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Emby for Android on Windows Pc

Developed By: Emby Media

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 5.859 votes

Last Updated: July 11, 2021

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Compatible with Windows 7/8/10/11 Pc & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.2.92
Size 60.3 MB
Release Date February 07, 23
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (9)]

What's New:
Android auto reconnection fixesMusic playback started in android auto is now reported to Emby ServerSupport new live tv channel management featuresVarious... [see more]

Changelog:
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Description from Developer:
Bringing all of your personal media together into one place is easy with Emby! Emby unites your personal videos, music, and photos and streams them to your devices.

Get the free... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Emby for Android and install on Windows PC. Emby for Android is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Emby Media. Latest version of Emby for Android is 3.2.92, was released on 2023-02-07 (updated on 2021-07-11). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Emby for Android is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 5,859 users, 785 users had rated it 5*, 3,531 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Emby for Android on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Emby for Android on Windows 7/8/10/11 Pc & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Emby for Android on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Emby for Android using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Emby for Android" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Emby for Android on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Emby for Android" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Bringing all of your personal media together into one place is easy with Emby! Emby unites your personal videos, music, and photos and streams them to your devices.

Get the free Emby Server at https://emby.media (required as part of your Emby install).

• Emby automatically converts your media on-the-fly to play on any device.
• Emby organizes your media into an elegant display with artwork, rich metadata and related content.
• Easily share your media with friends and family.
• Rich parental control and management features allow you to easily control access for your entire family.
• Watch Live TV and manage your DVR (with supported TV Tuner)
• Stream your cloud-synced media (with installed cloud sync providers)

This app is free to browse your media collection and cast to other devices. Playback requires either a one-time in-app purchase, or an active Emby Premiere subscription. Other premium features such as downloading require an Emby Premiere subscription.
Android auto reconnection fixes
Music playback started in android auto is now reported to Emby Server
Support new live tv channel management features
Various music playback fixes

July 09, 2021

Android auto reconnection fixes
Music playback started in android auto is now reported to Emby Server
Support new live tv channel management features
Various music playback fixes

June 22, 2021

Fix erroneous error message when playing certain music formats
Various subtitle fixes

April 30, 2021

Improve Android Auto browsing
Remember play queue when using Android Auto resume feature
Support marking favorites from android auto
Various fixes for av1 video playback
Support device equalizer with audio file playback
Add option to download to public downloads folder
Various subtitle fixes
Various fixes for playback of anamorphic video
Improve single channel program list display
Support multi-select in list views
Add more field options for display in lists
Fix Chromecast add to play queue

April 29, 2021

Improve Android Auto browsing
Remember play queue when using Android Auto resume feature
Support marking favorites from android auto
Various fixes for av1 video playback
Support device equalizer with audio file playback
Add option to download to public downloads folder
Various subtitle fixes
Various fixes for playback of anamorphic video
Improve single channel program list display
Support multi-select in list views
Add more field options for display in lists
Fix Chromecast add to play queue

April 22, 2021

Honor Android Auto auto-resume setting
Fix media notification duration for remote playback
Fix subtitles not displaying on secondary screen
Various additional subtitle fixes
Support multi-select filtering
Various mpegts format improvements
Support sorting by filename
Improve dynamic list refreshing

April 20, 2021

Honor Android Auto auto-resume setting
Fix media notification duration for remote playback
Fix subtitles not displaying on secondary screen
Various additional subtitle fixes
Support multi-select filtering
Various mpegts format improvements
Support sorting by filename
Improve dynamic list refreshing

March 12, 2021

Resolve intermittent audio stopping
Various downloading fixes

March 09, 2021

Resolve intermittent audio stopping
Various downloading fixes

December 20, 2020

Various downloading fixes

December 17, 2020

Pause music on headphone disconnect
Fix intermittent video crash with certain subtitle formats
Enable high resolution audio on supported devices

December 10, 2020

Add songs to artist screen
Integrate with watch next
Fix playback occasionally stopping after repeated seeking

November 27, 2020

Revamp audio and video playback
Improve HDR video support
Various android auto fixes
Support search with google assistant
Add refresh rate switching option for video playback
Add subtitle offset feature to video player
Add speed control to video player
Support play queue management with Chromecast
Added camera upload photo folder option
Media Info display is now TV mode friendly
Brighter detail screen backdrops
Update task switcher icon

November 24, 2020

Revamp audio and video playback
Improve HDR video support
Various android auto fixes
Support search with google assistant
Add refresh rate switching option for video playback
Add subtitle offset feature to video player
Add speed control to video player
Support play queue management with Chromecast
Added camera upload photo folder option
Media Info display is now TV mode friendly
Brighter detail screen backdrops
Update task switcher icon

November 18, 2020

Revamp audio and video playback
Improve HDR video support
Various android auto fixes
Support search with google assistant
Add refresh rate switching option for video playback
Add subtitle offset feature to video player
Add speed control to video player
Support play queue management with Chromecast
Added camera upload photo folder option
Media Info display is now TV mode friendly
Brighter detail screen backdrops
Update task switcher icon

November 15, 2020

Revamp audio and video playback
Improve HDR video support
Various android auto fixes
Support search with google assistant
Add refresh rate switching option for video playback
Add subtitle offset feature to video player
Add speed control to video player
Support play queue management with Chromecast
Added camera upload photo folder option
Media Info display is now TV mode friendly
Brighter detail screen backdrops
Update task switcher icon

November 11, 2020

Android Auto: support shuffle
Fix app waking up on it's own

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to know what content is playing and control its playback.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.