This is one of the more anticipated updates from Stremio, and it was a tough one to release. We made an attempt at releasing with Media3 (also known as ExoPlayer) v1.4.0-alpha02 (updated from v1.3.0). Although our testers couldn’t find any obvious bugs, our users did. Within 3 days we released a hotfix downgrading from v1.4.0-alpha2…
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Stremio Launch on Boot for Android TV
We recently created an app called “Stremio Launch on Boot” for the RPI5 & 4 release. This app gives the option of making the Stremio app start on Android TV device boot. We didn’t want to limit the possibility of other Android TV users to use this app too (if they so wish) so we…
How to Install Stremio on Meta Quest
Update: You can now download “Stremio” (VR version) from the Meta Store! Stremio users have been using our app on Meta Quest devices for some time, so we thought it may help others if we made an official guide about how to install the app on these devices. While Stremio does not have a dedicated…
Stremio OS is Now Available for Raspberry Pi 5 & 4
We are happy to announce that Stremio is now available for Raspberry Pi 5 and 4, installable on an SD card (of at least 8GB). Note: While the Raspberry Pi 5 is fully capable of smooth 4K playback, Raspberry Pi 4 will not be able to play 4K content due to hardware limitations. This release…
Hotfix: Official OpenSubtitles Addon Fixed
We were made aware by our users that the official OpenSubtitles addon stopped working friday morning. We investigated the issue, and our conclusion is that it was caused by a change in the OpenSubtitles API that we were not made aware of. We deployed a fix and everything should be working as expected again.
Android TV Hotfix
We received many reports regarding playback issues from thursday’s release, today we made an update with the following changes: Reverted “Automatically switch to libVLC when Media3 (ExoPlayer) starts with audio only but no video frame was rendered” Downgraded Media3 (ExoPlayer) from 1.4.0-alpha02 to 1.3.1 For those that use Android TV devices that do not include…
Stremio Tech Update #31 – Stremio Android TV Updated
It’s been some time since our last tech update, as we were busy releasing the LG TV Stremio app. This update is all about Android TV, let’s see what changed: Updated Media3 (ExoPlayer) version to 1.4.0-alpha02 Fixed an issue where the watched time was not progressing properly in some cases Fixed an issue where audio…
Stremio is now available on LG TVs for models 2020+
We are happy to announce, that after a long review process, today we received this message: Dear Seller, This is LG Seller Lounge.Thank you for your inquiry. The Stremio app was approved today.Thank you for your patience. Stremio is now available in the LG TV (WebOS) App Store for all models from year 2020 onwards!(we currently have no plans of supporting older models) When…
Stremio Tech Update #30 – Mega Update
We are in the process of releasing new versions of all Stremio apps! Let’s see what changed. Stremio Web: Add watched indicator Add search history and search suggestions Add remote endpoint setting Translate official catalog names Added an M3U option for external player setting Replaced pagination on library for infinite scrolling Add mark as watched…
Stremio Tech Update #29 – Stremio Mobile Updated
We updated the Stremio Android Mobile app! Here’s what changed: Fixed a bug where subtitles would not be retrieved for all installed subtitle addons Fixed a bug where the “share” button would sometimes show on the metadata page, but pressing it would cause the app to crash Stay tuned as we have many surprises planned…