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I’ve read the forums this morning and I understand the devs are getting a lot of hate for the new app update so I want to be as constructive as possible and list out a few issues. I’ll note I’m using the Android App to Chromcast to a Google TV, so I may be a bit of a rare bird here.
- This is probably the most important one to me. Subtitles no longer work when using Chromecast. The only way to get subtitles is to turn on “Closed Captioning” which at least has the subtitles in the correct language, but even that only works for a few minutes at a time, so I’m constantly tapping and untapping the closed captioning button to try and get a few more minutes of subtitles. Honestly, this has made the app fully unusable to me.
- The new layout is atrocious when you have a lot of libraries. In my case I’ve got about 9 libraries I use on my local server, plus I’m in a plex group with friends that we all watch off each other’s server meaning the total number of libraries I watch off of is ~30. The new app makes this cumbersome at best, and unusable at worst. The New layout makes it impossible for me to be able to find my shows.
- This is pedantic but annoying. The new unlock screen for password protected profiles looks like it was designed by an 9 year old in their first “Coding for Homeschool kids” class. Awful is polite.
That’s all I’ve got for now but please for the love of all that’s holy, roll back this update. This is like being happy with your Honda Civic… It’s not fancy but it’s reliable, and then you got forced to upgrade to a Trabant P50.
