Readme updates for v0.4.0

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### User interface ### User interface
- A navigation drawer for quick access to libraries, favorites, search, and settings from almost anywhere in the app - A navigation drawer for quick access to libraries, favorites, search, and settings from almost anywhere in the app
- Integration with [Seerr](https://github.com/seerr-team/seerr) to discover new movies and TV shows
- Option to combine Continue Watching & Next Up rows - Option to combine Continue Watching & Next Up rows
- Show Movie/TV Show titles when browsing libraries - Show Movie/TV Show titles when browsing libraries
- Play theme music, if available - Play theme music, if available
- Customize subtitle style for plain text subtitles
- Search & download subtitles (requires compatible server plugin such as [OpenSubtitles](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-opensubtitles)) - Search & download subtitles (requires compatible server plugin such as [OpenSubtitles](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-plugin-opensubtitles))
- Customize layout grids for libraries - Customize layout grids for libraries
- Multiple app color themes - Multiple app color themes
- Protect user profile switches with PIN code
### Playback ### Playback
- Different media playback engines, including: - Different media playback engines:
- Default ExoPlayer/Media3 - **ExoPlayer** w/ optional extra audio & AV1 software decoding
- Experimental MPV - **MPV** for direct playing anything plus ASS subtitle support
- Plex inspired playback controls, such as: - Plex inspired playback controls:
- Using D-Pad left/right for seeking during playback - Using D-Pad left/right for seeking during playback
- Quickly access video chapters & queue during playback - Quickly access video chapters & queue during playback
- Optionally skip back a few seconds when resuming playback - Optionally skip back a few seconds when resuming playback
- Live TV & DVR support - Live TV & DVR support
- Auto play next episodes with pass out protection - Auto play next episodes with pass out protection
- Option for automatic refresh rate switching on supported displays - Option for automatic refresh rate & resolution switching on supported displays
- Trickplay support - Trickplay support
- Other (subjective) enhancements:
- Subtly show playback position along the bottom of the screen while seeking w/ D-Pad - Subtly show playback position along the bottom of the screen while seeking w/ D-Pad
- Force Continue Watching & Next Up TV episodes to use their Series posters
### Roadmap ### Roadmap
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## Installation ## Installation
Using [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.damontecres.wholphin) or [Amazon appstore](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0G8RQQR9T/ref=mas_pm_wholphin) are the fastest way to install. But you can follow these instructions to install without needing an app store
Downloader Code: `8668671` Downloader Code: `8668671`
1. Enable side-loading "unknown" apps 1. Enable side-loading "unknown" apps
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- https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-sideload-apps-android-tv/ - https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-sideload-apps-android-tv/
- https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/alternative-distribution#unknown-sources - https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/alternative-distribution#unknown-sources
- https://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-enable-apps-from-unknown-sources-on-an-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/ - https://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-enable-apps-from-unknown-sources-on-an-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
1. Install the APK on your Android TV device with one of these options: 2. Install the APK on your Android TV device with one of these options:
- Install a browser program such as [Downloader](https://www.aftvnews.com/downloader/), use it to get the latest apk with short code `8668671` or URL: http://aftv.news/8668671 - Install a browser program such as [Downloader](https://www.aftvnews.com/downloader/), use it to get the latest apk with short code `8668671` or URL: http://aftv.news/8668671
- Download the latest APK release from the [releases page](https://github.com/damontecres/Wholphin/releases/latest) or http://aftv.news/8668671 - Download the latest APK release from the [releases page](https://github.com/damontecres/Wholphin/releases/latest) or http://aftv.news/8668671
- Put the APK on an SD Card/USB stick/network share and use a file manager app from the Google Play Store / Amazon AppStore (e.g. `FX File Explorer`). Android's preinstalled file manager probably will not work! - Put the APK on an SD Card/USB stick/network share and use a file manager app from the Google Play Store / Amazon AppStore (e.g. `FX File Explorer`). Android's preinstalled file manager probably will not work!
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The first time you attempt an update, the OS should guide you through enabling the required additional permissions for the app to install updates. The first time you attempt an update, the OS should guide you through enabling the required additional permissions for the app to install updates.
Note: if installed via an app store, the app store will handle updates.
## Compatibility ## Compatibility
Requires Android 6+ (or Fire TV OS 6+) and Jellyfin server `10.10.x` or `10.11.x` (tested on primarily `10.11.3`). Requires Android 6+ (or Fire TV OS 6+) and Jellyfin server `10.10.x` or `10.11.x` (tested on primarily `10.11`).
The app is tested on a variety of Android TV/Fire TV OS devices, but if you encounter issues, please file an issue! The app is tested on a variety of Android TV/Fire TV OS devices, but if you encounter issues, please file an issue!