We recently learned a new abbreviation: GDPR. It doesn’t stand for “Go do PR” or something equally silly but for General Data Protection Regulation. This mythical creature is a piece of legislation that the European Union has created to reflect the more and more ways personal data is collected, stored and managed for EU citizens….
Category: Stremio News
Stremio Reached 5 Million Users
This month, we have come to a new milestone, and one we are quite proud of: Stremio has reached 5 million users. Five million people across the globe have chosen our platform for their video entertainment needs, and use our desktop, iOS and Android apps on a regular basis. We must admit, we are incredibly…
Thе New Stremio Logo: Evolving Together with the Service
The Stremio logo that you know and recognize was created back in 2015. To an outsider, this may seem like a short period of time; to us, however, these 3 years feel like an eternity – this is how much our platform has evolved. We started out with just a few users. Then we reached…
YouTube Tightens Its Partners Program, Stremio to the Rescue
Mid-January, YouTube rolled out an unexpected change: new rules for monetization of the video content uploaded to the site. The changes went into effect this week and from now on, content creators who haven’t hit the target of 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months are no longer eligible for…
Update on MPV CVE-2018-6360
It was recently discovered that the mpv player is vulnerable to an remote execution attack, as documented below: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/5456 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6360/ Since our desktop app uses libmpv, we immediately dispatched our security experts to investigate. We are happy to report that the conclusion is, Stremio is NOT vulnerable to this attack. Our desktop application uses a…
Shutting Down Ads on Stremio in Anticipation of AdEx Launch
If you are a regular Stremio user, you have noticed that our desktop and mobile apps do sometimes show ads. Our Android users also had the choice between seeing advertisements, or volunteering some of their device resources to enjoy an ad-free experience. We are now changing this, and for the time being, no more ads…
Stremio for iOS v. 2.30.7: What’s New
We have released a new version of the Stremio app for iOS – you can go ahead and upgrade it, if you haven’t done so yet. Here is what is new.
How to use your smartphone as a remote control for Stremio
Recently, we launched an amazing function: using your smartphone as a remote control for your desktop Stremio app. This is a quick tutorial on how to start using it in 5 easy steps.
Stremio 4.0: What’s New
A couple of months ago we announced the beta version of Stremio 4.0. We are now happy to announce that we have rolled a new version of our desktop app with a few notable improvements and an awesome new feature: the Stremio remote control!
FilmOn Addon on Stremio Discontinued
FilmOn have discontinued free SD watching and the respective Stremio add-on is affected.