Plex for PlayStation 4

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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.29.4

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause managed users to record Live TV content to libraries they don’t have access to
  • Fixed an issue where searching for Other Videos doesn’t return proper results, or in some cases causes a blank screen
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.29.5

FIXED:

  • Fixed seek bar missing for videos in photo library when casting from another Plex client
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.29.6

FIXED:

  • Show correct source title for search result items
  • Fixed first character jump bar inaccuracy in some cases
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v4.29.10

We are excited to present the new PlayStation 4 app preview!

This complete rewrite of the app takes advantage of Canvas rendering for better performance, and includes some new features like Skip Intro and a Live TV Guide.

More info (including ‘how to access’ instructions) is available here: New PlayStation 4 App preview

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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.2.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Display artwork background in collection screen.
  • Added setting to blur or dim background art
  • Collection screen shows related content.
  • Collection screen allows play and shuffle.
  • Allow music to play while viewing photos.
  • Added auto-pinning of new sources.
  • Added single item sharing.
  • Added music library radio stations.
  • Added TIDAL music.

FIXED:

  • Better photo player image loading
  • Podcasts/Web Shows: Fixed app freezing when trying to filter by year and other filter issues
  • Fixed collections showing server connection error when sort applied to library
  • Update and improved home hub titles
  • Fixed initial unfocused text color in settings
  • Fixed music player not being stopped during signout
  • Only advance photo in slideshow when finished loading
  • Don’t show theme music in now playing dashboard
  • Fixed episode summary in Web Shows 1711 episode list
  • Fixed long artist or album title overlapping lyrics
  • Change default setting for Allow Insecure Connections to On same network as server
  • Possible that videos might be skipped early during slideshow
  • Fixed maximum h264 level restriction setting not being respected
  • Fixed channel guide not updating after stopping playback
  • Fixed resetting to home after focusing on library in sidebar
  • Fixed duplicate search results and missing live TV results
  • Fix album disc ordering
  • Improve subtitle connection handling and stability
  • Fixed incorrect message and behavior for empty playlists.
  • Fixed some subtitle formats getting burned into video instead of direct playing
  • Don’t pause/play photo library slideshow when hitting pause/play in video player
  • Play videos instead of starting paused if selected in photo library
  • Fixed avatar background color when sidebar item is expanded
  • Fixed being able to skip to another item while an ad is playing
  • Fixed scrolling of related hubs in Collections
  • Fix potential crash in some situations
  • Fixed empty item showing in search locations
  • Fixed playlist screen not showing the header when opened from a scrolled screen
  • Fixed incorrect buttons position on the Add/Edit User screen
  • Fixed inability to pin more than one Shared source
  • Make sure all shows in webshows are square hub items.
  • Fixed non-matching contextual results showing when searching by type
  • Fixed possible crash when skipping music tracks
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.3.1

Users will be directed to the public preview when launching the app for the first time after this release. There are still a few features missing but we are working hard to bring parity with the old application.

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Podcasts/Web Shows overview: Move ‘Add to my…’ button to buttons row
  • Artist/Album screens: Show user rating stars when rated
  • Summary is now focusable and clicking it will show the full text
  • Change hub titles to title case
  • Update buttons and more menu actions text and order
  • Added Plex Media Server logging level option
  • Remove resume dialog
  • Add ‘Play from Start’ to resumable list item options
  • Add ‘Play from Start’ button for resumable items and skip resume dialog
  • Updated movie, show and episodes preplay designs

FIXED:

  • Fixed selected filter not showing check mark for podcasts and web shows
  • Fixed playlist screen not showing the header when opened from a scrolled screen
  • Fixed playback failing after ads or when resuming audio after video
  • Playlist screen: Fixed progress bar displaying on playlist poster
  • Fixed app rendering ASS/SSA subtitles on ‘Automatic’ setting
  • Fixed Home hubs being duplicated on first load after switching the app language
  • Make player buttons circles instead of squares
  • Add back setting to remember selected tab
  • Fixed subtitles sometimes getting dropped
  • Fixed post play item titles showing at top of item
  • Fixed subtitles with right-to-left languages by changing how subtitles are rendered
  • Fixed Live TV On Plex playback buffering and failures
  • Fixed an issue where ASS subtitle timings was slightly off
  • Fixed an issue where subtitles would not play on the next episode
  • Fixed chapter titles and timestamps not shown in player
  • Fixed changing burn subtitles setting not applying to recently played videos
  • Fixed Add to/Remove from Watchlist icon being off center
  • Fixed Add/Remove button icon being pixelated on some platforms
  • Fixed news and webshows items displaying with portrait aspect
  • Fixed non-centered text on search page
  • Fixed show screen seasons hub duplicating items after refresh
  • Fixed missing delete button on DVR content
  • Fixed issue where first audio track would always play instead of selected audio track on certain videos
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.4.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Updates Web Shows/Podcasts episodes screen design
  • Updated playlist screen design
  • Show watched indicator instead of full progress bar on episodes screen items and below preplay posters
  • Add HDR label to preplays
  • Added end time to player controls for video
  • Added support for Live TV Recent Channels hubs in the Home screen
  • Remove Overview tab and open show items directly to show screen
  • All-you-can-watch free Live TV is available now. Stream 100+ channels for the whole family, instantly. Kids, news, game shows, anime, sports, cooking—it’s all on Plex and ready to watch

FIXED:

  • Subtitle search will now default to use your account’s preferred subtitle language
  • Fixed focus loss after deleting a DVR episode
  • Fixed error opening collections on PMS versions before 1.19.2
  • Fixed pre-rolls and trailers not playing
  • Fixed season tabs disappearing when there were many
  • Fixed oversized play icon on playing item in play queue
  • Fixed blurry recording icon on posters
  • Fixed an issue where seeking to beginning wouldn’t reset subtitle position
  • Fixed empty seasons hub after refresh
  • Fixed progress bar showing on audio player poster
  • Fixed some ASS subtitles not displaying with ‘Only Image Formats’ setting
  • Fixed the subtitles option not being displayed for items without subtitles leaving no access to subtitle search
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a subtitle from search didn’t take effect
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.4.2

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong metadata to be displayed during Live TV on Plex playback
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.5.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Added Tunefind for Movies
  • Added Tunefind for Episodes

FIXED:

  • Removed “Video” type from “Entertainment” and “Photo” screensavers
  • Improved look of our busy spinner
  • Fixed an issue where screensaver is blank when lock screen is enabled
  • Improve video on demand behavior when parts of the video are slow to download
  • Fixed Artist Radio button disappearing after leaving album page
  • Fixed Artist Radio button showing for Various Artists in libraries using Personal Media Artists agent
  • Fixed display issue scrolling up on preplay after navigating back
  • Fixed playing a movie directly from a hub item creating a play queue from the hub
  • Fixed unable to skip sign-in when getting expired token
  • Fixed an issues that caused Live TV on Plex lineup to not be ordered according to user customization
  • Show the Plex Logo screensaver if no images were found for entertainment/photo screensaver types
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong metadata to be displayed during Live TV on Plex playback
  • Fixed played status showing on music screens
  • Fixed error causing search failure
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.6.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Added ability to customize Live TV on Plex lineup
  • Added ability to toggle Recent Channels in Live TV on Plex
  • Bumped minimum server version to 1.18.3
  • Combine Continue Watching hubs and order other hubs by source
  • Added button to header which exposes source pin/unpin actions

FIXED:

  • Fix music playback resume errors in some circumstances after playing a video
  • Fixed titles disappearing after screensaver is closed
  • Fixed missing episode subtitle options when using ‘Select Subtitle Track’
  • Fixed blank spaces in Recommended Podcasts
  • Fixed inability to focus summary on some preplays
  • Fix focus loss on items grid when last item is focused and removed during refresh
  • Fixed Live TV on Plex ‘Manage Channels’ items not being visible
  • Fixed error showing on collection preplay related hubs failure
  • Fixed missing played indicator on some recorded items in episodes list
  • Fixed content showing under error on collections preplay
  • Fixed scroll position and scrollbar not updating on items grid after refresh
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.6.3

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

FIXED:

  • Fix issue with missing audio on some Plex movies and shows
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.7.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Show ‘File Unavailable’ on the pre-play ‘Play’ button instead of showing a badge
  • Updated video and audio preplay badges
  • Simplify buffering indicator and add a greater delay

FIXED:

  • Fixed music continuing in background after switching to a different user
  • Fixed theme music not playing on show screen
  • Fixed popular tracks adding extra items when returning from another screen
  • Fixed filter/sort buttons showing when viewing a folder
  • Fixed reduced number of items shown in hubs
  • Fixed File Unavailable button icon initial focus color
  • Fixed some sidebar items not immediately respecting language change
  • Fixed focus loss when removing the last item in a playlist
  • Fixed inability to remove items from another server from a playlist
  • Fixed scroll not updating when initial vertical list display has offscreen focus
  • Fixed no visible focus after user first run
  • Fixed Podcasts/Web Shows shows and episodes screens displaying incorrectly and without tabs
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.8.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Make it clearer on settings list that there are more settings
  • Allow entering pin for focused user without first hitting OK/Enter
  • Prefer season art for seasons on episodes screen
  • Show more settings when scrolling through sections

FIXED:

  • Show album art on player and album screen if available
  • Improve images for Live TV on Plex featured channels on the home screen
  • Fixed home hubs being duplicated when navigating back
  • Fixed home screen hubs missing in some cases
  • Fixed an issue with home screen hubs getting duplicated
  • Fixed Movies & TV channel items having the wrong aspect
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.9.1

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Added automatic refreshing to media when changes are detected
  • Try to use system language as default language

FIXED:

  • Fixed wrong episode getting focused for seasons with many episodes (requires an upcoming PMS update)
  • Allow Skip Previous/Next and Channel Up/Channel Down remote and controller button presses while OSD is visible
  • Fixed seasons hub not updating when toggling a show played/unplayed
  • Fix broken seeking behaviour in certain circumstances after seeking within music tracks
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Platform update for Plex for PlayStation 4. (Ver. 2.02)

  • Significant stability and performance improvements
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.10.0

This update only applies to users who have opted in to the Public Preview .

NEW:

  • Sort a server’s library items alphabetically in the More menu

FIXED:

  • Fixed seasons displaying with duplicate or missing items in some scenarios
  • Fixed player OSD clock being stale when shown
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.11.1

Our new app rewritten from the ground up is now out of preview and available to everyone.

NEW:

  • Bound seek to not seek past last 5s

FIXED:

  • Fixed missing ‘Automatically Sign In’ option for non-managed home users
  • Fixed a bug where titles can sometimes disappear
  • Fixed showing empty related hubs on shared servers
  • Fixed an issue where an alternate media version might not direct play despite being compatible
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.12.1

NEW:

  • Show contextual options on row item long press

FIXED:

  • Fixed subtitle offset editor not updating subtitle offsets
  • Fixed Plex Logo screensaver not moving positions periodically
  • Fixed exit confirmation closing before exiting app
  • Fixed zero state showing over preplay in some instances
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.12.2

FIXED:

  • Fixed relay connections not being tested if all other connections fail
  • Fixed authentication for manually added servers also returned from Plex.tv
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Plex for PlayStation 4 has been updated to v5.13.0

NEW:

  • Make OSD only show for 2s in a lightweight seek
  • Make OSD black instead of grey and less opaque

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Live TV on Plex guide to not display all upcoming airings
  • Fixed key presses not being blocked when screensaver is active
  • Fixed not being able to scroll to related hubs on collections screen sometimes
  • Fixed relay connections not being tested if all other connections fail
  • If playback is in first 2 seconds of a chapter, a chapter back seek goes to previous chapter