Firestick - Android App feedback

[thefad3done 3]

After seeing a message on the older Emby for Firestick app to use the Android app instead - I have been using it now for a week or so and I have some feedback regarding it.
 

Are you still watching prompt

• This feature on the Android app seems to be buggy. Sometimes the prompt doesn't appear for ages, and when it does appear - it comes up multiple times (sometimes up to 7 times) one after another. This is after clicking "Still watching"

Unable to "close/exit" emby

• On the for Firestick version of the app, if I was to come out of Emby or pause and walk away, the app closes fully and I'd have to relaunch it (which I was fine with).
  On the Android version - it's always active. So if pause and go away or even if I go back to the main Firestick homepage. Going back to Emby - I am still on the media I am watching (just paused). It feels like the app is constantly running and keeping the server active for no reason when the app is being used. I've checked on the admin of Emby and the connection is still active (albeit not "playing" it's still an active stream) although I am not using the Firestick. Even when turning off the TV, it's still active and doesn't shut down.
  This didn't happen on the Firestick version of the app at all, but this version of the app is outdated so isn't viable to continue using.
• There isn't a way to Exit/close emby like there is with say, the LG Tv App - where pressing back brings up a prompt "Do you want to exit the app?".

[CBers 7450]

You can add feedback here. 

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/89802-emby-for-android-match-androidtv-app/

[Luke 42077]

Hi, no you're in the right place. What version number of the app are you on?

[thefad3done 3]

27 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, no you're in the right place. What version number of the app are you on?

Believe I'm on 3.4.36 according to the text under the app ettings menu. Was downloaded directly from the Firestick app store (where the notification on the old for firestick app took me)

[Luke 42077]

OK there are some fixes related to are you still watching in the next update to the app.

Regarding exiting, can't you just back your way out of the app, or click the home button on the remote?

[thefad3done 3]

Yes, this does work most of the time. I have had instances of it not working however. Something that has occurred occasionally for me is when I am watching an item of which I got to from the "continue watching" widget on the homepage, clicking back doesn't always go back to the emby homepage. It just brings up the side menu. Clicking back again just hides it and continuing to do that just repeats the menu showing and hiding again. In order to exit i have to navigate to home manually and then I can exit pressing back. Not sure exactly what causes this to occur and most of the time it goes back through the screens to the homepage as expected. Seems to be quite a randomly occurring thing. Not a massive issue but thought best mention it.

Re: some of my other points. . I've managed to sort most things Ibhave encountered with the app appearing not to close. An update to my TV caused the hdmi link feature to the firestick to go wrong so it wasn't sending the signals to say the TV is off etc. Setting that back up again sorted it.

Edited March 6, 2025 by thefad3done
corrected typos

[Luke 42077]

Ok we’ll take a look at that. Thanks.