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+---- Thread: AndroidTV as WebApp? (/t-androidtv-as-webapp)
AndroidTV as WebApp? - asdfgugus - 2023-10-22
Currently all the features need to be implemented for jellyfin-web and AndroidTV.
Wouldn't it be possible to integrate jellyfin-web to the AndroidTV app? Similar to the WebOS and Android clients.
RE: AndroidTV as WebApp? - niels - 2023-10-22
No plans for that
RE: AndroidTV as WebApp? - niels - 2023-10-22
To elaborate:
- We already have a fully native app that is actively being worked on
- A lot of Android TV devices don't get frequent update and thus have outdated webviews making it hard to support
- A lot of Android TV devices have low specifications making webapps slow
- The video/audio player still needs to be implemented natively to avoid transcoding as much as possible, this component is also the one that needs the most work.
- Eventually the mobile Android app will also be fully native
RE: AndroidTV as WebApp? - Ereb_Zx - 2024-01-20
That's such a shame. I've been using Jellyfin on my LG C2 with custom jellyfin-web to support skip intro plugin and grey subtitles, as well as some custom css with round corners, round icons, different font and a bit of blur here and there, and it's so nice to use, and works perfectly.
Compared to that, it's a completely different experience on my parents TCL Google TV. It looks and feels completely different, and not in a good way.
It would be nice to have an option to use jellyfin web ui on Android TV (maybe a switch in the settings or something) so people like me can have a coherent experience and design across different devices, while still keeping the native client as a default option, especially for lower specifications hardware.