Plex Dash Release Notes

v1.0

Hello, dashy world!

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v1.0.1

(Releasing in Google Play and Apple stores)

Added

  • Allow navigating to server graphs from Now Playing screen.
  • Android: Allow landscape rotation on tablets.
  • Show geographic locations on Now Playing screen.
  • Big poster screen allows browsing into seasons/episodes and albums.
  • Allow searching for users.

Fixed

  • Fix black screen when no usable server was found.
  • Improve LAN behavior with DNS rebind enabled.
  • iOS: Fix alignment of lightning bolt icon.
  • Android: Change sign in to use external browser.
  • Show artwork for photo libraries with only videos.
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v1.1.0

We’re back! Most importantly, this release fixes the issue with ??? server names and being, well, completely broken, but it also incorporates fixes and improvements from the last year+ of Plexamp development (common codebase).

Added

  • Higher performance log viewer with real-time filtering.
  • Android: Translucent nav bar.
  • Debug log sharing.
  • New improved sign-in flow.
  • Colorized seekprints.
  • Brand new networking stack
    • Improved reliability/speed for downloads.
    • Better memory usage on Android.
    • Works without Internet.
    • Works with DNS rebind protection.
  • Android: Use translucent status bar.
  • Android: Close modal menus on back button.
  • iOS: Support for Dynamic Type.
  • Android: Support for font size setting.

Fixed

  • Networking/cert issue causing “???” server.
  • Android: Overlay icons in “now playing” weren’t showing.
  • TV show search results could show wrong number of episodes.
  • Stream details weren’t showing up.
  • Don’t show “undefined” scores when matching.
  • Set limit on width for setting values.
  • Don’t show unknown locations.
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v1.1.1

Fixed

  • Crash in server graphs.
  • Refreshing history screen showed multiple spinners.
  • Text could be cropped in activities view.
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Plex Dash v2.0

It’s been a hot minute since you last heard from us here. I’m super happy to announce the availability of Plex Dash 2.0, introducing a boatload of new features as well as a healthy selection of fixes and refinements.

Note: available now on Android and soon on iOS. iPhone users, stay tuned!

Update: out now on both Android and iOS.

Let’s dive in!

More details at a glance

In Plex Dash 2.0’s settings tab, you can now view a wide range of server details, including IP address, creation date, library count and more.

From this screen, you can now see available server updates. Clicking the update indicator in-app will show you a changelog, and pulling down to refresh will re-check for available updates.

You can long-press the settings tab to open the server details page directly.

View ongoing activities

Want to know why your server sounds like it’s spooling its engines for an overweight departure from a short runway? The newly redesigned Activities screen consolidates the CPU, Memory, and Bandwidth graphs and introduces the ability to monitor ongoing activities like Sonic Analysis, metadata refreshes, thumbnail generation and much more.

More control

In the new Server Details view, you can now change your server’s settings.

Clearing trash, refreshing metadata, and analyzing library files is now possible, accessed from the libraries tab.

Download and share your server’s logs

Download logs while you’re on the go and share directly from the app using the system share sheet.

Localization

Plex Dash is now translated into Czech, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Chinese, Finnish, and Korean. Many thanks to our community of translators for their hard work and contributions.

Performance improvements

Large swathes of Plex Dash have benefitted from almost two years of improvements made in Plexamp. In particular, navigation between pages is much smoother, carousels (such as the poster picker, or charts screens) are snappier and less prone to getting stuck, and the application launch time should be improved.

Assorted other additions

  • Improve the sign in experience with a new Welcome page, prettier background colors, and automatic redirection after signing in with your browser.
  • Added pull-to-refresh to Libraries, Now Playing, User History, and Server Details pages.
  • Added new empty states, loading screens, and blurhash across many parts of the app for better responsiveness and indication of progress.
  • Redesigned modals and popups, with icons to make actions more glanceable.
  • Redesigned app icons, including support for Material You theming on Android.
  • Rearranged settings screens to make things easier to find and to accomodate new features.
  • The swipe to remove gesture on the History page is now more predictable and easier to use.
  • The server picker now shows server version numbers and library counts.
  • Show a badge for Plex Pass holders under account settings.
  • Added a user details card to user history page.
  • Deeplink into Plex and/or Plexamp where possible from media details pages.
  • Warn when DNS rebinding protection is enabled.
  • Added a setting to show more items on the Charts screen, and increased the default number to 15.
  • When available, show user’s full name on Now Playing cards.
  • Updated the activities icon for consistency with Plex Web.
  • Updated graph colors to match Plex Web.
  • Updated the server icon used in Settings to match our updated visual identity.

And finally, minor fixes

  • Poster screen header was cropped out of view in some cases.
  • Removed ugly shadow artifacts on library screen cards, most visible in light theme.
  • History item username font style now matches top charts username style.
  • Some stream details could be cut off at different font scales on the Now Playing screen.
  • History screen could be incorrectly empty in some cases.
  • Chart items could be incorrectly pluraliseds.
  • Fixed occasional crash on Server Charts page on Android.
  • History items could have misaligned posters.
  • Setup font colors could be incorrect after signing out with light theme enabled.
  • Reduce Dash for Android’s APK download size by approximately half.
  • Recently searched users were missing subheadings.
  • Couldn’t navigate into recently searched users’ history pages.
  • On the Now Playing screen, Force reconnection is now significantly faster.
  • Shadow styles on Now Playing cards appeared cropped on the left and right sides.
  • Don’t show tab bar badge when refreshing servers.
  • Fix an occasional reported crash on the Top Charts screen.
  • User names in search history were misaligned.
  • The pull-to-refresh spinner was positioned incorrectly on the Libraries screen on devices with notch cutouts.
  • Some activities could display with -1% progress.

A note on compatibility

Plex Dash on iOS now requires iOS 13 or later. Android device compatibility is unchanged.

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v2.0.1

Hot on the heels of our big Dash v2.0 release, we’ve accumulated a few fixes and some welcomed improvements for v2.0.1. You can now upload custom artwork for your media, see a little bit more information on the details pages, and we even managed to squash a bunch of bugs while we were at it. Rest in peace, bugs :beetle: :boot:

Added

  • Upload your own artwork from the poster picker screen.
  • Refresh metadata for individual items.
  • Show media path on Media Details screen.
  • Media details can now be viewed for all media types.
  • Improved Fix Match modal design.
  • Android: Add native ripple effect to some touchable elements.
  • Android: Improve scrolling performance and speed up navigation.
  • Android: Improve modal performance.
  • Android: System navigation bar now behaves more natively when modals are open.

Fixed

  • Media details screen card titles could be clipped.
  • Removed unused deeplink setting.
  • Fix match error message was shown even when match was successful.
  • Resolved occasional crash on the Log Viewer screen.
  • Make Now Playing Seekprint dimensions more similar to Plexamp.
  • Setup: Improve screen layout at smaller vertical heights.
  • Setup: Tap selected server to proceed to the next screen.
  • Accessibility: Add accessible labels to bottom tab bar.
  • Resolved a potential crash in the Poster view.
  • Fixed a potential crash on the Now Playing screen.
  • Resolved possible crash on History screen.
  • Fix possible crash when signing out.
  • Android: Crash on some One Plus devices.
  • Updated translations.
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v2.0.2

Added

  • Add ‘Track System Theme’ preference.

Fixed

  • Update translations.
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v2.0.3

Bring that holiday cheer! :christmas_tree:

Added

  • Edit library settings and artwork from the redesigned library screen.
  • Open library details page when clicking on a library item.
  • Improved display and performance of library screen artwork carousel.
  • Library screen carousel can now be clicked to open the artwork editing screen.
  • Improve styling and accessibility of bottom tab badges.
  • Android: Navigation between screens is snappier and follows system transitions.

Fixed

  • Media path file extension was truncated on the media details screen.
  • Android: Item posters could overlap incorrectly on item details pages.
  • Android: Top section of item details page could not be scrolled.
  • Some parts of the app weren’t able to be translated.
  • Modal title was missing horizontal margins in some cases.
  • Navigating quickly between settings pages could cause issues.
  • Update translations.
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v2.0.4

Happy new year! :tada:

Enjoy these latest improvements to Dash, bringing some polish and sparkle to get 2024 started on the right foot.

Added

  • Improve server update modal design.
  • Use more vibrant background colors for the library cards.
  • Move advanced server preferences switch to server settings screen.
  • Move chart list length preference to chart screen popup.
  • Added library actions menu to library details screen.
  • Show blurhash in search results.
  • Added icons to history page menu.

Fixed

  • Library page item count heading wasn’t correctly translated.
  • Android: Some touchable components were missing ripple effect.
  • Android: Overlapped posters on library screen could be glitchy.
  • Android: Improve tab bar appearance.
  • Android: Improve header opacity interpolation.
  • Update translations.
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Plex Dash v2.1.0

Ready to dive into a new Plex Dash release? This release brings the significant dependency upgrades from the recent v4.10 Plexamp release over to Plex Dash. Rather than copy-pasting the nitty gritties here, allow me to share the link below for those who want a little more context:

In addition to the above, we’ve put together some nice new features and a healthy selection of fixes for your server management convenience.

Added

  • Redesigned item and media details screens.
  • Copy media path to clipboard from media details screen.
  • Show item actions on new media details screen.
  • Allow analyzing items more granularly, e.g. individual movies, episodes, albums etc.
  • Poster editor: Show image dimensions.
  • Added memory usage overlay to debugging settings.
  • Redesigned debugging settings.
  • Added Ukrainian translations :ukraine:
  • Added Bulgarian translations :bulgaria:
  • Upgrade React Native.

Fixed

  • Item and user history was missing after a recent server update.
  • Show path for all media items when multiple are present.
  • Faster loading of Now Playing screen on first launch in some cases.
  • Clean up punctuation a bit harder when performing searches.
  • Improve visual consistency of buttons throughout the app.
  • Poster editor: Fixed crash on poster upload screen.
  • Poster editor: incorrectly available for Photos libraries.
  • Poster editor: Improve sizing with long titles.
  • Poster editor: Show loading indicator.
  • Update translations.
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Plex Dash v2.1.1

A quick follow-up to v2.1 with some bugs squashed :beetle: :boot: and a quick quality of life improvement for settings screens. Thanks for using Plex Dash!

Added

  • Show setting descriptions on Library and Server settings pages.

Fixed

  • Item details could fail to load in some cases.
  • Media Details menu item was missing on tracks from the Now Playing screen.
  • Search results posters could be misaligned.
  • In some cases, background art could be missing on details screens.
  • In some cases, incorrect byte sizes could be shown.
  • Updated translations.
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