Changelog

26.2.2 - 2026-11-10

Films that drop no longer end as watched, Trakt stays signed in, and voices stay clear with Even out volume.

Fixed

Films no longer stop early as watched. When a stream dropped partway through a film or episode, the player closed and marked it watched (also on Trakt). Now it reconnects at the same spot, then tries another copy from there, and only the real end counts as watched.
Trakt stays signed in. Opening the app after a while (for example after an update) could sign you out of Trakt. Otakase now refreshes the sign-in once instead of several times at the same moment, and keeps it when Trakt or the network is briefly down.
Voices stay clear with Even out volume. Loud effects or music no longer push dialogue down to a whisper. Surround soundtracks now fold down with the dialogue channel up front, and loud bangs are tamed before the volume is levelled, so voices near them keep their level.

Improved

No more typing the Trakt code. On phones, Open Trakt opens the activation page with the code already filled in (and copies it, just in case). On TVs the QR code carries the code too. Tap the code to copy it.

26.2.1 - 2026-11-09

Fixes for phone screens, downloads that stop when the phone sleeps, settings backups and problem reports, plus tidier settings.

Improved

Tidier settings. What you watch is gone. Appearance is now Display and starts with the choice of anime, movies & shows, or both. Movie & show languages sit in Subtitles & languages next to the anime ones. Movie sources no longer have on/off switches; all of them are tried in your language order.
Downloads keep going when the phone sleeps. On Android phones and TVs the screen stays on while an app update or episode downloads, and the download carries on in the background (with a notification) if the screen turns off or you switch apps. New Keep screen on setting in Display keeps the screen on the whole time Otakase is open.

Fixed

Settings backup shows the right device. A backup made on a computer no longer says it came from Android; it names Windows, macOS, Linux, Android or Android TV.
Players fill the whole phone screen. The side with the camera cutout is no longer left empty; controls stay clear of it, and pages keep their content beside the cutout in landscape.
Problem reports share less. Report a problem leaves out web addresses and other details that aren't needed, and the film player's title line shows just the year and language.

26.2.0 - 2026-11-09

Movies and shows join Home and Search and can be cast to your TV, one player look everywhere, and an Android TV update fix.

New

Cast movies and shows. The cast button now works in the film and series player too, on phones and computers. Play, pause and seeking control the TV, the next episode follows onto it, and progress and Trakt keep updating. Stop casting picks up on this screen where the TV was. Downloads still play on this screen only.

Improved

Clearer settings. The Movies & shows section is now What you watch, since it is where a profile picks anime only, movies & shows only, or both. Movie languages and sources show there once movies are on. Subtitle colours, background, style, sub or dub and quality show plain names instead of codes, and many descriptions say what the setting does in plain words.
Anime, movies and shows share Home and Search. With both turned on in What you watch, there is no separate Movies tab. Films and series you are watching show in the big resume card, the desktop banner and Continue watching; trending movies and shows join the desktop banner and the home you see before signing in. Signed in to Trakt, your watchlist gets its own row. Search lists anime first, then movies and shows, and the filters apply to both. Turn one off and only its parts disappear.
The phone and TV home banner takes turns like the desktop one. It moves between what you are watching and trending picks every few seconds, pausing after you touch it; swipe it or tap the dots on a phone.
Schedule moved to More on desktop too. The tab bar is just Home, Search and More everywhere.
Films, series and anime share one player look on phones and TVs. Back, title and cast sit on top, −10 / play / +10 in the middle, and the timeline with times at the bottom.
Player buttons are plain icons. Next, Audio & subs, Quality and Skip times sit on the time row; hold an icon to see its name, or on TV the focused icon shows its name. Skip opening is a small chip instead of a round button.

Fixed

Android TV updates no longer report a wrong signing key on some firmware. When Android leaves out certificate details, the updater asks again the older way. Different keys are still rejected, and unreadable certificates show their own message.

26.1.8 - 2026-11-07

Subtitle fixes, easier episode browsing on TV, and clearer menus and playback feedback.

Improved

More and desktop Settings are easier to browse. Watching, profile, device, community and help options are grouped together.
Accounts shows tracker sync status. See updates being sent, updates that need attention, and the last update sent this session.
Playback problems are easier to report. Review a prefilled report with optional playback details before sending, or copy it without linking Discord.
TV episodes use a desktop-style thumbnail grid. Browse four columns directly below the anime details, jump by episode number without autoplay, and read full titles and episode details with the remote.
Optional spoiler protection hides unwatched episode titles and artwork. It is off by default. Desktop focus outlines appear for keyboard navigation and hide again when using the mouse.

Fixed

Automatic subtitles prefer full dialogue over forced or signs-only tracks. The same selection order applies to anime, movies and casting, with closed captions available before forced tracks when full dialogue is unavailable.
Malformed subtitle files no longer hide later timed dialogue. Untimed WebVTT text blocks are removed before local playback or cast preparation so the player can continue reading the remaining cues.
Failed searches and episode lists offer clearer retries. Retry keeps filters and loaded pages. Movie search and episode loading offer Retry, and partial movie-list failures keep the titles that loaded successfully.
Unavailable playback and downloads explain why they cannot be used yet. Browse errors use plain wording without internal service names or URLs.
The desktop launcher opens as a fixed popup without a large-window flash. It fades in and out, closes on a second shortcut press, restores filters, matches partial title words and opens playback in a regular window. The Hyprland overlay stays fixed during window drags; Esc works after the search field loses focus.

26.1.7 - 2026-11-04

Fixed

Anime episodes save your place when you leave early. Otakase marks episodes watched based on playback and ending credits instead of the old 85% threshold. Automatic opening and ending skips look for missing markers across enabled sources.
AniList and MyAnimeList keep progress in episode order. Otakase remembers episodes watched out of order, advances tracker progress once you fill the gap, and retries failed completion updates.

26.1.6 - 2026-11-03

Phones find TVs and computers for the remote more often, and you can pair by typing the code. Watch rooms play in the app again.

Fixed

Watch rooms play in the app. Rooms no longer stop with "Retry or leave the room", and one account can watch in the Discord Activity and the app at the same time.
Phone remote finds TVs and computers more often. The phone now also checks every device on the Wi-Fi directly when broadcasts get lost, and a computer no longer shows a Docker or VM address in its QR code.
Pair by typing the code. Control TV has an Enter code button. Type the six digits and, if the TV is not found, the address shown under the code.

26.1.5 - 2026-11-03

18+ titles now stay off Home, even after you watch them.

Changed

AdultContent: 18+ titles no longer appear on Home, even after you watch them. They stay in your lists and search when your account allows them.

26.1.4 - 2026-11-03

Movies and shows now pick up where you left them, on every device signed in to Trakt.

Fixed

Movies and shows resume where you stopped. A spot saved on this device is no longer replaced by an older one from Trakt, and spots that never reached Trakt are sent on the next sync. Leaving the app pauses playback and saves your spot, and the player checks Trakt for a newer one before it starts, so you carry on from another phone, TV or computer.
Watching a film again resumes from where you are and keeps it in Continue. Downloaded files remember where you left them too.
The newest movie stays first in Continue when two saves land at the same moment.

Removed

Wrong show? and Find it myself are gone, along with their own search. Shows are always matched automatically, and picks made with it are no longer used.

26.1.3 - 2026-11-02

Sign-ins now stay saved on Linux, and Trakt signs in through your browser on a computer. If you were signed out, sign in once more after updating.

Changed

Trakt signs in through your browser on a computer, like AniList and MyAnimeList, instead of with a code. Phones and TVs keep the code.

Fixed

Sign-ins stay saved on Linux. AniList, MyAnimeList and Trakt no longer sign out after a restart or an update. If you were signed out, sign in once more. Desktops without a keyring keep sign-ins in a private file instead.
Open Trakt works on phones. The button opens Trakt's code page again, and phones no longer show a QR code for it; TVs still do.

26.1.2 - 2026-11-02

The desktop player takes mpv's keys again, the launcher carries your movies and shows, and desktop and TV now look and feel the same.

Added

mpv's keys in the desktop player. Seek, volume, subtitles, audio tracks, speed, frame steps, screenshots, previous and next episode, and the Alt keys for marking skip times. Press ? in the player for the list.
Movies and shows in the launcher. With Movies & shows on for your profile, the launcher carries on your films and series, shows your Trakt watchlist and trending titles, and searches them with anime.
Quality list for movies and shows. The quality button opens a list of the sizes on offer.

Changed

Same look on desktop and TV. Trakt sits in Accounts next to AniList and MyAnimeList. The TV uses the desktop's top bar and episode cards, and More on phone and TV follows the desktop sidebar order.
Desktop tabs open on click instead of on hover, and covers lift when you point at them.

Fixed

The launcher is a popup again on Hyprland, sway and i3. It floats in the middle of the screen instead of opening as a tile, and closes when you click away.

26.1.1 - 2026-11-02

The desktop app now installs like any other app, so it opens from your app menu and as otakase in a terminal.

Added

Opens like any other app. From the Start menu, Launchpad or your Linux app menu, and as otakase in a terminal. On Linux, --install sets the AppImage up for you (the app offers it on first start).

26.1.0 - 2026-11-02

The first release of the Otakase app. It replaces the command-line version and starts the version numbers over.

Added

One app for every screen. Android phones, Android TV, Windows, macOS and Linux, with its own player built in, so there is nothing else to install.
Pick a show and press play. Otakase finds the episode, skips openings, endings and filler, and resumes where you left off on any of your devices.
AniList and MyAnimeList sync. Progress, status, scores and resume position, with one or both accounts. Without an account, progress stays on the device.
Movies and shows. Each profile can show anime, movies and series, or both, with Trakt sync for movies and shows.
Made for the TV. Full remote control, sign-in by QR code from your phone, and your phone as a remote. On the computer, a full window or a small keyboard launcher (--launcher).
Continue Watching, Up next and a weekly Schedule, up to six profiles, casting to your TV, and the Otakase Discord in the app: watch rooms, queued shows and problem reports.
Updates itself on every platform. Android downloads and installs the new version from More > About & updates; on the computer Otakase installs it and restarts.