podrae 1 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hi I am finding that streams on android devices need transcoding on the server before playing. I was under the impression that when using official Emby apps the streams are direct?? Is this not the case what apps do work like this, I know the xbox one and media theatre on pc put no stress on the server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37094 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 only when the device is unable to natively play the content. that goes for any app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrae 1 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) If I install something such as Mobo Player though then that will play any file, meaning the device is capable? Im slightly confused as this dosent seem to happen on the PC with theatre and obviously codecs need to be installed for that to work. Can you install something such as K-lite on android to help with this? Edited May 14, 2015 by podrae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37094 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 We are using the native android video player. Some other apps may embed their own custom decoders which provide access to more formats. We haven't done that yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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