New Folder Icons in 3.5.49

[ingmar_ehrig 7]

Honestly, this is getting ridiculous.

Not only are the folder overlays still there even though they have been disabled in the server settings and the client has been updated — now we get yet another overlay, displaying the runtime directly on top of the cover art. In my case, it sits right where my Emby icons are.

For crying out loud, please make these kinds of UI changes optional. Always. Just because someone on the development team likes a particular design choice does not mean the entire application should be changed for every user without asking, especially when there has been no community request for it in the first place.

The folder overlays already caused a huge backlash because they ruined the look of cover art across entire libraries, including music albums, where folder-based organization is perfectly normal. After all the complaints, these overlays were supposedly made optional — yet the setting still doesn't seem to work. And now there's another overlay on top of that.

What is going on here? This is starting to feel less like a product being developed in response to user needs and more like one person's personal design preferences being imposed on everyone else, regardless of whether users actually want them.

Please stop making intrusive visual changes by default. Give users control over their own interface, and make sure the options you provide actually work.

P.S.: There is already an option to display the runtime below the movie posters. So why add another overlay on top of the artwork?

P.P.S.: Sorry for grunting, but I'm really pissed right now...

Edited October 26 by ingmar_ehrig

[Luke 43532]

39 minutes ago, ingmar_ehrig said:

Honestly, this is getting ridiculous.

Not only are the folder overlays still there even though they have been disabled in the server settings and the client has been updated — now we get yet another overlay, displaying the runtime directly on top of the cover art. In my case, it sits right where my Emby icons are.

For crying out loud, please make these kinds of UI changes optional. Always. Just because someone on the development team likes a particular design choice does not mean the entire application should be changed for every user without asking, especially when there has been no community request for it in the first place.

The folder overlays already caused a huge backlash because they ruined the look of cover art across entire libraries, including music albums, where folder-based organization is perfectly normal. After all the complaints, these overlays were supposedly made optional — yet the setting still doesn't seem to work. And now there's another overlay on top of that.

What is going on here? This is starting to feel less like a product being developed in response to user needs and more like one person's personal design preferences being imposed on everyone else, regardless of whether users actually want them.

Please stop making intrusive visual changes by default. Give users control over their own interface, and make sure the options you provide actually work.

P.S.: There is already an option to display the runtime below the movie posters. So why add another overlay on top of the artwork?

P.P.S.: Sorry for grunting, but I'm really pissed right now...

Hi, what client are you referring to? What is the version number of the app?

[ingmar_ehrig 7]

I'm referring to Android Client 3.5.71, running on both my NVIDIA Shield TV Pro and my 3rd-generation Amazon Fire TV Cube, as well as the web client.

The folder overlay issue now only persists in the Android clients. Disabling folders on the server successfully removes them from the web client, so that part has been fixed there. However, folders are still displayed in both Android clients.

Additionally, the runtime overlay, which previously appeared only in the web client, is now also showing up in the Android clients following the latest update.

See screenshots from my ShieldTV Pro below.

[seanbuff 1452]

4 minutes ago, ingmar_ehrig said:

I'm referring to Android Client 3.5.71

Try again after updating to the latest version
 

 

[ingmar_ehrig 7]

And where do I get the 3.5.72? The direct download ARM64 APK is still 3.5.71 and the google play store version is as well 3.5.71.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/raw/master/android/emby-android-google-arm64-v8a-release.apk

 

 

Edited October 30 by ingmar_ehrig

[ingmar_ehrig 7]

Ok, nevermind. Somehow it's 3.5.72 now...

[Luke 43532]

There is a new option in display settings to turn off the folder outlines if you wish.

[joshhuggins 24]

On 10/30/2026 at 9:27 AM, Luke said:

There is a new option in display settings to turn off the folder outlines if you wish.

Thank you gang for adding this option, it's appreciated!