Is there no way to add sharing labels(Plex pass feature) without using the web interface?
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Very supportive of this. Sharing is very confusing in Plex - for example I shared a specific show but it wouldn’t show up until I added the label, only to find this wasn’t possible in the mobile app!
This would be extremely useful and I imagine wouldn’t be too difficult to implement in the app
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I have wished for this feature for years now. I use labels for managing access to all content for my Plex Home users. I do this in a few ways that come to mind immediately.
I pre-add content at times and share it later. For example, each year I add a collection of new movies in the summer/fall, and label them as “hidden”. Then, on Christmas Eve I remove the “hidden” label and add the correct age-related label to make it live for users. It’s easy enough to make these changes on the pc since this going to be several shows. But…
I also keep content hidden for other surprises or “rainy-day” stuff. These shows are usually something new to the whole family and I want to keep them hidden so we can watch them together (i.e. - not let anyone stumble on the shows and watch them alone). Admitted control freak here, but I know I’m not alone among serious users.
Most often, I have to adjust permissions regularly for my home users (I have 6 kids) as they age, and I then allow them to have access to more content. This comes up on the fly, usually while we are sitting on the couch and looking for a movie to watch. I then have to get up and go to my pc to adjust permissions before we can start a show. It would be great to be able to just edit the label on my phone.
Finally, I keep other shows labeled “hidden” until I can preview them. After my wife and I have done so, I want to then add the appropriate age-related label again. I would be sitting on the couch or in bed when this comes up.
I can’t think of other cases immediately, but clearly it comes up somewhat regularly with a busy house full of kids. All but the first case would be really convenient to do from the mobile app.
I would love other editing capabilities in the app as well, but I’ll limit this to the feature requested.
I will say one more thing on this topic right now:
Giving us the ability to edit labels in the mobile apps would seem to line up perfectly with one of the intended capabilities that the mobile apps have - managing sharing. Unfortunately, the sharing feature that is built into the app today is useless for home users. I can’t speak to it otherwise, as my external users don’t really ever use Plex, and I almost never make changes that would require me adjusting their permissions.
And I don’t care if the ability to edit labels is included in the main app or the Plex Dash app. Whatever makes most sense - I’d think the main app, only because it is easier to navigate the library, but I’m okay with either.
