Plex for PlayStation 4

** Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v3.109.1**

  • Plex’s new UI 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 (can be controlled via setting)
    • A customizable home screen including pinning content rows from any library to home

NEW:

  • Added “Reset Customization” button in user menu to reset sidebar and home screen
  • Added automatic refresh when library is rescanned
  • Don’t show “More” button when user has no servers and has disabled all online media providers

FIXED:

  • Fixed long song names breaking album view layout
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the app to become unresponsive after deleting a hub from the Home screen
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Home page to display an infinite spinner after finishing the onboarding
  • Fixed an issue that could result in managed users not seeing the onboarding screens
  • Fixed home hub labels not updating after changing the language
  • Fixed an issue where a scrollbar sometimes appears up on the source edit screen
  • Fixed long song names not marqueeing when focused on album view
  • Fixed empty library message being shown for Live TV
  • Fixed an issue that could cause home page hubs to display a Content Unavailable error
  • Fixed showing the more actions menu in the video player while playing movies
  • Fixed app losing focus after reconnecting to server
  • Fixed non-functional search button in Home screen
1 Like

** Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.1.1**

NEW:

  • Added an item count to collections

FIXED:

  • Fixed photo cells not loading in strip in slideshow
  • Fixed scrollbar sometimes showing up in toolbar
  • Fixed seeking sometimes not updating progress bar and elapsed/remaining times
  • Fixed an issue that could cause home page hubs to display a Content Unavailable error
  • Fixed showing the more actions menu in the video player while playing movies
  • Fixed app losing focus after reconnecting to server
  • Fixed non-functional search button in Home screen
  • Fixed occasional unexpected behavior when attempting to use lyrics as a non-Plex Pass user
  • Fixed cast members linking to pre-UNO view
  • Fixed an error loading Manage Hubs modal in TIDAL
  • Fixed an issue that could cause albums and seasons lists to fail to load in artist and tv show pages
  • Fixed sidebar customization being skipped for users with only one server and no enabled online media sources
1 Like

Platform update for Plex for PlayStation 4. (Ver. 2.00)

  • Significant stability and performance improvements
4 Likes

** Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.3.0**

NEW:

  • Added key shortcuts for search and switching between source tabs
    • Triangle = search, L1/R1 = previous/next source tab
  • Renamed “Online Content” group to “Plex” in sidebar “More” menu and moved it after user servers

FIXED:

  • Fixed size of related photos thumbnails in photo player
  • Fixed wrong playback titles being shown sometimes for video clips
  • Fixed hidden focus when going back from preplay
  • Fixed an issue that could cause albums and seasons lists to fail to load in artist and tv show pages
  • Fixed lyrics fetching error message flashing
  • Fixed wrong thumbnail image for photos in album list view
  • Fixed Preplay buttons too close to summary on preplay screen
  • Fixed sidebar customization being skipped for users with only one server and no enabled online media sources
1 Like

** Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.5.1**

A fix for the multi-channel audio outputting as stereo issue is not in this release, but it’s being worked on.

NEW:

  • Moved source page settings (“Manage Hubs”) to sidebar and header menus
  • Moved home page settings (“Manage Hubs” and “Restore to defaults”) to sidebar and header menus

FIXED:

  • (Samsung) Fixed an issue where seeking while paused causes an error and resumes play
  • More readable support.plex.tv URLs in app
  • Fixed various layout issues on sidebar
  • Fixed video playlist thumbnails size
  • Fixed Live TV/DVR hub titles overlapping line borders
  • Fixed tab titles not being translated when changing app language in settings
  • Fixed an issue that prevented resetting customization from certain pages
  • Fixed pause not working while seeking
  • Fixed home button in sidebar not being selected when returning home from search page
1 Like

Platform update for Plex for PlayStation 4. (Ver. 2.01)

  • Fix multi-channel audio being outputted as stereo
    • Some users are reporting this doesn’t resolve the issue, we’re still looking into it
1 Like

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.7.1

NEW:

  • Adjusted message displayed in empty “My Podcasts”, “My Webshows” and “My TIDAL” screens
  • Ensured search via controller/keyboard shortcut uses preferred server selected during first run

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when navigating to Playlists in sidebar after switching users
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some filters to not work correctly
  • Fixed focus not being correctly restored when going back to Categories/Channels pages
  • Fixed margin below artist on album preplay
  • Fixed an issue that could cause navigating the sidebar to fail on certain pages
  • Fixed missing current position time during Live TV playback
  • Fixed an issue where removing content from “My TIDAL” did not always update “My TIDAL” page properly
2 Likes

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.9.0

NEW:

  • Added Russian language selection

FIXED:

  • Fixed the sidebar and preplay page content not loading correctly after starting playback quickly
  • Fixed an issue where restoring the home screen to its default state twice in quick succession could cause the app to crash
1 Like

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.11.1

NEW:

  • Add subtitle size setting
  • Mobile servers no longer appear in sidebar

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the jump bar to not be displayed in library pages
1 Like

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.13.1

NEW:

  • Added better sorting for shared servers. We now sort by the username, and use the username as the primary title

FIXED:

  • Fixed subtitles not showing up when advancing to the next episode
  • Fixed an issue that could result in broken sidebar functionality on poor network conditions
  • Fixed being unable to return to other views after selecting a Collections tab for a library without collections
1 Like

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.15.0

FIXED:

  • Minor fixes

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.17.1

NEW:

  • Improved home screen customization reset behavior

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue with toggling subtitles on videos with multiple versions
  • Fixed hubs sometimes not loading in Manage Hubs modal in source settings
  • Fixed an issue that caused the app to show an infinite loading indicator after backing away from a folder while in list view
  • Fixed issue loading user switcher for certain users
1 Like

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.17.2

NEW:

  • Our free streaming service is now available on the PS4. Choose from thousands of titles, including movies, shows, sports and music documentaries, Bollywood musicals, and more.

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.19.1

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where a no longer existing server could prevent you from sharing other servers
  • Fixed an issue where some hubs on the Home Screen overlap the separator
  • Fixed back key going back to user switcher when editing a managed user’s name
  • Fixed pinned sources occasionally not influencing home screen content when switching between Auto and Custom modes
  • Disabled the option to add hubs to home screen when Automatic Home is enabled

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.21.1

FIXED:

  • Fixed metadata line height issue on some preplay pages
  • Fixed an issue where some manually added hubs never loaded properly
  • Fixed an issue that could cause loss of focus when switching between custom and auto home
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to reorder home hubs

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.23.1

NEW:

  • New Search page with updated design and functionality:
    • Search VOD, News, Podcasts, Web Shows and TIDAL as well as PMS libraries
    • Keeps a history of recent searches
    • Change search target to search all media, pinned sources, specific source types or providers
    • Results are grouped by owned libraries, shared libraries and providers
    • Contextual results promoted based on where search was started from (i.e. if search is made from a library, results from that library will be promoted to the top)
  • Avoid transcoding of 4K video when another version is playable
  • Added server name to Log to Media Server app setting

FIXED:

  • Fixed issue with priority list sometimes not updating
  • Fixed an issue where DVR activity sometimes wasn’t showing up
2 Likes

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.25.1

FIXED:

  • Fix multiple items sometimes appearing focused in some menus
  • Fixed an issue where DVR activity sometimes wasn’t showing up
  • Fixed an issue that could the sidebar to become inaccessible after stopping playback from a controller app
  • Fixed loss of progress when VOD is stopped during initial ad after resuming
  • Fixed missing focus in Plex is not reachable page
  • Fixed an issue that caused sidebar items to display an infinite spinner when the app is offline
  • Fixed possible error on user switcher when plex.tv authentication is unavailable

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.27.1

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when changing search targets
  • Fixed an issue that could cause incomplete search results
  • Fixed search shortcut key leading to error page
  • Fixed an issue with Live TV where updating the priority list does not immediately update the recording schedule

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.29.1

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue playing videos in photo libraries where progress wouldn’t reset after switching between videos

Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.29.2

FIXED:

  • Fixed focus sometimes being lost in preplay pages
  • Fixed extended info details missing line breaks
  • Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect translations in stream title selection menu items