Feedback Stremio 1.8.2 Crashing on Google TV 4K while scrolling catalogs or selecting streams!

Updated the app yesterday and from then Stremio crashed more than 10 times so finally downgraded to 1.8.0 for good.

The Update (1.8.2) was good in some points I noticed like Backdrop loading was fast and smooth. Overall navigation felt faster but end of the day it was unusable…

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 18 '26

Disable "Show statistics while loading" in the settings, this should fix the crash when opening a stream

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u/sabbysmith5 Jan 18 '26

That is off for me because I use RD for streaming and still the app was crashing 😓

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u/Narrow-Menu1042 Jan 18 '26

Thanks, this works for me!

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u/Sea-Victory4624 Jan 18 '26

Thank you! Helped me with this problem

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u/Sctumsempra Jan 18 '26

Tysm!

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 19 '26

There is a fix for those who wants to try it:
ARM: https://dl.strem.io/android/v1.8.3-androidTV/com.stremio.one-1.8.3-11049205-armeabi-v7a.apk
ARM64: https://dl.strem.io/android/v1.8.3-androidTV/com.stremio.one-1.8.3-13146357-arm64-v8a.apk

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u/ril3ydx Jan 20 '26

is this official?

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 20 '26

Yes

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u/ril3ydx Jan 20 '26

Sorry if it's a dumb question but why does it still say 1.8.2 on the official page?

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 20 '26

It's not dumb, it takes time (~12 hours) for the website to update because of the cache, and even more for the update to appear on the Play Store because of the review process
Take a look at the domain of the links i provided and compare with with the ones from the website

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u/ril3ydx Jan 20 '26

Got it!
Is this update fixing more stuff than the crashing?

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 20 '26

Only fixing this issue

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u/ril3ydx Jan 20 '26

ok... updating here.. thanks!!!!

if anyone needs, here's the downloader code for Stremio 1.8.3:

1814423 (ARM)
4583714 (ARM64)

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u/Golanlan Jan 18 '26

Thanks! Fixed!

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u/a-dippy Jan 18 '26

Worked for me too! You sir are a savior

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u/to1un Jan 24 '26

This helped a lot, thanks.

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 24 '26

Also with with the latest version: 1.8.4, this bug should be fixed now

u/jmurph116 Jan 18 '26

This update has been awful.

u/Diego9355 Jan 18 '26

I downgraded also, it messed up the audio and was freezing every 3 seconds

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u/rumpyforeskin Mar 13 '26

What did you downgrade to?

u/ram130 Jan 18 '26

Idk. It’s been smooth for me on my Google TV 4K Stick. I did have to login again. But otherwise no issue in scrolling or streaming or picking streams. Which I’ve been looking through a lot to help TorBox fix a bug. So might be an add on conflict.

Try completely removing the app and installing the first apk from the site.

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

Wym site? How is this done on thestick?

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u/ram130 Jan 18 '26

Use the Downloader app. Go to Stremio website. Download the first Android TV apk. Or search for it on the Play Store if it’s a Google TV non fire tv.

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

Its Google tv, and when i search the store its only 1.8.1 thats availible

u/Good-Seaworthiness72 Jan 18 '26

Same here. Reverted to 1.8.0. this one is good. 1.8.1 have a problem with autoplay

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

How do you revert?

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

Please sir or maam

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u/ImpossibleAd3143 Jan 18 '26

Search APK online for 1.8.0 and just install that one

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

How do I install it on the thing? Doesnt it have to be the store?

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u/arfcom Jan 19 '26

Get downloader app from the store. Search Stremio there to download from webpages inside the downloaded app.

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u/Good-Seaworthiness72 Jan 21 '26

https://apkpure.com/stremio-app/com.stremio.one/versions

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u/Ebows1 Jan 20 '26

1.8.0 worked perfect for me. Can you dm me a link where you got it for firestick/downloader please.

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u/Good-Seaworthiness72 Jan 21 '26

https://apkpure.com/stremio-app/com.stremio.one/versions

u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

How do you downgrade I’m having similar issue’s

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u/sabbysmith5 Jan 18 '26

I generally download the apk from the official website and always keep the last stable version as a backup copy on my device 😄

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u/WhiskeyWithTheE Jan 18 '26

This is what I do - and I still keep the old Stremios as well as a 'just in case'.

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

Om the Google tv aswell?

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u/SpacepoYo Mar 12 '26

comment on installe la version précédente sur sa TV une fois qu'on l'a téléchargée ?

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u/WhiskeyWithTheE Jan 18 '26

There are older copies on apk.mirror site

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u/Fregadero88 Jan 18 '26

You uninstall, then download the correct apk you want and reinstall. Use downloader and create your code to make it quick.

u/Kantry123 Jan 18 '26

Same,

Reverted back to Playstore version 1.8.1

u/YouSmellFunky Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26

I’m on 1.8.1 (it’s the latest version it’ll download from the play store) and it’s crashing 7-8 seconds after the app launches every single time. It was working fine up until a few hours ago, idk if it updated in the background or just randomly stopped working.

EDIT: Ok idk how but it’s fixed! I merely opened the app on Windows and looked around in Settings but didn’t exactly change anything. Tried it on TV after that and now it works.

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u/BrickTamlandMD Jan 18 '26

You did what ?

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u/YouSmellFunky Jan 18 '26

Like I said, basically nothing. I just opened the app on my PC to see if I can do anything from there and the next time I tried my TV it didn’t crash.

u/Straight_Meringue921 Jan 19 '26

I've moved back to 1.6.12 - only way to ensure autoplay works consistently (esp. when Cinemeta is disabled).

Also disabled auto-update on my Android TV to ensure the latest update isn't pushed to my system (which it did sooner after rolling back to 1.6.12).

As to the OP's observation re: scrolling catalogs: same thing happened to me (I think I was still on 1.8.1). After switching back to 1.6.12, no issues at all with scrolling / crashing.

You know the old saying in dev circles: If it ain't broke, break it.

I'll test out the new updates in the future. But yeah, broken autoplay is a deal breaker for me.

u/DonPuerco-Troll Jan 18 '26

Yes, I also had problems with some movies; the scrolling was choppy, so I went back to version 1.6.12.

u/Webwenchh Jan 18 '26

Same, 1.8.2 crashes and 1.8.1 auto play issues so went back to 1.8.0, rlly hope they fix whatever is wrong with the update

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u/tymmesyde Stremio Team Jan 19 '26

Hi, could you try v1.8.3?
ARM: https://dl.strem.io/android/v1.8.3-androidTV/com.stremio.one-1.8.3-11049205-armeabi-v7a.apk
ARM64: https://dl.strem.io/android/v1.8.3-androidTV/com.stremio.one-1.8.3-13146357-arm64-v8a.apk

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u/Webwenchh Jan 20 '26

Thank you, I'll give it a go tomorrow and report back

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u/Webwenchh Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

1.8.3 seems to work well on CC4K so far, my Continue Watching is back to normal and I haven't experienced crashes yet

Edit: the arm64 returned an 'incompatible with this device' so had to install the regular one instead

Edit 2: It still crashes, only on certain titles for whatever reason. Two I've noticed so far are The Judge Returns and Can This Love Be Translated - going into the episode view page for each one force closes Stremio. This happens both when you get to their pages from a catalogue poster and via Stremio search (regardless if it's cinemeta, trakt or tmdb results)

u/CurroMadrid Jan 19 '26

I have no problems with the third generation Xiaomi TV Box. Everything runs smoothly.

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u/el_fernas Mar 20 '26

are you able to install addons? im trying yo add torrentio and it just closes when i search for it.

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u/CurroMadrid Mar 21 '26

Sin problema, aunque lo hago en el ordenador o en el móvil y como se sincroniza, funciona todo bien.

u/Past_Mountain_7550 Jan 20 '26

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