DS video

Synology Inc.

About this app

*You must own a Synology NAS to run this app, and be running DSM 5.2 and Video Station 1.5 on your Synology NAS to get the complete list of features*

Use DS video to stream your video collection on your DiskStation to your Android device. Browsing is made easy as your videos are sorted in different libraries, and each movies has its information retrieved online automatically. And if you have plugged in a DTV dongle to your DiskStation, you will also be able to record TV programs, as well as view the TV program to manage the recording schedule even when on the move.

Find all detailed features about the app on our website:

www.synology.com > NAS > DSM 5.2 > Apps > Mobile Apps > Software Specs
https://www.synology.com/dsm/software_spec/mobile#DSvideo

Ratings and reviews

A lot of potential features that often do not work. The search on Android Tv does not work: I click on my mobile on the textbox, type the name of the movie, the result does not come out. Another problem: you cannot download subtitles or locate in the synology. Often it freezes and I cannot see movies anymore unless I move forward the time line. I cannot delete movies I saw. The scraper is not reliable.

The app works well and does what it needs. But I'm removing 2 stars for the subpar user experience and lack of convenience features: all episodes have to be downloaded one by one, no possibility of selecting seasons, shows or multiple episodes at once. Also, you have to dig into an episode/movie to download it, you can't do it from the overview page. And in the downloaded videos tab, all videos are listed without grouping them per show or anything.

I am very happy with the app, does its job well. However, the GUI could be more intuitive - especially search and filtering by criteria, such as genre, and selecting another media file for the same movie title. It is there, but somewhat hidden. I could use search & filtering by other tags, such as movie language, not just a country of origin, having bilingual movie collection.

What’s new

Bug Fixed：
1. Fixed an issue where videos couldn't play properly when reopening DS video (Android TV) after it had been running in the background for a while.