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Jellyfin for Android TV
Part of the Jellyfin Project

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Jellyfin for Android TV is a Jellyfin client for Android TV, Nvidia Shield, and Amazon Fire TV devices. We welcome all contributions and pull
requests! If you have a larger feature in mind please open an issue so we can discuss the implementation before you start. 

 Building

The app uses Gradle and requires the Android SDK. We recommend using Android Studio, which includes all required dependencies, for
development and building. For manual building without Android Studio make sure a compatible JDK and Android SDK are installed and in your
PATH, then use the Gradle wrapper (./gradlew) to build the project with the assembleDebug Gradle task to generate an apk file:

shell
./gradlew assembleDebug


The task will create an APK file in the /app/build/outputs/apk/debug directory. This APK file uses a different app-id from our stable
builds and can be manually installed to your device.

 Branching

The master branch is the primary development branch and the target for all pull requests. It is unstable and may contain breaking
changes or unresolved bugs. For production deployments and forks, always use the latest release-x.y.z branch. Do not base production work
or long-lived forks on master.

Release branches are created at the start of a beta cycle and are kept up to date with each published release. Maintainers will cherry-pick
selected changes into release branches as needed for backports. These branches are reused for subsequent patch releases.

 Translating

Translations can be improved very easily from our Weblate
instance. Look through the following graphic to see if your native language could use some work! We cannot accept changes to translation
files via pull requests.

Top issues

Discussions

Latest release

Jellyfin for Android TV 0.20 is here! This release brings redesigned settings, improved video playback and subtitle support, better integration with external players, and plenty of enhancements across the app. Read about the highlights in our blog post or explore the full changelog below.

If you appreciate my work, you can show your support with a donation through Buy Me a Coffee or GitHub sponsors. Your support helps me continue improving and growing the app. Thank you!

 🌟 Highlights

- Add option to always burn in subtitles when transcoding 4459, by @GertSallaerts
- Require Android