- Fixed bug where Music tab would not appear if only Jellyfin was connected - Moved Now Playing button toggle to the front in the Music tab - Added "Open Now Playing on Return" Jellyfin setting to always open the Now Playing view when re-entering app and music is playing in background

- Full Music support with gorgeous views, crossfade like Spotify, and system level Now Playing support. A dedicated Music tab will appear if you have a music library - Match Frame Rate and Dynamic Range support is here! You can now keep your Apple TV in SDR mode. JellySee will automatically play HDR/DV content if "Enhanced HDR/Dolby Vision" is enabled. Of course, content will properly tone map to SDR if the setting is off - Redesigned Settings - Added version to App settings - Cold launch always opens up Watch tab now - Collection content in the Watch tab is now sorted by data created in desc order - In the home page editor, a new gear icon button is added to quickly hide/show collections - Subtitles extraction is more robust now- "Preparing Subtitles" will properly go away once processed - After video playback, the app will update the TopShelf so it remains fresh - Hide the name of the user in Top Shelf via App settings - Blocklist hiding works properly now and will only hide items for admins if "Hide Blocklisted Items" is enabled from Seerr client - Major performance boost to Discover tab when Blocklist is in the thousands - Lots of playback improvements - Bug fixes

- Top Shelf Support — Your Apple TV Home Screen now shows content from either Jellyfin or Seerr. Choose what appears on the Top Shelf in Settings: Continue Watching, Next Up, Recently Added, Trending, or Requests. Tap any item to jump straight into the app. Content updates automatically every time you open the app. You must be logged into both Jellyfin and Seerr to see the complete list of top shelf options. Jellyfin options are Continue Watching/Next Up and Seerr options are Recently Added, Trending, and Requests. - Multi-Seerr profile support - You can now link a Seerr account to a Jellyfin profile. Simply long press on the Jellyfin profile from the profile picker view to link it - Moved switching user to the side bar for a more native UX - The profile at the top is dynamic. If you are on a Seerr tab or view without the Jellyfin link then clicking on the profile will open the “Who’s Discovering” view. Same logic applies to the Watch tab. However, if you are using a linked profile, then clicking on the profile at the top will always redirect you to the “Who’s Watching” view. - Brand new profile cards inspired by Liquid Glass - Fixed 4K badge incorrectly showing as "HD" for movies with cinematic aspect ratios (2.40:1, 2.35:1) - New Hero Carousel with loading optimizations - Added new setting to separate auto playing of trailers in the hero carousel from enabling in app trailer playback. Both settings still need Seerr integration to work - Migrated Blacklist to Blocklist. You must use Seerr now to view Blocklist - Fixed bug where occasionally pausing would automatically play the media - Added new setting “Auto Play Trailer in Hero Carousel” - Squashed more bugs - UI Enhancements - Refactored logic

- Text based subtitle formats such as SRT and WebVTT will display a button in the transport bar for customization. Any changes made will persist and automatically apply the next time a supported subtitle is used during playback. ASS/SSA and image based subtitles such as PGS are not supported for customization. The option will not appear on the video player, and any subtitle styling changes will not apply to these formats - Fixed an issue where certain HEVC files (hev1 codec tag) would play audio but show a black screen instead of video - Fixed HLS pipeline recovery bug. The frame skipping issue at the beginning of the stream should be resolved now - New setting to hide ip address from Jellyfin profile picker view - New setting to change app icon - Long pressing on the Continue Watching/Next Up/Episode cards give you the option to Favorite it - Added logo to Jellyfin media detail view. Will fallback to title text if unavailable - You can now Favorite playlists - You can now Favorite collections and view nested collections - Properly aligned collection view and big performance boost when loading thousands of collections - You can now view Collections, Playlists, and Season on the favorites page - You can now Jellyfin search for collections, playlists, and seasons - Posters no longer have redundant media type badge - Recently Added section in the Discover page is now based on user permission, The user must have "View Recently Added" permission enabled from the Seerr client - Added unplayed count badge on seasons and collections mirroring the Jellyfin client - Enhanced Jellyfin library rendering. You should see massive improvements in loading the Watch tab! - Empty playlists won’t break app - Added empty message for empty collections - Fully localized empty messages for collections and playlists - Various bug fixes with scrubbing breaking logic - Minor UI tweaks

HOTFIX: Fixed in app trailer not cleaning up stream after player exits during playback

- Customize your Home screen — rearrange, show, or hide sections like Continue Watching, Next Up, My Media, and Recently Added libraries - Each Jellyfin profile saves its own Home layout independently - Press Play/Pause to quickly save your changes - Browse your library by genre with beautiful gradient genre cards on the Home page - Separate shelves for Movie Genres and TV Genres, each showing genres from your Jellyfin library - Tap any genre card to open a full paginated grid of all matching content across all libraries - Sort genre results by name, date added, rating, release date, and more - Customize genre shelf placement and visibility in the Home Section Editor - Genre shelves appear automatically for existing users after updating - Now Playing artwork and metadata now appear on the iPhone Remote app and transport bar info panel - Episode titles in Now Playing now show the full "S2E5 - Episode Name" forma - Skip forward and backward controls on the iPhone Remote app now work during playback - Collection Rows on Home Page — Your Jellyfin collections (like "Marvel Cinematic Universe") now appear as their own shelves on the Watch tab, showing all items at a glance - Fully Customizable — Hide, show, or reorder collection rows in the Home Section Editor just like any other section - Smart Episode Cards — Episodes in collections display widescreen thumbnails with series name, season/episode info, and progress tracking - Instant Playback — Press Play on any movie or episode card in a collection to start watching immediately - Auto-Pagination — Scroll to the end of a collection shelf and more items load automatically - Season-Aware Navigation — Tapping a season in a collection opens the show with that season pre-selected - Redesigned section editor with fluid spring animations and physical lift effects - Grab and reorder sections with a single press - To hide you must long press now, this will prevent accidental hiding - Smooth auto-scrolling follows your selection while reordering - Cancel reorder with the Menu/Back button to instantly restore original positions - Focus now gracefully lands on the nearest neighbor after hiding a section - Polished visual hierarchy with system materials, dual-layer shadows, and grip handles - Requests tab completely refactored for performance — shows first page of results immediately instead of fetching all pages before displaying anything - Server-side pagination with seamless infinite scroll as you browse through requests - Poster images load significantly faster with smart caching — revisiting the Requests tab shows posters instantly from cache with zero network calls - Tab revisit is now lightweight — refreshes only the newest page instead of re-downloading the entire request history - Fixed a bug where poster images could get stuck loading indefinitely when image data wasn't immediately available - Fixed scroll jittering when browsing the last section on the Watch tab - Updated Jellyseerr/Overseerr references to simply Seerr

• Added PIN protection for Jellyfin profiles. PINs are stored locally on-device (unlike login credentials, which use iCloud). After adding a profile, long-press it to set a PIN. • New setting to choose your preferred audio language for Jellyfin playback • "Original" option automatically detects the content's original language via Seerr (requires sign-in), falling back to server default if unavailable • Choose from 30+ languages including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, and more • Intelligent language matching handles ISO 639-2 T/B dual codes (e.g. "fre"/"fra" for French, "chi"/"zho" for Chinese) and regional variants (e.g. "pt-br") • Skips all selection logic for single-track content for maximum efficiency • Works across all playback paths: initial play, Play Next, episode transitions, and queue navigation • Results are cached in-memory so repeated plays never re-fetch • Added support for Jellyfin 10.12+ and future server versions. • Improved server auto-discovery for custom ports and IPv6 addresses. • Improved error messages for SSL/TLS and connection failures. • Improved Jellyfin Quick Connect. • Improved navigation in content request forms: you can now move between columns without focusing the next-column buttons. • Fixed an issue where the Seerr quality profile did not default correctly. • Fixed an issue where library thumbnails did not sync with server. • Fixed an issue where Jellyfin profile pictures did not sync with server. • The app now always launches in Dark Mode, regardless of Apple TV appearance settings. • After an in-app YouTube trailer ends, an overlay now appears with actions to replay immediately or close the video player. • Added content rating display (e.g., PG-13, TV-MA, R) to the Details section on movie and TV show pages, with region-aware lookup and US fallback • Fixed issues related to end of media segments • Translated Enhanced HDR/Dolby Vision strings to all supported languages (previously English-only) • Fixed occasional missing subtitles on episode transition when auto-select subtitles is enabled • Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements

Media badges and Dolby Vision and HDR support is here. Enjoy true native playback for HLG, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision Profiles 5, 7, 8.1, and 8.4, with precise SDR tone mapping, intelligent HDR fallbacks, and full Dolby Atmos passthrough. You must enable the feature in Settings and set your Apple TV video output to Dolby Vision or HDR. JellySee now delivers comprehensive native playback through Apple’s built-in video player, setting a new benchmark for Jellyfin clients on Apple TV.

- Added robust support for DVD bitmap subtitles (DVDSUB/VobSub) — the app first attempts to fetch subtitle data directly from the server for client-side rendering, and if unavailable, seamlessly falls back to a server-transcoded stream with subtitles burned into the video, with full support for audio track switching while subtitles are active - Favoriting/Marking Played on music videos in library view has been fixed - Added next/previous, repeat, shuffle, and auto play functionality when playing music videos from library - Improved performance on the Discover/Movies/TV Shows tabs - Memory optimizations in AVQueuePlayer - Added Recently Added section in the Discover tab with the ability to hide/reorder from the editor view - Added a new partially available status badge on poster - Unified all Jellyseerr/Seerr posters to one gorgeous liquid glass poster design - Pressing the Play/Pause button on the Discover page editor now saves your settings - Support for Jellyfin media with multiple parts - Active Encoding will terminate if app is closed from background

- Multi-server and multi-profile support for Jellyfin, fully localized - Added "Hardware Decode Transcode Bitrate" setting to control the maximum bitrate when H.264 content is re-encoded as HEVC for hardware decode compatibility. Defaults to auto which transcodes media to 80 Mbps on local networks and 40 Mbps on remote connections. Remote connections are still capped by the Streaming Bitrate Limit when both are set - Smarter Buffer Management — Buffer sizes and stall recovery thresholds now scale with content bitrate, reducing buffering interruptions across all bitrate ranges. - High-Bitrate Direct Play files above 40 Mbps are now seamlessly delivered via HLS remux, eliminating playback stalls especially on high-bitrate 4K content. Zero quality loss, no extra server load - AV1 content is now automatically transcoded on Apple TV models that lack AV1 decoding support (all current models) - Added device detection using VideoToolbox VTIsHardwareDecodeSupported API for hardware AV1 support. Therefore, future Apple TV models with hardware AV1 support will be detected automatically without requiring an app update and content will play directly - Jellyfin login enhancements including quick connect support— enter a server URL to enable the button - Music Videos now appear in the Recently Added section - Play music video thumbnails directly from the Watch tab with the play/pause button, just like Continue Watching and Next Up - Fixed Music Videos not opening in VidHub when the Play on VidHub setting was enabled - Moved manual subtitle offset to its own transport bar button, separate from the subtitle picker, when subtitles are active - Fully localized all transport bar controls - Improved URL normalization to handle trailing slashes - Fixed Jellyfin search results not updating correctly after changing queries - Playback fixes and enhancements - Updated packages - Updated screenshots and description

• Improved network detection using Jellyfin’s /System/Endpoint API to correctly identify out-of-network devices and properly enforce streaming bitrate setting • Added robust Picture in Picture (PiP) with enhanced dialogue support, allowing you to watch video while browsing your Apple TV

• Improved cache cleanup on logout and enhanced Jellyfin login handling • Updated buffering settings for smoother playback • Added version selection directly in the video player • Play/Pause on Next Up and Continue Watching thumbnails now immediately starts playback • Optimized buffering logic for improved stability and performance

• HEV1 video is now fully transcoded for non-standard resolutions, fixing playback jitter • Optimized hero carousel item fetching for faster load times • Added support for the Music Video library type • Adjusted padding for the Home/Favorites button row in the Watch tab when the hero carousel is disabled, preventing sidebar overlap • Networks and Studios can now be pinned to the beginning using the Play/Pause button on the Apple TV remote • US-based global streaming networks (for example Netflix) are now correctly tagged under United States instead of requiring All • Added international country selection for Studios without country codes • Fixed an issue where subtitles were not auto-selected on the next episode when the feature was enabled • Transitioning to the next episode now properly ends the previous playback session and current when backing out • Favorites in the Watch tab are now categorized by media type, matching the Search view • Jellyfin search now displays Music Videos in a dedicated category • Expanded ASS subtitle renderer font support for Chinese, Korean, and Japanese characters • Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements

- Support for HEVC hev1 codec - Enhanced audio switching during playback - Added missing PlaySessionId for Direct Stream/Remux streams which prevented proper transcode cleanup - Youtube playback fixes - Playlist player wont show next/previous buttons if there is nothing to go to - Minor bugs and fixes

- Fixed redirect from MediaDetailView to the JellyfinMediaDetailView - Optimized Hero Carousel fetching of items - Library Cards match the continue watching/next up cards - Each Movie/TV show library gets its own recently added row - Implemented ActiveEncodings endpoint for better stopping of encoding processes - Fixed ASS manual offset override. It should work now - Enhanced fetching, parsing, and rendering of SRT subtitles - Removed HLS subtitle options. Only custom subtitle picker should be used for selection - Minor bugs and fixes

- Big performance boost and enhancements in the Watch tab- you should have much faster and fluid scrolling - Collections now properly displays shows/seasons/episodes - Jellyfin search is now more robust and accurate - My Media section now shows proper thumbnails for the library if it has any - Hide spoilers now wont blur on Watch tab for Next Up section, and instead will use thumb/backdrop/primary images as thumbnail - Added multi‑session tracking so every play session gets stopped and cleaned up, even across audio switches. - Switched audio track handling to stop the old transcode session and start a new one on demand (no pre‑create sessions). Enhanced audio switching in general - Your transcodes folder should properly clean itself now - Implemented crash‑resilient cleanup by persisting pending sessions and clearing them on next launch/login. - Added lifecycle hooks to persist sessions on background and fully stop sessions on terminate - Hardened ASS subtitle rendering with a safe attach guard and presentation‑size observation to prevent NaN layout crashes. - Added a per‑link navigation wrapper so Watch tab shelves disable episode auto‑focus while other entry points keep it on like collections/search - Made Continue Watching/episode entry show the correct SxEx on the Play button and play that specific episode. - Fixed 4K request button rules so movies can request 4K independently, while preventing duplicates and respecting pending/approved states. - Allowed TV season selection without requestAdvanced, and ensured request buttons disable properly when no seasons are selected. - Corrected View Request edit behavior for dual pending standard/4K requests and disabled Edit when no changes exist. - Tightened requestability logic to hide Standard when a standard request is active, and hide 4K when a 4K request is pending. - Derived TV status from season data when summary status is unknown, preventing false “Request” buttons. - Added a hard‑refresh path for MediaDetailView to avoid stale cached data request status - Added a 4K badge to Request List cards

-Full support for SSA/ASS subtitles -Immensely improved PGS subtitle rendering with lazy loading techniques instead of processing the whole file at once -Fixed bug that caused the app to freeze/crash with PGS subtitle rendering -Fixed logic around "View Request" and other "Request" buttons for jellyseerr/seerr -Permission based 4k server support for jellyseerr/seerr -Updated the media presented in the hero carousel on the watch tab- it now no longer shows next up content and instead displays random unwatched movies and tv shows -Hero carousel can be toggled off from settings -Updated some buttons and alignment -Added 0.5 seconds to the subtitle offset selection within the context menu

* Multi user support for Apple TV profiles * Setting for auto kipping intros/outros * Setting for auto play next * Setting for auto play subtitle * Video player wont exit now once content finishes playing * PGS Parser properly cleans itself if unselected or video exits * Minor optimizations and hardening throughout the app

*Added skip buttons for intro/outro/preview (must have intro-skipper plugin installed on server) *Support for PGS subtitles (may take a while to process since it Is all done on device and may have to adjust the offset by a second or two for audio sync) *Robust search within jellyfin *Can now view favorites in jellyfin *Hide spoilers (thumbnail and description) of shows you haven't seen via settings *Added filters to Movies/TV Shows/and other grids of jellyseerrr with persistence *Significantly improved scrolling performance of discover tab *Subtitle offset should work properly now *Updates to AVPlayer codec for improved playback *App wont automatically download remote subtitle if not present

- You dont need a jellyseerr/seerr to use app now - Mark as played/unplayed (can long press on cards as well) - Ability to sort in various views - Can customize the discover tab to your liking - Updates to navigation bar - Updated settings tab to manually disconnect jellyseerr server only I couldn't get the filter feature in this release due to the complexity of it, but I will make it the headlining feature for the next release! Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

- Added support for logging in without a password

• Refactored media request logic and "Request More" button will appear if a TV series has unrequested seasons • Optimized the search tab- should be more responsive and annoying popups wont appear due to the debounce firing and cancelling api call • Optimized buffering logic for media playback • You can now click on the description in the jellyfin media detail to view full description • Added playlist support with a dedicated view • Default country selection in the Discover page will be based on the app language and will remember last country selection if changed ....Next update I'll implement the long requested filtering options in some views!

- Added localization and the ability to override system language from Settings in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Dutch, Polish, and Russian - Fixed opening up various library types in the My Media section of the Watch tab - Brand new view for Box Set library type to view movie collections - Empty state for media library to prevent bricking app - YouTube trailers attempt to play at higher quality if available with the caveat of audio sync issues

- Brand new native navigation system - Updated codebase to Swift 6.2 - Improvements to concurrency - Moved title out of studio/network/genre cards - Updated country filtering codes to full names - Herobanner prioritizes backdrop image type - Streaming bitrate decrements by 1 when 10 to initiate transcodes faster - Improvements to trasncoding - Added.controls for playback speed in player - Various bug fixes - Adjustments to the cache system - Improved layout and alignment in the Watch tab - Started localization

- VidHub integration- you can playback videos directly on VidHub. If you have VidHub installed, you should see the option in Settings. - Robust alphabetized subtitle selection with the ability to set offset and auto intelligent auto selection - Support for fetching online subtitles - Adjust button alignment in MediaDetailView - Limited Dolby Atmos support With this update, you should have less issues playing video. Enjoy!