Today we have a good number of streaming platforms, each with its own exclusive series and movies. Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Disney +, and many other applications that are accumulating on our television and that we have to access separately to take a look at what there is to see. Nevertheless, there are alternatives to unify all that content.
In this article we talk about Stremio, an app that already existed for mobile devices and computers, and that recently has made the leap to Android TV officially.
A unified catalog with addons to expand the experience
Stremio is an application where we can find the complete catalog of all the movies, series and documentaries from the main streaming services, a tool that it allows us to navigate without having to constantly switch between the different streaming apps to view any content.
The idea with Stremio is have a unified library in which to be able to access all the content of the streaming platforms. It also has integrations with Trakt.tv and other services to import your watched and pending movies and series in order to keep track of everything without leaving said app.
The mechanics in Stremio are very simple. We only have to select the content that we are interested in seeing and at the top we will find the various available options that we have to play the selected series or movie. By clicking on any of the platforms on which the content is available, the application will redirect us to the streaming platform in question to start playback.
The only requirement to start watching the movies and series is to also have the app for the platform on which said content is available, since otherwise, Stremio will not be able to redirect us to the app to watch it.
Another of the outstanding functions of Stremio is the possibility of adding addons to the app in order to broaden the user experience, something similar to Kodi. We can find addons to watch YouTube videos, to have an anime content database, to integrate Twitch into the application, and much more.
The download of addons must be done through the app for mobile devices and for computers. After that, the Android TV app will sync with downloaded addonsas long as we do it from the same Stremio account.
The application is completely free and can be found through the Google Play Store. From the blog itself they have also mentioned that Fire TV does not yet have an official app, but that all those who want can obtain it through sideloading.