Readme updates for v0.4.0

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### User interface
- 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
- Show Movie/TV Show titles when browsing libraries
- 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))
- Customize layout grids for libraries
- Multiple app color themes
- Protect user profile switches with PIN code
### Playback
- Different media playback engines, including:
- Default ExoPlayer/Media3
- Experimental MPV
- Plex inspired playback controls, such as:
- Different media playback engines:
- **ExoPlayer** w/ optional extra audio & AV1 software decoding
- **MPV** for direct playing anything plus ASS subtitle support
- Plex inspired playback controls:
- Using D-Pad left/right for seeking during playback
- Quickly access video chapters & queue during playback
- Optionally skip back a few seconds when resuming playback
- Live TV & DVR support
- 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
- Other (subjective) enhancements:
- 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
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## 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`
1. Enable side-loading "unknown" apps
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- https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-sideload-apps-android-tv/
- 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/
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
- 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!
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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.
Note: if installed via an app store, the app store will handle updates.
## 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!