v0.16.0

[nielsvanvelzen]

It has been a busy year with a lot of work on the Android TV app. After an extended beta period today is finally the day to leave it and publish a stable release. Read the blog post to learn about the changes in this release, or read the changelog below.

🌟 Highlights

• Show resumable episodes in smart screen for shows Show resumable episodes in smart screen for shows #2361, by @Clubfan22
• Show currently playing music on screensaver Show currently playing music on screensaver #2512, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add in-app screensaver Add in-app screensaver #2539, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add separate buttons for artists and album artists in music smart screen Add separate buttons for artists and album artists in music smart screen #2667, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use series poster in latest row when "prefer series thumbnails" is enabled Use series poster in latest row when "prefer series thumbnails" is enabled #3060, by @nielsvanvelzen

🏗️ Enhancements

• Add AV1 direct play support. Add AV1 direct play support. #2392, by @MWisBest
• Add playback rewrite backend and plugin systems Add playback rewrite backend and plugin systems #2401, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add media management preference Add media management preference #2415, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add ExoPlayer backend to playback rewrite Add ExoPlayer backend to playback rewrite #2427, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add PlaySessionService to playback rewrite Add PlaySessionService to playback rewrite #2428, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Update playback module with SDK 1.4.1 changes Update playback module with SDK 1.4.1 changes #2441, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add option to enable playback rewrite for audio Add option to enable playback rewrite for audio #2455, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add MediaSessionPlugin to playback rewrite Add MediaSessionPlugin to playback rewrite #2457, by @nielsvanvelzen
• adds "shuffle with" button if "always ask" is selected as preferred player. adds "shuffle with" button if "always ask" is selected as preferred player. #2459, by @tim-vk
• Add PlaybackManagerOptions for defaultRewindAmount and defaultFastForwardAmount Add PlaybackManagerOptions for defaultRewindAmount and defaultFastForwardAmount #2473, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Update item delete confirm message string Update item delete confirm message string #2477, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Rewrite LibraryDreamService with Compose Rewrite LibraryDreamService with Compose #2498, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Improve Android TV home screen recommendations Improve Android TV home screen recommendations #2515, by @OctoNezd
• Remove playlist creation from NowPlaying screen Remove playlist creation from NowPlaying screen #2523, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Update "Latest" media labels to be "Recently Added" Update "Latest" media labels to be "Recently Added" #2549, by @thornbill
• Always use getQuantityString() for time units Always use getQuantityString() for time units #2553, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix all string capitalization Fix all string capitalization #2563, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use plurals for amount of tracks in album / episodes in season Use plurals for amount of tracks in album / episodes in season #2571, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Explicitly use JDK 17 through gradle toolchains Explicitly use JDK 17 through gradle toolchains #2572, by @DavidFair
• Add blurHashPainter composable Add blurHashPainter composable #2585, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove watched indicator from empty series Remove watched indicator from empty series #2589, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add media manager implementation using new playback module Add media manager implementation using new playback module #2593, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add androidx.media2 MediaSessionService implementation Add androidx.media2 MediaSessionService implementation #2594, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Update and specify full action versions Update and specify full action versions #2600, by @1337joe
• Add (experimental) reactive homepage Add (experimental) reactive homepage #2644, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix BaseItemInfoRow not showing for persons Fix BaseItemInfoRow not showing for persons #2659, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Rewrite GridButton with Compose Rewrite GridButton with Compose #2670, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove BaseProfile Remove BaseProfile #2691, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate search to SDK to fix cancellation issues Migrate search to SDK to fix cancellation issues #2727, by @polson
• Fix screensaver support in video player Fix screensaver support in video player #2749, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate ExoPlayer to StyledPlayerView Migrate ExoPlayer to StyledPlayerView #2754, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add playback order support to playback rewrite Add playback order support to playback rewrite #2783, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Enable playback rewrite by default for music Enable playback rewrite by default for music #2802, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Rewrite media session code with androidx.media3 Rewrite media session code with androidx.media3 #2803, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add repeat mode to playback rewrite Add repeat mode to playback rewrite #2810, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Update unsupported server messages Update unsupported server messages #2815, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add volume state to playback rewrite Add volume state to playback rewrite #2817, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use fast forward & rewind durations from preferences Use fast forward & rewind durations from preferences #2825, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Replace Glide with Coil Replace Glide with Coil #2889, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove AccountManager support Remove AccountManager support #2890, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add preference to disable device type detection notification Add preference to disable device type detection notification #2892, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Improve codec info Improve codec info #2893, by @mohd-akram
• Add music progress to screensaver Add music progress to screensaver #2922, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add animation labels for Compose Add animation labels for Compose #2927, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Simplify defaultRewindAmount and defaultFastForwardAmount options Simplify defaultRewindAmount and defaultFastForwardAmount options #2928, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use rounded corner for item details image Use rounded corner for item details image #2929, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add (PlaySession-)identifier to MediaStream Add (PlaySession-)identifier to MediaStream #2935, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use Android 14 SDK (API 34) Use Android 14 SDK (API 34) #2957, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add margin to media grid Add margin to media grid #2964, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Folder improvements Folder improvements #2979, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Alignment changes to audio player Alignment changes to audio player #2995, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Add transcoding and remuxing Add transcoding and remuxing #3001, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Make aspect ratio setting use radio buttons Make aspect ratio setting use radio buttons #3012, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Grab background images no larger than the screen Grab background images no larger than the screen #3020, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Remove old user preference migrations (before 0.15) Remove old user preference migrations (before 0.15) #3041, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate ExternalPlayerActivity (mostly) to SDK Migrate ExternalPlayerActivity (mostly) to SDK #3055, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use vignette effect in screensaver to darken background image Use vignette effect in screensaver to darken background image #3061, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add initial playback capability testing Add initial playback capability testing #3062, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use layer-list for app_banner drawable Use layer-list for app_banner drawable #3085, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Enable support for Opus and FLAC in ExoPlayer Enable support for Opus and FLAC in ExoPlayer #3108, by @reacocard
• Support remux/transcode fallback in new music player Support remux/transcode fallback in new music player #3113, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Implement queue management in RewriteMediaManager Implement queue management in RewriteMediaManager #3137, by @nielsvanvelzen

💥 Crash fixes

• Revert "Update dependency com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs to v2.0.1" Revert "Update dependency com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs to v2.0.1" #2468, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix screensaver crash when loading an invalid backdrop image Fix screensaver crash when loading an invalid backdrop image #2567, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix crash when player controls are auto-hiding while closing the player Fix crash when player controls are auto-hiding while closing the player #2848, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix application crash on startup Fix application crash on startup #2884, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix crash when switching users while playing music Fix crash when switching users while playing music #2923, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Always use child fragment manager instead of activity fragment manager Always use child fragment manager instead of activity fragment manager #2939, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix crash when reusing actions in MyDetailsOverviewRowPresenter Fix crash when reusing actions in MyDetailsOverviewRowPresenter #2940, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Improve BaseRowItem refreshing (fix crash after item deletion) Improve BaseRowItem refreshing (fix crash after item deletion) #2949, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix crash when same item appears in queue multiple times Fix crash when same item appears in queue multiple times #2960, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix crash during media stream resolving for corrupt files Fix crash during media stream resolving for corrupt files #3056, by @nielsvanvelzen

🔧 Bugfixes

• Ignore missing notification permission from Glide Ignore missing notification permission from Glide #2422, by @teobaranga
• Fix crash when scaleType is null in AsyncImage Fix crash when scaleType is null in AsyncImage #2554, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix missing background in DreamContentLogo Fix missing background in DreamContentLogo #2560, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix playback rewrite audio queue in UI Fix playback rewrite audio queue in UI #2649, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Disable MPEG transport stream container in ExoPlayer Disable MPEG transport stream container in ExoPlayer #2695, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix ExoPlayer extensions not used for music playback Fix ExoPlayer extensions not used for music playback #2711, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove old screen locks Remove old screen locks #2746, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix HomeFragmentLatestRow using wrong import for runBlocking function Fix HomeFragmentLatestRow using wrong import for runBlocking function #2747, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add fallback image to LeanbackChannelWorker Add fallback image to LeanbackChannelWorker #2753, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix app closing when media finishes playing Fix app closing when media finishes playing #2756, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use navigation.goBack instead of activity finish in FullDetailsFragment Use navigation.goBack instead of activity finish in FullDetailsFragment #2757, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix view binding leak in fragments Fix view binding leak in fragments #2763, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix BackgroundService flickering Fix BackgroundService flickering #2773, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Disable custom key handling when using playback rewrite Disable custom key handling when using playback rewrite #2804, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix navigation reset called during back stack pop call Fix navigation reset called during back stack pop call #2869, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Add missing view action to StartupActivity Add missing view action to StartupActivity #2879, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix video player background not black Fix video player background not black #2895, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix wrong lifecycle state in NextUpFragment Fix wrong lifecycle state in NextUpFragment #2938, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix UI corruption when resuming the FullDetailsFragment Fix UI corruption when resuming the FullDetailsFragment #2943, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix ExoPlayerBackend not triggering onMediaStreamEnd correctly Fix ExoPlayerBackend not triggering onMediaStreamEnd correctly #2961, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove recordings from search results Remove recordings from search results #2973, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Synochronise music timers Synochronise music timers #2996, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Fix grid getting focus when empty Fix grid getting focus when empty #3003, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Fix user image being too cropped in Fix user image being too cropped in #3005, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Fix sync issue in ItemRowAdapterHelper Fix sync issue in ItemRowAdapterHelper #3024, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix blurry banners and thumbnails with fillWidth Fix blurry banners and thumbnails with fillWidth #3036, by @DoggoOfSpeed
• Fix ExternalPlayerActivity not using PreferenceStore.reset Fix ExternalPlayerActivity not using PreferenceStore.reset #3040, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Restore session on MainActivity stop Restore session on MainActivity stop #3054, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix progress bar positioning in view_row_details Fix progress bar positioning in view_row_details #3058, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix embedded subtitles not loading when subtitle filter on library Fix embedded subtitles not loading when subtitle filter on library #3090, by @horizon1250
• Fix playback stop reported twice Fix playback stop reported twice #3105, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix display mode not changing back when closing player Fix display mode not changing back when closing player #3115, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix GridButtonPresenter focus on old Android platforms Fix GridButtonPresenter focus on old Android platforms #3133, by @nielsvanvelzen

🔃 Refactoring

• Remove gradlew-update.yaml workflow Remove gradlew-update.yaml workflow #2445, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Split MediaManager into interface and implementation Split MediaManager into interface and implementation #2453, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Split MediaManager into MediaManager and VideoQueueManager Split MediaManager into MediaManager and VideoQueueManager #2458, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove selected photo item from MediaManager and do some more cleaning Remove selected photo item from MediaManager and do some more cleaning #2461, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Replace sharedViewModel with activityViewModel Replace sharedViewModel with activityViewModel #2518, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Replace deprecated Bundle.get with Bundle.getParcelable Replace deprecated Bundle.get with Bundle.getParcelable #2519, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Replace deprecated ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.REPLACE with ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE Replace deprecated ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.REPLACE with ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE #2524, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Refactor CustomPlaybackTransportControlGlue to extract logic into actions Refactor CustomPlaybackTransportControlGlue to extract logic into actions #2569, by @DavidFair
• Remove some unused drawables/strings/layouts Remove some unused drawables/strings/layouts #2570, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use ItemRowAdapterHelperKt.setItems for NextUpQuery in ItemRowAdapter Use ItemRowAdapterHelperKt.setItems for NextUpQuery in ItemRowAdapter #2641, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Rewrite background service UI with compose Rewrite background service UI with compose #2652, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Enable nonTransitiveRClass Enable nonTransitiveRClass #2664, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Enable nonFinalResIds Enable nonFinalResIds #2665, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate video player & next up screen to fragments Migrate video player & next up screen to fragments #2745, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Inline validateAuthentication extension into MainActivity Inline validateAuthentication extension into MainActivity #2758, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use context in ItemLauncher Use context in ItemLauncher #2760, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate some activity usages to context Migrate some activity usages to context #2761, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use view binding in MainActivity & StartupActivity Use view binding in MainActivity & StartupActivity #2762, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove left over search hint code Remove left over search hint code #2772, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Replace XML menus with Kotlin Replace XML menus with Kotlin #2779, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Convert queue service to core functionality Convert queue service to core functionality #2801, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove unused ProcessLifecycleInitializer Remove unused ProcessLifecycleInitializer #2880, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Use data object in sealed interfaces Use data object in sealed interfaces #2920, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Replace flow.collect usages with onEach & launchIn Replace flow.collect usages with onEach & launchIn #2925, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Remove Thread.sleep usages Remove Thread.sleep usages #3000, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fix compose deprecations Fix compose deprecations #3035, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Fully migrate ItemLauncher to SDK Fully migrate ItemLauncher to SDK #3045, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate ItemListView to SDK Migrate ItemListView to SDK #3046, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Migrate SuggestedMoviesFragment to SDK Migrate SuggestedMoviesFragment to SDK #3049, by @nielsvanvelzen

💡 Everything else

• Add androidx.compose.compiler to libraries section in version catalog Add androidx.compose.compiler to libraries section in version catalog #2491, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Revert "Update aboutlibraries to v10.6.0" Revert "Update aboutlibraries to v10.6.0" #2520, by @nielsvanvelzen
• Enable Renovate dependency dashboard Enable Renovate dependency dashboard #2774, by @nielsvanvelzen

Contributors

• @nielsvanvelzen
• @DoggoOfSpeed
• @DavidFair
• @jellyfin-bot
• @Clubfan22
• @MWisBest
• @teobaranga
• @tim-vk
• @OctoNezd
• @thornbill
• @1337joe
• @polson
• @mohd-akram
• @horizon1250
• @reacocard

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This discussion was created from the release v0.16.0.

[nylimited]

I have been reading your various threads with interest. Thank you for all that work!

Just one quick question and I'll go back to my quiet reading mode ... what happens to AndroidTV when Amazon switches to their (now called) Vega OS?

[thornbill]

I haven't seen any developer resources for it yet so 🤷‍♂️

[nielsvanvelzen]

This app will likely not work on their new OS because it doesn't use Android, so we will probably publish our web client to it.

[nylimited]

Thank you, both!