Mikko VärriRE: https://fosstodon.org/@vmj/116470387082576368
Just released a small maintenance update of the app. Apparently it has been stable for those who have managed to try it.
I still need more people to enjoy #TIBtv on their #AndroidTV !
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Dekazeta 
Versión 31.73 de SmartTube, aplicación avanzada de YouTube para Android TV y TV box: https://www.dekazeta.net/foro/files/file/3561-smarttube-ex-smarttubenext/
SmartTube (ex SmartTubeNext)
SmartTube es una aplicación avanzada de YouTube para Android TV y TV box, gratuita y de código abierto. No es un cliente de TV en vivo y no es compatible con "YouTube TV". Características principales de SmartTube: Sin anuncios Diseñado para pantallas de TV Resolución de vídeo de hasta 8K Inicie s...
Roby Ivanov
Italian News by RSSPunto Informatico: Android TV box: streaming pirata con malware incluso
Gli Android TV box economici (spesso di origine cinese) possono nascondere backdoor o altri malware nel firmware e diventare nodi di una botnet.
The post Android TV box: streaming pirata con malware incluso appeared first on Punto Informatico.
Android TV box: illegal streaming with malware included.
Cheap Android TV boxes (often of Chinese origin) can hide backdoors or other malware in the firmware and become nodes in a botnet.
https://www.punto-informatico.it/android-tv-box-streaming-pirata-malware-incluso/
Byte-Pulse🤖 Google TV Gets Smart: Gemini AI and New Remotes On The Way
Google TV is rolling out Gemini AI for smarter content discovery and introducing pointer remotes. Get ready for a more intuitive viewing experience.
https://www.byte-pulse.net/article/google-tv-gets-smart-gemini-ai-and-new-remotes-on-the-way
AfterDawnGoogle TV / Android TV saa tuen liikeohjattaville kaukosäätimille sekä kattavamman haun tekoälyn avulla.
https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/05/20/google-tv-android-tv-liikeohjattava-kaukosaadin
MikaEvery time I see people complaining on the #Plex subreddit about their deteriorating exp, which is all the time, and now seeing people complaining abt the ridiculous increase in price of their one-time payment plan (which to my recollection was already increased super recently) - makes me grateful I hadn't decided on paying for Plex to stay on it, but rather migrate away to a #FOSS platform which was #Jellyfin.
I understood people's decision to stay on Plex because it was 'better' than Jellyfin - at least OOTB, but I swear to god the margin wasn't a lot, and now the margin's decreased to almost nothing and in a lot of aspects, Jellyfin IS better, tho it's not without its own issues but that applies to Plex too. Trust me when I say I'm not biased just bcos Jellyfin is FOSS lol, I really am saying the way it is (for me).
The only issues I had (when migrating from Plex) or I'm still having on Jellyfin (that I didn't on Plex):
- Subtitle desync: does happen for certain media/under certain conditions - this is infuriating when it happens, but fortunately, does not happen all the time and can often be worked around
- 'Non-ideal' web UI: easily fixable/customisable using custom CSS you could grab online - applies globally too (i.e. to all users)
- 'Non-ideal' clients: no longer an issue with the plethora of amazing third-party clients we have like #Streamyfin on #iOS/#Android, and #Wholphin on #AndroidTV (the best of all of em, better or at least on par with Plex). I know that this space is still severely lacking on #Apple TV and maybe the more obscure platforms like game consoles but I hope that changes soon enough
- Media files in symlink dirs not being served/discovered: still an issue for me, but likely not an issue/necessary use case to most people. It did work on Plex tho which was nice
- Metadata management: is a little confusing at first compared to Plex which was more PnP, but there are guides out there (including my own) that gets you set up once and you're golden forever
Otherwise, everything else dats straight up better:
- Insaneeeee wealth of custom plugins that's straight up upgrades your Jellyfin server for the freaking better in any aspects you could think of
- Skip intro support in all clients and it just freaking works
- Hardware transcoding support for absolutely free
- Downloads for offline viewing a la #Netflix and such on your mobile clients, for free, and it actually works (unlike Plex). You could even choose the quality, audio, subs etc. to download for your media
- Being able to still access your Jellyfin server and watch content 'online' when there's no internet cos it's completely local - unlike Plex OOTB
- User management is a lot simpler since it's local, with plenty of customisation support like enforcing age rating on media per-user etc.
- Able to login using a randomly generated code from any of your logged in devices - set a 'PIN' even for each 'profile' on your TV a la Netflix
Plenty more, honestly.
I understood people's decision to stay on Plex because it was 'better' than Jellyfin - at least OOTB, but I swear to god the margin wasn't a lot, and now the margin's decreased to almost nothing and in a lot of aspects, Jellyfin IS better, tho it's not without its own issues but that applies to Plex too. Trust me when I say I'm not biased just bcos Jellyfin is FOSS lol, I really am saying the way it is (for me).
The only issues I had (when migrating from Plex) or I'm still having on Jellyfin (that I didn't on Plex):
- Subtitle desync: does happen for certain media/under certain conditions - this is infuriating when it happens, but fortunately, does not happen all the time and can often be worked around
- 'Non-ideal' web UI: easily fixable/customisable using custom CSS you could grab online - applies globally too (i.e. to all users)
- 'Non-ideal' clients: no longer an issue with the plethora of amazing third-party clients we have like #Streamyfin on #iOS/#Android, and #Wholphin on #AndroidTV (the best of all of em, better or at least on par with Plex). I know that this space is still severely lacking on #Apple TV and maybe the more obscure platforms like game consoles but I hope that changes soon enough
- Media files in symlink dirs not being served/discovered: still an issue for me, but likely not an issue/necessary use case to most people. It did work on Plex tho which was nice
- Metadata management: is a little confusing at first compared to Plex which was more PnP, but there are guides out there (including my own) that gets you set up once and you're golden forever
Otherwise, everything else dats straight up better:
- Insaneeeee wealth of custom plugins that's straight up upgrades your Jellyfin server for the freaking better in any aspects you could think of
- Skip intro support in all clients and it just freaking works
- Hardware transcoding support for absolutely free
- Downloads for offline viewing a la #Netflix and such on your mobile clients, for free, and it actually works (unlike Plex). You could even choose the quality, audio, subs etc. to download for your media
- Being able to still access your Jellyfin server and watch content 'online' when there's no internet cos it's completely local - unlike Plex OOTB
- User management is a lot simpler since it's local, with plenty of customisation support like enforcing age rating on media per-user etc.
- Able to login using a randomly generated code from any of your logged in devices - set a 'PIN' even for each 'profile' on your TV a la Netflix
Plenty more, honestly.
Boerps ☑️Auf dem Android-TV unbrauchbar. Kann man blockieren.
"Die Youtube-App auf Smart-TVs soll künftig nicht mehr nur Videos und Werbung zeigen, sondern auch den Kauf beworbener Produkte direkt auf dem Fernseher ermöglichen. Vorgestellt wurde die Funktion am Brandcast 2026. Unter dem Namen "Mit Google Pay kaufen" soll ein Einkauf auf Connected-TVs mit zwei Klicks möglich sein."
https://www.itmagazine.ch/artikel/87173/YouTube_macht_die_TV-App_noch_kommerzieller.html
myHome.zoneDas Ende des linearen Fernsehens?!
Die Idee zu diesem Beitrag kam mir an Silvester 2025/2026 – ausgerechnet bei einem Fernsehklassiker, der wie kaum ein anderer für lineares TV steht: Dinner for One. Meine Frau und ich wollten die Sendung wie jedes Jahr schauen, stellten aber schnell fest, dass wir gar keinen Zugriff mehr auf klassisches Fernsehen hatten. Kein DVB-C, kein DVB-S, kein Umschalten, kein Programmführer. Stattdessen öffneten wir YouTube, sahen das Original und direkt im Anschluss die herrlich schräge Parodie von Otto Waalkes und Ralf Schmitz. Dieser Moment war für mich der endgültige Beweis: Das lineare Fernsehen, wie wir es Jahrzehnte kannten, ist in meinem Smart-Home Geschichte. In diesem Beitrag erzähle ich euch von meiner Reise weg von der SAT-Schüssel hin zum reinen App-basierten Streaming. […]
Steve Hill 🏴🇪🇺Wow, my #AndroidTv is advertising "rental" of #ProjectHailMary for "only" £15.99... think I will wait to buy it on DVD, probably for a similar price!