New Plex for Mac App doesn't react to Bluetooth headset keys

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I’ve just downloaded Plex for Mac version 1.0.0.792-d4adb056.

Pressing the Play/Pause key on my Apple keyboard works fine. Doing the play/pause gesture on my Sony WH-1000XM3 headset connected via bluetooth doesn’t do anything.

Looking at Console.app, I see the headset triggers this (triggering it twice to show both variants):

standard	15:05:34.559768 +0200	Plex	Got Command = <Play>, SenderDevice = <ph-mbp.local>, SenderBundleIdentifier = <bluetoothaudiod>, SenderPID = <25225>, commandID = <AC925BEC-E39A-408F-96EC-85BB8F214FF9>, remote control interface = <(null)>, appOptions = <0>, options = <{
}> for path origin-ph-mbp.local-1280262988/client-tv.plex.desktop-30073 (Plex)/player-MediaRemote-DefaultPlayer
standard	15:05:34.559869 +0200	Plex	Resolved playerPath to origin-ph-mbp.local-1280262988/client-tv.plex.desktop-30073/player-MediaRemote-DefaultPlayer for command AC925BEC-E39A-408F-96EC-85BB8F214FF9
standard	15:05:39.922561 +0200	Plex	Got Command = <Pause>, SenderDevice = <ph-mbp.local>, SenderBundleIdentifier = <bluetoothaudiod>, SenderPID = <25225>, commandID = <511E50E0-5CDC-4CC7-9FCC-A829070160BC>, remote control interface = <(null)>, appOptions = <0>, options = <{
    kMRMediaRemoteOptionCommandBroadcasted = 1;
}> for path origin-ph-mbp.local-1280262988/client--30073/player-(null)
standard	15:05:39.922682 +0200	Plex	Resolved playerPath to origin-ph-mbp.local-1280262988/client-tv.plex.desktop-30073/player-MediaRemote-DefaultPlayer for command 511E50E0-5CDC-4CC7-9FCC-A829070160BC

while pressing the key on the keyboard triggers this:

standard	15:05:37.666952 +0200	Plex	Got Command = <TogglePlayPause>, SenderDevice = <ph-mbp.local>, SenderBundleIdentifier = <com.apple.rcd>, SenderPID = <11064>, commandID = <EB9AC956-2EDB-47ED-B300-EABD098791C2>, remote control interface = <(null)>, appOptions = <1>, options = <{
    kMRMediaRemoteOptionDisableImplicitAppLaunchBehaviors = 1;
}> for path origin-ph-mbp.local-1280262988/client-tv.plex.desktop-30073 (Plex)/player-MediaRemote-DefaultPlayer
standard	15:05:37.667044 +0200	Plex	Resolved playerPath to origin-ph-mbp.local-1280262988/client-tv.plex.desktop-30073/player-MediaRemote-DefaultPlayer for command EB9AC956-2EDB-47ED-B300-EABD098791C2
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Hi @killercup_1 I’ve opened an issue to investigate.

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@deactivated Could there also be an option to use the next and previous buttons for -10 and +30 second skip, instead of next episode? I rarely want to go to the next episode, but frequently want to skip quickly through the current episode. Same in the mobile apps too.

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@killercup_1 will you please give 1.3 a try? I believe I wired up the missing bits but none of us have hardware on hand that includes a standalone Play and Pause button; just Play/Pause toggles.

@lawrence.m I’ll pass it along but there’s a good chance not. An easy way to do what you’re asking is using the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard during playback. Doesn’t help if you’re away from keyboard but hopefully that’s not the case. :slight_smile:

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Hej @deactivated, just installed 1.3 and it works perfectly! Thanks so much!

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Heck yeah, enjoy!

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