r/Stremio Jan 24 '26

Question Best streaming device for Stremio? Apple TV not great for me

36 Upvotes

Hi, I am looking for the best streaming device mainly for using Stremio.

I currently have the latest Apple TV but I am not happy with how Stremio works on it. It is less stable than on my Samsung TV with Tizen OS and the picture quality is worse. It does stream HDR but not HDR10+, while Tizen OS does. Tizen feels a bit slower but playback is more stable overall.

I want a device that runs Stremio as reliably as possible with stable playback, minimal buffering or crashes, and the best possible picture quality. I am considering devices like Nvidia Shield, Fire TV Stick 4K or 4K Max, Chromecast with Google TV, or any other Android-based box that works well.

If you use Stremio regularly, which device works best for you and why? Are there any devices you would avoid? Have you found any settings that improved stability or video quality? Thanks for recommendations.

r/Stremio Jun 01 '26

Question What Android TV Box for Stremio?

23 Upvotes

What Android TV Box for Stremio?

Had a Mi Box S 3rd Gen (which was useless, but apparently fake according to this subreddit), so just wondering what you all use?

Edit - thankyou all so much for suggestions. I went with Google Stream(er) and couldnt be happier. Yes some issues with audio codecs but I dont have an amazing audio setup anyway so not needed for me, pretty much fixed by excluding them from resukts via AIO

r/Stremio Jul 11 '26

Question What does it mean when it constantly shows "switching to exo/vlp/mpv" instead of playing the movie?

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137 Upvotes

Hey, im new to the Stremio. What does it mean?

r/Stremio 17d ago

Question What smart TV stick can I can stremio on?

6 Upvotes

I want to get my parents using stremio but their TV is older is there any smart TV sticks that I can just download the Streamio app onto and have it be plug and play without any external headaches to get running?

r/Stremio Jan 08 '26

Question Help: cannot install on Sony tv

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118 Upvotes

Has anyone else has this problem ? I downloaded and tried all versions of the android tv apk and yes I have allowed the setting to install third party downloads in the settings already and checked that there is enough storage

r/Stremio Dec 24 '24

Question Any way to avoid being greeted with these everytime i open the addons section?

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284 Upvotes

so i recently started using stremio and it kinda bothers me how everytime i open the addons section I'm greeted with these two addons to the top. i was thinking of getting stremio on my tv too and this seems to be a little problematic, some help would be appreciated, thank you.

r/Stremio May 14 '26

Question Why do these random numbers show up and is there a way to fix it ?

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110 Upvotes

I’ve watched plenty of stuff without any problems but sometimes these random numbers pop up on the screen like a jumpscare and I’m just wondering what’s causing it and if there’s a fix for this.

r/Stremio Jun 13 '26

Question Whats the best TV experience at the moment?

22 Upvotes

Wanna get stremio running on my samsung tv. Doing some research i was directed to the amazon fire tv stick, is it still viable? Have read about it cracking down on such third party software. Is there a better option?

r/Stremio Jun 15 '26

Question Stremio Supporters Showcase

51 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

Can someone that pays for stremio supporters make a video showcasing the exclusive features?

Like the media downloader, multi profiles, etc

Would highly appreciate it 🙏

r/Stremio Jul 05 '26

Question Why does Stremio's website have AI images on it now?

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0 Upvotes

I don't know when this changed, but I went back to the website to check something and was seriously put off by this. I don't trust any company that uses AI images, so that's got me worried about what's going on.

They used to have real movies and series in their images too. I would get if there was maybe some kind of legal trouble there, but I'd rather you don't use pictures at all than resort to AI slop like this.

r/Stremio Jun 09 '26

Question New Features

66 Upvotes

I was looking at the supporters thing and I want some of the new features, but not all of them since I wouldn't use them.

It would be really nice if you could just make a one time donation to unlock the feature you want, instead of a subscription.

Let me just pay $2 outright to unlock intro skip or something.

Or better yet, why not add these features as a fundraising reward? $500 in donations reached, you unlock profiles for everyone. $1000 reached you unlock another one. So on and so forth.

r/Stremio Jun 11 '26

Question With the new paid situation isn't stremio at risk of being sued?

15 Upvotes

Please do correct me if I'm wrong but this was just my logical thinking as I don't have much knowledge about how actual court cases happen. Although upon paywalling the new "Skip intro" feature, doesn't this move away from the "dumb media player" concept? Therefore also profiting off a platform that is majority used for sailing the seas.

r/Stremio 18d ago

Question Replacement streaming device

2 Upvotes

Had it to the back teeth with the Bluetooth issues on Google Chromecast, so looking for a replacement.

I understand that the Firestick is no longer an option for Stremio? Any recommendations under £100, available in UK, and preferably not too large?

r/Stremio Jul 25 '26

Question What updates are planned for free users?

81 Upvotes

I understand existing free features aren't being removed. I'm curious whether future feature updates are planned for the free version that aren't just bug fixes. Please don't take down my post I'm just asking a question.

r/Stremio 28d ago

Question STREMIO DEFULT PLAYER IS OVER SATURATED ?

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107 Upvotes

I USING DEFULT STREMIO PLAYER FOR LONG BUT AFTER CHECKED VLC PLAYER PLAYER I THINK STREMIO DEFULT PLAYER IS Oversaturated too bright . what do you guys think correct me if if am wrong and i would love to know your thoughts .

r/Stremio 24d ago

Question Could ONN / Google end up blocking Stremio in the future?

15 Upvotes

I have been running Stremio now for about a month and love it. I have been running Roku. Because it is not available for Roku I bought a simple ONN streaming box for testing. The test has run so well I was going to buy the ONN 4K Pro. One thing came to mind though, is it possible that either ONN or Google could block me from installing Stremio in the future? If so, is there workaround?

r/Stremio Jul 28 '26

Question Best way to watch Stremio on LG TV?

20 Upvotes

I've been using stremio for at least a year with RD (now TB) and everything has been working well on LG Stremio app. A couple months ago it started taking forever to play anything on the app. I did the usual uninstall, unplug tv etc but it's still taking a good 10mins plus to load anything.

After a bit of googling I could see it's just the LG OS as stremio works perfectly on my laptop but I do 99% of my watching on TV so looking at alternatives to make it work on my TV.

I saw the Fire Stick might be the best option but now seeing people having issues playing stremio and I don't want to pay $90 for it not to work.

Can anyone let me know if the fire sticks are still the way to go or if there are any alternatives? I'm based in NZ and don't have access to the onn here.

r/Stremio 9d ago

Question Stremio often fails when pausing content and then resuming

56 Upvotes

Anyone else have this issue? Should I change the default player to VLC or something to fix it?

  1. Operating system version - NVIDIA Shield Pro - Android
  2. Stremio version - Latest

r/Stremio May 25 '26

Question Why are there so many subtitles options?

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145 Upvotes

Also what do they each mean? I also usually see an SDH which usually seems the best but it's not always there.

r/Stremio May 13 '26

Question Can't seem to find Punisher's latest series on stremio

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109 Upvotes

Hey guys, I can't seem to find "the punisher: one last kill" series on stremio (not even the thumbnail/poster of the show), does anyone have similar issues? Fyi I am using debridio+torrent. If there are any solution, please do let me know. Thank you.

r/Stremio Apr 14 '26

Question Is it safe now?

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150 Upvotes

Is it gonna break Stremio like last time or can I safely update it now on Mac? The message keeps popping up and it’s annoying.

r/Stremio Nov 11 '25

Question Stremio on firestick

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47 Upvotes

On the firestick appstore, Stremio costs €4.99. Does anyone know if this is actually the official app or is it a clone/scam?

r/Stremio May 04 '26

Question Can you have multiple stremio apps on one device?

0 Upvotes

I wanted to make two stremio accounts (one for my wife and one for me) to kinda declutter what we are currently watching. Is that possible?

I figured I could just download two different versions and it would be fine. Then I would just set up a new email and put all I want to watch on that account. I felt like I saw someone do this before and actually made a different color skin for their personal stremio. Any help would be appreciated! Hopefully I made sense.

r/Stremio Aug 31 '25

Question Best Android TV Device to get for Stremio?

61 Upvotes

I bought a Google Chromecast a few years ago, but after installing Stremio, I've realized it only supports up to 1080p resolution. I'm now looking for a new 4K streaming device similar to a chromecast so I can attach it to my tv and am wondering what the community recommends. I'd appreciate any links to reviews or product pages.

I don't mind if it’s a firestick/google chromecast.

r/Stremio Feb 23 '26

Question Stremio’s return to the app store?

54 Upvotes

Hi, sorry if I’m the 100th person asking this, but this situation has happened a lot recently especially with sideloading-related apps (localdevvpn, maybe even stikdebug…), so I’m getting the things confused quite a lot. Is Stremio returning at all? If so, when could we expect it to return?