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WebOS Client for Jellyfin
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Jellyfin WebOS app on Homebrew channel #134

Closed jimlynnjulian closed 1 year ago

jimlynnjulian commented 1 year ago

Please describe your bug

Not a bug but a possible oversight. I just discovered there is a Jellyfin app available in the Homebrew channel for LG WebOS. Is that app an official release? A brief discussion of the subject would be helpful. 'Rooting' one's TV sounds risky. There is even a mention of the possibility of 'bricking' the TV. Nobody wants to brick a TV that cost $$$$$. If the app is an official release, an article on jailbreaking LG TVs for use with the Homebrew Jellyfin app might relieve some apprehension regarding the issue. The existing WebOS app is for WebOS versions later than mine, 5.50.10.

Jellyfin Version

10.8.0

if other:

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Environment

WebOS 5.50.10

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crobibero commented 1 year ago

Homebrew is not maintained or supported by Jellyfin. The app they provide is an official release, taken from https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos/releases/tag/v1.1.0

jimlynnjulian commented 1 year ago

This ignores an issue. What do people with older (WebOS 5.50.10) versions do? The existing WebOS LG app is for versions beginning with 6.0, I believe. I have always used the LG web browser to run the Jellyfin web app. Is that the final stage of development for earlier versions of WebOS?

anthonylavado commented 1 year ago

@jimlynnjulian First thing - that looks like your LG tv "software version", which is not the same as "webOS Version". There should be a way to find out your actual webOS version somewhere in the menu, or by looking up the specifications from your model TV.

For the other points, it's currently available worldwide for webOS 5 and webOS 6. This is all TVs from (March) 2020, 2021, and 2022+. For older TVs, there are four options:

  1. Install the app with Developer Mode, and use scripts/options to keep it active instead of expiring after 48h.

  2. Use another method to install (like rooting).

  3. Use the built in browser with your Jellyfin server.

  4. Wait for further releases (we are trying to get at least as far back as webOS 3.5 or so, which would be TVs from late 2016 onwards).

jimlynnjulian commented 1 year ago

I found the WebOS version data in the 'about' section. 4.4.2-10 (goldilocks-gorongosa)

  1. The dev mode approach is a nuisance.

  2. I examined the 'rooting' approach but found the Homebrew/rootmy.tv approach lacked coordination with jellyfin.org. In short, seems risky. Besides, someone mentioned Homebrew uses 1.1.0 of the Jellyfin webos app at https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos/releases/tag/v1.1.0

  3. I've been using the tv browser and...

  4. ...awaiting the future.