AskIT TV for Emby

AskIT CommV

About this app

AskIT TV is a free, fast, lightweight, and modern media client designed to connect seamlessly to your personal Emby media server. Engineered specifically for Android TV, Google TV, mobile phones, tablets, and portable projectors, AskIT TV delivers a fluid, responsive browsing and playback experience for your personal library.

KEY FEATURES

Designed for Big Screens & Remote Control
- Native 10-foot Leanback interface optimized for smooth D-pad remote navigation.
- Responsive layout adapting cleanly between Android TV, tablets, and phone screens.
- Fast shelf browsing for Continue Watching, Next Up, and Recently Added media.
- Quick right-side scrollbar for scrubbing through large libraries, seasons, and episodes.

High-Performance Video Playback
- Hardware-accelerated streaming powered by modern Jetpack Media3 / ExoPlayer.
- Comprehensive subtitle support (embedded and external SRT, ASS/SSA, PGS) with subtitle offset adjustments.
- Multi-channel audio track selection and audio passthrough support.
- Seamless playback resumption and automatic next-episode queuing.
- Support for external players (VLC, Just Player, MPV, MX Player) whenever preferred.

Dedicated Music & Synchronized Lyrics
- Full-featured music player with discography, artist highlights, and album browsing.
- Synchronized time-coded (.lrc) lyrics display.
- Background audio playback with notification and media session controls.
- Persistent mini-player bar allowing uninterrupted listening while browsing your library.

Offline Downloads & Storage Management
- Download movies, TV seasons, specific episodes, or music albums for offline enjoyment.
- Built-in download manager with queue progress, pause/resume, and batch management.
- Integrated storage file manager to easily inspect and manage downloaded files.

Fast, Lightweight & Privacy-Focused
- Built using native Jetpack Compose for zero UI stutter and minimal battery impact.
- Fast local library caching for near-instant loading times.
- No third-party advertisements, no behavioral tracking, and no unnecessary background bloat.
- Built-in device status indicators (network connectivity, battery levels for portable projectors/tablets).

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IMPORTANT NOTICES & DISCLAIMERS
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1. No Media Included:
AskIT TV does NOT provide, host, or distribute any media content, TV channels, or video streams. To use this application, you must connect to your own personal Emby server with your own legally owned media library.

2. Independent Application:
AskIT TV is an independent third-party client application. It is NOT affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Emby LLC. "Emby" is a trademark of its respective owner and is referenced strictly under nominative fair use to describe server interoperability.

3. Requirements:
- An active, user-accessible Emby Server instance (local network or remote URL).
- Valid user login credentials for your server.

What’s new

- Play Trailers (performance for certain device to be optimized)
- Better support for Audio Books
- List view option for libraries
- Video color adjustments
- High Quality playback setting
- Choose mbps or % quality for streaming (High/Medium/Low Quality setting)
- Visual and UX refinements