Face ID for Plex on iOS devices: bug or purposely removed (and why)?

[Stormdragon]

I have confirmed that Face ID is once again working as per…

Plex for iOS

Version 8.13 is now available. NEW: App icon picker screen has been redesigned. Libraries with the “Include Adult Content” setting enabled are no longer excluded from people pages or the “Watch from these locations” hub on media details screens. New launch animation. FIXED: It is again possible to enable signing in with Face ID or Touch ID in account settings on supported devices. Now showing correct custom thumbnail for playlists if one has been set. Ratings would not be displayed when so…

One odd thing though is that Face ID is not necessarily consistently being required.

I had made a post about this some time ago without a reply but it is very possible it is related more to the iOS beta I am on than Plex (but not sure). Perhaps someone not on the beta iOS could confirm?

[Face ID] Plex does not re-verify face id on IOS devices after the first time

ios: 15.4.1 plex: 8.1 I re-installed Plex in order to unselect the Discover option in the sources and now I found out that Face ID for my account only triggers on the first time. Any subsequent opening/switching users in plex lets me in right away, even if user switching. Prior to the re-install the face id always did a verification every time the main user was selected (as it should). Note: when only using passcodes (not face id) it prompts every time for the pin. I also checked by turning …