Stremio unveils the (long awaited) Android TV app today! You can install it from Google Play or download it from our official website (under “Stremio for Android TV”). Stremio for Android TV was built for D-pad navigation, is optimised for the Android TV environment and uses ExoPlayer as the internal video library. (instead of VLC,…
We Added an “Ultra Fast” Torrent Profile to Desktop and Android Apps
Today we released a new version of the Desktop and Android apps which includes a new torrent profile: “Ultra Fast”! This new setting should help those that mentioned slow download speeds in the past, but do also keep in mind that this cannot be a complete solution, the seed count of torrent streams is always…
Stremio Tech Update #18 – Better Android Performance, 4K Playback and more!
We released Stremio Android (v1.5.0)! Stremio Android changes:– Greatly improved performance on low end devices– Improved playback of 4K streams in internal player (it is important to set the caching setting to “no cache”, this setting is much better for streaming large videos when using android devices that have little disk space)– Support auto-selecting audio track– Fix for tracking…
Stremio Tech Update #17 – Cinemeta Fixes, Android External Player Features, Auto-selecting Embedded Subtitles and more!
We released Stremio Android (v1.4.23) and Stremio Desktop (Web UI v4.4.155)! Stremio Android changes:– Updated Cinemeta: fixes an issue where the “New” catalog would not load additional pages in Discover– Mark episodes as watched on long press– Support for auto-selecting embedded subtitles– Progress from external players: VLC, MPV, MX is now processed in Stremio– Improved…
Stremio Tech Update #16 – Cinemeta Update and Incident Report
We released Stremio Android (v1.4.22) and Stremio Desktop (Web UI v4.4.152)! Stremio Android changes:– fixed an issue where the Library would be missing posters for some users– updated Cinemeta– updated translations Stremio Desktop changes:– updated Cinemeta– updated translations We have been working hard on improving Cinemeta for the last few months, primarily to ensure that…
Stremio Tech Update #15 – Android HDR, Audio Passthrough, Playback Speed and more!
A month ago we released an Android version that had (experimental) HDR support, since then we worked closely with our users testing this feature in order to improve it. We now bring you Stremio v1.4.20 for Android, let’s see what changed! – New and improved HDR support– Digital Audio Output (passthrough) Setting (this setting is…
Stremio Tech Update #14 – HDR on Android and more!
Update: a new version (v1.4.20) was released with more HDR improvements, you can read about it here. This was an Android only update (v1.4.15), and it includes one of the most anticipated features: HDR support on Android! Other changes included in this release:– New hardware-accelerated decoding settings: Automatic, Decoding Acceleration (we recommend that users try…
Stremio Desktop Adds Play Next Button
A new button has been added to Stremio Desktop: Play Next! The “Play Next” button will be shown in the bottom left corner, next to the Play / Pause button: A few things that should be known about the new “Play Next” button:– This button currently only shows for series– The user must have “Auto-play…
Stremio Tech Update #13
We just released a mega update for Stremio Desktop (Web UI v4.4.144), let’s see what changed! Next Episode Notification When watching series, you might notice the new “next episode notification”: This feature is enabled by default and can be disabled in the settings under “Player” -> “Show notification to start next episode”, there is also…
Stremio Tech Update #12
It’s been a while since our last Tech Update, here’s what changed: Android App Improved General Performance Improved Chromecast Casting (you can now cast any video without missing audio or video) Filenames Are Now Passed to External Video Players (such as VLC, which can now find subtitles for videos too based on filename) Added a…