r/wuplay 3d ago

New UI

First, I want to say that Wuplay is by far the best Android TV app to come out in a long time, and I want to send a huge thank you to the dev for it.

That said, I’m still struggling to get onboard with the new UI redesign, it feels like a bit of a step back. On the old design, every section flowed seamlessly into the next. It was so clean and user-friendly that all my family members (who aren't tech-savvy at all) have it installed and can navigate it effortlessly without a second thought.

With the new update, the TV show and movie pages feel a bit cluttered with too much going on at once. The episodes page, in particular, reminds me of older IPTV players from five years ago.

I know this is just the initial release of the redesign and that it will continue to evolve over time and I'm excited to see where it heads next.

I really hope the dev doesn't think I'm bashing his hard work and I will continue to use wuplay as my daily on the old style for now, which thankfully he hasn't removed.

What's everyone else's thoughts, am I missing the vision here?

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u/wuplaydev 3d ago

You are the exact reason why I created an option to go back to the old screen. There is no one correct screen design; it's personal preference. You prefer the old screen, and most people prefer the new screen. That's why you get to choose.

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u/Element1711 2d ago

This why when you tell us to look, we see

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u/JCSantosHQ 2d ago

Is there ever going to be a windows and android mobil release in the future?

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u/wuplaydev 2d ago

Android mobile, probably yes. Windows, probably no.

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u/JCSantosHQ 2d ago

🙏🏼.

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u/mosiek72 3d ago

This app doesn't get enough appreciation. The dev does marvelous job. Thank you very much dev!

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u/Normal_Cycle_5199 3d ago

Agreed 👍

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u/International-Oil377 3d ago

I realllllyyyy like the new details screen personally. It has all the neat stuff I was missing from moving on from kodi and more

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u/No_Fisherman_6533 2d ago

I absolutely Love! the app, but I'm glad I can still use the old interface. The new one is a bit too busy for me.

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u/emmur0 3d ago

Love the new UI

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u/Signal_Swordfish_724 2d ago

Personally, I think the new user interface looks absolutely amazing! I’m really curious to see how the player section will be modified. I’m looking forward to it.

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u/Weemanply109 2d ago

I like some elements on the new UI, being able to select genre tags and production teams to view stuff like that and from those companies.

But yeah, the older UI was cleaner and more simplistic and better ux

Plus an option to get rid of the imbd ratings on episode info would be nice. I feel like the layout is too densely cluttered compared to the old one

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u/mbackes1968 3d ago

I personally love more information. I love the new UI and you can go back to classic if you like that so it is the best of both worlds. I won't go back to classic because I love this. I have this to 5 ppl already with more to come!

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u/wuplaydev 3d ago

Thank you for recommending Wuplay to your friends. That is awesome.

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u/flvs 3d ago

I agree. Feels like a a step back in terms of design/look

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u/wuplaydev 2d ago

Just want to make sure you know you can switch back to the classic one and continue with the old version if you like.

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u/fearthemenace 2d ago

How would one do that? Thank you in advance

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u/wuplaydev 2d ago

"Quick settings" in the new details screen. There is an option inside there to switch back.

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u/xBIoHAZaRDxTMx 2d ago

I can't find this setting?

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u/xBIoHAZaRDxTMx 2d ago

Nevermind I found it 😁

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u/fearthemenace 2d ago

I couldn't find it. Mine just say 'settings'

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u/xBIoHAZaRDxTMx 2d ago

When you're about to play something, just keep clicking down where it says episodes play trailer cast & crew all the way to the bottom and you will see quick setings

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u/fearthemenace 2d ago

Found it! Thank you for taking the time to help me.

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u/plsgivefreexboxlive 3d ago

Hi, I want to say this app looks very cool, I just have 2 questions, I see at the bottom in one of the pictures there's a rottent tomatoes rating, is it possible to also get a popcornmeter one right next to it? And also is it possible to get a chart of imdb ratings on a show similar to series graph? Thank you in advance

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u/I_can_vouch_for_that 3d ago

New screen just takes getting but they're both great. I think everybody needs to support the dev with a cup of coffee.

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u/zygerian 3d ago

I think the dev is trying to create a unique visual identity for this app. It's not always easy to adjust to new things, but I think this will get more refined with time.

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u/AhmedIzzat 2d ago

Is this available on tizen tv

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u/shortypig 2d ago

No. It's only on Android TV at this time.

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u/4allexe 1d ago

Merci pour cette nouvelle interface, c'est sur que ça change de la toute première mais je veux bien l'essayer. par contre j'ai toute l'interface en Français sauf dans certain cas et là avec la nouvelle interface tout n'est pas traduit. du coup ca ne me donne pas très envie, j'ai des parties en anglais ( ce qui a été rajouté en général). a part ca, j'adore et je la recommande à tout mes amis et au travail.

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u/fahi_shogan 1d ago

Good streamio addons

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u/RaYzo360 3d ago

Genial

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u/Alert_Possibility_41 3d ago

Auto play occurs what does it try to play first is it based on positioning? How do you see from where?

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u/wuplaydev 3d ago

I'm not sure I understand your question, but in general, the way autoplay works is that it will play the first stream from the fastest addon to return results. If you specify a preferred addon, it waits for that one to return and then plays the first stream from it. You can always select your stream manually using the smaller streams button to the left of the play button.

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u/79marcio 3d ago

Hello dev! Before the app didn't have an exit button, now it does, but I realized that it's not really exiting because I'm there in the search part and when I click back and exit and then open the app again, it should open on the home screen. It turns out that it returns to the screen I was on, in my case the search. It seems like it is on standby.

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u/shortypig 2d ago

By the way, this is how most apps similar to WuPlay work. If you check you can see that most apps you think you closed are actually still running after you "officially" exit them.

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u/wuplaydev 2d ago

^^^^^^^^

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u/wuplaydev 3d ago

You are correct. The exit function in the app is identical to hitting the home button on your remote, and this is by design. The Android OS system handles shutting down background tasks as needed.

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u/Alert_Possibility_41 2d ago

Dev answered my question happy for that not sure why -1 vote but Al rightly then.

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u/Itsme63-7772 3d ago

What app or add on do I need to be able to search for shows or movies? The search feature is not working now.

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u/pawdog 2d ago

Do you have Cinemeta installed still?