We were really quiet in September staying very busy. Many late nights collaborating across our global team and awkward realizations that our 5 o’clock shadows had gone sentient.
Plenty of progress was made! With the Fire TV and Plex Media Player both leveraging our UI we’ve got great momentum, and additional help, to fill feature gaps and propel the vision onward. Each of them are the best presentations of the Smart TV app and benefit from superb playback stacks which Plex actively improves.
Thank you to all the users that have provided support and constructive feedback. We listen to all of it.
We hope you enjoy this release. We’re far from done.
Oct 22, 2.4.28
New
- Feature: Folder and List views. I repeat Folder and List views! They’re available adjacent to the library filtering options in the “Browse All” screen.
- Feature: Massive improvement to the movie Extras design and layout. It’s beautiful.
- Feature: New design for the TV show screen.
- Feature: Navigate back to a video’s library, season, or show from the
...menu. - General: HTTPS communication with Plex Media Servers the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 3 is limited to HTTP due to device limitations.
- General: User settings stored securely at plex.tv to avoid devices corrupting, truncating, erasing, or otherwise mangling data saved on the device.
- General: Improved continuous play from “On Deck” items. Press the “Play” button on the artwork to continuously play episodes.
- Design: Adjusted design for library section buttons on server hub and section screens.
- Design: Adjusted blur level and UI colors for softer feel when “Background Style: Blur” is selected.
- Performance: Improvements handling and responding to user input.
- Performance: Smoother navigation of library sections.
- Video playback: Local and Online video playback qualities default to “Original”. This will help you Direct Play and Direct Stream more easily. If you have playback problems please consider reducing the quality to a stable level.
- Video playback: User selectable “Maximum H.264 Level” makes it easier to direct play and direct stream videos with AVC levels higher than the recommended 4.0 value. Most devices are fine set to low to mid level 4.1, some devices go much higher. Your individual mileage may vary based on specific video and device combinations. Try 4.1 for starters. If you experience odd video playback behavior please reduce H.264 level to default before playback quality.
- Video playback: Direct playback of channels that deliver HLS streams, such as Twitch.
- Video playback: Pressing the primary select button will now show the OSD without pausing playback.
- Video playback: Stopping playback is much quicker; no more playing video behind the loading dots.
Fixes
- Server dashboards render correctly when server has no libraries.
- Avoid startup errors accessing shared servers if the server has no shared channels.
- Shared servers no longer disappear unexpectedly from the server selection drop down menu.
- Pressing “Back” key from the Plex Home screen or Sign In screen will ask a user if Plex should exit on supporting devices.
- Many other bug fixes or small improvements.
