The downloads feature is severely crippled by the app needing to be open

@McWanke I can confirm that this now works on the latest versions of PLEX for both iOS 18.5 and 17.7.5 :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: …

This would be a dream if possible, specifically as we move to 4k content this is going to be more and more of a problem. I moved to x265 @ 1080p content to maximise the possibly of downloads completing. Hoping a Plex super-hero could provide some insight, is this a viable approach, if so what timi…

I just wrestled with my content not completing its download on the latest iPadOS release. I finally realized it was because my iPad Mini would lock after a few minutes of screen inactivity so here I am, tapping my iPad screen every few minutes. Why on Earth have we not received any acknowledgement…

The download feature is a nightmare in general. No control. Super bad UI. For me: completely useless because whenever I‘d need a download it would take AGES to get it done. It‘s not even possible to simply set a priority what to download first, etc. Show the download speed at least. As if it was roc…

The missed old Sync feature was flawed for sure, but just ages ahead of the “new” downloads. They just don’t work, are not reliable, and you can be pretty sure you won’t get your content when you need it. But it seems Plex doesn’t care the slightest that downloads are not working as they should, be…

Still no movement on this? This is ridiculous.

Here’s hoping. :crossed_fingers:

Bump - need this to be addressed and fixed on iOS

iOS allows background downloads, why doesn’t Plex enable it

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obumbratum_1 December 6, 2024, 6:36pm 16

@pyromaster225 This is supposedly on the list for “new experience”. See: Downloads on iOS

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iOS allows background downloads, why doesn’t Plex enable it

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