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Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different? - FunctionDJ - 2024-02-18
Hi, i'm a web developer but not a mobile or TV developer.
I own an LG G3 and tried the Jellyfin WebOS client but wasn't satisfied so i bought an NVIDIA Shield Pro 2019.
The Jellyfin Android TV app is better in some regards but since it seems to be a native client and not a jellyfin-web wrapper it also has some downsides (e.g. very poor subtitle support and unconventional seek forward/rewind).
Since there don't seem to be any appropriate web browsers for the Shield or Android TV in general, is it true that jellyfin-web can't really be used on Android TV?
And what is the reason why one Android version can't simply be compiled for both WebOS and Android TV?
While i don't have any Samsung (Tizen) TV, any infos on that could also be useful for others.
Thanks for all replies.
RE: Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different? - crobibero - 2024-02-18
Correct- many AndroidTV devices don’t have proper browser support. Therefore jellyfin-web can’t be used on those devices.
Tizen is also a web wrapper.
RE: Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different? - FunctionDJ - 2024-02-18
Interesting, thank you for the reply.
I guess to get an experience with fewer compromises i need to learn Android development to contribute changes 😂
I feel like i've tried everything else to get a better experience. Findroid is the best native experience for me so far but it doesn't run on Android TV.
I will try to fix subtitles ^^
RE: Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different? - bgilden - 2024-02-20
Is there support for folder views of the media?
RE: Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different? - FunctionDJ - 2024-02-20
Thread hijacking..?
RE: Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-02-20
(2024-02-20, 01:00 PM)bgilden Wrote: Is there support for folder views of the media?
Please start your own thread and provide more context. Especially since this not related to the thread.