jriker1 16 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Was wondering if the iOS app for the iPad has an option to download movies for watching offline with no network access? Also I assume the app does not work on iOS 7.1.2? I have frozen the particular iPad that I need this capabilities on to that version as it's an iPad 2 and anything later would slow it down, plus I was told the ability to attach an HDMI cable to the device and stream everything to the TV screen was removed in support of Apple TV and don't want to loose that either. Thought I read somewhere this app only worked with iOS 8.something. Thanks. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37022 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hi, not yet, but it's planned for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRobert 0 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Hello Is there an expected release date for this feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowjeh 0 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'm signing in here to say that this is a very desirable feature and a shame it's only available on alternate devices. It almost makes me want to switch to a samsung. An ETA on this would be great, or an idea of what's causing the hold up so we can have a little more understanding? Or is it a case of not being possible at all due to restrictions from apple? Please let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14904 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It is possible and it is being worked on. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRobert 0 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Bump Just checking in on this topic; has anybody heard more about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37022 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 We are actively working on it for all of our mobile platforms. thanks ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbitnz 4 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Replies like the ones above from the Admins here are why I have given up on Emby and purchases Plex Pass. The Emby Devs and Admins are just taking the mickey with their responses about Emby sync. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstamas 153 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Replies like the ones above from the Admins here are why I have given up on Emby and purchases Plex Pass. The Emby Devs and Admins are just taking the mickey with their responses about Emby sync. I understand your frustration as this has been a promised feature for WAY too long now but, being a long time Plex user and Plexpass owner myself do you honestly think you are getting better customer service/responses over at Plex?? As much as I like Plex, they are notoriously "Apple like" in there silence when it comes to addressing customer concerns or responding to feature requests etc. At the very least, even though its a rather canned response, you know that @@Luke has at least seen and read your request. You wont see that very often over at Plex I can assure you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie1010 0 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Darn, I just discovered this feature does not work on my IPAD, and I am flying cross country with a 4 year old, it would have made my trip If I could have sync'd some movies for the flight easily onto the iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediacowboy 438 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Try VLC and transfer your movies that way. I know it isn't a pretty solution or the best solution but I have done it and do it with my andriod tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Darn, I just discovered this feature does not work on my IPAD, and I am flying cross country with a 4 year old, it would have made my trip If I could have sync'd some movies for the flight easily onto the iPad Hum just to have a confirmation on the feature : is it a real offline mode or its a sync? Its different in Emby philosophy because it would need a wifi access anyway to connect the server and then go on the movie you would like to play. After that it will play from local storage if the movie was synced before. So it's not a complete offline mode I think. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie1010 0 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 yup. correct needs wifi no matter what, so I downloaded hand break and set a job to run over night to small format a dozen movies to copy on to the iPad, I just assumed, get it assumed it would have been an offline mode sync for ultimate mobility options but, that what I get for thinking to much into it. I really like the emby product, it would have been cool to have an offline cache of movies. but i have gotten around that already. I know understand the purpose of the feature as it will work on android devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Yeah finally it reduces the positive aspect of this feature because it helps only if you've got a minimal connexion to avoid using your bandwidth if it's not enough fast or if you're limited (like x gigs a month)... so taking flight stops you from using this feature unfortunately... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrdev 251 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Yeah finally it reduces the positive aspect of this feature because it helps only if you've got a minimal connexion to avoid using your bandwidth if it's not enough fast or if you're limited (like x gigs a month)... so taking flight stops you from using this feature unfortunately... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Exactly - I don't know about the rest of the world but here in the UK the maximum data allowances on contract are around 40gb. I pay something like £60 a month and only get 10gb - 10gb isn't very much at all and if I were using Emby on my phone as much as I'd like (broken playback) ; then streaming my flac collection would eat that allowance up in no time. At this point Emby isn't really a streaming server for me, it's basically just a central database within in my house that syncs Kodi devices. Ultimately how many people are going to sign in to Emby Theatre or the web client from a full blown web browser away from home? Not many - when away from home people want to use a device they have readily available and I think your really capping your potential userbase by leaving this feature unattended. Whats more and this goes for the broken music playback as well - simply fobbing everyone off with "were actively working on it" as oppose to offering some sort of insight into the problems you are facing is not doing you any favours; especially when those comments are usually followed up months later by something like "now we're actually actively working on it". Ultimately Emby is not just a piece of software, it's an ecosystem - one that you are asking people to invest in; a lot of people aren't going to do that if they are not confident in the agenda of the core team i.e. you should be more open and forthright about things. Last time I'm going to mention it - for now I've offloaded music syncing to the mp3fs filesystem and iTunes if anyone else is interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 *bump* Any news or ETA on the offline/sync/download option for iOS devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks-media-studio 1 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I second this inquiry. Any idea when this feature will be available? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I know that I'm repeating it, but for our good understanding : it's not offline mode, but sync. So you need to connect to your server then launch the playback. The playback will then start from your device and not be streamed from the server. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37022 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 I know that I'm repeating it, but for our good understanding : it's not offline mode, but sync. So you need to connect to your server then launch the playback. The playback will then start from your device and not be streamed from the server. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's not true. The windows app has full offline playback, and we are finalizing that feature for android as well. On a general note, we moving more in the direction of just calling these offline downloads because the term is much easier for people to understand than sync, which obviously could mean anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscoys 143 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 That's not true. The windows app has full offline playback, and we are finalizing that feature for android as well. On a general note, we moving more in the direction of just calling these offline downloads because the term is much easier for people to understand than sync, which obviously could mean anything. Oh cool, very exciting [emoji41] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 @Luke: any news or comments on this? *bump* Any news or ETA on the offline/sync/download option for iOS devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrdev 251 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) I distinctly get the impression that it's not there intention to implement offline sync for iOS - the lack of transparency around the matter just gives me that impression; especially given that they have held the same stance for around 2 years now. I'd very much like to be proven wrong - but I have the impression that their intention is not to implement this feature and to just keep it an open ended matter, as not to deter people from purchasing their premium services. Edited July 4, 2017 by dcrdev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks-media-studio 1 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 That's not true. The windows app has full offline playback, and we are finalizing that feature for android as well. On a general note, we moving more in the direction of just calling these offline downloads because the term is much easier for people to understand than sync, which obviously could mean anything. @@Luke So to clarify, when you say "we are finalizing that feature for Android *as well"*, do you mean to say that it is also being finalized for iOS? Do you have any kind of ETA on the feature for iOS? Even if it's not specific, something like "the next few months" or "beginning of next year" will do. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14904 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I distinctly get the impression that it's not there intention to implement offline sync for iOS - the lack of transparency around the matter just gives me that impression; especially given that they have held the same stance for around 2 years now. I'd very much like to be proven wrong - but I have the impression that their intention is not to implement this feature and to just keep it an open ended matter, as not to deter people from purchasing their premium services. I'm sorry you feel that way. We may not get every feature that every one wants into all the apps as quickly as everyone (including us) would like but I don't think any of our past actions would support your impression that we're simply trying to hoodwink you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrdev 251 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) I'm sorry you feel that way. We may not get every feature that every one wants into all the apps as quickly as everyone (including us) would like but I don't think any of our past actions would support your impression that we're simply trying to hoodwink you. Perhaps my words were a little strong, but essentially it boils down to transparency. The team has been decidedly vague about this feature and has literally given nothing away in terms of pitfalls, possible roadmaps etc... but still maintains that the feature is coming over and over again; for nearly 2 years! The question really is - why? Wouldn't it make sense that more people would invest in your ecosystem if they knew where it was headed. That to me is common sense - which is what leads me to believe at the very least it's a feature that's not currently on your roadmap. I really don't care whether the feature materialises tomorrow, next year or never as long as your open about it. I came to Emby in the first place because it's an open source project - but all this subterfuge isn't really in the spirit of open source; if you know what I mean. I think I've made this point to death now - but just be more open. Edited July 4, 2017 by dcrdev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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