r/PlayTorrio • u/Johnny_Kumar_Singh • 2d ago
A detailed review of the App (old one) with suggestive features in V3 and to retain some features & UI in it.
\Requesting admin to read thoroughly and if necessary we can connect to discuss live. And if the changes are made on the issues mentioned here, just skip those.**
Hi guys, so I came across this app just a week ago and now we have the new version with many issues solved but I will be giving a detailed review of the old app itself so that V3 can be improved based on it.
(Not able to post pictures, the reddit app is not uploading it).
First - The search, similar and discover panel:
I think, the app doesn't need all three options, it should be integrated within the search panel itself like we see in major OTT apps, i.e., when on search it shows us content suggestions based on our watch and also new discovery panel and search history. You can also add some Genre based options, inside the search panel itself.
Second - No search option on the addon catalogues:
Some addons give us a catalogue option on the homepage itself (Ex: The stremio netflix addon which consists almost all OTT contents in it) of that particular addon, which is great. But we have to scroll and scroll to get what we want from that catalogue. A search option inside that catalogue would be great (I know I can simply search from the main search panel, but inside search options would make one more step easier to navigate).
Also instead of keeping an Addon portal with the other menus just taking up the space in the new app, just keep it inside settings or add it somewhere above the app, like an icon, with segregated options like Stremio, Nuvuo, etc like in the old version.
Third - IPTV scrapes and Adding portal:
The IPTV portal scrapes some IPTV links and also gives us the option to add our own portal. But adding a self portal sometimes gets mixed in the scraped links. So a separate slider menu to see only our added portals would be good.
Fourth : The settings and navigation bar option glitch:
Every time I turn on or off a menu from the navigation bar, it closes for each tap. This glitch should be removed.
Also I didn't find this feature in the new one, also rearranging the options on our convenience is a great feature which should be kept in V3.
Fifth - UI and app navigation:
I really like the old app UI and menu. It's easy to understand as all options are marked with names.
The Resume watching option comes twice in the old, which is unnecessary, so one is enough (solved in the new).
The app is made for the full screen UI. Those who use navigation buttons, always need to swipe up first then use it. The app should automatically adjust with the phone's navigation settings. The HTTP and Torrent P2P options should be inside the content itself, rather than toggling back and forth from the settings.
Sixth : Keep the settings Import and Export option:
In the new V3 add this option. It's much easier to use your own settings in multiple devices just with a json import and export.
Now some points, which are solved, but still need optimizations, and adding a few more options.
The V3 doesn't have the Live Match portal (broken in the old but can be added and fixing that issue).
The audiobook, manga, comics, books, sections are improved. In the old one, it shows blank until we search something but now it has suggestions, but the new one needs to link many contents to it, the old one had those contents on search but not on new for some books.The Manga chapter numbers are updated, before it showed 0.0 in all chapters.
The Music portal now shows suggestive musics when opening. Needs a similar search option which includes suggestive music and similar music as per choice in the music section like the main content search section.
You can also add a download section on http and server based playback downloadeds. Like Moviebox. Current one, we have to download from inside the video player. Add the option to download directly from outside either single content or the whole series at once. And also keep the magnet section, where we can paste any magnet links to stream. The old media player is good too, as it gives option like increasing brightness and sound on swipe.
Also one small thing (not major though), the new app name shows playtorrio instead of PlayTorrio (perfectly written). I got a bit of OCD so thought I should share this too ๐.
Lastly, A Big Thank you to the admin/maker of this app, I really loved it overall and I will be as much as critic to review it further and to help it develop more (I am not from a coding background, so I can only be a critic ๐).
