Emby WMC UI: Roadmap

[softworkz 4283]

Near-term goals:

• New WMC UI Windows App
  the beta for the new Windows app is near completion. As soon as it is released, you can expect a new WMC beta for Windows based on the same application modes
   
• WMC UI for Linux
  Shortly, we will start a beta for a new Emby Linux app (non-wmc). Same here, only after the main app's beta is over, we can have a WMC version of it, as we cannot let WMC UI matters distract the primary apps' testing. But the good new is that we can finally have a Linux WMC app, which we don't have yet

Lookíng further into the future, the following is planned:

• Updates to the WMC UI

  There will be a cycle for implementing all (or most of) the things which are currently on the wishlist: https://github.com/EmbySupport/Emby.WMC.UI/issues?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc+is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen

  Also the Dark Steel theme is yet to be released
  (https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/129656-breaking-news-uhd4k-update-and-two-new-themes-coming-for-the-wmc-ui/#comment-1362815)
   

• New WMC UI Android App
  The Windows and Linux apps are based on the new Emby.Client cross-platform architecture, which aims to unify client apps which are currently totally separate app implementations. For Windows and Linux, the primary Emby clients have been a priority and have come first. For Android, we may start with a WMC UI version, serving as a proof-of-concept to help the decision about whether and when to migrate the Android app to the Emby.Client platform

[Peter Nent 61]

Great to learn the near-term goals of WMC UI & trust that we can see the great result ASAP!

Grtrz. Peter

[rbjtech 4811]

On 09/11/2024 at 15:11, softworkz said:

Near-term goals:

• New WMC UI Windows App
  the beta for the new Windows app is near completion. As soon as it is released, you can expect a new WMC beta for Windows based on the same application modes
   
• WMC UI for Linux
  Shortly, we will start a beta for a new Emby Linux app (non-wmc). Same here, only after the main app's beta is over, we can have a WMC version of it, as we cannot let WMC UI matters distract the primary apps' testing. But the good new is that we can finally have a Linux WMC app, which we don't have yet

Lookíng further into the future, the following is planned:

• Updates to the WMC UI

  There will be a cycle for implementing all (or most of) the things which are currently on the wishlist: https://github.com/EmbySupport/Emby.WMC.UI/issues?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc+is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen

  Also the Dark Steel theme is yet to be released
  (https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/129656-breaking-news-uhd4k-update-and-two-new-themes-coming-for-the-wmc-ui/#comment-1362815)
   

• New WMC UI Android App
  The Windows and Linux apps are based on the new Emby.Client cross-platform architecture, which aims to unify client apps which are currently totally separate app implementations. For Windows and Linux, the primary Emby clients have been a priority and have come first. For Android, we may start with a WMC UI version, serving as a proof-of-concept to help the decision about whether and when to migrate the Android app to the Emby.Client platform

Emby .. Roadmap ... I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me .. 

Thanks @softworkz..  you don't need to commit dates .. but simply listing near-term goals vs future plans is great to see.

[softworkz 4283]

14 hours ago, rbjtech said:

Emby .. Roadmap ... I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me .. 

LOL yeah, I came to that thought only after having posted it with that title, but as a matter of fact, in case of WMC UI, it's pretty easy to do so. There aren't much implications and no disappointments to cause (like "why is feature X not included", etc.) - which is very different in case of Emby clients and the server..

Edited November 12, 2024 by softworkz

[rbjtech 4811]

29 minutes ago, softworkz said:

 which is very different in case of Emby clients and the server..

imo, I still think Emby can do a much better job here without setting themselves up for a fail.    As you have done, they simply need to say what their immediate goals are that should be included in the next release followed by longer term aspirations.

Server 4.9 for example - we've been given 'hints' that it should contain some form of smart playlists - if this is the case, then why not say this in a roadmap as it's been #1 on the FR list for YEARS ...