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Support multiple users #168

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TheColin21 opened this issue Aug 10, 2023 · 10 comments · May be fixed by jellyfin/jellyfin-web#6377
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Support multiple users #168

TheColin21 opened this issue Aug 10, 2023 · 10 comments · May be fixed by jellyfin/jellyfin-web#6377

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@TheColin21
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It would be great for the app to have a "profile" screen similar to Netflix/D+/Prime Video.
For a setup which multiple users use, separate viewing progresses are much needed.

@BrandonG777
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other platforms have this feature, not sure why it's being overlooked here but been waiting on this for awhile to fully move over to Jellyfin.

@anthonylavado
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It's not being overlooked, but it's actually a much more complicated feature that requires many changes in jellyfin-web, and then some on the server side too.

@distante
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distante commented Jan 5, 2024

It's not being overlooked, but it's actually a much more complicated feature that requires many changes in jellyfin-web, and then some on the server side too.

What are those changes? I was trying to do some research yesterday here jellyfin/jellyfin-web#5074

But I haven't found any documentation on how the data flow occurs.

@Deagarys
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Deagarys commented May 7, 2024

I switched from the android tv client to the webos client, and i really miss the switch profile option. Only way to do this now is setting the profiles to show up on log in page...

Would love to see a profile switcher of logged in users here aswell.

@Matesaktesak
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I'd like to bump this feature request as it's very important to the general usability of the app. Not being able to easily switch profiles is the reason why most of my family don't want to use Jellyfin.

@TheColin21
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I switched from the android tv client to the webos client, and i really miss the switch profile option.

Does that mean that this option exists on Android TV?

It's not being overlooked, but it's actually a much more complicated feature that requires many changes in jellyfin-web, and then some on the server side too.

This wouldn't quite fit this comment.

@asbjorjo
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I switched from the android tv client to the webos client, and i really miss the switch profile option.

Does that mean that this option exists on Android TV?

Yes, I've been using it with the app on my TV provider's set top box (runs Android) for a couple of years.

@BrandonG777
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Switch profile is also available on Emby for all clients including WebOS. I’d love to switch over to Jellyfin but this is a deal breaker for me. Sadly at this point I think my TV will hit EOL before this is addressed.

@davidmurdoch
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davidmurdoch commented Dec 8, 2024

I hacked together a version of Jellyfin Web with a working logged in user switcher in about an hour.

After a user logs in it stores their information and accessToken in localStorage. I believe this is how the Android TV version does it (obviously not in localStorage, but in some other local db).

I still need to handle log out, and add a settings toggle to enable/disable the feature, for this to be worth sharing, which I'll hopefully be able to do tomorrow.

Any idea what the requirements are for getting something like this merged?

PoC PR here: jellyfin/jellyfin-web#6377

@davidmurdoch
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@anthonylavado, can you chime in on the feasibility of the way I've implemented the proof of concept PR?

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