v1.8.3: Duplicates are back, bug fixes

[Fredolx]

Thank you for supporting Open TV. Donations of any amount are always welcome.

1.8.X – The Fan Edition 🎉

1.8.X is the Fan Edition! It combines all the most hotly requested features from all of you and a bunch of crucial bugfixes.
I always made Open TV mostly to my own taste, but this changes today — this update celebrates your support by implementing every single popular feature request.

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📱 Open TV Mobile Has Launched!

On a separate note, Open TV Mobile has finally launched!
It's a bit of an early release, so expect a few bugs. Every purchase directly contributes to development.
👉 You can find the repo here.

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🇨🇦 Looking for Work

I am currently looking for a job in Canada.
I would really appreciate if one of you could refer me. I'm also available if you'd like me to build you an app or a website.
👉 You can find my LinkedIn here.

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📢 Follow for Updates

If you'd like to follow updates about Open TV and related projects, I made a Bluesky account:
👉 You can follow me here.

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📺 For Stalker (MAC Address Login) Users

I haven’t forgotten about you!
An upcoming app is in the works. It’s mostly done and you can get updates about it on my Bluesky.

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🔄 Refresh Your Sources

To enjoy some of the features listed here, you will need to refresh your sources.

• Fixed a critical pagination bug for all views
• Re-added "duplicate" channels (keyed by name, source, url, series, season instead of name, source)
• MacOS app is now signed. Expect a brew and Mac App Store release soon.
• Docker image release will be availaible from 1.8.3

Changes this major version:

• Added support for series without seasons
• Added support for episodes without seasons
• Fixed a bug where a different episode would play than the one selected
• Fixed Xtream bugs
• Fixed a bug where the search bar would show "undefined"
• Vastly improved navigation. Keyboard navigation should be a lot smoother.
  Use Escape or Backspace to go back in any view. Press F1 for more details.
  Please send feedback if you like keyboard-centric apps.
• Categories view now follows your media type filters.
  Only want to see categories of VODs? It's here.
• Series are now organized in seasons.
  This was probably the most requested feature.
• Playback of channels can be cancelled by just clicking on them again.
  No more zombies.
• Squashed a ton of Xtream bugs.
• Open TV now remembers your last search before entering a category, series, or season.
• Re-added the scrollbar. I personally don't like it, but you guys do, so it's back.
  I will consider making it an option if I get feedback that I'm not the only scrollbar hater.
• All episodes of a season are added to the queue when playing an episode.
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't use left or right arrow keys in the search bar.
• The Linux Flatpak package now uses MPV as base, which means it should be kept up-to-date
  with the latest dependencies in a more consistent fashion.
  If you had problems with the Flatpak package, please try it now.
• Updated all dependencies.
• Pulled release 1.8.0 (failed release due to too many bugs), fixed a bunch of bugs from 1.8.0.

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