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title: 'Jellyfin Android 2.5.0'
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description: 'Bitrate selection, player improvements and quality-of-life tweaks'
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authors: Maxr1998
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date: 2023-05-14
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slug: android-v2.5.0
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tags: [release, android]
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---
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It has been a long while since the last update, but after an extended beta testing period
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with plenty of bug reports (thanks, by the way!) and subsequent fixes,
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we're excited to finally announce a new major update to the Jellyfin app for Android.
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Version 2.5.0 again focuses on improvements to the integrated player, and brings various new features,
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many bug fixes and a lot of technical maintenance and rewrites.
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Read on to learn more!
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## Integrated Player Improvements
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In this release, we finally introduce the highly requested bitrate selection
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so that you can transcode to lower resolutions to save your precious mobile data while on the go.
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The audio and subtitle track selection was reworked and improved multiple times and should be a lot more robust now.
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Thanks to everyone who reported bugs! The complicated nature of various playback methods,
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inconsistencies between the server and ExoPlayer and misconceptions about their inner workings
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caused countless edge cases that could only be discovered through a lot of trial and error.
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The player interface itself now has a back button to close the player and
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a new playback option was added to pick between hardware and software decoding,
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if the default hardware decoder causes issues for the currently played video.
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In the client settings (which you should make sure to check out) we added the option to pick the initial orientation for video playback and
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now allow choosing whether you want video with SSA subtitles to be transcoded (for full styling support) or not (to direct play with limited styling).
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There's also a link to the operating system's subtitle customization settings, which the integrated player uses to style your subtitles.
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Note that the subtitle settings in the Jellyfin settings only apply to the web player due to technical reasons.
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Talking subtitles, the player now supports the PGSSUB codec without transcoding.
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## Other Tweaks
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Thanks to [@susonthapa](https://github.com/susonthapa), the app now shows a splash screen with the Jellyfin logo on start,
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instead of the previous, boring gray screen where you didn't see whether the app was actually doing anything.
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While the app is connecting, there's now a cancel button so that you can quickly jump to the connect screen
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to select a different server if the current one isn't available at the moment.
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The connect screen itself was reworked and rewritten for a slightly cleaner design and easier maintenance.
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We also added a monochrome icon so that Jellyfin will look great on your home screen on supported launchers on Android 13 and above.
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## Full Release Notes
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The complete list of changes for this release with all merged pull requests can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android/releases/tag/v2.5.0).
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## Contributors
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Jellyfin is developed by volunteer contributors, and we couldn't do without their great skills and dedication.
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They don't get paid by any organizations, so consider donating if you appreciate their work.
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A big shout-out to all contributors that made this release possible:
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**Jellyfin Team**
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- [@Maxr1998](https://github.com/Maxr1998) - Sponsor via [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Maxr1998)
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- [@nielsvanvelzen](https://github.com/nielsvanvelzen) - Sponsor via [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/nielsvanvelzen)
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**Other contributors**
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- [@susonthapa](https://github.com/susonthapa)
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- [@mingyech](https://github.com/mingyech)
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- [@colonelpopcorn](https://github.com/colonelpopcorn)
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- [@Irishsmurf](https://github.com/Irishsmurf)
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- [@eglia](https://github.com/eglia)
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- [@nalsai](https://github.com/nalsai)
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We'd also like to thank everyone who reported bugs, provided feedback and participated in beta testing!
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If you have some experience with Android development and are interested in contributing yourself,
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feel free to dive into the source code [on GitHub](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android) and open pull requests.
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Alternatively, you can help with translating the app into your language on our [Weblate](https://translate.jellyfin.org/projects/jellyfin-android/jellyfin-android/).
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## Download Now
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<a className="margin-right--md" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jellyfin.mobile">
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<img width="153" alt="Jellyfin on Google Play" src="/images/store-icons/google-play.png" />
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</a>
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<a className="margin-right--md" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081RFTTQ9">
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<img width="153" alt="Jellyfin on Amazon App Store" src="/images/store-icons/amazon.png" />
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</a>
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<a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jellyfin.mobile/">
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<img width="153" alt="Jellyfin on F-Droid" src="/images/store-icons/fdroid.png" />
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</a>
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Direct downloads are available for sideloading at [repo.jellyfin.org](https://repo.jellyfin.org/releases/client/android/)
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or in the [GitHub release assets](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android/releases/tag/v2.5.0).
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You can also join our [beta program on Google Play](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.jellyfin.mobile) and help test new versions before they're released to the public.
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