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
We're pleased to announce that Emby Server is now available for Arm64 (aarch64) CPU's.
Docker https://emby.media/docker-server.html
Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora) https://emby.media/linux-server.html
Asustor https://emby.media/nas-server.html
Version 1.6.6 is currently rolling out to address a few issues. Here are the highlights:
Resolve blue flashes when playing HEVC videos
Resolve mpeg video sync problems
A new update to the Android TV app will be released soon with a new fresh look and "smooth scrolling" capability in the live TV guide as well as new vertically scrolling grid views.
A Fresh, Smooth Guide
The live TV guide has received a make-over and now has smooth scrolling through both channels and time instead of the old "paging" implementation.
Going Vertical
You spoke and we listened. The grid views in the app now default to a vertically scrolling presentation
Version 1.6.4 is currently rolling out to address a few issues. Here are the highlights:
Resolve intermittent crashes during video playback
Improve Chromecast volume control
Restore multi-select feature
Emby Server 3.5.3 has been released to address two small issues. Here are the highlights.
Resolve Chrome 69+ scroll problems
Resolve repeat install prompts for Visual Studio C++ libraries.
We're pleased to announce we now have QNAP Arm packages in beta testing. To download, please see the instructions on our website:
https://emby.media/nas-server.html
Then make sure to leave feedback in the QNAP section of our community:
https://emby.media/community/index.php?/forum/154-qnap
Enjoy.
Version 1.5.7 is currently rolling out to address a few issues. Here are the highlights:
Resolve occasional black screen on app wake up
Improve error handling within the download feature
Make deletion of downloaded content easier
We're pleased to announce a brand new FreeBSD package for Emby Server. Here are the highlights and advantages over the previous installation process:
Fewer install steps required
New releases will be immediately available
Beta builds will now also be immediately available just like other platforms !
Currently based on mono, but we'll be switching to .NET Core as soon as it's available for FreeBSD. Keep an eye on: https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/1626
Installation
See http
A new release of Emby for LG is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
Improved direct play of 4K, HDR and HEVC media
Resolves issue of audio track switching causing unneeded transcoding
Update filters and sorting options on all list screens
Improve Live TV recording layouts
Improve navigation performance
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
Version 1.5.3 is currently rolling out to address a few issues. Here are the highlights:
Improve audio track switching
Fix crash when using sharing feature
Resolve intermittent video crashes
A new release of Emby for LG is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
Resolves defect of app menus being rendered at 720p on all devices
Update filters and sorting options on all list screens
Improved direct play of 4K, HDR and HEVC media
Improve Live TV recording layouts
Various subtitle fixes
Improve navigation performance
Expose context menu options on media detail screens
We're pleased to announce availability of a new package for Emby Server for Western Digital NAS. To learn how to install it, head over to the download page of our website:
https://emby.media/download
Enjoy !
Android 8 (Oreo) is in the process of being rolled out on the Nvidia Shield and the Emby for Android TV app now goes with it like a tall glass of milk .
New Launcher
Oreo brings with it a new launcher on Android TV which allows each individual app to have its own entire row(s) on the device home screen. Emby for Android TV will automatically add one of these rows (called "channels" in Android) to your device home screen the first time it runs under Oreo.
This new channel can be
Version 1.2.09 of the Apple TV app is rolling out now with some more fixes and enhancements: Bug fixes:
Fixed remote play/pause
Fixed resuming a movie
Fixed delete button not working on detail views
Fixed collection view with items other than movies showing an error
Fixed item unwatched counts not displaying with some server platforms (an empty green circle was shown)
Removed budget from sorting in the movie library as it's no longer supported
New Features / Updates:
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Version 1.5.1 is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
New Video Player
The app can now direct play quite a few formats thanks to the new video player. This results in less transcoding on your Emby Server and a better playback experience.
Wake On Lan
The app can now send wake on lan signals to your Emby Server. To send a wake on lan signal, select the "Wake Server" option on the app's server connection screen.
Other Improvements
Add photo albums to search results
We're pleased to announce LDAP support for Emby Server, now supported by all Emby apps!
Installation
To setup LDAP, simply install the LDAP plugin from the Emby plugin catalog. This feature requires an active Emby Premiere subscription.
Then head over to your LDAP plugin configuration and setup the plugin to connect to your LDAP server:
Users are imported from LDAP as they sign into Emby. You can even set the default permissions for imported users:
Important: U
Another update to our Apple TV app is rolling out and should be on a device near you soon. New Features / Improvements The Favorites and Trailers tabs are now available in the Movies library:
The Genres tab in the Movie library has been reworked to allow you to more easily navigate between genres with the Siri remote.
The All, Trailers and Collections tabs have brand new sorting and filtering options.
You can now shuffle a movie collection and it has been updated to pr
A new release of Emby Server is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights.
New Convert Media Feature
Want to reduce on the fly transcoding? We now have a feature that can help you convert your library into streaming-friendly formats. It's easy, just right click or tap on a video and select Convert in the menu.
Then specify the options you want:
The media will then be converted and stored in the original media folder with the original item.
Want to convert new conte
I'm so glad you asked. Why 'Emby' is the coolest personal media server on the planet and I can now control it for you. What would you like to do...?
Your Emby system is now available to control with your Google Home device. Just install the Emby for Google Home app, link it to your Emby Connect account and then here are just a few of the things you can do with your voice:
Okay Google...Ask Emby Home to
Play the next episode of The Walking Dead on Emby Theater
Suggest something
A new version of the Fire TV and Android TV apps is rolling out to a device near you now. This new version has several improvements so be sure to update as soon as it is available for your device.
Common Home Screen Layout
The app now follows the same home screen layout as the web, mobile and Theater apps. Each user can define the order of and what appears in each home screen section and these settings will carry across all of these apps. You can access these settings from any of th
A new release of Emby for LG is currently rolling out. Here are the highlights:
Improved direct play of 4K, HDR and HEVC media
Improved subtitle support
Improved navigation performance
Sorting, filtering, and view settings added to list screens
Sorting, Filtering and View Settings
Improved Live TV & DVR Layouts
