New downloads ignoring "Prefer Downloaded Content" setting

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Server Version#: 1.23.6.4881
Player Version#: 7.21
iOS Version#: 15.0 developer beta 4 (This may be my issue)

The new downloads feature doesn’t seem to be following the “Prefer downloaded content” setting anymore. Once a file is downloaded it will continue to stream the file from the server unless you specifically go to the downloads section to play it. If selecting it from the library, it’ll stream instead.

For the logs:

  • I played the file form my library at 21:31
  • I started the download at 21:32
  • I played the downloaded version from the downloads section at 21:33
  • I played the file from my Continue Watching section at 21:34 and it streamed from my server
  • I turned on Airplane mode and attempted to play the file from my Continue Watching at 21:35, got a message saying the server wasn’t responding, then went to the downloads section and played it from there as expected.

PlexDebugInfo-7.21-642 (2021-07-29 21.36.34 -0400).zip (1.4 MB)

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Thanks for the report. I’m able to reproduce. Will inform the team.

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