# Plex Labs

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## [Guest DJ - do they dig Tidal too?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guest-dj-do-they-dig-tidal-too/817274)

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**Author:** [@mcewan71](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mcewan71)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guest-dj-do-they-dig-tidal-too/817274 "2022-11-04T19:45:10Z")

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So I just updated to the latest server beta so I can check out the Guest DJs. Loving it on first impressions! I was wondering whether these dudes pull in content from Tidal also if we have added said content to our musi…

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## [Plexamp controller in notification tray unresponsive after pausing a song (Android)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-controller-in-notification-tray-unresponsive-after-pausing-a-song-android/815631)

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**Author:** [@jeffreyabr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeffreyabr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-controller-in-notification-tray-unresponsive-after-pausing-a-song-android/815631 "2022-11-04T08:11:08Z")

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I downloaded the latest update of Plexamp yesterday on my Pixel 6 Pro. I am running the latest Android 13 security patch. I noted that the controller in the notification tray will pause a song, but when I try to play it…

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## [Plexamp "Could not connect to player"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-could-not-connect-to-player/817202)

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**Author:** [@Ambrodog](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ambrodog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-could-not-connect-to-player/817202 "2022-11-03T23:10:25Z")

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I have a Chromecast 3 gen and Chromecast with Google tv and as of about 3 weeks ago 90% of the time when casting from Plexamp from my Moto G power I receive the error “Could not connect to player”. The Plex app does no…

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## [\[How To\] Fix Missing Soundprint](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-fix-missing-soundprint/810163)

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**Author:** [@Zorg\_Jean-Baptiste\_Emanuel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Zorg_Jean-Baptiste_Emanuel)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-fix-missing-soundprint/810163 "2022-11-03T20:03:43Z")

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Continuing the discussion from No soundprint or wave pattern in seek bar: To resolve the issue of the missing Soundprints from your audio tracks perform the following: Change your settings as per @elan’s recommendatio…

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## [Feature Request: Show Album on Now Playing on Android Auto](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-show-album-on-now-playing-on-android-auto/817131)

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**Author:** [@jmagar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jmagar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-show-album-on-now-playing-on-android-auto/817131 "2022-11-03T20:01:21Z")

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I listen pretty much primarily to live music through random album radio and would love to be able to see what current show I’m listening at a glance whilst driving. Thanks! While I’m here, I want to also say job well d…

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## [Audiophile HD audio pass through to DACs on windows 11 and iOs?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/audiophile-hd-audio-pass-through-to-dacs-on-windows-11-and-ios/816999)

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**Author:** [@doge](https://forums.plex.tv/u/doge)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/audiophile-hd-audio-pass-through-to-dacs-on-windows-11-and-ios/816999 "2022-11-03T11:13:22Z")

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Hello, Plexamp is advertised as : A beautiful Plex music player for audiophiles, curators, and hipsters. As advertised for audiophiles, can it pass through real HD sound to dacs on windows and iOs ? I bought Focal Cle…

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## [Guest DJ button not appearing in Windows Plexamp](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guest-dj-button-not-appearing-in-windows-plexamp/816996)

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**Author:** [@yesternow](https://forums.plex.tv/u/yesternow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guest-dj-button-not-appearing-in-windows-plexamp/816996 "2022-11-02T19:50:08Z")

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Hi On my work Windows machine, I’m not getting the Guest DJ button with Plexamp 4.5.1. It appears fine on my personal Mac and iPhone. Not sure if the issue is related to being behind ZScaler. There are a lot of connect…

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## [I just can't seem to get sweet fade to work](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-just-cant-seem-to-get-sweet-fade-to-work/812631)

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**Author:** [@hansvanderdrift](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hansvanderdrift)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/i-just-cant-seem-to-get-sweet-fade-to-work/812631 "2022-11-01T22:59:08Z")

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I would love to hear my music cross fade as in the Plex Pro week demo. I have tried with IOS, Headless PI, Android and PC. None work. They just end… no sound… then next song. Caching is on, I read that some where you ne…

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## [GuestDJ - Praise](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guestdj-praise/816807)

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**Author:** [@PGalati](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PGalati)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guestdj-praise/816807 "2022-11-01T13:09:24Z")

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While meandering through Plexamp 4.5 on Mac desktop, I stumbled across the GuestDJ button in the playback screen. Really like the choices that are offered, especially the Twofer. Prior I would sometimes manually insert…

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## [RPi headless plexamp service not running after update to 4.5](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-headless-plexamp-service-not-running-after-update-to-4-5/815559)

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**Author:** [@Rigger.Bos](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rigger.Bos)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-headless-plexamp-service-not-running-after-update-to-4-5/815559 "2022-11-01T04:44:13Z")

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After running the script to update to 4.5, plexamp.service won’t start, I’m getting the following message when I query the service status: plexamp.service - Plexamp Loaded: loaded (/home/pi/plexamp/plexamp.service; ena…

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## [Plexamp not respecting after-album action](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-not-respecting-after-album-action/816737)

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**Author:** [@Garbanzo2600](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Garbanzo2600)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-not-respecting-after-album-action/816737 "2022-11-01T02:30:50Z")

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Plexamp doesn’t seem to be acknowledging the after-album actions (i.e. Silence, the 2000s, etc). I just tested it again, and even though I had set Silence, it continued to play… what looks like library radio

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## [Plexamp 4.5.0 desktop album art](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-4-5-0-desktop-album-art/816039)

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**Author:** [@dvirtz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dvirtz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-4-5-0-desktop-album-art/816039 "2022-10-31T17:51:30Z")

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I really like looking at the album art of the music I listen to and the latest plexamp update made it much smaller. Compare to Any way to get the old appearance back?

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## [\[Bug\] Plexamp 4.5.0 - Player State Issue](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-plexamp-4-5-0-player-state-issue/815656)

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**Author:** [@SE2Dev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE2Dev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-plexamp-4-5-0-player-state-issue/815656 "2022-10-31T15:20:05Z")

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On Plexamp 4.5.0 (Desktop, tested on Linux), if you close the app while a track is playing and then re-open the app, the app will re-launch with the player state set to “playing” the track that was playing when the app w…

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## [Blank Screen in CarPlay in latest Plexamp update - 4.5.0](https://forums.plex.tv/t/blank-screen-in-carplay-in-latest-plexamp-update-4-5-0/816148)

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**Author:** [@Gav\_Will](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gav_Will)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/blank-screen-in-carplay-in-latest-plexamp-update-4-5-0/816148 "2022-10-31T12:23:34Z")

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After updating to the latest Plexamp (4.5.0) I get a blank screen when loading Carplay. No icons or text is displayed, just a black screen - image attached. If I use Siri to start a playlist then playback works fine and …

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## [Plexamp: Managed User Stations](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-managed-user-stations/816745)

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**Author:** [@EricD1973](https://forums.plex.tv/u/EricD1973)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-managed-user-stations/816745 "2022-10-31T11:15:24Z")

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I have 3 other users in my Plex Home as managed users. If I switch to any of them in Plexamp there are no stations available. Is that by design?

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## [Does PlexAmp sharing \_only\_ work for 'matched' albums/tracks?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-plexamp-sharing-only-work-for-matched-albums-tracks/816645)

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**Author:** [@SebChan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SebChan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-plexamp-sharing-only-work-for-matched-albums-tracks/816645 "2022-10-30T22:44:23Z")

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I’ve been trying to figure out why some of my tracks only come up with a SHARE IMAGE option in Plexamp but others will come up with SHARE … (allowing SHARE LINK option). And I think it must be related to their MATCH sta…

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## [Add an X to close player](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-an-x-to-close-player/816631)

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**Author:** [@sdguy21501](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sdguy21501)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-an-x-to-close-player/816631 "2022-10-30T20:21:52Z")

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It would be nice to be able to close the player out when you are done listening to the player in the app like you can do in the original mobile plex app.

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## [Loudness Leveling with TIDAL Tracks Doesn't Work](https://forums.plex.tv/t/loudness-leveling-with-tidal-tracks-doesnt-work/816668)

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**Author:** [@Noah0504](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Noah0504)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/loudness-leveling-with-tidal-tracks-doesnt-work/816668 "2022-10-30T12:34:08Z")

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I add a lot of TIDAL content to my local library, so that’s how it’s played back in Plexamp. I have loudness leveling enabled and all of the other options such as preamp and limiter are at their default values. However…

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## [Sharing media and Plexamp](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-media-and-plexamp/816621)

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**Author:** [@mike4939](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mike4939)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-media-and-plexamp/816621 "2022-10-30T11:33:06Z")

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what is the best way to share my media and have the other person be able to use plex amp on iphone? I have a lifetime plex pass the other person is a family member and for now does not have a plex account

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## [Plexamp 4.4.0 Album Art in Landscape Mode](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-4-4-0-album-art-in-landscape-mode/811251)

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**Author:** [@blackzwe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackzwe)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-4-4-0-album-art-in-landscape-mode/811251 "2022-10-29T10:32:56Z")

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Love the new landscape mode… Makes very good use of screen real estate. I have an iPad mini, the album art is cropped at the top though, very distracting for a perfectionist like me :joy:. Portrait mode still seems f…

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## [Artists list in CarPlay mode only shows letters up to K](https://forums.plex.tv/t/artists-list-in-carplay-mode-only-shows-letters-up-to-k/816542)

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**Author:** [@mikelandzelo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikelandzelo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/artists-list-in-carplay-mode-only-shows-letters-up-to-k/816542 "2022-10-29T08:59:48Z")

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Again, CarPlay mode: I wanted to play some songs by Muse. Tapped on “Library” \> “Artists” and was presented with a list of letters. Too bad that the list cuts off at “K” and trying to scroll further down does absolutely …

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## [Plexamp Headless via Docker](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-via-docker/816374)

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**Author:** [@zonywhoop](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zonywhoop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-via-docker/816374 "2022-10-27T20:28:36Z")

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Hey All, With the new Plexamp headless builds I started working on getting those running under docker across my players just to make upgrades and rollbacks work better. Note that at the moment this does require the devi…

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## [Contrast Guest DJ’s turntable](https://forums.plex.tv/t/contrast-guest-dj-s-turntable/816358)

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**Author:** [@jamesray](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jamesray)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/contrast-guest-dj-s-turntable/816358 "2022-10-27T17:18:23Z")

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Haven’t had the time to let the DJ show his capabilities, but it looks promising! One thing I noticed is the little contrast of the turntable with some tracks.

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## [Guest DJ?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guest-dj/816330)

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**Author:** [@EricD1973](https://forums.plex.tv/u/EricD1973)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/guest-dj/816330 "2022-10-27T14:58:11Z")

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Got the new server beta. How do I take a look at Guest DJ in Plexamp?

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## [Are genre radio stations possible with Alexa?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/are-genre-radio-stations-possible-with-alexa/816301)

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**Author:** [@mikelandzelo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikelandzelo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/are-genre-radio-stations-possible-with-alexa/816301 "2022-10-27T06:55:36Z")

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Despite some limitations, I heavily use Alexa for listening to my Plex music library. I recently wanted to start a radio station for a specific genre by saying (in German though) “Alexa, tell Plex to start Rock radio” (a…

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## [Does Plexamp make DAPs Obsolete, or are they worth the price?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-plexamp-make-daps-obsolete-or-are-they-worth-the-price/814806)

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**Author:** [@MrFancyPants1999](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrFancyPants1999)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-plexamp-make-daps-obsolete-or-are-they-worth-the-price/814806 "2022-10-26T19:00:01Z")

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So I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max coming, I use Plexamp as my daily music player. But recently looked at some DAPs from Fiio and Astell & Kern. My questions are, are these expensive music players actually worth the price? I…

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## [Plexamp losing song queue after disconnection](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-losing-song-queue-after-disconnection/815931)

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**Author:** [@larryg99](https://forums.plex.tv/u/larryg99)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-losing-song-queue-after-disconnection/815931 "2022-10-25T01:00:33Z")

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Moving the discussion here from this reddit post: Elan asked me to share the logs when this happened; here is a link to my logs:

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## ["Go to Album on TIDAL" does not work (and never has) via Plexamp](https://forums.plex.tv/t/go-to-album-on-tidal-does-not-work-and-never-has-via-plexamp/815637)

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**Author:** [@VannevarB2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/VannevarB2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/go-to-album-on-tidal-does-not-work-and-never-has-via-plexamp/815637 "2022-10-24T20:59:34Z")

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Issue: Cannot move from album in library to same album on TIDAL Steps to reproduce: click three dots next to TIDAL song in library a menu appears click “Go to Album on TIDAL” the menu disappears and nothing happens W…

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## [Search within meta tags](https://forums.plex.tv/t/search-within-meta-tags/815930)

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**Author:** [@stefsegers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/stefsegers)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/search-within-meta-tags/815930 "2022-10-24T18:00:42Z")

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Hi guys, I was wondering if it is possible to search through meta tags. For example year. It would be great to search for a year, or between years (e.g. 2000-2005) I tried to search for just 1 year, but did not find a…

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## [Closing Plexamp on Linux](https://forums.plex.tv/t/closing-plexamp-on-linux/815850)

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**Author:** [@arskin\_fe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/arskin_fe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/closing-plexamp-on-linux/815850 "2022-10-24T13:05:27Z")

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I am one of the 6 Plexamp on Linux users :wink: I see no way of shutting plexamp down other than opening a shell and doing a kill. Is there an easier way?

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