Author Archives: kingargyle

Serenity for Android now available for Nook and Nook HD!

Posted on May 9, 2013

For those Nook HD and Nook users that have the Google Play store, if you have a Plex Media Server, Serenity for Android can now be installed on your Nook tablet.  It’ll give you an alternative way to access your … Continue reading →

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Serenity for Android 1.2.0

Posted on April 28, 2013

Version 1.2.0 is now available in the play store.   This version focuses on adding better support for those with large video libraries. Features and Improvements: Grid View for Movie browsing.  This is can be enabled through the Settings menu, … Continue reading →

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Serenity for Android

Posted on April 11, 2013

Version 1.1.2 is now available in the play store. This is mainly a logo and name change for the app.  Why the name change, because Serenity runs on more than just Google TV devices.  It will currently run on any … Continue reading →

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Serenity for Google TV 1.1.0

Posted on April 8, 2013

Version 1.1.0 is now available in the play store. There is one minor bug fix that came in with this release, and that is for situations where there are TV Show entries in Plex, but they have no episodes. This … Continue reading →

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Subtitle Support

Posted on April 4, 2013

One of the more frequent questions from users of Serenity for Google TV, is the ability to play back subtitles with the movie. Plex does provide the information if it is there, but until Android 4.1 (aka Jelly Bean), there … Continue reading →

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Setting up Robolectric and Maven

Posted on March 28, 2013

I ran into some frustrations while trying to use Robolectric and the Android Maven Plugin.  The tests are not included in the same project as the main code, because Eclipse likes to bundle all the tests into the main apk … Continue reading →

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Serenity for Google TV 1.0.2

Posted on March 24, 2013

Serenity for Google TV v 1.0.2 is now live in the Google Play Store. This is primarily a bug fix release: Fix issue with banners being stretched vertically Fix issue with Poster being vertically stretched. On Deck for episodes now … Continue reading →

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Serenity for Google TV 1.0.0

Posted on March 19, 2013

Serenity for Google TV v 1.0.0 is now live in the Google Play Store. It has been an interesting learning experience designing an android based app.  Particularly one designed for a 10 foot viewing experience.  Designing for a TV screen … Continue reading →

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Serenity for Google TV 0.11.0 Available

Posted on March 12, 2013

So I missed posting that 0.10.0 was released, and now 0.11.0 is available here are the Features from both releases.   Serenity requires a Plex Media Server, and runs best on Android Tablets or a Google TV device.   I’ll … Continue reading →

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Serenity 0.9.0 Released and Transcoding Thoughts.

Posted on February 24, 2013

Serenity version 0.9.0 has been posted to the downloads page. This adds a few features: Adds ability to Filter TV Shows by Categories. Fixes some force close issues when no Library entries are found. Refactors some screens to better show … Continue reading →

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