Release notes for the Chromecast application.
2.6.2
The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast.
NEW:
- 4k and HEVC on capable devices with built-in Chromecast support (2016 Vizio TVs and the Nvidia Shield)
FIXES:
- Massively improved start up time, which should fix occasional timeouts when casting from Chrome.
- Fixed issues with Watch Later and Recommended videos.
- Fixed performance issue after the post play timer is displayed multiple times.
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2.10.2
The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast.
NEW:
- Added support for playback of AC3 and EAC3 audio without transcoding on compatible devices.
FIXES:
- Fixed casting of Plex Cloud server items from Android and iOS.
- Fixed a couple playback issues to better support upcoming Plex Media Server features.
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2.10.3
The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast.
NEW:
- (none)
FIXES:
- Fixed local secure connections being considered wan instead of lan.
2.12.2
The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast.
NEW:
- (none)
FIXES:
- Fixed repeated buffering when playing videos with SRT subtitles.
2.12.3
NEW:
- Removed support for multi-channel AAC codec
FIXES:
- Fixed issue where some videos would fail to resume and would play from the beginning
- Fixed issue where casting videos would fail if subtitles were enabled
3.25.0
NEW:
- Improve 4k support on the Chromecast Ultra
FIXES:
- High-bitrate videos cast from Android use original quality
3.43.0
NEW:
- Rewritten the app to use the same technology as the web application
- New UI for players and preplays
- Better support for 4k playback
- Better support for NVIDIA SHIELD and other Cast devices
- Support for mixed photo/video playback
- Lower memory footprint for CC Audio
- Update subtitle support
- Rotten Tomato and IMDB critic ratings
3.45.0
NEW:
- Added user/critic ratings for movies and TV shows
- Added new flat Rotten Tomato icons
FIXES:
- Fixed some poor truncatio
- Fixed overzealous clipping of mirrored item descriptions
- Fixed casting camera roll from iOS
- Fixed automatic media version playback
- Fixed ignoring of initial quality and when changing play queue item
3.46.0
FIXES:
- Fixed unnecessary rendering, making all screens snappier
- Fixed device name in Now Playing view
3.47.0
FIXES:
- Fix photo and background transitions to be a little smoother
- Fixed partially-scrolled summaries when navigating between pre-plays
3.50.1
NEW:
- Added tv, movie, and music details
- Add automatic fallback to transcode if direct playing music fails
- Added short rewind when switching from a local player to Chromecast
- Added support for repeat-all and repeat-one1
- Added ability to force Chromecast to allow multi-channel surround sound whether or not the device reports support1
FIXED:
- Fixed smooth scrolling for summaries
1 requires updated clients; see client release notes to see when feature is supported
3.51.0
FIXED:
- Fixed support for HLS plugins
3.52.0
FIXED:
- Fixed playback with subtitles freezing when streaming from some servers
3.54.0
ADDED:
- Added error codes to error screen
FIXED:
- Fixed incorrectly displaying playback quality when casting media from Android
3.64.1
ADDED:
- Added podcast playback support
- Added noise filter to reduce banding artifacts on blurred artwork
3.81.0
NEW:
- Avoid forced transcodes for HDR content on SDR displays
FIXED:
- Fixed player control state when playback starts or pauses without application control
- Fixed seeking to beginning of transcoded videos
- Fixed repeat-all mode not working when playing a single item
- Fixed negative post-play countdown
3.81.1
FIXED:
- Fixed sometimes skipping episodes when auto-advancing
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3.87.2
NEW:
- Added control of subtitle color and position
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4.7.0
FIXED:
- Fixed app load failure on Chromecast Audio preview (1.42) firmware
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