Emby for Android TV 1.3 - now with HD audio support and increased stability

Entry posted by ebr December 16, 2016

2585 views

Followers 1

Emby for Andriod TV/Fire TV 1.3

We are very excited to announce a new and improved version of one of our flagship TV apps. This version brings increased stability and the addition of support for HD (lossless) audio pass thru on supported devices.

Lossless HD Audio

This version brings the ability to bitstream DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD audio to the Android TV platform (supported device and audio equipment required) making it a true alternative to a cumbersome HTPC setup even in your dedicated media rooms.

Increased Stability

We went on a pretty serious bug hunt in our own code with this version but also upgraded many of the framework and 3rd-party components we use which brings even better stability and speed for both browsing and playback. We think you'll be very pleased with the app's performance.

Other Improvements

In addition to the above, the new version includes the following other improvements:

Chapters and media info now displayed for plain videos
User-controlled playback problem handling
Fix OSD showing with some TVs when volume buttons pressed
Improve refresh rate switching
Improve transcoding need determination for more direct streaming
Simplify user settings
Fix not being able to play audio podcasts
Add option to not show the "Up Next" preview at the end of episode playback
Add 100Mb max bitrate setting
Fix the sort order by date in grid views
Remember the last zoom setting for videos and re select it on subsequent playback