# Plex Labs

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## [Plexamp misaligned ratings in windows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-misaligned-ratings-in-windows/778592)

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**Author:** [@MammothJerk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MammothJerk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-misaligned-ratings-in-windows/778592 "2022-06-02T02:36:39Z")

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When trying to rate a song in plexamp, the cursor position is not correlating to the rating correctly. if i’m hovering dead on center on the 4th star and clicking, plexamp will rate the song 3 stars as seen in the pictu…

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## [rPi Plexamp](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp/795280)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_T](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Tony_T)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp/795280 "2022-06-01T21:54:56Z")

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New Release notes (now out of beta?) says “ \* Headless: Change default cache to 256 MB.”, but I’m only seeing 512 as the smallest cache available in Advanced-\>Caching (unless I misunderstood the note).

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## [Feature Request: ability to generate playlists with rated or unrated songs](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-ability-to-generate-playlists-with-rated-or-unrated-songs/795109)

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**Author:** [@sino316](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sino316)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-ability-to-generate-playlists-with-rated-or-unrated-songs/795109 "2022-06-01T20:14:16Z")

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So, hear me out: one of my main uses for Plexamp is to ask it to generate a playlist from a specific genre so I can listen to fresh music on my daily hikes or for driving etc. When I’m on a hike, or walking, I enjoy list…

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## [Unable to cast from Plexamp android as home user](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-cast-from-plexamp-android-as-home-user/795220)

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**Author:** [@poissony](https://forums.plex.tv/u/poissony)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-cast-from-plexamp-android-as-home-user/795220 "2022-06-01T17:51:49Z")

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I have installed the recent rPi headless plexamp beta. I am unable to cast to this though when I’m logged into plexamp on my android phone as a Home user. The rPi does not appear in the cast list. If I’m logged in as the…

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## [MQA passthrough on IOS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mqa-passthrough-on-ios/795071)

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**Author:** [@Stessull](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Stessull)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/mqa-passthrough-on-ios/795071 "2022-06-01T03:51:36Z")

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I’m using an iPad hooked up to a Meridian Explorer 2 DAC ( MQA decoder and renderer ) and I’ve noticed that if I’m playing a Tidal playlist that includes some MQA tracks, those tracks are passed through to the DAC for de…

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## [Plexamp Gapless playback over Chromecast Audio?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-gapless-playback-over-chromecast-audio/794731)

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**Author:** [@mattkoop](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mattkoop)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-gapless-playback-over-chromecast-audio/794731 "2022-05-31T20:21:10Z")

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Hi, I am considering Plex and Plexamp to replace my LMS wit various aging squeezebox players. I have a few Chromecast Audio devices in the house, as well as DLNA players. I like Plexamp as an alternative to LMS or the…

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## [rPi Plexamp stuttering over BT Speaker](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp-stuttering-over-bt-speaker/791938)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_T](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Tony_T)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp-stuttering-over-bt-speaker/791938 "2022-05-31T12:30:43Z")

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Intermittent stuttering and/or dropouts when streaming rPi Plexamp to a BT speaker. No stuttering when streaming plexamp iOS App over an iPhone connected to same BT speaker.

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## [Android app won't play radio lists](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-app-wont-play-radio-lists/794586)

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**Author:** [@martonem](https://forums.plex.tv/u/martonem)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-app-wont-play-radio-lists/794586 "2022-05-30T01:52:17Z")

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Plexamp plays my local music fine but if I click 1990’s Radio (or any other) I get an error “Couldn’t Start Playback” I tried switching from AAudio to OpenGL but that didnt help. I get the following error on the serve…

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## [IPv6 remote access fails with plexamp](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ipv6-remote-access-fails-with-plexamp/794832)

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**Author:** [@xCasperx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xCasperx)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ipv6-remote-access-fails-with-plexamp/794832 "2022-05-30T01:51:50Z")

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I use a domain name directed to my local IPv6 address to remote access my home server, because my IPv4 address is under ISP NAT. This worked flawlessly before but recently I noticed that the Plexamp on my iPhone no long…

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## [Plexamp won't let wife sign-in : says plex pass is required](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-wont-let-wife-sign-in-says-plex-pass-is-required/792880)

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**Author:** [@talph\_hotmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/talph_hotmail.com)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-wont-let-wife-sign-in-says-plex-pass-is-required/792880 "2022-05-28T23:04:58Z")

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This is ridiculous; I purchased a Plex Pass so my (2-person) family can enjoy all of the premium plex functionality. I told my wife to install Plexamp because the defualt plex app stops playing music suddenly on a regul…

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## [Plexamp - Unable to load local data](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-unable-to-load-local-data/794312)

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**Author:** [@filmbrain](https://forums.plex.tv/u/filmbrain)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-unable-to-load-local-data/794312 "2022-05-28T19:10:33Z")

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Hello – I very often have the problem where Plexamp can’t see/load local data. I have my music library on my laptop, Plex Server is running, and at times Plexamp just doesn’t respond when I try to view albums, artists,…

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## [Headless Plexamp on Raspberry Pi - Worth the wait, Thank you!](https://forums.plex.tv/t/headless-plexamp-on-raspberry-pi-worth-the-wait-thank-you/794009)

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**Author:** [@zippy\_squirrel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zippy_squirrel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/headless-plexamp-on-raspberry-pi-worth-the-wait-thank-you/794009 "2022-05-28T19:07:50Z")

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Just a quick thank you to Elan and all the devs who finally restored the capability for a headless RPi to run Plexamp… got it up and running, and it’s exactly what I wanted to use it for. Thank you for the time, and for …

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## [How to Activate visualisers on iphone & iPad?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-activate-visualisers-on-iphone-ipad/794502)

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**Author:** [@rahul520](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rahul520)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-activate-visualisers-on-iphone-ipad/794502 "2022-05-27T19:37:13Z")

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I activated visualisers on iphone and ipad in Plex Amp but i still only see the album art. Im not seeing any visualisers. How do i activate it Server Version#: Player Version#: Tuner Make/Model: Guide/Lineup name: U…

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## [Plexamp headless with display and on/off touch button](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-with-display-and-on-off-touch-button/794059)

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**Author:** [@rani.one](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rani.one)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-with-display-and-on-off-touch-button/794059 "2022-05-26T16:33:31Z")

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Hello, thanks to this forum I managed to finally get my Plexamp headless working nicely and I am now able to cancel my subscription to alternatives. I am using a raspberrypi 4 with the official touch screen and an exter…

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## [rPi Plexamp EQ distorts audio](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp-eq-distorts-audio/793429)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Vincent\_Roll](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Paul-Vincent_Roll)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp-eq-distorts-audio/793429 "2022-05-25T19:53:09Z")

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Hi, Not very important for me personally but the EQ seems to be broken on the raspberry pi currently. If I change anything I get a heavily distorted audio signal. Plexamp.log (79.1 KB) Best, Paul

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## [Sort order of downloads on CarPlay](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sort-order-of-downloads-on-carplay/793248)

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**Author:** [@Gretschguy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gretschguy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sort-order-of-downloads-on-carplay/793248 "2022-05-25T19:38:10Z")

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On CarPlay, the sort order of downloads seems based on “Date Added”, is it possible to display the albums listed alphabetically by artist like the app does when the user selects “Group” Also, is there a way to shuffle a…

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## [Plexamp app not finishing playlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-app-not-finishing-playlist/794127)

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**Author:** [@jcecere770\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jcecere770_gmail_com)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-app-not-finishing-playlist/794127 "2022-05-25T07:42:10Z")

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I’m having trouble with plexamp on my Samsung Galaxy s22 Ultra. Playlists will either stop playing all together or they will restart. I know there are more songs left when it happens. Has anyone else had this issue? Is t…

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## [Can anyone help me with this please? Is it a bug?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-this-please-is-it-a-bug/793966)

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**Author:** [@Bradsr12](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bradsr12)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-this-please-is-it-a-bug/793966 "2022-05-24T09:42:27Z")

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I am playing some .aif files, Plex reads them ok, but when I play them using Plexamp I get that they are being transcoded… but yet on Plex it’s showing as direct play?? Can anyhow one answer this for me at all plea…

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## [Clicking on seekbar misaligned on desktop after resizing window width](https://forums.plex.tv/t/clicking-on-seekbar-misaligned-on-desktop-after-resizing-window-width/793140)

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**Author:** [@XanderXAJ](https://forums.plex.tv/u/XanderXAJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/clicking-on-seekbar-misaligned-on-desktop-after-resizing-window-width/793140 "2022-05-24T09:13:25Z")

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Running Plexamp 4.2.1 on desktop (macOS 12.3.1 on a MBPro 2019), I’ve found that the seeking on the seekbar will sometimes be misaligned with the mouse cursor after resizing the width of the PlexAmp window. Sometimes it…

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## [Plexamp skips through tracks at random, but only on Plexamp on one device](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-skips-through-tracks-at-random-but-only-on-plexamp-on-one-device/793761)

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**Author:** [@egoldstein314](https://forums.plex.tv/u/egoldstein314)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-skips-through-tracks-at-random-but-only-on-plexamp-on-one-device/793761 "2022-05-23T23:32:15Z")

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Server Version#: 1.26.1.5798 Player Version#: 4.2.1 Plexamp has started skipping through tracks, playing at most a seemingly random snippet of each track before moving on to the next and sometimes pausing as if it were…

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## [Is this normal, plex amp not retaining loop status when playing on any speed above 1.0x, more details below](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-this-normal-plex-amp-not-retaining-loop-status-when-playing-on-any-speed-above-1-0x-more-details-below/790947)

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**Author:** [@iurirolho](https://forums.plex.tv/u/iurirolho)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-this-normal-plex-amp-not-retaining-loop-status-when-playing-on-any-speed-above-1-0x-more-details-below/790947 "2022-05-23T20:31:43Z")

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i today updated to most recent version to test the 1.0x + speed and works great now but now the loop status seems to be reset to no loop when i set it to loop current track, this all with speed above 1.0x above on pc, di…

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## [Plex amp - starting position of tracks](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-starting-position-of-tracks/793930)

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**Author:** [@gabryk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gabryk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-amp-starting-position-of-tracks/793930 "2022-05-23T14:50:09Z")

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I notice that when I play again songs that I already played they starts from the last few seconds, like if the player memorizes the time position of the last play and starts from there… This is very annoying, when I pla…

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## [Is there anything I can put in an external HTML file that will stop plexamp playing](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-anything-i-can-put-in-an-external-html-file-that-will-stop-plexamp-playing/792620)

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**Author:** [@Konstruukt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Konstruukt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-anything-i-can-put-in-an-external-html-file-that-will-stop-plexamp-playing/792620 "2022-05-22T22:32:15Z")

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@elan I’ve set up an iframe to switch between plexamp and other things, is there anything I can put in html files of other targets that will stop the plexamp instance from playing? eg, plexamp displayed within the ifram…

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## [Where does 'degrees of separation' apply itself in plexamp?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/where-does-degrees-of-separation-apply-itself-in-plexamp/793826)

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**Author:** [@ashenkin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ashenkin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/where-does-degrees-of-separation-apply-itself-in-plexamp/793826 "2022-05-22T18:15:04Z")

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Hi all, I’m wondering where ‘degrees of separation’ applies itself in plexamp. Is it just when picking the next song in radio mode? Or, does it constrain all tracks to lie within those degrees of separation? And, wha…

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## [Static artifact with Plexamp RPi (4.2.2 b5) on upsampled tracks with rate matching disabled](https://forums.plex.tv/t/static-artifact-with-plexamp-rpi-4-2-2-b5-on-upsampled-tracks-with-rate-matching-disabled/793809)

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**Author:** [@pjv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pjv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/static-artifact-with-plexamp-rpi-4-2-2-b5-on-upsampled-tracks-with-rate-matching-disabled/793809 "2022-05-22T13:45:13Z")

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Due to Plexamp RPI (4.2.2 b3) skipping tracks (maybe on purpose?) - #5 by pjv, I was running my Pi plexamp client with sample rate matching disabled. When I happened to start playing after a pi reboot with a file that h…

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## [Volume change using mouse scroll](https://forums.plex.tv/t/volume-change-using-mouse-scroll/793777)

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**Author:** [@rajil\_s](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rajil_s)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/volume-change-using-mouse-scroll/793777 "2022-05-22T09:13:38Z")

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The mouse scroll on volume bar shown by the casting ‘Select Player’ has no effect. This is on Linux using Plexamp 4.2.1 Please can this be fixed.

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## [Plexamp - headless on a pi - oled screen compatibility?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-on-a-pi-oled-screen-compatibility/778060)

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**Author:** [@SeveranExp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SeveranExp)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-headless-on-a-pi-oled-screen-compatibility/778060 "2022-05-21T02:55:25Z")

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Hey everyone, hope you’re all safe and healthy out there. For context, i currently have neither an oled display (those cute small ones) nor an additional pi to test this, so I’m asking for your expertise :slight\_smile: …

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## [rPi Plexamp not working with overlayFS enabled](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp-not-working-with-overlayfs-enabled/793423)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Vincent\_Roll](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Paul-Vincent_Roll)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/rpi-plexamp-not-working-with-overlayfs-enabled/793423 "2022-05-20T23:34:13Z")

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Hi, I was trying to enable overlayFS on my Pi so you can disconnect power without risking damages to the filesystem. This however seems to prevent plexamp from playing anything. I don’t really see any logs in the conso…

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## [UI Bug in Plexamp 4.2.1 (Desktop)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ui-bug-in-plexamp-4-2-1-desktop/791199)

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**Author:** [@SE2Dev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE2Dev)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ui-bug-in-plexamp-4-2-1-desktop/791199 "2022-05-20T23:21:33Z")

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Tested on Debian, MacOS, and Windows - doesn’t seem to occur on iOS. Opening the “Popular Tracks” / “Recently Played”, etc. list for an artist on desktop and then pressing the Back button resets the tab contents for tha…

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## [Plexamp does not listen to hardware media control buttons](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-does-not-listen-to-hardware-media-control-buttons/792907)

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**Author:** [@ianwilt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ianwilt)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-does-not-listen-to-hardware-media-control-buttons/792907 "2022-05-20T19:56:13Z")

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Server Version#: 1.25.8.5663 Player Version#: Plexamp 4.2.1.324000497 I’m running Plexamp from an Android (9.1) car head unit. I recently hooked up connections for steering wheel controls, configured to be for play/p…

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