Plex for Roku

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.2.0

NEW:

  • (Live TV) Added Program Guide (EPG) including in player!
  • (Live TV) Support filters/types/sorts in grid.
  • (Video) Support copying MPEG2 video codec during playback instead of converting.
  • (UX) Add ‘Play Version’ to movie/episode preplay options.
  • (UX) Always show library sources when focused on types in header.
  • (UX) Show a tooltip below focused preplay actions (play, shuffle, mark as played, etc).
  • (UX) ‘Browse All’ link added to library sources (persists configured view: type/sort + unplayed).
  • (UX) ‘Reset View’ button added to grid ‘Browse All’ if modified.
  • (UX) Add confirmation prompt when signing out.
  • (UX) Add an option to switch users in exit prompt.
  • (Music) TIDAL Support.
  • (Music) Augmented content from shared servers.
  • (Music) Augmented artist radio.

FIXES:

  • (Video) Playing the next video from Post Play would restart after loading.
  • (Video) Better handle seeking while video is buffering; do not reset seek position.
  • (Localize) Refresh channel when the language is changed to update translations.
  • (Localize) Pass language header on network requests to localize results.
  • (Live TV) Unable to modify recordings (content unavailable error).
  • (Live TV) Record location option missing.
  • (Live TV) Fix Actor/Director pivots.
  • (Live TV) Possible crash deleting episodes when seasons are flattened.
  • (Live TV) Tuning a channel may tune to a different channel airing the same content.
  • (Live TV) Workaround playback resuming when paused.
  • (Music) Show music video icon on tracks when available.
  • (Music) Do not delay showing Artist Radio button on Artist screen.
  • (News) Selecting an item from the home screen did not start playback in some cases.
  • (UX) Support play/shuffle of hubs and folders in grid.
  • (UX) Support filters, types, and sorts when viewing “My Podcast”, “My Shows”, and “My TIDAL”.
  • (UX) Playlist link missing from ‘videos’ type.
  • (UX) Quality options list 1080p when 4k is available (cosmetic).
  • (UX) Related content was not shown for flattened shows.
  • (UX) Include ‘Mark as Played’ and ‘Mark as Unplayed’ in top level actions.
  • (UX) Filters may show the wrong filter type selected.
  • (UX) Support to mark entire Web Show or Podcast played/unplayed.
  • (UX) Show a ‘Limited Quality’ warning in video settings when PMS overrides quality (relayed connection or PMS Internet upload speed set).
  • Improve reliability using Alexa to control the Roku and fling media.
  • Possible playback issue when music and video conflict for playback.
  • Relax a few HTTP request timeouts; improve reliability.
  • Possible startup crash when a servers response is not valid.
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