an issue where the window would sometimes be incorrectly placed behind the task bar when maximized.
Download for Windows: https://emby.media/emby-theater.html
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
Download for Windows 10 & Xbox One on the Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/emby-theater/9nblggh4t70l 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.
Emby for Windows Store and Xbox One has been updated with a very important feature. You can now seek through Live TV!
Pause, Rewind and Fast-Forward Your Live TV
This is perfect for sporting events or anytime y
A small update has been released for Emby on Sony PS4. This update resolves the following issues:
Subtitles not displaying for certain types of videos
In addition, the app has been updated to the latest Emby Theater interface changes.
Installation Simply open your PS4 Web Browser and visit tv.emby.media. Then bookmark with the browser for faster launching !
Supports PS4 Game Pad Input
Easily control the app thanks to native support for your PS4 game pad.
Enjoy the Ful
If you're a fan of FLAC audio, and you use Chrome or Firefox, be on the lookout for Chrome 56 and Firefox 51. Now you can enjoy direct play of FLAC right in your browser without any transcoding! This is a huge development for audiophiles.
And best of all, it's already supported in the Emby web app and Emby Theater web app. You do not need to wait for any server or app updates.
Try it now!
Check out the Emby Theater web app at http://tv.emby.media
Emby Theater for Windows Desktop has been updated. The following issues have been addressed:
Fixed scaling with low resolution videos
Download for Windows: https://emby.media/emby-theater.html
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. For the nerds
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