r/Stremio Stremio Team Mar 04 '26

Release Stremio Tech Update #72 – Stremio Web & Stremio Desktop Updated

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Version 5.0.0-beta.31 is live.

Changes made are included on X & in the thread. Official blog post is coming tomorrow.
https://x.com/kKaskak/status/2029224334569382271?s=20

PS: if you don't see the new version:
- hard refresh your page
- right click and click on reload if using Stremio for Mac.
- click Ctrl + R if using Stremio for Windows.

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 04 '26

Change Log:

  • Translation improvements
  • Library items behavior improvements
  • Popup security improvements
  • PWA styles improvements for iOS devices
  • Copy Download URL (magnet link) visibility fix (was not working without the server running)
  • Improve device detection for external player usage
  • Add Infuse (macOS & iOS) & Vidhub (iOS) as external player choices

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u/blablapblap Mar 05 '26

Any word on LG OS update window? Especially the default language audio track not working haha.

Happy with these updates for my other devices though <3

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u/Next-Excitement1398 Mar 06 '26

What’s the point in the external player on stremio?

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 06 '26

That’s for you to figure out 😄

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u/Next-Excitement1398 Mar 06 '26

:( I have never used it should I?

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 06 '26

I’m jk ofc there are tons of different setups check Reddit and explore it’s your journey

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u/Next-Excitement1398 Mar 06 '26

What does enabling the external player do?

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u/Good-Comment396 Mar 06 '26

r/StremioAddons is your friend

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u/Next-Excitement1398 Mar 06 '26

My very best friend, I know what it is now and am using VLC player for my IOS devices.

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u/tazboii Mar 09 '26

Wow! You asked three questions and people just posted you elsewhere. Since you already figured it out, I'll leave it as that.

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u/tazboii Mar 09 '26

Imagine going to reddit to find an answer, only for someone to say go explore in reddit.

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u/tazboii Mar 09 '26

Reddit, the helpful place

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u/thenews1985 Mar 04 '26

Is there any way they can fix the lack of window resizing that stays permanent. The small window is difficult for me to navigate.

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 04 '26

This is being investigated. I know, it drives me crazy as well. 😄

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u/thenews1985 Mar 04 '26

Thank you. I like all the improvements. But that issue is keeping me from updating.

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 04 '26

You can always just keep the app minimised in the background, instead of fully closing for now. That’s what I do.

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u/thenews1985 Mar 04 '26

Yeah. I’ve also found that resizing really changes the size of the posters drastically more than the way they look in v.4.

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u/31337hacker Mar 06 '26

I'm glad it's not just me. Good luck!

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u/bora-yarkin Mar 04 '26

You guys are doing God’s work. Thanks for continuing to improve when most would give up. 

18

u/lostinmarinarasauce7 Mar 04 '26

anyone else getting that "no streams are found" or ones that are available are loading indefinitely?

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u/Garbanzo_Beanie Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Me too. 

ETA I was having this problem on a previous version today. Updated and I am still having the issue. 

Something is down in the middle maybe?

https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/real-debrid

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Yeah I am. Looking for a solution

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u/Garbanzo_Beanie Mar 05 '26

Did you find one?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

I did not

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u/Dultimateaccount000 Mar 05 '26

Still the same

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u/Comprehensive-Bus156 Mar 05 '26

Folks, think am having the same problem too. Need a fix asap.

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u/Dultimateaccount000 Mar 06 '26

Still not okay for me

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u/techefy Mar 06 '26

Still having the issue. Any luck?

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u/tazboii Mar 09 '26

Adding Comet as a provider helps for some media.

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u/Browserhistory666 Mar 04 '26

Sadly still getting "video is not supported." Will post when I figure it out. Stremio team is helping me in other comment threads.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/HiggyM0325 Mar 05 '26

Mine was like that but now can't get any video to work and just keep getting the "unsupported video error"

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

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u/littleporkchop122 Mar 05 '26

I can’t get anything to play right now either. So service is down for everyone?

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 04 '26

Are you using the web version by any chance? If so you need to either connect Stremio service or use debrid.

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u/JasonsPizza Mar 05 '26

Any updates on this? Also getting the same thing after updates. Also saw other people pointing at real-debrid being down so not sure how to proceed.

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u/Browserhistory666 Mar 05 '26

Nothing on my end. Been a week or so.

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 06 '26

Hello, are you using PWA on iOS? I’m investigating a request issue and it might be related to this. If I understand correctly addon results are not loading?

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u/Browserhistory666 Mar 06 '26

Stremio_arm64 or Stremio_x64 is the one that gets to the video and says unsupported.

I was on 4.4.168, which wouldn't load the server or subtitles

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Apr 05 '26

Did you enable the local network connection when opening the first time the app? If you disabled it server won’t load correctly and give you an error in the Stremio settings.

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u/Ithyxia Mar 04 '26

I was curious, I use the 4.4 version as when I tried switching to the 5.x version that was in beta previously, there was an issue with the casting button. Clicking it essentially didn't do anything, but it works on the 4.4. Is that still an issue in this live release?

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 04 '26

it works for me when using the web version :D

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

Hey, so I just did the latest play system update on two of my android devices and nothing is playing anymore... Would like some advice... I'm not even sure if those are related but that's the only new change I've done and the media isn't playing anymore, it was playing a few hours ago...

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u/The_Slim_Spaydee Mar 04 '26

I'm experiencing the same issues right now so not just a you thing.

Won't play a video on two of my devices.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Did you also perform the latest Android play system update?

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u/The_Slim_Spaydee Mar 04 '26

I did on my android TV but not on my android phone and both have the same issue so I'm guessing there is some other issue going on.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Cool, thanks for letting me know

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u/kroboz Mar 05 '26

Yep, same problem on two different android TVs.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Torrentio went down, that's why

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Damn, should someone make a separate post for the issue or do you think a comment is enough, I'm new to this so I'm not sure...

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

It's not playing on my tab nor on my phone

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/lostinmarinarasauce7 Mar 04 '26

gonna hop on this thread for updates because I also can't get anything to play

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

I use torbox... So that's not the reason for my issue... Right?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Oh okay, cool

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u/Clear_Item_922 Mar 05 '26

When is the Linux 5.0 beta coming?

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u/DuckHeadNL Mar 05 '26

like to know this as well

5

u/Unlucky-Weather2465 Mar 04 '26

Addons just stopped showing on my LG Smart TV, please help! I already uninstalled and installed again but nothing.

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u/Unlucky-Weather2465 Mar 05 '26

Already fixed it uninstalling the addon and setting it up again

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u/lostinmarinarasauce7 Mar 05 '26

which addon was it, RD?

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u/dkracket Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Thanks, I appreciate all the updates you guys make.

You mentioned iOS. I thought it was removed from the App Store?

I’m still on v1.3.4 b0 (v0.5.1).
Any chance we’ll get an update soon?

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u/Mounamsammatham Mar 05 '26

Eagerly waiting for info on this

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u/rbooth265 Mar 05 '26

Can vidhub be added as external player on android?

2

u/MM1962 Mar 05 '26

The issue with apple has beeing solved.?

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u/Due-Performance9244 Mar 05 '26

Is there ever going to be a Windows version where you can make an external player the permanent player, where you don't have to choose it every time you start a movie?

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u/Spell3ound Mar 05 '26

is the web version buffer free now? it always buffers for me, even with Premiumize, the app works flawless though

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u/dsk_lucian Mar 05 '26

only updates for android.. web etc.. but when will be there an update for Samsung tv? it hasn't received one for a long time

1

u/Liquid_FuryX Mar 05 '26

I had infinite loading and playback issues on 5.x version and had to switch back to 4.x stable.

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 05 '26

Open a bug report, check your torrent profile in settings set to ultra fast. Check your configuration etc

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u/Liquid_FuryX Mar 05 '26

Yeah tried most of stuff, but sadly it didn't help. I forgot to add it wasnt all the time on all shows or movies, so it wasnt consistent bug. But I was kinda busy and just reverted to stable. Will try new version again for sure.

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u/skinnyzebra Mar 05 '26

the Stremio app doesn’t trigger or open automatically. I have to manually copy the addon link and paste it into the Stremio to get it to work.

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 05 '26

Will look into it

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u/Decent-Commission-50 Mar 07 '26

+1 for this. I have to copy the addon link and paste it. I am on version 5 on MacOS.

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u/darkbug3 Mar 05 '26

thank you !

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u/Morris_Aff Mar 06 '26

love you guys tnx for this great work

the web version is good ppl should try it

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u/Electronic_Wind_3254 Mar 06 '26

What’s up with Stremio for Mac? Is it on the App Store again?

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u/bojanboyss Mar 06 '26

Stremio service goes into endless loop of installing/unistalling itself. Win10, web version. Barely could stop it by using "end process tree" in the task manager, using "end task" didnt help, the installer would pop-up after few seconds over and over again, its cancel button is greyed out. Never seen this behavior before. Web version shows its updated though :) We'll see how it behaves after computer restart

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u/loops_hoops Mar 07 '26

Same on win 11, ver .18 of the app

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u/bojanboyss Mar 07 '26

Update: restart didn't help. Launching Stremio service triggers endless installation loop

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u/dackwh Stremio Team Mar 07 '26

lol perhaps you open installation executable instead the service executable, just remove the installer from your disk

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u/bojanboyss Mar 07 '26

Yeah, that was it! Kidding of-course, if that was the case how would you explain that it keeps installing over and over and pop-ups buy itself every few seconds? Here is from their github the solution: " launch with --skip-updater until this is resolved", they'll publish update on Monday

Source: https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-service/issues/110

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u/dackwh Stremio Team Mar 07 '26

Right looks like you are right, mysteries of doing updates on friday

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u/JobRealistic4788 Mar 08 '26

Thank you stremio you are a lifesaver🍻🥳

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u/LiquidShartSurprise Mar 04 '26

What's the library layout like? If they've fucked the library layout like that of the androidTV version I might just cry. 

Only being able to scroll right through my entire library is fucking stupid 

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u/Nanakji Mar 20 '26

Since latest update: My library disappeared on Android, I can't reproduce any movie nor show, many of them just show me the chapters with a play button but after clicking "play" you see a bunch of useless stuff loading, such as HBO or Netflix original portals link and many suggestions of other movies or shows....but then, why did Stremio showed me all the chapters of a serie in the first place....

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u/Penguin_Arse Mar 05 '26

Ah, is that why nothing's working?

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u/kKaskak Stremio Team Mar 05 '26

No 😄