Version 2.0.1 is now available.
FIXED:
- Resolved a playback issue for certain media items.
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Version 2.1 is now available.
NEW:
- Subtitle Position setting can be changed when casting from compatible apps.
FIXED:
- Changed the skip previous threshold time from 3 to 5 seconds.
- Fixed a crash that could occur shortly after startup for a small number of users.
- Fixed a crash that could occur while searching.
- Fixed an issue that caused the library screen to sometimes not show all posters while scrolling.
- Fixed an issue where home hubs might fail to load in some circumstances.
- Fixed discover & filter screens performing 2 requests to PMS.
- Fixed overly large header in Playlists tabs.
- Renamed audio boost setting to âMulti-Channel Audio Boostâ.
- Season and episode number werenât shown in the Enhanced Video Player.
- Selecting a chapter in the Enhanced Video Player wouldnât do anything.
- Sometimes when playback finishes with the Enhanced Video player, the app would get stuck.
- The Enhanced Video Player would show âslow connectionâ errors unnecessarily.
- The user picker now shows a message if you cannot change users.
1 Like
Version 2.2 is now available.
NEW:
- Weâve enabled a new audio player with some neat enhancements under the hood which improve performance and reduce transcoding.
FIXED:
- Added warning to the More sources screen when a server is offline.
- Cache the last play queue to restore it more quickly on app resume.
- Improved reliability of seeking in the Enhanced Video Player.
- Show artist name subtitle in playlists instead of TIDAL.
- Stop music playback when switching users.
- Fixed a crash that could occur after buying a Plex Pass.
2 Likes
Version 2.3 is now available.
FIXED:
- Available sources now load quicker.
- Fixed a crash when deleting the last episode or season from a TV show screen.
- Fixed crash sometimes when filtering content from a photo library.
- Fixed problem playing video files with TrueHD audio streams with the Enhanced Video Player.
- Remove âDeleteâ option from context menu of extras (like music videos).
- Show more accurate warning message when non-server based content buffers.
- You are now returned to the home screen when switching users.
2 Likes
Version 2.4 is now available
NEW:
- Home screen edit options are now accessible from the sidebar.
- Initial support for HDR playback with the new enhanced video player.
FIXED:
- Continue Watching items now correctly show the show art instead of the video thumbnail.
- Continue Watching would sometimes not correctly show the Show title for TV episodes.
- Fixed a crash that could occur shortly after startup.
- Fixed an issue that caused the sidebar to close itself on future versions of tvOS.
- Opening content from the home screen shelf no longer leaves the sidebar open.
- Show artist names on album preplay screen for compilation albums.
- The app now seeks correctly in response to Siri remote voice commands when using the enhanced video player.
- The correct item would sometimes not be focused when returning to a Collection screen.
8 Likes
Version 2.5 is now available.
NEW:
- Added technical details during playback with the Enhanced Video Player.
FIXED:
- Due to compatibility issues, Enhanced Video Player will be disabled when âAutomatically Adjust Qualityâ setting is enabled. Weâre working on fixing this incompatibility.
- Fixed an issue accessing more content from certain hubs on the home screen.
- Fixed an issue causing focus to unexpectedly return to the top in folder view.
- Fixed an issue where News videos might show a 0 second duration.
- Fixed error when attempting playback of a video file with a TrueHD audio stream from a remote server.
- Remote control from the web app reflects playback state more accurately.
- Show the video info overlay at the end of music videos as well as the start.
2 Likes
Version 2.5.1 is now available.
FIXED:
- Fixed crash before starting video playback without the Enhanced Video Player.
Version 2.6 is now available.
NEW:
- All users can now change video quality, audio tracks and subtitles during playback, without needing to enable the Enhanced Video Player.
- Placeholder images shown while loading now have an icon for their type.
- You can now delete playlists from the context menu.
- You can now listen to 30 second previews from the entire TIDAL library. Now you can search, sample, and explore artistsâ catalogs of songs, even without a TIDAL account.
FIXED:
- Fixed crash when you stop controlling your device with the web app.
- Movies sometimes wouldnât play from the beginning when cinema trailers are enabled.
- Online Media would be shown in the More menu for users without any online media.
- Playback info for videos inside photo libraries was incomplete.
- Renamed âOnline Mediaâ section to âPlexâ and moved it to the bottom of the More menu.
- Show alert to resume or restart when playing an audio track from a library where âStore track progressâ is enabled.
- Sometimes the app would crash starting playback with the Enhanced Video Player.
- Sometimes the playback info screen wouldnât show the video resolution with the Enhanced Video Player.
- Video playback could break if user resumes playback after reopening the app or after the device went to sleep.
1 Like
Version 2.7 is now available.
FIXED:
- Change default remote audio playback quality on wifi to original. This can be changed in the Settings Audio Quality menu.
- Having a linked TIDAL account which was expired could have caused 30 second previews to not work.
- Fix Live TV playback when Enhanced Player is disabled.
Version 2.8 is now available.
NEW:
- Record Live TV directly from the player.
FIXED:
- Cancelling a recording would show the wrong message.
- DVR Schedule/Priority tabs would show up for restricted users with no DVR access.
- Donât show post-play screen with Web Shows.
- Enhanced video player would pause automatically after skipping to another video.
- Shuffling podcasts would fail.
- Sometimes duration values for podcasts in the player could have been incorrect.
- Fixed crash when sometimes switching from the Guide tab in a DVR source.
- Skipping next repeatedly in the audio player with repeat enabled could have caused a crash.
1 Like
Version 2.9 is now available.
FIXED:
- Enhanced Video Player wouldnât render non-UTF-8 subtitles correctly.
- Fix some issues with the seek bar behaving incorrectly on the music player.
- Fixed an issue causing the video player info panel to be the wrong color when changing between light and dark themes.
- Fixed an issue where multiple DVRs might not show a subtitle in the sidebar.
- The Enhanced Player wouldnât play trailers or extras when DNS Rebinding protection is enabled.
- The app would crash sometimes when starting playback.
- Fixed seeking transcoded/remuxed videos with the original video player.
2 Likes
Version 2.10 is now available.
FIXED:
- Display refresh rate would adapt to videos in News.
- Sometimes the display refresh rate wouldnât be restored after a video playback failure.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when cleaning up old servers that can no longer be accessed.
3 Likes
Version 2.10.1 is now available.
FIXED:
- Fixed crash playing videos with the original player.
- Fixed an issue when logging in as a user for the first time with an offline server.
2 Likes
Version 2.11 is now available.
NEW:
- Added Companion support for Web Shows.
- Automatic Home mode that seamlessly configures your home screen based on your pinned sources. Upcoming versions of Plex Media Server will allow unpinned sources to be filtered from your home screen. Automatic Home can be turned on or off from the Home context menu.
- New Live TV guide with improved performance.
- New app background style.
FIXED:
- Episodes are now displayed with a poster layout after navigating into a hub.
- External subtitles wouldnât work with the Enhanced Video Player if DNS Rebinding Protection is enabled in your network.
- Fixed crash sometimes when trying to play videos.
- Fixed crash with original video player under some circumstances.
- Live TV and transcoded streams wouldnât play with the Enhanced Video Player when DNS Rebinding Protection is enabled in your network.
- Thumbnail placeholders might disappear when browsing content.
1 Like
Version 2.11.1 is now available.
NEW:
- Plex now streams thousands of movies and TV shows from filmmakers around the globe. From Bollywood to Hollywood, Cannes to Japan. Classics. Animation. Family friendly content. Documentaries. Musicals. Thereâs something for everyone. Save your place on your phone and continue on your TV - Plex works across all devices. Check our blog for more info: https://www.plex.tv/blog/boom-we-just-dinosized-your-movie-collection-for-free/
FIXED:
- Fix crash when EPG failed to load data.
- Fix focus issue in EPG when returning from playback.
- News and Web Shows could start paused.
- Show error screen when the Live TV Guide gets no data from PMS.
- Skip preplay when selecting currently airing items on the EPG.
1 Like
Version 2.11.2 is now available.
FIXED:
- Ads could be shown in user library content after finishing playing content with ads.
- Video player would get stuck trying to seek in transcoded streams.
4 Likes
Version 2.12 is now available.
NEW:
- Show Live TV airing info in the playerâs seek bar.
- You can now change filters and sorts in the Library List view.
- You can now see recommended content from servers in the More menu without opening a specific library.
FIXED:
- Disabled sources could be incorrectly shown on the More screen.
- Fix crash when EPG failed to load data.
- Fix focus issue in EPG when returning from playback.
- Fixed an issue where the wrong item would be selected after marking something as played.
- Fixed appearance of playback settings on tvOS 13.
- Fixed browsing of artists with more than 50 albums in music libraries.
- Fixed crash with Enhanced Video Player when the video contains tracks with non-UTF-8 titles.
- Improve browsing performance when the user has a lot of scheduled DVR recordings.
- Search results couldnât be added to an ongoing Play Queue.
- Seek images sometimes didnât show up correctly when scrubbing.
- Show error screen when the Live TV Guide gets no data from PMS.
- Skip preplay when selecting currently airing items on the EPG.
- Sometimes the app would increase power consumption when having trouble to connect to a Plex Media Server.
- The app would sometimes crash when searching.
- The buttons on the episode preplay screen may have gone beyond the background color.
- The long press menu was missing information about the item selected.
- The sidebar is no longer opened when selecting a related photo tag.
2 Likes
Version 2.13 is now available.
NEW:
- Advanced automatic reloading updates anything on-screen when server content is added, deleted, or changed.
- Improved look & feel of the playerâs top panel.
- Owned server search results are now separated from shared server search results.
- User avatars are shown next to servers in the More menu in the sidebar.
FIXED:
- Automatically scroll DVR screens to top when pressing the menu button.
- DVR conflicts screen had overlapping views, preventing usability.
- Limit past recording in schedule screen to allow easy access to other DVR tabs.
- NEW badge would sometimes be cropped in non-English languages.
- NEW badge would sometimes be misplaced on the Recording Schedule screen.
- Old library names would incorrectly be shown for offline libraries.
- Stored customizations are now reset when signing out.
3 Likes
Version 2.14 is now available.
NEW:
- Improved Search screen with Pinned Sources search, type-based searches, and more.
- Seeking thumbnails are now presented faster. Requires pre-generating video thumbnails from the server.
- Show seek thumbnail during fast-forward and rewind actions.
FIXED:
- Allow skipping forward and back on the iPhone remote control.
- Enhanced Video Player would show duplicated subtitles and eventually crash under some circumstances.
- Fixed an issue that made it difficult to resume playback after pulling down the info panel while paused.
- Fixed an issue where folder view could get stuck while loading.
- Fixed sidebar issue causing source titles to remain when closing the sidebar.
- Hide signal quality when the tuner doesnât provide it.
- Sometimes servers couldnât be accessed if their addresses changed.
- The library view with an unplayed filter wouldnât reload correctly when marking something as played.
Version 2.15 is now available.
NEW:
- Added audio playback settings including Sweet Fades, Volume Leveling, Shorten Silence, and Boost Voice. (Plex Pass required)
- Removed custom user interface for News. Now it behaves like other content sources in the app.
- Search by type now includes a Playlists option.
FIXED:
- Changes in subtitle and audio tracks wouldnât be reflected in the video player when selected from a Plex Companion app.
- Fixed a crash opening an empty Collection.
- Improved Watch From Start when dealing with back to back recordings.
- Sometimes the app would crash trying to play a video after playing content with ads.
- Sometimes the app would crash when stopping video playback.
- The log download option now turns back off when restarting the app.
- Fixed an issue preventing swiping through photos.
2 Likes
