What is this?
This is the Windows desktop client for 'Hongguo' (红果), a short-drama (duanju) player app. It lets you browse, search and watch short drama series on a PC with local favorites and resume-watching, without needing an Android emulator.
This is the Windows desktop client for 'Hongguo' (红果), a short-drama (duanju) player app. It lets you browse, search and watch short drama series on a PC with local favorites and resume-watching, without needing an Android emulator.Is this repo the app's source code, or just the download page?It is a public release-and-feedback repository: it hosts the installer, update signatures and third-party license files, but not the private application source code or signing keys.
It is a public release-and-feedback repository: it hosts the installer, update signatures and third-party license files, but not the private application source code or signing keys.Does it need WebView2 or anything else first?The installer reuses an existing Microsoft WebView2 runtime if present, or downloads it automatically; if that fails you can manually install the 'Evergreen Standalone Installer (x64)' from Microsoft's WebView2 page.
The installer reuses an existing Microsoft WebView2 runtime if present, or downloads it automatically; if that fails you can manually install the 'Evergreen Standalone Installer (x64)' from Microsoft's WebView2 page.Any install or playback pitfalls to watch for?The current build is not code-signed for Windows, so you may see an 'unknown publisher' or SmartScreen warning; playback can also hit a 'service not ready' or 'playback interrupted' state that sometimes requires reconnecting or restarting the app, and the root cause isn't fully diagnosed yet.
The current build is not code-signed for Windows, so you may see an 'unknown publisher' or SmartScreen warning; playback can also hit a 'service not ready' or 'playback interrupted' state that sometimes requires reconnecting or restarting the app, and the root cause isn't fully diagnosed yet.What Windows versions does it support?It only targets Windows 10/11, 64-bit (x64); the installer package is about 108.6 MiB.
It only targets Windows 10/11, 64-bit (x64); the installer package is about 108.6 MiB.What is 'Hongguo' (红果)?Hongguo is a Chinese short-drama (short video series) content brand; this repository distributes an unofficial Windows desktop player for it.
Hongguo is a Chinese short-drama (short video series) content brand; this repository distributes an unofficial Windows desktop player for it.Is this built by the official Hongguo team?No, it is independently maintained by a third party called '渠道有数' (Channel Youshu), not the official Hongguo developers.
No, it is independently maintained by a third party called '渠道有数' (Channel Youshu), not the official Hongguo developers.Does the app auto-update itself?It checks for updates on launch or manually in settings and only downloads/installs a new version after the user confirms; update packages are verified with a fixed public key separate from Windows code signing.
It checks for updates on launch or manually in settings and only downloads/installs a new version after the user confirms; update packages are verified with a fixed public key separate from Windows code signing.What's new in the latest 1.0.9 release?It adds grouped episode selection with jump-to-episode, a 'checking' status indicator for the playback service, improved resume progress and buffer/cache cleanup, and shows the failing category plus HTTP status code when an episode list fails to load.
It adds grouped episode selection with jump-to-episode, a 'checking' status indicator for the playback service, improved resume progress and buffer/cache cleanup, and shows the failing category plus HTTP status code when an episode list fails to load.What are similar projects?BBLL, my-tv-webview, ZY-Player, cloudstream, ivideo, Levyra-deepsound, react-player, awesome-iptv
BBLL, my-tv-webview, ZY-Player, cloudstream, ivideo, Levyra-deepsound, react-player, awesome-iptvWhich topics is it in?streaming-video, short-video, android-tv, media, player, auto-update, apk, video-player, video-streaming, windows-10, windows-11, arm64
streaming-video, short-video, android-tv, media, player, auto-update, apk, video-player, video-streaming, windows-10, windows-11, arm64