Why are the Android TV and WebOS apps so different?

[FunctionDJ]

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.

[crobibero]

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.

[FunctionDJ]

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 ^^

[bgilden]

Is there support for folder views of the media?

[FunctionDJ]

Thread hijacking..?

[TheDreadPirate]

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.