Problems with implayer set up

[NICK123321 2]

Hi all

I wondered if anybody could help with setting this up please.

I have an  nvidia shield with implayer installed and would like to add my friends content shared via emby, I don’t have any content on the shield.

when I add my emby connect credentials to implayer it says wrong username/password?

any ideas on what I’m doing wrong?

TIA

 

[Luke 42078]

Hi, why not use the Emby app instead of ImPlayer? I've never even heard of ImPlayer. Is it supposed to accept Emby Connect credentials?

[NICK123321 2]

Hi 

yes it accepts Emby credentials.

I think what I like about the app albeit a small feature is it shows a trailer when you hover over the title.

I do love the Emby app though after coming from plex it’s a revelation in many respects.

[Luke 42078]

What do you mean by a revelation?

[NICK123321 2]

If you say that something you experienced was arevelation, you are saying that it was very surprising or very good.  

[pwhodges 2012]

On 25/01/2023 at 19:36, NICK123321 said:

yes it accepts Emby credentials.

Emby Server credentials or Emby Connect credentials?  They are different (and a common cause of confusion!).

Paul

[NICK123321 2]

14 hours ago, pwhodges said:

Emby Server credentials or Emby Connect credentials?  They are different (and a common cause of confusion!).

Paul

Hi

it asks for Connect credentials, I played around with it but couldn’t see a way to direct it to a share?

[pwhodges 2012]

Are you sure that your user on your friend's server has been linked to your Connect account?

Paul

[NICK123321 2]

1 minute ago, pwhodges said:

Are you sure that your user on your friend's server has been linked to your Connect account?

Paul

I think so, I can access his media from my connect app

[pwhodges 2012]

What do you mean by "Connect app"?

Paul

[NICK123321 2]

1 hour ago, pwhodges said:

What do you mean by "Connect app"?

Paul

There’s to android apps, one is a server the other is connect?

I think that’s right lol

[pwhodges 2012]

There's the "Android TV" app, and there's the "Android" app, also referred to as Android Mobile.  The Android app is the focus of development, as it is planned to have it take over from the Android TV app - but it's not yet ready to do that, and some people are uncertain about it.

Anyway, either app can talk to the server when correctly set up.

In my experience, the commonest failure here is confusion between Connect and Server credentials.  Server credentials should always work; Connect credentials need a link setting up at the server first, but then don't require as much server details.  You need to be clear which credentials you actually have (the Connect one is the same as this forum), and that you are putting them into the right place in the app.

Paul

[Radiance76 4]

IMPlayer is a great tool that support iptv where (constructive criticism) emby was struggling with.

it supports emby integration via emby connect credentials. where now you can watch live tv outside of m3u formatted playlists when tv providers have switched over to XC API.

If we could integrate emby's tv feature to support this change then the emby app would be the goto app for all media content.

 

I use IMPlayer for all iptv needs and stay on my emby server for my specialized VOD content.

What i do notice is that IMPlayer is having tough times connecting to emby server and recently i have seen where credentials stored in it do not retain my emby credentials and server details after i have exited the app and restarted ii up.
 

[NICK123321 2]

2 hours ago, Radiance76 said:

IMPlayer is a great tool that support iptv where (constructive criticism) emby was struggling with.

it supports emby integration via emby connect credentials. where now you can watch live tv outside of m3u formatted playlists when tv providers have switched over to XC API.

If we could integrate emby's tv feature to support this change then the emby app would be the goto app for all media content.

 

I use IMPlayer for all iptv needs and stay on my emby server for my specialized VOD content.

What i do notice is that IMPlayer is having tough times connecting to emby server and recently i have seen where credentials stored in it do not retain my emby credentials and server details after i have exited the app and restarted ii up.
 

It would be great if Emby did support Iptv and x codes, it would be a complete package then and be the app to use for everything. ( I think I read your post correctly)

 

[Radiance76 4]

Correct. I love Emby and when I found out that iptv providers were going towards Extreme Codes and we were not having that feature supported in Emby had forced me to look at alternatives.

If Emby could support XC, that would make Emby the goto app for everything. like you pointed out.

IMPlayer is going in that direction, but they are still forcing users to have android based setups to support the app and from working with a friend last night, it seems the app does not retain the emby connection details after the app reboots.

I would encourage the Emby devs to take a look at this as this could be what brings Emby to the next level. Users will still be able to have Emby play on almost all facets of devices and bridging the  next Gen iptv services via XC would make Emby G.O.A.T.

 

In my opinion, lol. (other may differ)

[ebr 16177]

Hi.  Sorry but we don't have any current plans to support XCodes.  Thanks.