Home videos & photos - how change view on TV/Android devices

[p0k3m0n 2]

Is it possible to change the display of the library in Home videos & photos mode? I'm talking about TV and devices, e.g. Android. Currently it displays in directory mode, which means that if I want to display only movies, I have to go to each directory separately, instead of displaying the whole thing in flat mode. It's the same with photos. This is completely unintuitive, because viewing private collections of videos and photos should be in the form of a gallery, without any internal structure. Can I change the display method?

[Abobader 3464]

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[GrimReaper 4740]

App Settings>Home Screen, set default landing page for desired library.

[p0k3m0n 2]

20 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

App Settings>Home Screen, set default landing page for desired library.

 Doesn't this only work for the web browser? I mean problem is displaying flat content in e.g. TV/VLC in DLNA client.

Edited January 9, 2025 by p0k3m0n

[GrimReaper 4740]

6 minutes ago, p0k3m0n said:

Doesn't this only work for the web browser?

Nope. 

43 minutes ago, p0k3m0n said:

I'm talking about TV and devices, e.g. Android.

 

[p0k3m0n 2]

Nope, sorry, doesnt work. I set library as "Home videos & photos", I change yours settings and on browser look great - flat view and switch on top of the page from "videos" to "folders", but in eg. VLC on Android it is still folder view by DLNA network connection.

[GrimReaper 4740]

Just now, p0k3m0n said:

eg. VLC on Android

These are support forums for Emby server and client apps - I honestly have no idea how does VLC present content. Maybe @Lukemight offer some insight. 

[Luke 42078]

2 minutes ago, p0k3m0n said:

Nope, sorry, doesnt work. I set library as "Home videos & photos", I change yours settings and on browser look great - flat view and switch on top of the page from "videos" to "folders", but in eg. VLC on Android it is still folder view by DLNA network connection.

Hi.  Can you try searching for our standard android app (Just "Emby" on Amazon and "Emby for Android on Google) on the same device's app store and see how that compares?

Thanks.

 

[p0k3m0n 2]

8 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

These are support forums for Emby server and client apps - I honestly have no idea how does VLC present content. Maybe @Lukemight offer some insight. 

I'll try the DLNA subforum. Thx.

Edited January 9, 2025 by p0k3m0n

[p0k3m0n 2]

7 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi.  Can you try searching for our standard android app (Just "Emby" on Amazon and "Emby for Android on Google) on the same device's app store and see how that compares?

On a predefined application (Emby) it works as it should. BTW: interesting piece of software.

[Luke 42078]

7 minutes ago, p0k3m0n said:

On a predefined application (Emby) it works as it should. BTW: interesting piece of software.

Hi, what does that mean?

[p0k3m0n 2]

8 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, what does that mean?

I have LG TV, so for me this is a solution to the problem. I wanted it to work on webOS and Android systems, and here is a supported client and it works great. VLC doesn't have to work in this case since I have a Emby client. I just didn't know that Emby has not only a server but also its own client software. Thank you all for your help.

Edited January 9, 2025 by p0k3m0n