4.1.8

Changes:

• Add transcode option for xvid, divx, dvd

Fixes:

• Movie stacking when using server 4.2+. Repair your libraries, moving forward duplicates should not appear. Report back if otherwise.
• Default play action Resume should now be respected
• Error starting on android platforms

4.1.5

Changes:

• Add transcode option for xvid, divx, dvd

Fixes:

• Movie stacking when using server 4.2+. Repair your libraries, moving forward duplicates should not appear. Report back if otherwise.
• Default play action Resume should now be respected

4.1.4

Fixes:

• Missing updates at startup for beta server (4.2.0.23 and higher). Repair your libraries or in the server webclient, edit the metadata for the missing content to trigger updates in Kodi to add the missing entries.
• Removed items. Repair your libraries to remove content that no longer belongs. The add-on should properly remove items now.
• Disable Kodi ssl verification for artwork and playback with self signed certificates.

4.1.3

You may need to restart Kodi to apply all changes.

Fixes:

• Series pooling and episodes/movies stacking. Please repair your libraries if you are on server 4.2+
• Artwork not being added correctly in certain scenarios
• Up next
• Playlist playback

4.1.2

You may need to restart Kodi to apply all changes.

Changes:

• New fast sync method with server 4.2.0.24 and higher

Fixes:

• Up next
• Playlist playback
• Direct play
• Progress tracking

4.1.1

Changes:

• Webservice is started sooner to prevent Kodi from freezing if play is triggered before the add-on is fully loaded.

Fixes:

• Progress report terminating after a minute
• Artwork url with multiple tags
• Playback when coming out of idle mode
• Playback for additional servers
• Deleting artwork should now fully remove it from cache

4.1.0

Sideload 4.1.0a (pending next build)

• Fix progress report with beta server

Changes:

• Playback improvement (speed and fixes for transcoding, live tv) for both Krypton and Leia
• Permanent additional users rework
• Artwork caching improvements
• Cache all artwork option has been re-added
• Context menu now offers Emby play. This is compatible with native playback, it will simply launch playback as if it were add-on playback. This way it will load cinema mode, additional parts, etc.
• New setting "Enable Multi episodes label | # | title": Disabling this will remove the extra label added to highlight the stacked episode number. If you change that setting, you'll need to update or repair your tv show libraries to apply the change.
• New "simple play" settings: under add-on settings > playback. The setting allows playback to resolves with a single video, ignoring cinema mode and additional parts to make it compatible with external player playback.
• New "Play remote urls using Emby" settings: under add-on settings > playback. Enable this if your server returns urls to play, but can't be played directly in Kodi.
• New "Display hidden users in selection" settings: under add-on settings > Interface. Enable or disable to control displaying hidden users in the list of available users to add to session.
• New "Reset patch update" settings: under add-on settings > Advanced. Use this only if you have errors after a new patch has been applied. If you are unsure, post your Kodi log and I'll confirm.
• Music database rescan patch: under Emby for Kodi > manage libraries. This is to silence the "Would you like to rescan your music" prompt you may get navigating your music using Leia.
• Add changelog directly in the add-on. Launch Emby for Kodi, at the bottom of the list you'll find the changelog option.
• Clean artwork urls
• Preparation for new optional fields in the server api
• Patching system improvements
• Database writing improvements
• Translations

Fixes:

• Series pooling, episode and movie stacking (repair your respective libraries to apply)
• Theme media should sync completely now
• Progress report
• Up next
• Remote control - Play to option
• Removing views
• Many other small fixes

4.0.28a

Final beta, On Friday, I'd like to release the new stable. For this build, you may need to restart Kodi to see all the changes. Please report any issues before then.

Changes:

• Add changelog directly in the add-on. Launch Emby for Kodi, at the bottom of the list you'll find the changelog option.
• Clean artwork urls
• New setting "Enable Multi episodes label | # | title". Disabling this will remove the extra label added to highlight the stacked episode number. If you change that setting, you'll need to update or repair your tv show libraries to apply the change.
• Preparation for new optional fields in the server api

Fixes:

• Incomplete music videos entries will now be skipped (missing path)
• Music Play To option only playing the first song
• Playing local trailers with add-on playback
• Force transcode for non-videos and other transcode quirks
• Stop livestream and transcode upon play errors
• Play from plugin listing/context menu for krypton
• Removing views
• Database detection for fresh kodi install

4.0.5

Required:
Reset your local database when upgrading to this version

Changes:

• New hybrid mode: You can now select which library you want to sync to Kodi. Libraries that are not synced will still be accessible via dynamic plugin listing. Launch the addon and open the context menu on libraries for additional options.
• Faster sync times
• The syncing process now creates a restore point. In the event the sync gives an error, you'll be able to restore your progress. Obviously if the problem persists, you should post your issue here.
• Support playlists, recordings and live TV via dynamic plugin listing
• Update/repair/remove per library basis (launch the add-on, open the context menu on the library of your choice).
• Optional start up sync. If you have Kodi companion installed, your updates will be applied when Kodi is started. If you don't, then you can manually update libraries when you want, to grab the latest updates.
• Supports Leia
• Multi server support: Additional servers will be accessible via dynamic plugin listing. Check the add server option when launching the add-on. There's a small bug that happens during playback. It will be corrected with the next stable version.
• You can now update your server information in the add-on settings.
• Support play next action from Emby
• Settings have been simplified
• Audio and subs will now be automatically set following your server user settings if you are using add-on playback.
• Dynamic patching system to maintain multiple Kodi versions at once.
• Homevideos & photos type libraries are located under pictures add-ons. This is to prevent errors for picture content.
• Add option to hide/display sensitive information in logs
• Add live TV support (channels for now) -- Note this is just a dynamic entry, it's not a pvr replacement.
• Add useful menu options for dynamic entries type home videos, movies (more to be added)
• Add notification for large updates at startup (you can adjust the notification trigger in the addon settings > sync options) Default is 999
• When syncing your movie libraries, it will automatically trigger a boxset refresh for you.
• Force transcode option to transcode all files under add-on settings > playback
• New content notification (is disabled by default). You can find this option in the add-on settings > interface
• Progress bar for updates (will appear if there's more than 15 updates by default). You can find this option in the add-on settings > interface. If you don't want the progress bar, just set some ridiculously high number.
• Support up next
• Dependencies have been updated to v0.13
• The Rotten Tomatoes setting is plugged in. If you do not want this rating synced, you can disable it in the add-on settings > sync options. Update your movie libraries to apply the change by launching the add-on > update libraries.
• Restart Emby for Kodi (this will rerun start up events, etc.), Launch Emby for Kodi > restart emby for kodi or you can also use RunPlugin("plugin://plugin.video.emby?mode=restartservice")
• Move to strm links for your video library. This is only for users on Kodi Leia.
• All library modifications options have been moved to the Manage libraries entry to clean up the initial listing a bit.
• Add option to disable Emby for Kodi internally. In the add-on settings > advanced > Enable Emby for Kodi.
• Cache all artwork has been removed temporarily.
• Audiobook support has been removed temporarily, until the server has better support.

Fixes:

• Artwork caching causing Kodi to crash during the initial sync
• Empty show detection
• Series pooling
• Boxset refresh
• Recently played for music
• Path validation for native playback mode
• Context menu should load faster
• Nodes -- They were one level too deep preventing skins from browsing beyond a certain level.
• Sleep/Wake errors
• Music - albums
• Profile switching asking to reauthenticate
• Music albums merging with no musicbrainzid
• Slowness for add-on playback and other dynamic actions
• Transcode flac audio
• Playback via context menu
• Reporting progress
• Convert datetime to local time
• Music - songs that are not sorted by artist/album/song in Emby should now sync.
• Initial connection to the server when starting Kodi should be faster now
• Special seasons and other sync fix.
• Many other fixes

4.0.0

Supports: Krypton, Leia
https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/21888-emby-for-kodi/?p=688358