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title: Jellyfin for Android 2.7
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authors:
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- nielsvanvelzen
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slug: android-v2.7
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tags: [release, android]
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---
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We're excited to announce the release of **Jellyfin for Android 2.7**! This release introduces one of the largest updates to the app so
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far, with a completely redesigned downloads experience, Android Auto support, major playback improvements, and many bug fixes and
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quality-of-life enhancements.
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Thank you to everyone who contributed code, tested beta releases, reported bugs, and helped improve the app throughout this release cycle.
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## Redesigned downloads
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The download functionality of the app was completely redesigned, adding many new features and making your downloads fully manageable in-app.
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It is now possible to see all your downloads inside the app and play them. Video files are played with the app's own video player, other
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media types will open in a compatible external app. The first time you download something, the app will ask you to choose a folder to store
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all your downloads in. Unfortunately, your existing downloads cannot be migrated.
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And this is only the start! We're planning to add better filtering and browsing of your downloads and improved offline support where your
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watch state will be synchronized with the server once you're back online.
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## Android Auto support
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Android Auto support has long been one of the Jellyfin app's most popular features, making it easy to enjoy your music while on the go. This
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release brings a major overhaul to the Android Auto support. You can now browse your large music libraries without being limited to just 250
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results. We've also improved the search and, perhaps most excitingly, added support for audiobooks!
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To achieve these changes the Android Auto integration was completely rewritten from the ground up. This makes it easier to maintain and
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expand with more features in future releases.
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## Better playback
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Hidden in the app's settings is an option to change the app's video player implementation. Until now, this has always been set to the "web"
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player. This was mainly because we weren't confident yet that our "native" video player was ready for everyone. Starting with version 2.7,
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that's changing. The native video player is now the default, allowing for more efficient playback and reducing the need for transcoding.
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The native video player also received several improvements. It now supports TrickPlay images while scrubbing, includes a gesture to quickly
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seek forward or backward in your video, supports media segments for skipping, and has a better fallback mechanism when a video fails to
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play.
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## Android improvements
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Version 2.7 now targets **Android 16 (SDK 36)** and supports Android's per-app language preferences, allowing Jellyfin to use a different
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language than the rest of your device. We've also ensured the app is compatible with the recently released Android 17. Other improvements
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include better codec detection for direct playback and enhancements to the "now playing" notification.
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## Android 5 and below
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**This release will be the last to support Android 5 and Android 5.1** due to updated vendor requirements. Based on our limited statistics,
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this affects fewer than 1% of our users. You'll still be able to use Jellyfin, but won't be able to receive future app updates. We recommend
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upgrading your device to receive future app updates.
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## Made possible by you
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Jellyfin is completely developed by volunteers, and couldn't be made without their great skills and dedication. Consider donating if you
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appreciate their work. A big shout-out to all contributors that made this release possible:
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**Jellyfin Team**
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- [@nielsvanvelzen](https://github.com/nielsvanvelzen) - Donate via [Buy Me a Coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/nielsvanvelzen) or
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[GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/nielsvanvelzen)
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- [@Maxr1998](https://github.com/Maxr1998) - Donate via [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/Maxr1998)
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- [@BotBlake](https://github.com/BotBlake) - Donate via [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/BotBlake)
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- [@thedreaddpirate](https://github.com/thedreaddpirate) - Donate via [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/thedreaddpirate)
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**Other contributors**
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</div>
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<br />
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And finally a big thank you to everyone who contributed translations, reported bugs, provided feedback and participated in beta testing!
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### Helping out
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If you have experience with Android development or with Kotlin and are interested in contributing yourself, feel free to dive into the
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[source code](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android) and open a pull request. Alternatively, you can help with translating the app
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into your own language on our [Weblate](https://translate.jellyfin.org/engage/jellyfin-android/) instance.
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## Downloads
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Update your app now to check out all these changes! The app stores will auto-update your Jellyfin app if you're already using the app. For
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new users, you can find the app on the app store of your platform.
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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 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 at [repo.jellyfin.org](https://repo.jellyfin.org/releases/client/android/) or in the
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[GitHub release](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android/releases/latest).
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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
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before they're released to the public. [Read more](../../2021/07-24-android-betas.mdx) about our beta program.
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