Jellyfin for Android TV

Name: Jellyfin for Android TV
Rating: 4.12 (2113 reviews)
Author: Jellyfin

The official Jellyfin ap for Android TV.

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Jellyfin for Android TV is the official app designed to bring your personal media collection to your television screen with ease. Powered by the open source Jellyfin media server, this app allows you to stream live TV, recorded shows, videos, music, and photos directly from your server to your Android TV device. With no fees, tracking, or hidden agendas, Jellyfin emphasizes user privacy and complete control over your media.

To use this app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and operational, which collects and organizes all your media in one centralized place. Features include streaming to Chromecast devices on your network, an intuitive user interface for easy browsing of your collection, and compatibility with additional hardware for live TV functionality. Experience media streaming on your own terms with Jellyfin - a trustworthy, community-driven media server solution.

For more information and server setup, visit https://jellyfin.org/.

App Video Entertainment Open Source Utilities

By:

Jellyfin

Downloads:

881,365 7.24K

Rating:

4.12

(2,113) 7 new ratings

Version:

0.18.9 Last updated: 2025-06-06

Version code:

180999

Creation date:

2019-07-25

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA

Size:

44.26MB

Email:

ap*****@jellyfin.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 65,355 ▲ 188

Other rankings

#135 in Video players (Free) ▲ 15

User reviews

Users appreciate Jellyfin for Android TV as a free, open-source media player that supports Chromecast and has a generally functional playback experience. However, many mention significant bugs, frequent crashes, and a clunky, unintuitive interface that makes navigation and media selection frustrating. Playback controls and subtitle management have issues, and persistent login problems are common. Despite these challenges, ongoing development and community involvement offer hope for improvements, but currently the app lags behind other platforms in polish and features.

Pros

Open-source and free to use without locked features, supporting personal media hosting.
Generally functional playback from Jellyfin server with fast loading times.
Supports integration with Chromecast and external players.
Active development and community efforts continually improve the app.
Setup and use of Jellyfin service is straightforward and user-friendly.

Cons

Android TV app is buggy and unstable with frequent crashes and errors, especially with casting and subtitle handling.
User interface is clunky, unintuitive, and lacks polish, making navigation and media selection difficult.
Issues with video slider and playback controls, such as rewind/fast forward behavior and subtitle font size adjustments.
Logging in repeatedly and lack of persistent login causes inconvenience.
Lack of many quality-of-life features and playback options compared to mobile app versions.

Recent reviews

Frustrated using this app. Can't see all of my screen, haven't checked yet but I pray that there's an option to change screen orientation otherwise not being to see all of my screen unless I have go into settings everytime to adjust display settings... Not gonna work for me

D *****, 2025-01-15

Actually this app is really awesome but there is a small issue with the video slider in Android TV when I am moving slider forward or backward the slider automatically goes to the starting position of the movie plz try to fix this issue as soon as possible and I have used emby as well the UI of emby is awesome but I want this type of UI in open source software like jellyfin. I hope jellyfin team will work to make their free project better than other competitors like emby...