Android TV / Fire TV

Home Screen

Understand the JellyWatch TV home screen: Continue Watching, Recently Added, and library rows.

Overview

The Home screen is your main landing page after login. It surfaces content you are likely to watch next and the latest additions to your server.

Home Screen Rows

RowDescription
Continue WatchingMedia items you have started but not finished, ordered by last-played date
Recently AddedOne row per library showing the newest content added to your server
Next UpThe next unwatched episode in series you are following
  • D-pad Left / Right - scroll through items within a row.
  • D-pad Up / Down - jump between rows.
  • Select / OK on a poster - open the detail screen for that item.
  • Long press Select (or Menu button) - shows quick-action options.

Poster Cards

Each card displays:

  • Poster artwork (high-resolution, up to 4K with Premium)
  • Title and year
  • Progress bar for in-progress items
  • Media type badge (Movie, Episode, etc.)

Android TV Launcher Integration

JellyWatch publishes two channels directly on the Android TV home screen launcher (visible even when the app is closed):

ChannelContent
Continue WatchingUp to 15 in-progress items
Recently AddedOne channel per library, up to 15 items each

Selecting an item in a launcher channel opens JellyWatch directly to that media's detail screen via a deep link.

Launcher channels update automatically in the background whenever the app fetches fresh data.

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