Releases: arzeck/animetown-android
Releases · arzeck/animetown-android
v1.4.0 - Friendly Update
AnimeTown
Ad-free anime streaming & tracking — built with Flutter
📦 Download
| Platform | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Android (APK) | animetown-v1.4.0.apk | ~24 MB |
Minimum Android version: Android 6.0 (API 23)
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Install Instructions (Android)
- Download
animetown-v1.4.0.apkfrom the Assets section below - On your device go to Settings → Install unknown apps and allow your browser/file manager
- Open the downloaded APK and tap Install
✨ What's New in v1.4.0
🎬 Watch Screen — Full Custom Player
- Native HLS video player built with Flutter's
video_player+ ExoPlayer - Dual-stream playback — separate video and audio tracks synced within ≤250ms
- Quality selector — switch between 240p / 360p / 480p / 720p / 1080p seamlessly without losing playback position
- Language selector — choose audio language (Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and more)
- Seek bar with tap-to-seek and drag support
- ±10 second skip buttons
- Auto-hide controls with 3-second fade-out
- Orientation toggle (portrait ↔ landscape)
📺 Anime Info Page — Episode Improvements
- Updated to the new episode API response format
- Episodes now display high-quality screenshots (
imgfield) - Episode description shown on each card
- FILLER badge for filler episodes
- Horizontal carousel layout with improved card design
🔧 Under the Hood
- Updated stream selection logic: Choose between HARD-SUB, English DUB, and Multi-DUB.
- Added Default Language setting in app settings to automatically select audio language for Multi-DUB streams.
- Synced Episode model with new API fields:
name,img,isFiller,description - ApiService now correctly extracts
episodesandrecommendationsfrom the top-level API response - Android Network Security Config added for CDN domains
Recommendationscorrectly extracted from top-level response object
🖼️ Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏠 Home | Spotlight carousel + categorised rows (Trending, Seasonal, Top Picks) |
| 🔍 Search | Real-time AniList-powered anime search |
| 📖 Anime Detail | Banner hero, synopsis, studios, episodes, relations, characters, recommendations |
| 📋 Watchlist | Save anime to your local watchlist with SQLite persistence |
| 🎬 Watch | Full custom HLS player with quality + audio language switching |
| 🌐 Sources | AniList metadata + custom streaming API |
🧱 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Flutter 3.7 |
| State Management | Riverpod 2 |
| Navigation | go_router |
| HTTP Client | Dio |
| Video Playback | video_player (ExoPlayer on Android) |
| HLS Proxy | Custom dart:io HttpServer |
| Local DB | SQLite via sqflite |
| Image Loading | cached_network_image |
| Metadata API | AniList GraphQL |
🐛 Known Issues
- On some devices, switching audio language may take 1–2 seconds to resync
- Web platform is unsupported for video playback (Chrome plays but desktop layout is not optimised)
📋 Changelog
v1.3.0 (2026-03-21)
- Added multi-source selection (HARD-SUB, English DUB, Multi-DUB)
- Added default language configuration for Multi-DUB playback
- Updated stream URL structure for better player compatibility
- Removed unused player state fields to improve stability
- Bumped build number to 6
v1.2.0 (Previous)
- Added full Watch screen with HLS player, quality & language switching
- Fixed episodes not loading from new API response format
- Added local HLS proxy for Android CDN access
- Updated Episode model with
img,isFiller,descriptionfields - Android Network Security Config for streaming domains
- Bumped build number to 3
v1.0.2 (Previous)
- Anime detail page with episodes, characters, relations
- Watchlist with SQLite persistence
- AniList search integration
- Spotlight carousel on home screen
📄 License
MIT © 2026 AnimeTown
v1.4.0 - BETA
v1.4.0-beta Update README.md
v1.3.1 Bug Fix
AnimeTown
Ad-free anime streaming & tracking — built with Flutter
📦 Download
| Platform | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Android (APK) | animetown-v1.3.1.apk | ~24 MB |
Minimum Android version: Android 6.0 (API 23)
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Install Instructions (Android)
- Download
animetown-v1.3.1.apkfrom the Assets section below - On your device go to Settings → Install unknown apps and allow your browser/file manager
- Open the downloaded APK and tap Install
✨ What's New in v1.3.1
🎬 Watch Screen — Full Custom Player
- Native HLS video player built with Flutter's
video_player+ ExoPlayer - Dual-stream playback — separate video and audio tracks synced within ≤250ms
- Quality selector — switch between 240p / 360p / 480p / 720p / 1080p seamlessly without losing playback position
- Language selector — choose audio language (Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and more)
- Seek bar with tap-to-seek and drag support
- ±10 second skip buttons
- Auto-hide controls with 3-second fade-out
- Orientation toggle (portrait ↔ landscape)
📺 Anime Info Page — Episode Improvements
- Updated to the new episode API response format
- Episodes now display high-quality screenshots (
imgfield) - Episode description shown on each card
- FILLER badge for filler episodes
- Horizontal carousel layout with improved card design
🔧 Under the Hood
- Updated stream selection logic: Choose between HARD-SUB, English DUB, and Multi-DUB.
- Added Default Language setting in app settings to automatically select audio language for Multi-DUB streams.
- Synced Episode model with new API fields:
name,img,isFiller,description - ApiService now correctly extracts
episodesandrecommendationsfrom the top-level API response - Android Network Security Config added for CDN domains
Recommendationscorrectly extracted from top-level response object
🖼️ Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏠 Home | Spotlight carousel + categorised rows (Trending, Seasonal, Top Picks) |
| 🔍 Search | Real-time AniList-powered anime search |
| 📖 Anime Detail | Banner hero, synopsis, studios, episodes, relations, characters, recommendations |
| 📋 Watchlist | Save anime to your local watchlist with SQLite persistence |
| 🎬 Watch | Full custom HLS player with quality + audio language switching |
| 🌐 Sources | AniList metadata + custom streaming API |
🧱 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Flutter 3.7 |
| State Management | Riverpod 2 |
| Navigation | go_router |
| HTTP Client | Dio |
| Video Playback | video_player (ExoPlayer on Android) |
| HLS Proxy | Custom dart:io HttpServer |
| Local DB | SQLite via sqflite |
| Image Loading | cached_network_image |
| Metadata API | AniList GraphQL |
🐛 Known Issues
- On some devices, switching audio language may take 1–2 seconds to resync
- Web platform is unsupported for video playback (Chrome plays but desktop layout is not optimised)
📋 Changelog
v1.3.0 (2026-03-21)
- Added multi-source selection (HARD-SUB, English DUB, Multi-DUB)
- Added default language configuration for Multi-DUB playback
- Updated stream URL structure for better player compatibility
- Removed unused player state fields to improve stability
- Bumped build number to 6
v1.2.0 (Previous)
- Added full Watch screen with HLS player, quality & language switching
- Fixed episodes not loading from new API response format
- Added local HLS proxy for Android CDN access
- Updated Episode model with
img,isFiller,descriptionfields - Android Network Security Config for streaming domains
- Bumped build number to 3
v1.0.2 (Previous)
- Anime detail page with episodes, characters, relations
- Watchlist with SQLite persistence
- AniList search integration
- Spotlight carousel on home screen
📄 License
MIT © 2026 AnimeTown
v1.3.0 - Player Update
AnimeTown
Ad-free anime streaming & tracking — built with Flutter
📦 Download
| Platform | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Android (APK) | animetown-v1.3.0.apk | ~24 MB |
Minimum Android version: Android 6.0 (API 23)
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Install Instructions (Android)
- Download
animetown-v1.3.0.apkfrom the Assets section below - On your device go to Settings → Install unknown apps and allow your browser/file manager
- Open the downloaded APK and tap Install
✨ What's New in v1.3.0
🎬 Watch Screen — Full Custom Player
- Native HLS video player built with Flutter's
video_player+ ExoPlayer - Dual-stream playback — separate video and audio tracks synced within ≤250ms
- Quality selector — switch between 240p / 360p / 480p / 720p / 1080p seamlessly without losing playback position
- Language selector — choose audio language (Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and more)
- Seek bar with tap-to-seek and drag support
- ±10 second skip buttons
- Auto-hide controls with 3-second fade-out
- Orientation toggle (portrait ↔ landscape)
📺 Anime Info Page — Episode Improvements
- Updated to the new episode API response format
- Episodes now display high-quality screenshots (
imgfield) - Episode description shown on each card
- FILLER badge for filler episodes
- Horizontal carousel layout with improved card design
🔧 Under the Hood
- Updated stream selection logic: Choose between HARD-SUB, English DUB, and Multi-DUB.
- Added Default Language setting in app settings to automatically select audio language for Multi-DUB streams.
- Synced Episode model with new API fields:
name,img,isFiller,description - ApiService now correctly extracts
episodesandrecommendationsfrom the top-level API response - Android Network Security Config added for CDN domains
Recommendationscorrectly extracted from top-level response object
🖼️ Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏠 Home | Spotlight carousel + categorised rows (Trending, Seasonal, Top Picks) |
| 🔍 Search | Real-time AniList-powered anime search |
| 📖 Anime Detail | Banner hero, synopsis, studios, episodes, relations, characters, recommendations |
| 📋 Watchlist | Save anime to your local watchlist with SQLite persistence |
| 🎬 Watch | Full custom HLS player with quality + audio language switching |
| 🌐 Sources | AniList metadata + custom streaming API |
🧱 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Flutter 3.7 |
| State Management | Riverpod 2 |
| Navigation | go_router |
| HTTP Client | Dio |
| Video Playback | video_player (ExoPlayer on Android) |
| HLS Proxy | Custom dart:io HttpServer |
| Local DB | SQLite via sqflite |
| Image Loading | cached_network_image |
| Metadata API | AniList GraphQL |
🐛 Known Issues
- On some devices, switching audio language may take 1–2 seconds to resync
- Web platform is unsupported for video playback (Chrome plays but desktop layout is not optimised)
📋 Changelog
v1.3.0 (2026-03-21)
- Added multi-source selection (HARD-SUB, English DUB, Multi-DUB)
- Added default language configuration for Multi-DUB playback
- Updated stream URL structure for better player compatibility
- Removed unused player state fields to improve stability
- Bumped build number to 6
v1.2.0 (Previous)
- Added full Watch screen with HLS player, quality & language switching
- Fixed episodes not loading from new API response format
- Added local HLS proxy for Android CDN access
- Updated Episode model with
img,isFiller,descriptionfields - Android Network Security Config for streaming domains
- Bumped build number to 3
v1.0.2 (Previous)
- Anime detail page with episodes, characters, relations
- Watchlist with SQLite persistence
- AniList search integration
- Spotlight carousel on home screen
📄 License
MIT © 2026 AnimeTown
v1.2.0 - Player Update
AnimeTown
Ad-free anime streaming & tracking — built with Flutter
📦 Download
| Platform | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Android (APK) | animetown-v1.2.0.apk | ~24 MB |
Minimum Android version: Android 6.0 (API 23)
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Install Instructions (Android)
- Download
animetown-v1.2.0.apkfrom the Assets section below - On your device go to Settings → Install unknown apps and allow your browser/file manager
- Open the downloaded APK and tap Install
✨ What's New in v1.20
🎬 Watch Screen — Full Custom Player
- Native HLS video player built with Flutter's
video_player+ ExoPlayer - Dual-stream playback — separate video and audio tracks synced within ≤250ms
- Quality selector — switch between 240p / 360p / 480p / 720p / 1080p seamlessly without losing playback position
- Language selector — choose audio language (Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and more)
- Seek bar with tap-to-seek and drag support
- ±10 second skip buttons
- Auto-hide controls with 3-second fade-out
- Orientation toggle (portrait ↔ landscape)
📺 Anime Info Page — Episode Improvements
- Updated to the new episode API response format
- Episodes now display high-quality screenshots (
imgfield) - Episode description shown on each card
- FILLER badge for filler episodes
- Horizontal carousel layout with improved card design
🔧 Under the Hood
- Synced Episode model with new API fields:
name,img,isFiller,description - ApiService now correctly extracts
episodesandrecommendationsfrom the top-level API response - Android Network Security Config added for CDN domains
Recommendationscorrectly extracted from top-level response object
🖼️ Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏠 Home | Spotlight carousel + categorised rows (Trending, Seasonal, Top Picks) |
| 🔍 Search | Real-time AniList-powered anime search |
| 📖 Anime Detail | Banner hero, synopsis, studios, episodes, relations, characters, recommendations |
| 📋 Watchlist | Save anime to your local watchlist with SQLite persistence |
| 🎬 Watch | Full custom HLS player with quality + audio language switching |
| 🌐 Sources | AniList metadata + custom streaming API |
🧱 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Flutter 3.7 |
| State Management | Riverpod 2 |
| Navigation | go_router |
| HTTP Client | Dio |
| Video Playback | video_player (ExoPlayer on Android) |
| HLS Proxy | Custom dart:io HttpServer |
| Local DB | SQLite via sqflite |
| Image Loading | cached_network_image |
| Metadata API | AniList GraphQL |
🐛 Known Issues
- On some devices, switching audio language may take 1–2 seconds to resync
- Web platform is unsupported for video playback (Chrome plays but desktop layout is not optimised)
📋 Changelog
v1.2.0 (2026-03-18)
- Added full Watch screen with HLS player, quality & language switching
- Fixed episodes not loading from new API response format
- Added local HLS proxy for Android CDN access
- Updated Episode model with
img,isFiller,descriptionfields - Android Network Security Config for streaming domains
- Bumped build number to 3
v1.0.2 (Previous)
- Anime detail page with episodes, characters, relations
- Watchlist with SQLite persistence
- AniList search integration
- Spotlight carousel on home screen
🛠️ Build from Source
# Prerequisites: Flutter 3.7+, Android SDK, Java 17
git clone https://github.com/akshu/animetown.git
cd animetown
flutter pub get
# Debug build
flutter run
# Release APK
flutter build apk --release
# Output: build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/animetown-v1.2.0.apk📄 License
MIT © 2026 AnimeTown
v1.1.1 - API update
AnimeTown
Ad-free anime streaming & tracking — built with Flutter
📦 Download
| Platform | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Android (APK) | animetown-v1.1.1.apk | ~24 MB |
Minimum Android version: Android 6.0 (API 23)
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Install Instructions (Android)
- Download
animetown-v1.1.1.apkfrom the Assets section below - On your device go to Settings → Install unknown apps and allow your browser/file manager
- Open the downloaded APK and tap Install
✨ What's New in v1.1.1
🎬 Watch Screen — Full Custom Player
- Native HLS video player built with Flutter's
video_player+ ExoPlayer - Dual-stream playback — separate video and audio tracks synced within ≤250ms
- Quality selector — switch between 240p / 360p / 480p / 720p / 1080p seamlessly without losing playback position
- Language selector — choose audio language (Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and more)
- Local HLS Proxy — a built-in localhost proxy transparently routes CDN-protected streams so ExoPlayer can access them on Android without CORS or auth issues
- Seek bar with tap-to-seek and drag support
- ±10 second skip buttons
- Auto-hide controls with 3-second fade-out
- Orientation toggle (portrait ↔ landscape)
📺 Anime Info Page — Episode Improvements
- Updated to the new episode API response format
- Episodes now display high-quality screenshots (
imgfield) - Episode description shown on each card
- FILLER badge for filler episodes
- Horizontal carousel layout with improved card design
🔧 Under the Hood
- Synced Episode model with new API fields:
name,img,isFiller,description - ApiService now correctly extracts
episodesandrecommendationsfrom the top-level API response - Android Network Security Config added for CDN domains
Recommendationscorrectly extracted from top-level response object
🖼️ Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏠 Home | Spotlight carousel + categorised rows (Trending, Seasonal, Top Picks) |
| 🔍 Search | Real-time AniList-powered anime search |
| 📖 Anime Detail | Banner hero, synopsis, studios, episodes, relations, characters, recommendations |
| 📋 Watchlist | Save anime to your local watchlist with SQLite persistence |
| 🎬 Watch | Full custom HLS player with quality + audio language switching |
| 🌐 Sources | AniList metadata + custom streaming API |
🧱 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Flutter 3.7 |
| State Management | Riverpod 2 |
| Navigation | go_router |
| HTTP Client | Dio |
| Video Playback | video_player (ExoPlayer on Android) |
| HLS Proxy | Custom dart:io HttpServer |
| Local DB | SQLite via sqflite |
| Image Loading | cached_network_image |
| Metadata API | AniList GraphQL |
🐛 Known Issues
- The Watch screen hash input is temporary for testing — episode-to-hash linking will be automatic in v1.2.0
- On some devices, switching audio language may take 1–2 seconds to resync
- Web platform is unsupported for video playback (Chrome plays but desktop layout is not optimised)
📋 Changelog
v1.1.1 (2026-03-18)
- Added full Watch screen with HLS player, quality & language switching
- Fixed episodes not loading from new API response format
- Added local HLS proxy for Android CDN access
- Updated Episode model with
img,isFiller,descriptionfields - Android Network Security Config for streaming domains
- Bumped build number to 3
v1.0.2 (Previous)
- Anime detail page with episodes, characters, relations
- Watchlist with SQLite persistence
- AniList search integration
- Spotlight carousel on home screen
🛠️ Build from Source
# Prerequisites: Flutter 3.7+, Android SDK, Java 17
git clone https://github.com/akshu/animetown.git
cd animetown
flutter pub get
# Debug build
flutter run
# Release APK
flutter build apk --release
# Output: build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/animetown-v1.1.1.apk📄 License
MIT © 2026 AnimeTown
v1.1.0
AnimeTown
Ad-free anime streaming & tracking — built with Flutter
📦 Download
| Platform | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Android (APK) | animetown-v1.1.0.apk | ~24 MB |
Minimum Android version: Android 6.0 (API 23)
Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Install Instructions (Android)
- Download
animetown-v1.1.0.apkfrom the Assets section below - On your device go to Settings → Install unknown apps and allow your browser/file manager
- Open the downloaded APK and tap Install
✨ What's New in v1.1.0
🎬 Watch Screen — Full Custom Player
- Native HLS video player built with Flutter's
video_player+ ExoPlayer - Dual-stream playback — separate video and audio tracks synced within ≤250ms
- Quality selector — switch between 240p / 360p / 480p / 720p / 1080p seamlessly without losing playback position
- Language selector — choose audio language (Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and more)
- Local HLS Proxy — a built-in localhost proxy transparently routes CDN-protected streams so ExoPlayer can access them on Android without CORS or auth issues
- Seek bar with tap-to-seek and drag support
- ±10 second skip buttons
- Auto-hide controls with 3-second fade-out
- Orientation toggle (portrait ↔ landscape)
📺 Anime Info Page — Episode Improvements
- Updated to the new episode API response format
- Episodes now display high-quality screenshots (
imgfield) - Episode description shown on each card
- FILLER badge for filler episodes
- Horizontal carousel layout with improved card design
🔧 Under the Hood
- Synced Episode model with new API fields:
name,img,isFiller,description - ApiService now correctly extracts
episodesandrecommendationsfrom the top-level API response - Android Network Security Config added for CDN domains
Recommendationscorrectly extracted from top-level response object
🖼️ Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏠 Home | Spotlight carousel + categorised rows (Trending, Seasonal, Top Picks) |
| 🔍 Search | Real-time AniList-powered anime search |
| 📖 Anime Detail | Banner hero, synopsis, studios, episodes, relations, characters, recommendations |
| 📋 Watchlist | Save anime to your local watchlist with SQLite persistence |
| 🎬 Watch | Full custom HLS player with quality + audio language switching |
| 🌐 Sources | AniList metadata + custom streaming API |
🧱 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Flutter 3.7 |
| State Management | Riverpod 2 |
| Navigation | go_router |
| HTTP Client | Dio |
| Video Playback | video_player (ExoPlayer on Android) |
| HLS Proxy | Custom dart:io HttpServer |
| Local DB | SQLite via sqflite |
| Image Loading | cached_network_image |
| Metadata API | AniList GraphQL |
🐛 Known Issues
- The Watch screen hash input is temporary for testing — episode-to-hash linking will be automatic in v1.2.0
- On some devices, switching audio language may take 1–2 seconds to resync
- Web platform is unsupported for video playback (Chrome plays but desktop layout is not optimised)
📋 Changelog
v1.1.0 (2026-03-18)
- Added full Watch screen with HLS player, quality & language switching
- Fixed episodes not loading from new API response format
- Added local HLS proxy for Android CDN access
- Updated Episode model with
img,isFiller,descriptionfields - Android Network Security Config for streaming domains
- Bumped build number to 3
v1.0.2 (Previous)
- Anime detail page with episodes, characters, relations
- Watchlist with SQLite persistence
- AniList search integration
- Spotlight carousel on home screen
🛠️ Build from Source
# Prerequisites: Flutter 3.7+, Android SDK, Java 17
git clone https://github.com/akshu/animetown.git
cd animetown
flutter pub get
# Debug build
flutter run
# Release APK
flutter build apk --release
# Output: build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/animetown-v1.1.0.apk📄 License
MIT © 2026 AnimeTown
v1.0.2 (bug fix)
Changed the episodes API, as previous provider (HiAnime) is officially closed
v1.0.1 (bug fix)
Bug Fixed
- The app was unable to access the internet