[krisroadruck]

They've made it pretty clear in a number of threads on Reddit that native apps for Samsung and LG are very low on the priority list. The standard advice tossed around is either to drop some coin on a shield, or cast from another device. I eventually ended up buying a shield, but once I did that, the main things that were annoying me on plex that originally motivated me to investigate Jellyfin turned out to be issues with the native TV apps, with the android version on the shield having none of the problems, so I ended up just switching back to plex. shrug

[heavyset_go]

> They've made it pretty clear in a number of threads on Reddit that native apps for Samsung and LG are very low on the priority list.

Low in priority insofar as there are not many developers with that hardware contributing to the project. If you have the hardware and free time to contribute, please do.

[mikeryan]

Both Samsung and LG have emulators that are fine for feature development. You don’t need the hardware and there are too many variations to even make that worthwhile.

[nsteel]

I guess technically that might work but developing software for a platform you don't use yourself is hard work when you're usually only rewarded with user complaints i.e. when you are not getting paid.

[alias_neo]

That's a real shame, and I had to switch to Emby for the WebOS app so my family could use it easily from the TV remote, at least I know the situation isn't likely to change in the near future.

I think it's a mistake for them not to put huge effort into TV apps; on the TV is, after all the main use case for this.

Suggesting people buy other devices isn't going to fly either.

I have a hundred devices in my home that can run an Android app or web site, but convincing my family that any of them are effortless to use is another matter, I suspect a lot of the technical people here have families similarly disinterested in the complexity of a 3rd, 4th or Nth remote control to deal with.

[calgoo]

I use the Plex app as well as VLC (and netflix, spotify etc) on my Amazon Firestick and it works great. I guess the only downside is that its related to amazon (as in that they will probably know what i watch etc, not sure if thats true for plex / vlc).

[MayeulC]

I am pretty sure you can sideload jellyfin on that trhrough adb as well.

I don't really understand the complaints about TV apps for jellyfin: it's pretty much a given for these walled gardens. You're usually better off just hooking up a raspberrypi or firetv stick to your TV, smart or dumb. And CEC is an awesome tool to control everything together.

[ValentineC]

Jellyfin's available on the Amazon App Store for Fire TV devices: https://www.amazon.com/Jellyfin-for-Fire-TV/dp/B07TX7Z725