Changelog

Get the latest updates and improvements to JellyTV.

v0.4.2

23 December 2025

📢 Update 0.4.2

🐛 Fixes

Fixed resolution detection
Fixed QR pairing disconnecting the user
Fixed blank sheet when scanning a QR code from the Photos app
Fixed URL normalization across all input fields
Fixed server unreachable overlay and connection fallback

v0.4.1

22 December 2025

📢 Update 0.4.1

✨ Improvements

Added toast feedback when toggling Mark as watched / unwatched
Optimized tvOS video player CPU usage for smoother playback

🐛 Fixes

Fixed new season / episode pill text
Fixed context menu wording
Fixed share icon size
Fixed Mark as watched / unwatched causing a full view reload
Fixed button width animation in Featured Carousel
Fixed theme song not always playing when navigating between media
Fixed Jellyseerr onboarding connection flow on tvOS
Fixed Play Next banner persisting after auto-play or appearing at episode start
Fixed profile misalignment on iPadOS
Fixed tvOS focus restoration when returning from Media Detail View
Fixed series detail page showing episode description instead of series overview
Fixed direct play and audio track switching
Fixed false "server unreachable" state after server switch
Fixed tvOS default focus on Media Detail View header
Fixed theme song not stopping when navigating to Actor View
Forced 8-bit HEVC on tvOS to fix HDR stuttering

🔜 What's Next

Create new Jellyfin library filters and layouts
Improve studio and provider layouts in Catalog
Continue improving tvOS navigation
Focus on stability and bug fixes for App Store release Q1 2026

⚠️ Known Issues

Focus can skip sections or disappear sometimes
tvOS swiper may jump slides or have incorrect focus
Audio via AirPlay (HomePod or other) may stutter or delay on Apple TV
Disconnecting a connected app (Jellyseerr, Trakt, AniList) may crash tvOS — workaround: disconnect via Jellyfin profile

v0.4

20 December 2025

🎄 Update 0.4 – The Xmas Update

📺 tvOS

New tvOS app compatibility — consume your content on the big screen!
Play your Jellyfin favorite movies and TV shows
Connect your Jellyseerr server
Browse the best trending content effortlessly on Apple TV

✨ New Features

🎵 Added theme song support for Jellyfin media — plays theme.mp3 in your media folder
📱 Added QR connect for Jellyseerr, Trakt, and AniList — easily connect on JellyTV for Apple TV
💾 Offline progress sync — watching downloaded content offline now saves progress locally and syncs with Jellyfin when back online
⭐ Added ratings in the About section
🌍 Added Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Polish, and Swedish translations
👀 Added "Last Seen" section

⚙️ Interface Improvements

🗄️ Improved Storage Settings interface
🌐 Improved Server Settings interface
📶 Improved local network discovery interface
🔄 Improved Account Switching interface
📜 Improved Legal page interface
⬇️ Improved download detection
🎬 Improved collection section
🔀 Improved server switching when offline detection
🔑 Improved Trakt and AniList login flow

🐛 Fixes

🧩 Fixed "Organize sections" navigation
🖼️ Fixed collection content view big cards
📺 Fixed partially added series not displaying seasons poster in request sheet
⬇️ Fixed downloads detection — now shows real-time download status correctly
📄 Fixed episode UI on iOS/iPadOS

⚡ Other Changes

❌ Removed layout option — previous Splitted mode is now default

🔜 What's Next

Create new Jellyfin library filters and layouts
Improve studio and provider layouts in Catalog
Continue improving tvOS navigation
Add Top Shelf extension for tvOS
Focus on stability and bug fixes for App Store release Q1 2026

⚠️ Known Issues

Focus can skip sections or disappear sometimes
tvOS swiper may jump slides or have incorrect focus
Audio via AirPlay (HomePod or other) may stutter or delay on Apple TV
Disconnecting a connected app (Jellyseerr, Trakt, AniList) may crash tvOS — workaround: disconnect via Jellyfin profile

v0.3.5

03 December 2025

📢 Update 0.3.5

🧩 General

Added context menu toggle for Favorites/Watchlist
Favorites and Watchlist sections now sort by most recent
Improved media backdrop images on iPhone — now fetch cleaner, textless posters for better centering
Fixed server auto-switch after app returns from background (more reliable now)
Added missing translations
Added image cache revalidation for fresher visuals

⚙️ Settings

Added tvOS QR code pairing — easily connect JellyTV on Apple TV with iPhone or iPad 📺
Added layout selection (Unified/Splitted) page during onboarding when connecting to a new server
Added progress overlay on posters for items currently being watched in Jellyfin

🎬 Media Details

Added availability date badges for upcoming seasons/episodes — see when new content is coming
Added collection support — view all movies from the same collection in a new banner and dedicated page
Added root folder selection when requesting media
Improved request sheet and overall performance
Fixed HDR & Dolby detection

🗂️ Catalog

Added Best Rated Movies and Best Rated Series sections

▶️ Playback

Added HDR and Dolby badges at playback start when media is compatible
Improved stability and playback reliability

⚠️ Known Issues

Stutter can occur in playback with some movies/episodes
« Change user » & « Organize sections » in settings do not open the user selection
Viewing a collection content has bigger cards than normal

⏱️ Next Updates

Improved offline experience
Swipers transition improvements
Polish of continue watching cards
Performance improvements
More fixes

v0.3.4

20 November 2025

📢 Update 0.3.4

🧩 General

Fixed missing profile button when user has no picture set
Improved Widget Data Sync reliability
Added automatic server address retry before showing offline state

🏠 Home

Favorites section now opens the same Favorites page as in Library

🎬 Catalog

Enhanced Recent Requests section — now shows all server requests
Added grid view, filter, and sort options for easier browsing

📚 Library

Added filters in library grids
Fixed unnecessary reloads of libraries

🔍 Search

Added release year badges in results and history (not retroactive)
Fixed issue when viewing media with wrong metadata

📄 Media Details

Fixed ratings refreshing unnecessarily

▶️ Playback

Status bar now hides automatically when the player overlay is hidden

⚙️ Settings

Added option to remove profile picture
Improved Jellyseerr login flow — supports custom HTTP headers

⚠️ Known Issues

Downloading sheet button can not appear sometimes when a media is downloading or appear with no download

⏱️ Next Updates

More context menu options
More animated transitions
More jellyseerr content
Improved offline experience
Jellyseerr collections support
Add ability to select which folder and which format I want to request with
Add progress bar on Posters of an unfinished movie
More fixes

v0.3.3

18 November 2025

📢 Update 0.3.3

✨ A smoother, faster, and smarter JellyTV experience — 0.3.3 is all about efficiency and discovery!

⚙️ General

🆕 New Catalog tab — Available in Splitted layout mode, focused on Jellyseerr-only content to help you discover trending and relevant titles
💾 "Currently Downloading" page — Appears next to your profile picture when a Radarr/Sonarr download starts
🎬 Added one-time onboarding to help users choose between Unified and Splitted layout modes
🧩 Added more transitions and fixed poster animation conflicts
🌍 Added Portuguese localization + more translated strings
🎨 Fixed banner component padding
🌐 Fixed server switching between local and remote addresses
🔕 Fixed notification device unregistration (no more alerts after logout of a server)

🔑 Login

🧰 Added custom HTTP headers support
🧹 Fixed duplicate device registration in JellyTV plugin
🗑️ Fixed duplicate server entries

🏠 Home

🎞️ Added new Jellyseerr sections
🧡 Improved JellyTV+ card display with better image fallbacks
⚡ Optimized image loading: ~35% less bandwidth for Jellyfin, ~40% less bandwidth for Jellyseerr
🚀 Network section loads 90% faster
🌀 Genre section loads 95% faster

🎬 Catalog

🧭 A brand-new tab (in Splitted mode only) to explore trending, new, and upcoming movies and series — plus genres, studios, and more

⚙️ Settings

🔄 Added toggle for Unified/Splitted layout modes
🔧 New icons and redesigned icons selection page
🧽 Fixed Jellyseerr data not clearing properly on logout

📄 Media Details

🐞 New Jellyseerr issue reporting — Report media issues directly from the app, sent instantly to your Jellyseerr server
🎧 Added Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos badges + banner (Atmos not yet supported)
📥 Added quality selection for offline downloads
🖼️ Added poster fallback for episodes without thumbnails
🍿 Added "More to discover" section from Jellyseerr
🧭 Improved offline download wizard with step-by-step interface
💡 Better readability for HDR & quality chips in light mode
⭐ Updated Rating Card visuals + fixed episode/season alignment
🎛️ Dynamic fetching of audio/subtitle tracks from selected episodes (fixes incorrect or empty track lists)
💎 Watchlist & Request buttons now use glass-style
⚡ ~40–50% bandwidth reduction for episodes images
🧠 ~50% fewer API calls to Jellyfin

▶️ Playback

🧩 Hide quality options when playing downloaded media
🧱 Fixed PGSSUB subtitle crash (unsupported formats filtered)

🔍 Search

🔧 Improved filter & sort controls
⚡ 40% smaller API payloads + 60% less bandwidth + 30% faster response time
🧠 Fixed actor search for Jellyseerr-only results
🎞️ Optimized genre slider image sizes (-50–60% bandwidth)

⚠️ Known Issues

Downloading sheet button can not appear sometimes when a media is downloading or appear with no download
Playback performance can be degraded after some time

🧭 Next Update

More context menu options
More animated transitions
More jellyseerr content
Improved offline experience
Jellyseerr collections support
Add ability to select which folder and which format I want to request with
Add progress bar on Posters of an unfinished movie

v0.3.2

10 November 2025

📢 Update 0.3.2

🏠 Home

Added content when every home section is toggled off from settings
Added infinite looping to featured carousel
Improved featured carousel slide transitions
Optimized featured carousel cache and loading
Optimized Continue Watching section loading
Added direct playback from Continue Watching section
Fixed series sharing to show proper series info instead of episode
Added real-time download progress tracking in Recent Requests section

🎬 Playback

Added streaming quality picker to video player
Added close button to Continue Watching sheet
Fixed Next Episode banner displaying when no next episode is available
Fixed menus auto-scrolling to selected element
Hide Skip Intro button for movies

📺 Media Details

Added mark as watched/unwatched feature to media detail menu
Added separate HDR chip to media detail headers
Created new Ratings section (TMDB, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes Critics & Audience)
Added dynamic size estimation for offline downloads based on selected audio & subtitles

🔍 Search

Added Jellyseerr genre browsing, replacing Jellyfin genres when connected to Jellyseerr

⚙️ Settings

Added configurable seek intervals (5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60 seconds) synced with Jellyfin user preferences
Added toggle to split Continue Watching and Next Up into 2 sections (like in Jellyfin UI)
Added toggle to display or not Jellyseerr genres in Search page
Fixed Reset button in Organize Sections page not resetting sections correctly
Fixed Lifetime JellyTV+ entitlement verification and improved subscription UI
Added customizable subtitle text size, font weight, color, and shadow style + live preview 💬
Added new settings to customize Featured Carousel of the Home page
Fixed notification preferences not persisting to JellyTV Jellyfin plugin

🌍 General

Banner component now uses glass effect ✨

⚠️ Known Issues

Genre images sometimes don’t fetch correctly
Banner component padding issue

🧭 Next Update (Planned)

Option to split HomeView — toggle between unified and split Jellyfin/Jellyseerr
Add in playback menu: Only rotate in landscape
Report an Issue Jellyseerr sheet
Add download percentage/state in Media Detail for items being downloaded
Download Sheet for Jellyseerr
Ability to select which folder and format to request
Progress bar on posters for unfinished movies
Improve meta badges appearance in dark mode

v0.3.1

7 November 2025

📢 Update 0.3.1

🚀 A faster, cleaner, and more personalized experience — JellyTV keeps getting better every week 💫

🌍 General

Added large widget for quicker access to your favorite content 🧩

🔐 Login

Added local server discovery on the login screen — easier than ever to connect to your Jellyfin server 🔎

🏠 Home

Available Soon renamed to Recent Requests, now showing dynamic subtitles depending on user permissions (“View Requests”)

🎬 Playback

Fixed direct play by constructing proper Jellyfin streaming URLs — now reaching 80–95% direct play rate (up from 30–40%) ⚡
Audio switching is now instant (~0.3s) instead of 3–8s on compatible media 🎧
Added trickplay preview thumbnails during video scrubbing ⏩
Added enhanced volume control with custom slider and mute option 🔊

⚙️ Settings

You can now change your Jellyfin profile picture by tapping the camera icon next to your avatar 📸
Added option to hide watched content in Recently Added (synced with Jellyfin preferences)
Added Auto Skip Intro and Auto Play toggles in playback settings
Added orientation lock option for playback (landscape mode)
Added separate subtitles settings for future updates
Reorganized playback settings for better clarity 🧭
Added lifetime purchase option

📺 Media Details

Optimized progressive loading for faster display
Added compact dropdown menu for selecting quality profiles when requesting via Jellyseerr
Restructured Languages section — clearer layout and separation of original audio
Fixed button color and improved button glass visual consistency ✨

🎞️ Library

Fixed LibrariesView loading issue by parallelizing item fetching for smoother performance ⚙️

🔍 Search

Added actor/person search functionality 👤

v0.3

31 October 2025

🎃 The Halloween Update – v0.3

🗺️ Localization

Added Hindi 🇮🇳 translation

🎬 Playback

Audio track switching now fully functional 🎧
Added elapsed & remaining timers around playback progress bar
IntroSkip integration ⏩
Added Auto Play Next Episode option
Added “Next Up” card when outro starts (or 60s fallback)
Improved playback performance with 30–50% faster startup and 60–80% fewer unnecessary transcodes ⚡
Added precache when end of an episode and autoplay active
App now detects device capabilities (HEVC, resolution, etc.) at startup and caches them — saving ~50–100ms per playback
Audio language now works correctly during transcoding
Subtitles now display properly in all playback modes
App no longer rotates on iPhone outside of playback
General stability and playback optimizations across the board

💾 Offline Media

New sheet when downloading a media offline
Added audio & subtitles selection in offline download sheet
Added offline metadata caching — downloads now carry their artwork and info without reconnecting to the server

📺 Media Details

Improved Episode Image on iPad
Improved age rating, quality, and rating UI
Added more details for Jellyseerr items
Added matched geometry transition when opening a media for a smoother and more fluid visual experience ✨

🔍 Search

Improved genres caching & loading in Search page
Fixed 'network error' issue that appeared during searches

🏠 Home

Improved Network section
Improved home section loading performance
Fixed Recently Added sorting to ensure newest items appear first
Tapping a poster in the Sessions sheet now opens the title in Media Details Page

⚙️ Settings

Added comprehensive server settings with automatic local/remote connection management, IP/domain prioritization, and local server detection 🌐
Added preferred audio language, preferred subtitles language, and subtitle mode in settings (synced with Jellyfin user account)
Preferred user playback language is now respected from Jellyfin user settings

🌍 General

Added Trakt integration 🎞️ — synchronize watched movies, series, and progress
Added AniList integration 🍥 — synchronize watched and current anime
Support for Jellyfin collections with new poster look
Fixed issue where images and metadata failed to load on HTTP Jellyfin servers

⚠️ Known Issues

Playback can still take time to load in some cases
Transition doesn’t originate from the tapped source when opening a media from elsewhere than posters scroll view
Jellyfin notifications don’t properly sync with app settings
Session indicator in toolbar may not show count of active sessions or can take time to update

🧭 Next Update

More synced settings between Jellyfin and JellyTV
More offline options
Trickplay in playback
More playback optimizations and stability improvements
Filters for movies and series in Library
New widget
Bug fixes

v0.2.2

20 October 2025

v0.2.2

New and improved

Improved EpisodeCard visuals for a cleaner look 🎬
Added context menu to episode cards
Added episode carousel in episode details
Improved main image display in media details
Added Spanish 🇪🇸 and Italian 🇮🇹 translations
Introduced a new Network section (Jellyfin only for now)
Added admin Jellyseerr sheet to visualize or remove requests
Renamed Medias → Libraries for consistency

Bug fixes

Request button now correctly updates after a request
Active sessions no longer reopen the Now Playing sheet
Removed Music from fetched libraries (not supported yet)
Fixed reorder customization page
Fixed libraries not correctly fetching
Fixed multiple season items showing in Available Soon section

v0.2.1

19 October 2025 12:45

v0.2.1

New and improved

Added Quick Connect on both Profile and Credential pages
Added German translation 🇩🇪
Insecure connection (HTTP) now supported — first iteration 🔒
Improved multi-user dissociation
Offline fallback view for smoother experience
Darkened blur gradient in light mode
Added stroke around primary button for better visibility in light mode
Season picker now properly updates with Jellyseerr items
Media sharing now correctly passes all details
Login & credentials polish ✨

Bug fixes

Excluded Live TV from libraries (not yet supported)
Fixed special episodes display (hidden in carousels & moved down in request sheet)
Fixed season picker localization
Notifications now properly toggle off and are split between started / stopped events
Removed pull-to-refresh from Home tab
Fixed episode image in Media Detail
Information section in Media Detail now hidden if no data available

Next update

New Jellyseerr media/request modal
Bug fixes

v0.2.0 (1)

10 October 2025 20:14

v0.2.0

New and improved

Added pull-to-refresh in Library and Media views
New home swiper animation
New TestFlight icon
Fallback view in Notification Settings if JellyTV plugin is not installed on Jellyfin server
Smarter Jellyseerr login flow: tries saved credentials first, then manual form if needed

Bug fixes

Optimized movie & series fetching
Fixed “See movie/series” in Context Menu
Improved Jellyfin collections support
Polished Request Media sheet
Fixed URL auto-prepending https
User can now login without password (if their account doesn’t have one)
More detailed login errors
Device now clears token on logout

Next update

Quick Connect
German localization
More work on connection stability and playback performance

v0.1.9 (48)

06 October 2025 22:23

v0.1.9

New and improved

New Features: Infos and Continue Watching buttons in Playback
New Features: Context menu on "Continue watching" cards

Bug fixes

Fixes: Improved list view and share menu
Fixes: Improved playback settings labels
Fixes: Fixed server name not displaying correctly on login view
Fixes: Changed onboarding intro title
Fixes: Changed fetching of library collage so users see more content
Fixes: Fixed user profile displaying when user was on another server

Next update

Focus on the HTTP connection issue; Statistics page not properly retrieving datas
Add Jellyfin collections support
More overall stability