Android TV / Fire TV

Library Browsing on Android TV

Browse your movies, series, music, books, live TV, and photo libraries from the big screen.

Library Navigation

Each library on your Jellyfin server appears as a dedicated item in the side navigation drawer. The icon adapts to the collection type:

Collection TypeIconDedicated Screen
Movies🎬Movies grid
TV Shows📺Series grid
Music🎵Music home (artists / albums / genres / playlists)
Books📖Books grid
Live TV📡Live TV guide
Photos / Home Videos🖼Photo & Video home
Mixed / Other📁Generic grid

Grid View

Library grids display items as poster cards in a horizontally-scrollable, vertically-paginated layout optimised for TV.

  • Navigate with the D-pad.
  • Items load progressively as you scroll - no waiting for the full library.
  • Poster images are loaded at high resolution (4K posters with Premium).

Sorting and Filtering

Use the Sort / Filter controls at the top of any grid to change:

ControlOptions
SortName, Date added, Release year, Rating, Play count
FilterGenre, Year, Rating, Watched / Unwatched
ViewGrid (default) or List

Navigate to the sort/filter bar with D-pad Up from the first row of results.

Music Libraries

Music has its own dedicated home screen with sections for:

  • Albums - full album grid with artwork
  • Artists - artist grid
  • Genres - genre browsing → genre albums
  • Playlists - user playlists
  • Now Playing - full-screen now-playing screen with queue

Live TV

The Live TV screen shows the channel guide with current and upcoming programmes. Navigate channels with the D-pad and press Select to start watching.

Photos & Home Videos

Browse photo albums and video folders. Select any photo to open the full-screen photo viewer with slideshow support.

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