Plex for PlayStation 4

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Platform Update for PS4. (Ver. 1.05)

Following a beta testing period the brand new v2 app is now available to everyone. Features include:

  • Brand new big screen UI
  • 4K and HEVC video support (only available on the PlayStation 4 Pro)
  • EAC-3 support
  • Live TV
  • News
  • Web Shows
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2

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.74.1

FIXED:

  • Fix Asian characters not being rendered correctly
  • Fixed no audio when direct playing media with an AC3 audio track
3

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.76.1

NEW:

  • Added recording progress to recording schedule

FIXED:

  • Fixed player control state when playback starts or pauses without application control
  • Fixed case where focus was lost when navigating back after changing list styles
  • Fixed play queue starting playback automatically when app is reopened
  • Fixed non-functional action buttons on preplay pages in some circumstances
  • Fixed case where focus could be lost when navigating into the dashboard types header
  • Fixed unavailable indicator on preplay pages when media item file is unavailable
  • Fixed AC3 audio tracks transcoding to AAC on the base PS4
  • Reduce volume of system sounds
4

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.78.0

NEW:

  • Added delay to lightweight seeking
  • Updated look of playlist/collection posters

FIXED:

  • Fixed several cases of crashes/infinite loading on startup affecting some users
  • Managed users can no longer change the Automatically Sign In setting
  • Improved image upscale quality for episode posters
  • Fixed sorting/filtering being reset when deleting item
  • Reduced volume of system sounds
5

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.80.0

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where signing out or switching users could cause the app to freeze
  • Fixed an issue where the app could crash when loading a type view
  • Fixed an issue where focus would be lost after removing the last item from a list
  • Fixed as issue where enabling recording all episodes for certain shows could return in nothing getting added to the priority list
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a blank screen to appear after playback
  • Fixed loss of focus on episode preplay in some cases
2 Likes
6

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.82.0

NEW:

  • Added extended artist biography on artist preplay

FIXED:

  • Fixed app settings sometimes wrongly showing an item as selected
  • Fixed media provider hubs occasionally not loading
  • Fixed an issue where the application could show a blank screen when all servers are unavailable
7

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.84.0

NEW:

  • Added actions menu to Web Shows preplay pages
  • Added Chapter Selection title to chapter selection menu
  • Don’t show ‘More…’ button when there is only one more item

FIXED:

  • Fixed possible error on user switcher screen
  • Fixed chapter selection sometimes losing focus at the end of the list
  • Fixed Live TV restarting from another position when enabling or disabling Closed Captioning
1 Like
8

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.86.2

NEW:

  • On-Demand Subtitle Search
  • Support translation of relative time strings
  • Adjusted library page jump bar so more characters can be shown
  • Changed user menu from dropdown to full screen modal

FIXED:

  • Fixed playback controls not showing the correct duration when lightweight seeking
  • Fixed possible endless spinner when downloading subtitles
  • Fixed player controls sometimes not closing when playing from companion app
  • AAC audio streams are no longer automatically converted to AC3, EAC3, or DTS during Direct Stream or Transcode when the related Settings > Audio setting is enabled. Instead they will play without conversion.
  • Fixed no audio during playback when direct streaming or transcoding mono audio tracks
2 Likes
9

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.86.3

FIXED:

  • Fixed regression that caused videos with AC3 audio tracks to direct play and result in no sound
1 Like
10

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.86.4

FIXED:

  • Fix playback of News and Web Shows
1 Like
11

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.88.0

NEW:

  • We’ve updated our tooling to provide an improved user experience

FIXED:

  • Fixed News directory touching navigation bar
  • Fixed extended info poster not positioned properly
  • Fixed loss of focus when going to an empty web shows page
  • Fixed navigation order after switching to the admin user
1 Like
12

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.90.0

NEW:

  • Renamed ‘More…’ subtitles option to ‘Search…’

FIXED:

  • Fixed image not loading in actions modal during playback
  • Fixed an issue where the wrong images could be displayed for items played from other shared or own servers
  • Fixed an issue where focus could be lost after reordering types or changing types visibility
  • Fixed loss of focus on My Webshows when one or more is removed
  • Fixed companion pre-play being lost after companion playback
  • Fixed an issue where focus could be lost on back navigation
1 Like
13

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.90.1

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where search results would come from local machine’s server instead of specified server
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a search result would open a blank page
1 Like
14

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.92.2

FIXED:

  • Fixed issue changing audio or subtitles during playback of multi-part files
  • Fixed focus order issue on photo tag page
  • Fixed missing Playlists link for Other Videos
  • Fixed an issue that prevented playing tracks on playlists with items of different sources
2 Likes
15

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.92.3

FIXED:

  • Fixed dashboard not loading when one or more Online Media Sources is disabled
1 Like
16

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.94.0

NEW:

  • Added subtitles offset controls for external subtitle files

FIXED:

  • Fixed podcasts related episodes getting cut off
  • Fixed user ratings showing the wrong value on the extended info screen
2 Likes
17

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.98.0

FIXED:

  • Fixed blurry letter avatar in user menu
  • Fixed text getting cut off in related hubs
  • Fixed user avatar not appearing in playlists with shared content
  • Fixed quick links hubs not correctly positioned with line borders
  • Fixed On Right Now hub for Live TV not showing “More…” button
  • Fixed loss of focus when only server goes offline
1 Like
18

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.103.1

NEW:

  • Added error pages for empty home screen, empty libraries and unavailable servers

FIXED:

  • Fixed bandwidth estimate handling when playing multiple videos in the same app session
  • Fixed manage and refresh buttons overlap in errored home hubs
  • Fixed DVR options appearing for managed users with only Live TV permissions
  • Fixed initial missing focus after selecting “Watch Now” in Live TV
  • Fixed being unable to get back to library content after leaving a page with no content

In this release you can also Preview Plex’s new experience with many major enhancements including

  • Customizable / always accessible sidebar navigation
  • Ability to pin and reorder your favorite libraries to the sidebar
  • Quick access to all of your media through the “More” menu item
  • Redesigned tab views that remember your previous view within each library
  • A customizable home screen including pinning content rows from any library to home
19

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.105.0

NEW:

  • Added News personalize settings link to News sources in UNO sidebar
  • Added loading default tab and saving last viewed tab for Playlists sources in UNO sidebar
  • Automatically remove pinned sources from deleted libraries in UNO sidebar
  • Improved video quality for News, Web Shows, and TIDAL Music Videos during beginning of playback

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue in search where the type would reset to “All” after pressing search button from more results
  • Fixed related photos in photo player showing limited results
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where users are unable to select initial pinned sources if they only have one server
  • Fixed pinned sources in UNO sidebar showing error icons after switching users
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where server unavailable icon won’t update
  • Fixed an issue where the More poster was too big for some hubs
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where going back to a Recommended tab could sometimes result in focus being lost
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where switching between sources chould sometimes result in loss of focus
  • Fixed missing focus in TIDAL playlist pages when UNO preview is enabled
  • Fixed an issue with reordering UNO sidebar pinned sources where the wrong item would be moved
  • Fixed search in UNO not correctly restricting results per type by default
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** Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.107.1**

NEW:

  • Disabled List View and Browse By Folder for Photo libraries
  • Replaced Browse by Folder option available in PMS libraries with Folders option in types menu
  • UNO preview: Added “Remember Selected Tab” app setting
  • UNO preview: Removed Go to <library> metadata item action

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that caused Related Photos hub to sometimes become unfocusable while viewing photos
  • UNO preview: Fixed having to press twice in a sidebar item where in preplay pages to navigate to a different page
  • UNO preview: Fixed alignment of ‘More’ and ‘Back’ sidebar buttons
  • UNO preview: Fixed Live TV hubs on missing airing information
  • UNO preview: Fixed an issue that could cause the sidebar to become inaccessible after ending playback
  • UNO preview: Fixed an issue that made it possible to navigate from the jump bar to the page header
  • UNO preview: Fixed an issue that could result in managed users not seeing the onboarding screens
  • UNO preview: Fixed an edge case that allowed a pre-UNO page header to be visible while browsing sources
  • UNO preview: Don’t show Search button in Home screen when no preferred server was selected
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