TLDR: I ended up installing Chora, pictured in the thumbnail, which is open-source and works pretty well on TV (and on mobile). Navigation works with remote, and I was able to connect to my music collection quickly. I moved the music collection to Navidrome, and I have noticed that it generally loads and searches my library faster than Jellyfin. It does not have a continuous play/instant playlist (like for example, Tempus on mobile), but otherwise checks most of the boxes.
Original Post:
I have a great music library on my homelab, but I hardly ever listen to it because I mostly listen to music on my TV.
I occasionally use the Jellyfin app, which is the best player I've found for TV, but it is not really built for audio and is cumbersome for searching, on-the-fly playlist, and continuous play.
Other apps I've tried are either worse in terms of features, or an absolute labyrinth to navigate with a remote. Most apps are designed for mobile and are somewhat to completely broken on TV, if they run at all.
I don't mind if the app is not free as long as it works well enough for my family to use it, and it connects to the server. I don't mind migrating my library to another service to get it working well on the TV.
Has anyone found an actually good Android TV app for hosted music?
@gedaliyah You can either use the server's web interface or check out a number of apps for iOS or Android.
So if I understand correctly, you open the app or web on your phone, and it controls what's playing on the TV via the server?
@gedaliyah You need a player, either in hard- or software.
I have a Pi 3 with a DAC-Hat connected to my stereo and two add'l Squeezeboxes.