jellyfin/jellyfin-android v2.7.0-beta.1 on GitHub

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🐛 Beta information

Beta versions are not guaranteed to work as expected. We encourage users to create detailed bug reports if any problems arise. Read our blog post for more information about our Android beta programs.

🏗️ Enhancements

Add long press event for speeding up playing #1020, by @Ank1996
Load media session artwork from content provider #1558, by @Maxr1998
Implement DownloadManagement app feature in nativeshell #1627, by @nielsvanvelzen
Update workflows & issue template config #1630, by @nielsvanvelzen
Add chapter skipping support to exoplayer client #1646, by @CeruleanRed
Migrate to media3 #1655, by @nielsvanvelzen
Update coil dependency from 2.7.0 to 3.2.0 #1669, by @cameocoder
Use kotlin time over manual math for tick conversions #1680, by @CeruleanRed
Add button for ask-to-skip media segments #1685, by @CeruleanRed
Update app build script for Gradle 9 compatibility #1738, by @nielsvanvelzen
Remove direct dependencies on OkHttp/Okio #1740, by @nielsvanvelzen
Target SDK 36 (Android 16) #1756, by @nielsvanvelzen
Update SDK to 1.7.0-beta.4 #1757, by @nielsvanvelzen
Enable per-app language preferences #1821, by @TheMrMilchmann
Port video title format from web client #1824, by @rodis120
Add CodecProfile conditions to DeviceProfileBuilder so video codec profiles are correctly restricted from direct playing (ExoPlayer only) #1889, by @comp500
Add horizontal seek gesture support with overlay feedback #1895, by @SJJ-dot
Migrate downloads UI to Compose #1948, by @Maxr1998
Update app title in fastlane metadata #1955, by @nielsvanvelzen
Dynamically query device H264 max level for WebView device profile #1956, by @stumpylog
Add android auto support #1972, by @nielsvanvelzen
Replace loadUrl("javascript:...") with evaluateJavascript in WebViewFragment #1980, by @jim-daf
Add audiobook support to Android Auto #1984, by @nielsvanvelzen
Improve letter navigation in Android Auto #1985, by @nielsvanvelzen
Add fallback icons to Android Auto items #1986, by @nielsvanvelzen
Update naming in some places #1991, by @nielsvanvelzen
Make playlists a top-level item in Android Auto #1993, by @nielsvanvelzen
Add item expansion to Android Auto to play entire album/playlist/etc #1994, by @nielsvanvelzen
Rewrite download support #2015, by @nielsvanvelzen
Use Android TV linter configuration #2016, by @nielsvanvelzen
Improve audiobook support to Android Auto #2017, by @jordanmichaelrushing
Download primary image for offline files and store files in database #2019, by @nielsvanvelzen
Move Android versions to catalog #2023, by @nielsvanvelzen
Use .tools-versions file for Java version in GitHub workflows #2024, by @nielsvanvelzen
Sign APK/AAB via Gradle build #2025, by @nielsvanvelzen
Request download folder if unset #2029, by @nielsvanvelzen
Show message when there are no downloads #2030, by @nielsvanvelzen
Reduce API calls when starting playback on Android Auto #2032, by @nielsvanvelzen
Play downloaded audio in external app #2034, by @nielsvanvelzen

🔧 Bugfixes

Fix episode autoplay preference having no effect #1479, by @lfranke42
Fix syntax error in native shell JavaScript #1643, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix integrated player control under camera cutout #1648, by @miikaforma
Revert NativePlayer.seek to use ticks and rename to seekTicks #1694, by @CeruleanRed
Remove repeated string in AVAILABLE_VIDEO_CODECS #1731, by @gert7
Fix some languages using wrong code #1778, by @nielsvanvelzen
Remove duplicate hebrew translations #1779, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix logo drawn behind status bar #1818, by @nielsvanvelzen
fix: + button in edit images in android app #1878, by @jagadam97
Fix NetworkOnMainThreadExceptions due to usage of Jellyfin SDK on main thread #1888, by @comp500
Fix Live TV stream end calls not releasing tuner on HDHR devices when used with Jellyfin Server 10.11.x #1892, by @VTRunner
Remove return from apphost #1900, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix title overflow in Player and Item Details screens in Portrait Mode on Mobile Phones #1920, by @DevGitPit
Fix bluetooth media keys for local video playback #1973, by @mherceg
Fix Android Auto navigation for artists and audiobooks #1992, by @nielsvanvelzen
Use artists API for querying artists in Android Auto #1996, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix missing translations in SearchLibraryPage #2018, by @nielsvanvelzen
Fix database migration for existing installs #2027, by @nielsvanvelzen
Handle null locale when web settings language is not configured #2028, by @BotBlake
Fix default download method not showing in settings #2033, by @nielsvanvelzen

🔃 Refactoring

Fix various linter and compiler warnings #1657, by @nielsvanvelzen
Remove dead code #1981, by @nielsvanvelzen
Change UserEntity.userId to UUID #1983, by @nielsvanvelzen

💡 Everything else

Add in app download functionality #1404, by @7ritn
Add opus to MP4 direct play profile #1463, by @thedreaddpirate
Prevent destruction of session, so that an app restart can reconnect (chromecast). #1469, by @Tukajo
Switch to binary-only Gradle distribution #1472, by @3flex
Fix deprecations in build scripts #1473, by @3flex
Update to Kotlin 2.0.20 #1474, by @3flex
Configure Room with Gradle plugin #1475, by @3flex
Add .kotlin directory to gitignore #1476, by @3flex
Implement media segment support #1507, by @jakobkukla
feat(external-player): add mpvkt #1531, by @s12f
Compile against SDK 35 (Android 15) #1556, by @Maxr1998
Add individual progress in download notification #1623, by @7ritn
Add auto migration for Room #1628, by @7ritn
rework issue forms #1634, by @BotBlake
Revert "Update dependency com.google.devtools.ksp to v2.2.0-2.0.2" #1699, by @nielsvanvelzen
Revert "Update Kotlin to v2.2.0" #1700, by @nielsvanvelzen
Better handle exiting on zero seconds for external players #1773, by @RonDen-DidIt
Add configurable playback buffer size for integrated player #1946, by @GeiserX
Remove LeakCanary #1975, by @nielsvanvelzen
Update pull request template #1976, by @nielsvanvelzen
Update merge conflict workflow #2020, by @nielsvanvelzen

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