Option to play with external player. about findroid

[jarnedemeulemeester]

Using your computer or an app (to browse the files on your phone) you should be able to find the config in this location: <internal/external storage>/Android/data/dev.jdtech.jellyfin/files/mpv/
There you can edit the mpv.conf and add an inputs.conf file.

I won't be adding an option to play using external players sorry.

I will however be adding an option in the app to edit the conf files directly. See #157
I hope this suffices.

[rohitghali]

Also, seeking is not as smooth as native mpv-android app. Preview doesn't show while seeking like the mpv-android app. Findroid just shows time while seeking.

Using your computer or an app (to browse the files on your phone) you should be able to find the config in this location: <internal/external storage>/Android/data/dev.jdtech.jellyfin/files/mpv/ There you can edit the mpv.conf and add an inputs.conf file.

Android removed access to that location. Can't access data folder anymore by the user.

I won't be adding an option to play using external players sorry.

Sure. But out of curiosity, may I know the reason?

[jarnedemeulemeester]

Also, seeking is not as smooth as native mpv-android app. Preview doesn't show while seeking like the mpv-android app. Findroid just shows time while seeking.

Yes there is a stutter that happens when seeking, so yeah this could be improved.
I don't know how mpv-android shows previews but without an implementation in Jellyfin which sends compressed preview images this would require a lot of data while seeking.

Android removed access to that location. Can't access data folder anymore by the user.

I still have access to that location on my Pixel 6 running Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2. So I do believe that this location is still accessible.

Sure. But out of curiosity, may I know the reason?

It's just work that I don't want to spend on implementing external players that I could spend it on improving the built-in mpv.
Also I don't want users to have to download an extra app to have a pleasant viewing experience.
And external players (as far as I know) can't report back the playback position. (also important when I will implement SyncPlay)

[rohitghali]

I don't know how mpv-android shows previews but without an implementation in Jellyfin which sends compressed preview images this would require a lot of data while seeking.

Not a small preview window. It shows seek progress by changing the playing video on screen. Try it by installing mpv-android and just play some video and swipe on screen. You'll get an idea of what I mean.

I still have access to that location on my Pixel 6 running Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2. So I do believe that this location is still accessible.

Nope. Regular file explorers can no longer access Android/Data folder.
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/storage

[Jcuhfehl]

Nope. Regular file explorers can no longer access Android/Data folder.
I use material files which can access it through the storage access framework (if that's what it's called)

[rohitghali]

access it through the storage access framework (if that's what it's called)

Nevermind. Accessed it through root. But it's not an ideal solution for regular android users is it?

There you can edit the mpv.conf and add an inputs.conf file.

I could get the mpv.conf working but not the inputs.conf.

These are my contents directly copied from mpv-android input.conf:
0x10001 no-osd sub-seek -1
0x10003 no-osd sub-seek 1

Do I need to make any changes to get it working with findroid?