ARVIO

ARVIO is an Android media hub for TV, phone, and tablet form factors. This repository is maintained as a source-code and development mirror for the Android application.

The app provides a media browser, player shell, profile support, optional cloud sync, IPTV playlist support, catalog configuration, home-server integrations, and integrations with user-configured sources. ARVIO does not host, store, sell, or distribute movies, series, live TV channels, playlists, streams, or other third-party media.

Table of Contents

• Repository Purpose
• Features
• Quick Start
• Availability
• Support ARVIO
• Screenshots
• Content And Source Policy
• Cloud Sync
• Build And Run
• Local Configuration
• Release Checks
• Contributing
• Privacy
• License
• AI Disclosure

Repository Purpose

This GitHub repository is for:

• Source code review and development
• Issue investigation and technical discussion
• Build documentation
• License and privacy documentation
• Contribution review

It is not intended as an advertising page, download landing page, or content distribution repository.

Features

• Android TV, Fire TV, phone, and tablet UI
• TMDB-powered movie, series, cast, collection, franchise, and metadata browsing
• IPTV M3U/Xtream playlist support with provider categories, favorites, hidden categories, EPG, and mobile/tablet fullscreen playback
• Optional ARVIO Cloud sync for profiles, settings, catalogs, IPTV state, watch state, and custom profile avatars
• Optional per-profile Trakt.tv integration for watchlist, history, progress, and continue watching
• Catalog management with manual URLs and public Trakt/MDBList list discovery
• Home-server source and catalog support for user-owned Jellyfin, Emby, and Plex libraries
• Third-party addon support for user-configured sources
• Watchlist and continue-watching state with profile isolation
• Subtitle and audio track selection, subtitle language filtering, and AI subtitle tools
• Profile PINs and custom profile avatars
• ExoPlayer/Media3 playback with TV remote, mobile, and tablet controls

Quick Start

Clone the repository and build a debug version:

git clone <repository-url>
cd ARVIO

cp secrets.defaults.properties secrets.properties

./gradlew :app:assemblePlayDebug

Install the generated APK on a connected Android device, Android TV, Fire TV, or emulator.

For detailed setup instructions, see the Build And Run section below.

Project Status

ARVIO is actively maintained and under continuous development.

Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome.

Tech Stack

ARVIO is built using modern Android technologies and media frameworks:

Technology	Purpose
Kotlin	Primary programming language
Android SDK 35	Android platform support
Jetpack Libraries	Android architecture and UI components
Media3 / ExoPlayer	Media playback engine
Supabase	Authentication and cloud synchronization
TMDB	Movie and TV metadata integration
Trakt.tv	Watch history, progress, and watchlist synchronization
IPTV (M3U/Xtream)	Live TV and playlist support
Jellyfin, Emby, Plex	Home-server media integrations

Availability

ARVIO is available on Google Play:

Support ARVIO

ARVIO is a free hobby project built and maintained with a lot of time, testing, hosting, and service costs. The goal is to keep ARVIO free as it grows, but running and improving it still costs money every month.

If ARVIO helps you and you want to support development, donations are appreciated:

Support ARVIO on Ko-fi

Screenshots

Content And Source Policy

ARVIO is a media browser and player interface for user-configured sources. It works like a media player or browser: users provide their own services, playlists, addons, and URLs.

This repository does not include hosted media content, bundled playlists, IPTV credentials, debrid accounts, third-party streaming catalogs, or links intended to enable unauthorized access to content. No movies, series, live TV channels, playlists, or other third-party media are hosted by this repository or by ARVIO.

Users are solely responsible for their usage and must comply with applicable local laws. If you believe content accessed through an external source violates copyright law, contact the actual file host, service provider, or source maintainer. The ARVIO repository and developers cannot remove content hosted by third parties.

Contributors should not submit copyrighted media, credentials, private keys, access tokens, or links intended to enable unauthorized access to content.

Cloud Sync

ARVIO Cloud is optional. When enabled, it can sync profiles, settings, catalogs, IPTV state, watch progress, watchlist state, and profile avatars across devices. See PRIVACY.md for details and account deletion instructions.

Build And Run

Requirements:

• Android Studio or Android SDK command-line tools
• JDK 17
• Android SDK 35

Use the tracked Gradle wrapper:

./gradlew :app:assemblePlayDebug
./gradlew :app:assembleSideloadDebug

On Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt:

.\gradlew.bat :app:assemblePlayDebug
.\gradlew.bat :app:assembleSideloadDebug

Install a debug build on a connected Android TV, Fire TV, emulator, phone, or tablet:

./gradlew :app:installPlayDebug
./gradlew :app:installSideloadDebug

For network ADB devices:

adb connect <device-ip>:5555
adb install -r app/build/outputs/apk/sideload/debug/app-sideload-debug.apk

Build variants:

• play: Play Store build, self-update disabled.
• sideload: Direct APK build, self-update enabled.
• debug: development build.
• staging: release-like build signed with the debug keystore for upgrade testing.
• release: production build. Use a private release keystore for distribution.

Local Configuration

Cloud sync, Google sign-in, and Supabase-backed auth require local secrets. Copy the defaults file and fill in real values:

cp secrets.defaults.properties secrets.properties

secrets.properties is ignored and must not be committed.

TMDB and Trakt credentials are not committed to the repository. When a valid Supabase config is present, app requests are routed through the tracked tmdb-proxy and trakt-proxy Edge Functions, where those credentials should be stored as Supabase function secrets. Forks that do not use those proxy functions can still add their own local TMDB_API_KEY, TRAKT_CLIENT_ID, and TRAKT_CLIENT_SECRET values in secrets.properties for direct local testing.

For signed release builds, copy the keystore template and fill in local signing values:

cp keystore.properties.template keystore.properties

keystore.properties and keystore files are ignored and must stay private.

Release Checks

Before publishing a build, run:

./gradlew :app:compilePlayDebugKotlin
./gradlew :app:assemblePlayRelease
./gradlew :app:assembleSideloadRelease

Smoke-test startup, profile switching, playback, stream fallback, subtitle/audio switching, IPTV/EPG loading, addon add/remove, search, settings navigation, background sync, and repeated player open/close on the supported device classes.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

Contribution Workflow

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test locally
5. Commit your changes
6. Open a Pull Request

Before Submitting

• Verify the project builds successfully
• Follow existing code style
• Test affected functionality
• Include screenshots for UI changes when applicable

Privacy

See PRIVACY.md for the privacy policy. Cloud account and synced data deletion is available at auth.arvio.tv/delete-account.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

AI Disclosure

This application was developed with significant AI assistance. Contributions should still be reviewed, tested, and treated as normal source code changes.

If you have concerns about using AI-generated software, please do not use this application.