Jellyfin android tv app compatible with zidoo native player

If some of you are interested I just fork the last released version of jellyfin android tv app and made it compatible with zidoo native player.
You have to enable external player and direct path option in the app settings. You also have to check the zidoo player option and add smb username and password if needed. I have tested it on the Zidoo Z9X in the v6.2.0_g firmware.
You also must have parameter your jellyfin library path replacement as in the picture.

You can find a release of the apk in debug here : https://github.com/hpn789/jellyfin-androidtv/releases/tag/v0.11.5-zidoo-debug
Feel free to test and report issues

 

Thanks a lot! I'm not getting it to work, however.

Did you mount your library inside your Jellyfin server from a network drive?
Because I did not, so that might be my issue. The external player doesn't start for me even though I selected all the options regarding the external player and also added the SMB credentials (also tried without).

 

Jellyfin server turns in a docker on my nas. Did you setup your jellyfin library path like this ?

The second path must be something the zidoo can access over network (with file explorer for exemple)

 

Alright, works

I just added the SMB path for my library inside Jellyfin.

 

ummm why two threads for the same thing?

 

Oooo, I love this! Can’t wait to try after work.

I now have a chance to ditch ZDMC.

Thank you so much for porting this

 

Thank you, I 'm also working on a solution for plex

 

Just to have a clean thread. Plus this one is about a patch of jellyfin app to call the Zidoo player, the previous was asking for a change in zidoo player to be compatible with jellyfin, not exactly the same thing

 

I got it installed last night. Quite straightforward configuration, and got it running. Initially it was using its internal player, need to tell it to use external player so that it triggers the Zidoo native player. So far so good. I'm still adjusting to the new navigation method. Nice work! Thank you!

 

I notice an interesting behaviour - after watching a tv episode or movie to the end, it always prompts “duration played less than length, do you want to mark it watched”. kind of irritating after a while.

suggested improvement:
a. auto mark watched if the playback was stopped at >= 95% of duration.
b. don’t prompt if playback stopped at <95% of duration (let zidoo native player resume from the stop point)

 

Yes it always ask if you have finished the movie or tv episode, thing is I don't know how to retrieve the "watched time" from the zidoo player activity. I'm currently working to a solution for plex client (almost done ), I gonna search about this after.

 

That would be much appreciated

 

Sorry for the off topic..Anybody knows if it's possible to install in zidoo box (I have x9s) plex/emby media server? I would use it as a nas to send to my tv's app plex the streaming of my videos...thanks.

 

I don't think you can use it as a nas. The only android device I know which can run plex server is the nvidia shield tv.

 

ok thanks...

 

I installed but how can I select zidoo native player. It using jellyfin player

I found native player.

but jellyfin cant connect directly nas. It is just working manually.

 

I don't really understand your configuration.
You have to enable external player and direct path option in the app settings. You also have to check the zidoo player option and add smb username and password if needed.
Can you access the smb folder jellyfin is pointing at from the zidoo file explorer app?

 

thank your answer.

I selected automatically login as this user and solved auto login problem.

It is good for now.

 

Thanks so much for this! Makes it a lot easier to keep track of my Tv shows. Will you be updating it? The Jellyfin android TV client has had lots of UI improvements since this release.

 

You can install emby server on X9S
http://forum.zidoo.tv/index.php?thr...ecommendation-for-plex-like-experience.90301/
I did test it a bit, worked fine. You can also install both Emby server and client apps.