Solea 0.8.0

Dubbed or original, for every movie and series

• Language and quality are now two separate choices. Pick Dubbed or Original with subtitles first, then the quality (4K, HDR, Full HD…): only the files that really have the voice you want are shown.
• Not only anime anymore: the original language comes from TMDB (English for an American movie, Korean for a drama, Japanese for an anime). Solea reads the audio tracks of each version to find the voice, including dubbed files that also carry the original one.
• Audio only offers the languages really present in the file.
• Your choice is remembered for each movie and series.

Redesigned movie, series and cast pages

• Full-bleed backdrop and title logo, age rating, filled quality badges (HDR in gold), tagline, three-line synopsis.
• Version / Language / Audio / Subtitles pickers instead of rows of chips.
• Movies: Cast, Similar and Details tabs (stacked on TV).
• Series: the page is all about episodes — seasons with their episode count, dubbed / original on the right, episodes with thumbnail, watched mark, synopsis, and the next one highlighted with the time left. Two columns on desktop.
• Series "Info" opens a full-screen page: full synopsis, details, numbers, cast and similar series.
• Cast pages: newest titles first, grouped by year, "New" badge, Series / Movies / Anime filters, photo, birth date, age, place of birth and biography.
• More accurate similar titles.
• When the provider's synopsis or episode titles are in another language, Solea shows TMDB's in yours.

Chromecast from Android phones

• Dolby and DTS sound is now converted for the Chromecast from Android too, like on Windows and iPhone. The picture is sent as is, 4K and HDR included.

Getting started

• The Solea account is optional: "Continue without an account".
• Phone sign-in page (after scanning the TV's QR code): French or English, password rules checked as you type, cleaner design.

Updates

• Solea now updates itself on Android and Windows: once a day it checks for a new version and offers to install it.

Other changes

• Live TV on TV boxes: ▲ ▼ no longer zap to the neighboring channels; they show the info bar. CH+ / CH− and numbers still change channels.
• Clearer legal notice: Solea is a player and provides no content.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.8.0-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.8.0-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.8.0-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone, iPad: TestFlight, or AltStore / SideStore with the Solea source https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gabrielchamak/solea-releases/main/altstore.json (updates offered by AltStore)

Questions and feedback: Discord. Solea is a player: it provides no content and no subscription.

Solea 0.7.2

iPhone: casting, the Apple way

• "Now Playing" controls: casting shows in iOS's playback controls (lock screen, Control Center), like YouTube, and the volume buttons set the TV volume (Chromecast).
• "Cast to" and the remote redesigned like Apple Music's "Now Playing": blurred background in the poster's colors, large poster, white controls, translucent tiles, actions in a "…" button.
• Native iOS sheets, grouped lists, action menus and alerts.
• Tab bar: Apple's outlined icons at the system size.

Casting

• Progress saved in "Continue watching" when you stop, and every 30 s; the home screen updates.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.7.2-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.7.2-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.7.2-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Questions and feedback: Discord. Solea is a player: it provides no content and no subscription.

Solea 0.7.1

Originally released on October 2, 2026.

New welcome screen

• Animated poster wall behind sign-in, account creation and catalog preparation, scrolling slowly in a loop.
• Smooth even on small boxes (Fire TV Stick Lite, Xiaomi TVs).
• On desktop, these pages and "Who's watching?" are no longer huge.

Casting redesigned

• New design: devices as cards, remote with the poster, thin progress bar, big play button, settings as tiles.
• Subtitles on Chromecast: taken from OpenSubtitles and sent with the video; show, hide or change language from the remote.
• Audio track choice on Chromecast: the video resumes at the same point with the chosen track.
• Same choices as the player: audio language and subtitles remembered per title are applied when casting.
• Volume in percent; on a TV with Chromecast built-in, it's the TV volume.
• Dolby audio of episodes is now converted for the Chromecast, like movies.

iPhone

• iOS 26: Apple's Liquid Glass tab bar, floating and transparent.

Profiles

• "Who's watching?": new "Don't show at startup" box.

Fixes

• Video unavailable at the provider: a clear message instead of a technical error.
• "Continue watching": every card shows the right picture.
• Casting right after another playback: Solea waits for the subscription to be free.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.7.1-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.7.1-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.7.1-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Solea 0.7.0

Originally released on October 2, 2026.

New player

• TV: thin progress bar with intro and credits marked in gold, clock and end time, current version (1080p · HEVC · 5.1), a row of icons that show their name and value when focused.
• Audio and subtitles in one panel, with the subtitle style below.
• "More" menu: aspect ratio, speed, subtitle sync and technical info.
• Episodes from the player: seasons and episodes in a row, with what you have watched.
• Pause screen (TV): title and synopsis after 5 s of pause; the screensaver after 5 min.
• Desktop: a single bottom bar; interface enlarged on 2K / 4K screens.
• Phone: -10 s, play and +10 s in the middle, and a Lock button.
• Intro, recap and preview: each set to "Button", "Automatic" or "Never".

Live channels

• New bar: logo, number, channel name, program times, LIVE badge, program progress and next program.
• The bar hides after 5 s.

New home and navigation

• Desktop and phone: a large "Discover" banner and "Continue watching" in landscape pictures.
• Sidebar: Home and Search (Ctrl K) first, then Live, Movies, Series, Anime.
• Libraries and Live: categories as chips, full-width grid, sort by provider order, name, rating, recently added or random.
• Phone: Home, Live, Movies, Series, Anime tabs.
• TV: landscape resume pictures, background in the colors of the selected title.

New settings

• Six categories: General, Playback, Subtitles, Account, Catalog, About.
• Synced with your Solea account: language, country, subtitles, intro choices, anime library, sort, OpenSubtitles account, TMDB key, and audio/subtitles per series, encrypted with your password.
• Error log (Settings › About), to copy when reporting a problem, without your credentials.

Fixes

• Android: media keys of remotes and headsets work, and Solea appears in Android TV's "Now playing" card.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.7.0-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.7.0-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.7.0-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Solea 0.6.7

Originally released on October 1, 2026.

New: Anime library

• Turn it on in Settings › Catalog › Anime library. An Anime section appears with Japanese animation series and movies, anime favorites and an anime-only search.
• Dubbed or original with subtitles, on every page. The subtitled version is the one that really has the Japanese voice: Solea checks the audio tracks of the file.
• With subtitles, the Japanese voice and subtitles in your language are chosen for you; missing subtitles are downloaded from OpenSubtitles.
• Your last choice is remembered for each anime.

Series

• Browse seasons with the remote without switching on the way.

Search

• Titles known under another name are found, even when the local version uses the original title.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.6.7-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.6.7-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.6.7-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Solea 0.6.6

Originally released on September 30, 2026.

Chromecast: Dolby and DTS movies, much better

• The Chromecast now knows the movie's length: full progress bar, and jumps take a few seconds, even from the TV remote.
• No more micro-cuts.
• 4K: if the Chromecast refuses this mode in 4K, Solea switches to the previous mode by itself.

iPhone

• Locked screen: casting continues with the phone locked, with a Live Activity (lock screen and Dynamic Island) and -10 s, play/pause, +30 s buttons (iOS 17+).

Subtitles

• Settings › Subtitles › Language: subtitle language independent of the country.
• Online search (OpenSubtitles) starts from this language, with a quick switch to another one.

Fixes

• A favorite series no longer appears twice.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.6.6-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.6.6-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.6.6-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Solea 0.6.5

Originally released on September 30, 2026.

Chromecast: louder sound, no crackling

• Converted audio for the Chromecast is now at the right volume.
• Action scenes no longer saturate: a limiter only flattens the loudest peaks.

iPhone

• Fixed Apple's rejection of 0.6.4: Solea declares it uses neither the camera nor the microphone.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.6.5-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.6.5-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.6.5-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Solea 0.6.4

Originally released on September 30, 2026.

Chromecast: sound for Dolby and DTS movies

• From Windows and iPhone, Solea now converts the audio on the fly for the Chromecast. The picture is sent as is, 4K and HDR included.
• Picture and sound stay in sync, even after a pause or a jump.
• Conversion only when needed: when a version already has readable audio, it is sent directly.
• Security: the movie is only sent to the chosen Chromecast, at a secret address; your credentials never leave your device.

Replay

• Real titles of past programs instead of time slots.

Movies and series

• ★ Top rated: a new section with the best rated movies and series on TMDB.
• New episode badge in "Continue watching".
• Air date on every episode.
• Missing or broken posters are replaced with TMDB's.
• Real quality badges (4K, HDR, 5.1, Dolby, DTS), read from the file itself.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.6.4-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.6.4-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.6.4-windows.zip (portable)
• iPhone: TestFlight

Solea 0.6.3

Originally released on September 30, 2026.

New: your Solea account

Your subscription, profiles (with PIN and parental control), progress and favorites follow you on all your devices, even away from home.

• On a box or TV: scan the QR code, everything happens on your phone.
• On a new device: email and password, and everything is already there.
• End-to-end encrypted: nobody but you, not even Solea, can read your data.
• Settings › Solea account: sync, sign out, change password, delete the account.

Settings › Subscription

• Your subscription status: active, expiring soon, expired; expiry date and days left; current streams out of those allowed.
• Edit the subscription: new provider address or password, without signing out or downloading the catalog again.

Chromecast

• Audio is checked before sending: if the movie is in Dolby or DTS, Solea sends another version with compatible audio.
• When the Chromecast refuses, Solea gives the real reason.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.6.3-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.6.3-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.6.3-windows.zip (portable)

Solea 0.6.2

Originally released on September 29, 2026.

Casting redesigned

• Cast button in the sidebar (top icon on phones): pick your Solea box or Chromecast once, then start a channel, movie or episode and it goes straight there. Nothing plays on the sending device: a single connection at your provider.
• Remote: pause, skip back / forward, position bar, "Resume here". Chromecast: volume. Solea box: audio track, subtitles, speed and aspect ratio.
• Chromecast plays the stream itself: you can close Solea, the movie keeps playing.
• Chromecast audio: Chromecasts decode neither Dolby nor DTS. Solea picks a version with AAC audio when there is one, otherwise it warns you.

Known limits

• Chromecast: subtitles and aspect ratio not adjustable.

Downloads

• Android box, Android TV, Fire TV, Android phones and tablets: Solea-0.6.2-android.apk
• Windows: Solea-0.6.2-Setup.exe (installer) or Solea-0.6.2-windows.zip (portable)