Possible to get Emby on Apple TV 3

[embyben 6]

I've jailbroken an Apple TV 3,1. 

The blackb0x jailbreak installs Kodi 14.2 Helix. I haven't figured out how to update this to a later version yet. 

Is it possible to install a version of emby over SSH on the ATV3,1 ?

[Luke 42077]

Hi, are you not able to use the store?

[embyben 6]

Thanks for the reply @Luke

Apple TV3 - tvOS v8 does not have an AppStore. Only ATV4 onwards. 

Kodi 14.2 and SSH is installed on ATV3's with the latest BlackB0x jailbreak. 

I can't install the EmbyCon Add-On with Kodi 14.2.  (works with Kodi 19 onwards)

I have several ATV3's and there are still several around today. I think it's good to repurpose old hardware as much as possible before throwing them to waste. 

Any assistance updating Kodi on the ATV3 to a useable version for Emby, or perhaps help compiling Kodi (open-source) for an ATV3 (arm) would be massively appreciated (you'd be helping the environment  )

 

Family-Room-Apple-TV:~ root# uname -a

Darwin Family-Room-Apple-TV 14.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Jan 29 18:51:13 PST 2021; root:xnu-2784.40.6~93/MarijuanARM_S5L8947X AppleTV3,1 arm J33AP Darwin

 

Edited January 2, 2024 by embyben

[embyben 6]

Or would it at all be feasible to compile and build the Emby app for the ATV3 arm processor and make it installable via SSH ?

That would be awesome!

[embyben 6]

I was able to access my media server (over VPN) from my girlfriends ATV3, using Plex. I've always preferred Emby over Plex. I don't want to switch to plex. Emby is why i paid for a lifetime subscription... 

Hoping someone takes on the challenge to create an ATV3 emby client. 

[Luke 42077]

OK there's no Emby app for such an old version of tvOS. Maybe you can get Kodi going, but even if you do, the Emby addons for that might require a newer version than 14.

[ebr 16169]

Hi.  That old version of the Apple TV doesn't even have the entire framework under which our app is developed unfortunately.  That was introduced with v4.