Changelog

Release history, newest first. For the latest downloads and installation steps, use Get the app. iPhone files are unsigned and need to be signed before installation. HarmonyOS packages use OpenHarmony signing.

1.1.7 — Smoother Android, real glass, and your own download folders

Android glass is real now: the dock and header pills refract and tint from the posters behind them.
Pick your own download folder and music folder on Android.
Switching source or server keeps your place. Continue watching no longer restarts from the beginning.
Faster and lighter on phones: less background work while you watch, and smaller caches on devices with little memory.
Search shows more results and remembers what you typed. On iPhones with a Dynamic Island the top buttons sit lower.
Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad, and HarmonyOS packages are 1.1.7. macOS stays on 1.1.6 for now.

1.1.6 — Android TV remote, a real update download, and a macOS beta

Released November 8, 2026 for Android, iPhone and iPad, HarmonyOS NEXT, and, as an early beta, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Shiopa

Android TV: the remote moves a focus ring across the home rows, the hero is full width, and the update toast stays off the TV.
When a full app update is ready, Shiopa asks you to download it and install it over this one. Your library and settings stay.
Settings pages sit in solid rounded boxes, and the bug report is just a note. On the new Android app that note can include a screenshot.
The Windows installer and the native Linux installer are rebuilt for this version. Linux also has an AppImage, next to the .run installer.
macOS is a new beta disk image, for Apple silicon and Intel. Open it and drag the app to Applications. The build is unsigned. On macOS 26 the window can use Liquid Glass.

Shimu

The same update download, settings pages, and desktop builds, including the macOS beta.
The iPhone file keeps the widget. It is still unsigned, and you sign it with your Apple ID.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · macOS Apple silicon · macOS Intel · Linux installer · Linux AppImage

Shimu: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · macOS Apple silicon · macOS Intel · Linux installer · Linux AppImage

1.1.5 — Widgets for Shimu, iMessage, offline music on Android and a faster start

Faster start: Shiopa and Shimu show your home straight away instead of a blank screen for a few seconds.
Widgets: Shimu gets its own home-screen widgets on iPhone and Android (now playing and recently played). Shiopa's Continue watching widget updates reliably again, and Android widget taps open the right app.
iMessage: share a movie, show or song as a card in Messages, right from the Messages app drawer.
Offline music on Android: downloaded songs now play without a connection, and each download is about 3 MB instead of over 100 MB.
Music artwork: covers keep their shape and fade in while they load.
Shimu on desktop: songs whose artist only appears in the upload title play again, and the player's Back button sits with the window buttons.
Phone sign-in for TV and desktop: works through any Wi-Fi or firewall, with clearer messages and an Allow button that waits until your phone's login is checked.
Desktop: updates switch over by themselves without reopening, movies and episodes download as .shio files with subtitles and artwork, and the Windows installer heading no longer garbles.
Android TV: the launcher banner fits, and the remote's Enter key works everywhere.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

Shimu: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

Released November 1, 2026 for Android, iPhone and iPad, HarmonyOS NEXT, and, as an early beta, Windows and Linux.

Shiopa

Updates now land after just one open instead of two, and Check for updates also finds small updates.
Shows keep playing on Android instead of going black after half a minute, and the screen stays on while a video buffers.
Seeking lands where you let go, and quick +10 taps add up.
Offline downloads save real video again, and the progress bar moves.
Desktop: sign in by scanning a QR code with your phone.
Discord shows a Watch on Shiopa button, the progress bar while playing, and the time while paused.
Your library stays on the device if your session ends, and sign-in lasts longer.
Windows: pinning Shiopa to the taskbar opens Shiopa, not a blank Lynxtron window, and the window is titled Shiopa. The app also starts a little faster.
The download sheet for shows keeps seasons and episodes in one tidy row.

Shimu

One-open updates, desktop QR sign-in, and longer sign-in, like Shiopa.
Discord shows a Listen on Shimu button and the time while a song is paused.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

Shimu: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

1.1.3 — Faster sources, a quality sheet for every source, and a glassier iPhone

Released November 1, 2026 for Android, iPhone and iPad, HarmonyOS NEXT, and, as an early beta, Windows and Linux.

Shiopa

Sources are checked side by side, so movies and shows start faster.
The quality sheet fills in live from every source, with dubs from every source in one place.
New sources, including more anime with English and Hindi dubs, and the broken ones were fixed.
Videos start at the highest quality available.
A new cast sheet, and a speed sheet you can drag from 0.25x to 3x.
Android: pressing a glass button no longer leaves it stuck a little bigger, and the screen stays on while a video plays.
iPhone: the update card and the little update pill use liquid glass.
Windows: the picture stays on screen while paused instead of going black.
A release notes card in Settings shows what changed in each update.

Shimu

Songs start much faster on Windows and Linux, with fewer hangs.
The release notes card and the liquid glass update pill on iPhone.
Android: the glass press fix.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

Shimu: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

1.1.2 — Smoother Android, tablets, and automatic picture in picture

Released October 31, 2026 for Android, iPhone and iPad, HarmonyOS NEXT, and, as an early beta, Windows and Linux.

Shiopa

Android: the home screen scrolls much more smoothly, with lighter cards and fewer background redraws.
Android tablets get the wide, desktop-style look with the sidebar and soft color washes.
Picture in picture starts by itself for movies and shows when you leave the app while a video plays. On desktop, minimizing during playback opens a small floating player.
Player controls are cleaner: smaller buttons, aspect ratio moved to the top bar, and holding for 2x speed no longer triggers while pausing.
Linux: movies and shows now play in the native app.
Updates: small fixes can now arrive without reinstalling the app.
New installers: a cleaner Windows setup and a native Linux installer.

Shimu

Sign-in works again.
More songs show their Apple Music or SoundCloud cover instead of a video thumbnail.
Artist pages no longer stay blank on Android.
Android tablets use the wide player with soft color washes.
Shimu never opens picture in picture.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

Shimu: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer · Linux installer

1.1.1 — Desktop repair, native Linux, and mixing

Released October 30, 2026 for Android, iPhone and iPad, HarmonyOS NEXT, and, as an early beta, Windows and Linux.

Shiopa

Desktop: many more servers play, including fixes for streams that had no length, hidden video segments, or blocked requests. Playback waits longer for the first frame and falls back to conversion for unsupported video.
Desktop: 2x and ±10s indicators sit above play and pause, and only one copy of the app runs at a time.
Servers and Shioplug packs show fixed display names; your saved choices are unchanged.
Smoother on Android, and iPad pages use a readable column next to the sidebar.
Windows installers are back, and the Linux app is now native (no Wine).

Shimu

Mixing: songs blend with a smooth crossfade, timed to the beat when the tempo is known.
YouTube thumbnails are replaced by matching Apple Music or SoundCloud covers.
Shimu has its own sign-in, account, profile and search pages.
Desktop: downloaded songs play again and songs start faster.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer

Shimu: Android · iPhone and iPad · HarmonyOS NEXT · Windows installer

1.1.0 — Big update for Shiopa and Shimu

Released October 29, 2026 for Android, iPhone and iPad, HarmonyOS NEXT, and, as an early beta, Windows and Linux. This covers everything since 0.09.

Shiopa

New look

A frosted liquid-glass dock and glass buttons, cards, and pills on Android and HarmonyOS, matching the iPhone look.
A Home sidebar with Continue Watching and Help, a refreshed hero banner, and pull-to-refresh on Home.
Splash screen is now just the Shiopa ghost logo.

Watching

More servers work again: VidFast, VidUp, VidCore, Vidnest, Lookmovie, Fsonline, StreamAggregator, MovieNerds, Movy, Purstream, X-Downloader, and more.
New server: Videasy, with 1080p streams for movies and shows.
Anime: KissKH, 123anime, and KickAssAnime are fixed; KickAssAnime no longer plays the trailer.
Switching servers really switches, playback starts faster, and resume returns to the right episode and time.
Skip intro and recap, plus an automatic Next episode button near the end, including the next season.
Movie and show details follow the app language.

Search and discovery

Faster, typo-tolerant search with recommendations, recent searches, and library-first results.

Android fixes

Tapping titles on Home opens them reliably.
The Back button closes a title's details sheet.
Settings and sign-in stay saved after closing the app; seeking and notch layout are fixed.

Android TV

Fits the TV screen, works with the D-pad, and signs in with a QR code from your phone.

Shimu

Player

The player color is taken from the bottom edge of the cover, so the color flows straight out of the artwork. Dark covers stay dark and light covers stay light.
Light covers use black text and icons; dark covers use white.
Apple motion posters on supported songs. Lyrics and Up Next use the same color.
A new, sharper Up Next icon.

Listening

Songs start faster and match the right track. YouTube plays first, and the quality sheet lets you switch sources.
Lossless FLAC through Aero on the quality sheet.
Word-by-word lyric sync, lock-screen lyrics, and iPhone widgets.
Artist pages with banners and albums, playlist import, and downloads.

Look

The same frosted liquid-glass dock as Shiopa.
Album, playlist, and artist pages fade smoothly from the cover color into the background, and the text stays readable on light covers.

Desktop beta (early testing)

Shiopa and Shimu for Windows and Linux are in early testing. Expect rough edges and please report bugs.

Windows: portable ZIP. Extract it and open the app. There is no installer this time, and the files are unsigned, so Windows may show a warning.
Linux: a native app. It needs GTK 3, WebKitGTK 4.1, mpv, and ffmpeg. Extract the archive and run launch.
Discord shows what you are watching or listening to.

Downloads

Shiopa: Android APK · iPhone/iPad IPA (unsigned) · HarmonyOS HAP · Windows beta · Linux beta

Shimu: Android APK · iPhone/iPad IPA (unsigned) · HarmonyOS HAP · Windows beta · Linux beta

iPhone files are unsigned; sign them with your Apple ID before installing. HarmonyOS packages use OpenHarmony development signing.

1.0.2 — Android

Built October 25, 2026. Fresh signed Android packages for Shiopa and Shimu, version 1.0.2, Android build 39. The APKs are on this machine; the download links work after they are uploaded. iPhone and Harmony downloads on this page are unchanged. These APKs were not installed on a phone.

Shiopa APK · Shimu APK

1.0 — Shiopa

Released October 12, 2026 for Android, iPhone, and HarmonyOS.

What's new:

Refreshed look with clean glass buttons and bars.
Smoother navigation and faster browsing.
Better video playback and overall stability.

Shiopa APK · Unsigned IPA · OpenHarmony HAP

0.09.7 — TV and playback update

Prepared October 8, 2026, for Android, iPhone/iPad, and HarmonyOS. Release files are built locally; these download URLs require the owner's upload.

Android TV keeps the app's layout while fitting controls inside the screen, with a small focus border and D-pad navigation through dialogs.
TV sign-in uses a two-minute QR code, a phone on the same local network, and explicit account confirmation in Shiopa.
Playback transfer connects signed-in devices. The source pauses after the destination confirms playback; enable transfer on each device in Account or Cast.
Episode selection clears streams from the previous episode. Next episodes play automatically after playback ends, including the next season when available.
Intro skipping uses the website's segment API. The skip button appears when timing data is available; a next-episode button appears in the final 100 seconds.
New controls and messages are translated into all 20 app locales.

Android/Harmony files are signed. iOS release files remain unsigned and retain their widgets. Android TV emulator verification is recorded separately in the project changelog; a build alone does not verify every TV model.

Shiopa APK · Unsigned IPA · OpenHarmony HAP · Shimu

0.09.6 — Urgent update

Released October 8, 2026. Mobile only, no desktop build. Urgent update, please install it.

Fixed:

Playback resuming at the wrong episode or from the start.
Dead and fake streams playing instead of the movie or show.
Switching servers not switching.
Settings not staying saved on Android.
Player layout spacing on some Android phones.

Shiopa APK · Unsigned IPA · OpenHarmony HAP · Shimu

0.09

Released October 7, 2026. Mobile only, no desktop build.

Fixed:

Search opening to a black screen on Android.
Sign-in sessions dropping after reopening the app.
Libraries, playlists, and progress not syncing live between devices.
Profile photos and names not matching the account.

Shiopa APK · Unsigned IPA · OpenHarmony HAP · Shimu

0.08

Released October 6, 2026.

Added:

Daily queue, Weekly queue, Taste Bridge and Time Capsule in Music, with a shuffled feed on every visit and Top Picks always available.
Lyrics on the Lock Screen and widgets for songs with synced lyrics, plus Watching progress on the Lock Screen for movies and shows.
20 app languages.
Android TV support with remote navigation.
Opt-in music handoff between your devices.
Switch account on the login page, and profile photos/names from your online account.

New:

Account sync across devices for libraries, playlists, progress, Continue Watching and lists.
Signing in keeps everything saved on the device and merges it with the account.

Fixed:

Removed items coming back after reopening the app.
Playback getting stuck on broken offline files; the app now falls back to streaming automatically.
Continue Watching deletions now sync to the cloud.
Search understands genres, years and typos, and suggests similar titles.

Shiopa APK · Unsigned IPA · OpenHarmony HAP · Windows installer · Shimu

0.07

Released October 3, 2026.

Added:

iPad support.
Download a whole album or playlist from the collection page.
4K playback on Android and HarmonyOS NEXT when the source provides it.
Fuller artist song and album lists.

New:

The app remembers theme, language, watch progress and the last music session.

Signed Android APK · Unsigned iPhone IPA · OpenHarmony-signed HAP

Shimu 0.07 uses the same music work. Get it from Shimu.

0.06

Released October 2, 2026.

Added:

The separate Shimu music app alongside Shiopa.
Mixing between songs, artist pages and Top Picks.

Signed Android APK · Unsigned iPhone IPA · OpenHarmony-signed HAP

0.05

Released October 1, 2026.

Added:

Supermax quality option that picks the highest available quality automatically. It is on by default.
More audio language options and extra anime dubs, with audio switching without restarting.

Fixed:

Faster loading when opening a title.
Missing audio on some video qualities.
Frozen and black video on iPhone, with automatic resume.

Audio languages and quality depend on the title and provider. Loading time varies with the network.

Signed Android APK · Unsigned iPhone IPA · OpenHarmony-signed HAP

0.04.5

Released September 30, 2026.

Added:

Real 4K detection with available resolutions shown in Quality.
Import progress with track counts for Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and SoundCloud.

Fixed:

Playback for more stream types.
Video hidden behind a black layer on iPhone.
Downloads now finish properly; old broken entries show an error and can be retried.
Saved music missing after restart; saved videos play even with downloads turned off.
Spotify link imports and Apple Music track matching.

4K depends on the title, source, and device. A lower-resolution stream is not relabeled as 4K.

Android APK · Unsigned iPhone IPA · HarmonyOS HAP