When fetching a batch of metadata via the Plex API, it returns a maximum of 2 tags for each item, which is likely fine for many users, but for those of us who use more than two genre tags it isn’t quite enough. This means that mobile apps and other devices aren’t able to to even download the additio…

Allow more than two tags per metadata item

beckfield July 6, 2020, 6:24pm 4

I’m happy to say that Plex now displays more than the first two genres it finds in embedded tags.

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Better support for albums and tracks with multiple artists

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