temp313 0 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Hey, I've been using emby's web interface for a litte while now and decided to try installing the iOS app as well. The free part of the app wasn't really all that useful because I couldn't watch any of my movies or download anything, so i decided to pay the $6 to unlock these features. I'm a little confused, because now I'm able to watch my videos just fine but for some reason I still can't download anything. It just tells me to get the premium subscription, but I'm just trying to download MY OWN video to my iPhone/iPad. I read a thread about why the app isn't compleatly free and I totally get why you'd charge users to unlock the "full version" of that app but I don't quite understand why it would require a premium subscription to download my video to my phone, when that's something I can easily do in the webinterface without a premium subscription. Maybe this was unintended but the ability to download videos was the main reason for me to pay for that app so I don't really have much use for the app without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legallink 187 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Download is a server feature, not an app feature. You have to be a premiere license holder to download on to your iphone/ipad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp313 0 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Is it though? Downloading through the web interface works just fine and the app is just a frontend so the backend APIs to download stuff already exist and can be used without the need for a premiere license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37062 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Hi there, yes downloading from the native apps requires Emby Premiere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp313 0 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Yup, I just verified it. The server functionality to download videos doesn't require a premium subscription whatsoever. It's just a simple GET request to this path. https://emby.test.com/Items/<movie id>/Download?api_key=<redacted>&mediaSourceId=<movie hash> So the download IS an app feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges 1529 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 It's a server feature which is sensitive to which app is making the request - as Luke just said. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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