Plex for Roku

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We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.16

NEW:

  • (Video) Improve reason for transcoding in playback info.
  • (Audio) Improve seeking.
  • (UX) Holding up or down on remote will now scroll hubs and pre-plays.
  • (UX) Update various list styles.
  • (UX) Update lyrics display.

FIXES:

  • (Live TV) fix “Watch Live” when direct playing.
  • (Live TV) fix channel logos in “All Channels” OSD hub.
  • (Live TV) fix refreshing scheduled recordings.
  • (Live TV) fix recording indicators when cancelling.
  • (Live TV) fix recording events having multiple team options.
  • (Live TV) include recording indicators in “Recent Channels” hub.
  • Better handle using landscape images for “Other Video” libraries.
  • Defer to the PMS to convert multi-channel OPUS audio to a compatible format.
  • Display the correct file size when viewing file info.
2 Likes
262

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.17

FIXES:

  • Fix a possible crash during playback of Movies & Shows from Plex.
1 Like
263

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.18

FIXES:

  • Fix item posters being extra small.
  • Fix scrolling issue when holding down up/down on remote.
264

The 6.7.18 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • (Audio) Improve seeking.
  • (UX) Holding up or down on remote will now scroll hubs and pre-plays.
  • (UX) Update various list styles.
  • (UX) Update lyrics display.
  • (Video) Improve reason for transcoding in playback info.

FIXES:

  • (Live TV) fix “Watch Live” when direct playing.
  • (Live TV) fix channel logos in “All Channels” OSD hub.
  • (Live TV) fix refreshing scheduled recordings.
  • (Live TV) fix recording indicators when cancelling.
  • (Live TV) fix recording events having multiple team options.
  • (Live TV) include recording indicators in “Recent Channels” hub.
  • Fix a possible crash during playback of Movies & Shows from Plex.
  • Fix item posters being extra small.
  • Fix scrolling issue when holding down up/down on remote.
  • Better handle using landscape images for “Other Video” libraries.
  • Defer to the PMS to convert multi-channel OPUS audio to a compatible format.
  • Display the correct file size when viewing file info.
265

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.19

NEW:

  • Add subtitle/audio/quality buttons to video player OSD.
  • Enable captions (turn on if it’s off) when subtitles are selected.
  • First class Collections screen.
  • Show attribution and percentage for TVDB ratings.
  • Update video player style.

FIXES:

  • Better handle selecting subtitles in Live TV.
  • Fix loading indicator placement when scrolling a paginated grid.
  • Fix moving to the last row in grid.
  • Fix a rare crash if a pinned source is no longer available.
2 Likes
266

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.20

FIXES:

  • Do not restart playback upon changing subtitles in Live TV.
  • Do not restart playback upon changing repeat or shuffle mode.
  • Fix a crash selecting “Play Next” after a playback failure.
  • Fix missing episode title in Live TV EPG (preview regression).
  • Fix missing play queue button in OSD when available (preview regression).
  • Fix missing summary in Live TV EPG (preview regression).
  • Fix possible duplicate titles in EPG and video OSD.
1 Like
267

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.21

FIXES:

  • Fix extra library title showing on home rows titles that already include it.
1 Like
268

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.21.7002 (hotfix)

FIXES:

  • Subtitles would not show when changed in player when content was started without any initial subtitles.
2 Likes
269

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.23

FIXES:

  • Removed a few deprecated APIs no longer in use to satisfy Roku certification.

Hotfix 6.7.24

  • Respect the number of items set in PMS for Continue Watching.
1 Like
270

The 6.7.24 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Add subtitle/audio/quality buttons to video player OSD.
  • Enable captions (turn on if it’s off) when subtitles are selected.
  • First class Collections screen.
  • Show attribution and percentage for TVDB ratings.
  • Update video player style.

FIXES:

  • Better handle selecting subtitles in Live TV.
  • Do not restart playback upon changing repeat or shuffle mode.
  • Do not restart playback upon changing subtitles in Live TV.
  • Fix a crash selecting “Play Next” after a playback failure.
  • Fix a rare crash if a pinned source is no longer available.
  • Fix extra library title showing on home rows titles that already include it.
  • Fix loading indicator placement when scrolling a paginated grid.
  • Fix moving to the last row in grid.
  • Fix possible duplicate titles in EPG and video OSD.
  • Removed a few deprecated APIs no longer in use.
  • Respect the number of items set in PMS for Continue Watching.
2 Likes
271

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.25

NEW:

  • Improve scrolling hubs vertically.

FIXES:

  • Add a workaround to fix AAC audio stutter in OS 10 by forcing a direct stream.
  • Changing the clock format did not take until channel was restarted.
  • Do not re-enable captions mode while seeking if it was turned off during playback.
  • Display episode air date in OSD.
  • (Watch Together) Fix a crash possible in some situations.
4 Likes
272

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.26

FIXES:

  • Fix a possible crash while loading.
  • Fix a possible crash viewing playlist with content from multiple servers.
  • Fix adding/editing users in User Selection screen.
273

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.27

FIXES:

  • (Live TV) Fix navigation issues after handling tuner conflicts.
  • (Live TV) Fix UI issue when a recording failure occurs.
  • Fix a crash attempting to watch a trailer.
  • Fix intermittent images flashing due to background art.
274

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.7.28

Version bump for the pending official release.

275

The 6.7.28 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Improve scrolling hubs vertically.

FIXES:

  • (Live TV) Fix navigation issues after handling tuner conflicts.
  • (Live TV) Fix UI issue when a recording failure occurs.
  • (Watch Together) Fix a crash possible in some situations.
  • Add a workaround to fix AAC audio stutter in OS 10 by forcing a direct stream.
  • Changing the clock format did not take until channel was restarted.
  • Display episode air date in OSD.
  • Do not re-enable captions mode while seeking if it was turned off during playback.
  • Fix a crash attempting to watch a trailer.
  • Fix a possible crash while loading.
  • Fix a possible crash viewing playlist with content from multiple servers.
  • Fix adding/editing users in User Selection screen.
  • Fix intermittent images flashing due to background art.
1 Like
276

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.8.0

NEW:

  • (Sidebar) Update style and open collapsed.
  • (EPG) Update style.
  • (EPG) Inline video in guide.
  • (Live TV On Plex) Tabs for Favorites and Genres.
    • Favorites tab: select the now focusable channel button to add or remove a channel.
    • Genre tabs: displays a list of programs for a particular genre that are on now or coming up.

FIXES:

  • Fix slow loading of playlists.
  • Hide “Automatically Sign In”, “Server Discovery (GDM)”, and “Manual Connections” for managed users.
  • Respect artist’s sort order when playing from a grid screen.
1 Like
277

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.8.1

FIXES:

  • Live TV Guide: Fix order being incorrect for some setups.
278

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.8.2

NEW:

  • Show titles as fallback when row items have no image.

FIXES:

  • (Live TV) Add channel number to focused Live TV & DVR channel.
  • (Live TV) Fix a possible crash viewing DVR Schedule.
  • (Live TV) Fix displaying the guide when all channels have a long duration.
1 Like
279

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.8.3

FIXES:

  • (Live TV on Plex) Fix focusing the playing channel in player EPG when using favorites.
  • (Live TV on Plex) Attempt to refocus same filter item after refresh.
  • (Live TV on Plex) Add tab separator between guides and genres.
1 Like
280

The 6.8.3 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • (Sidebar) Update style and open collapsed.
  • (EPG) Update style
  • (EPG) Inline video in guide
  • (Live TV On Plex) Tabs for Favorites and Genres
    • Favorites tab - select the now focusable channel button to add or remove a channel
    • Genre tabs - displays a list of programs for a particular genre that are on now or coming up
  • Show titles as fallback when row items have no image.

FIXES:

  • (Live TV) Fix a possible crash viewing DVR Schedule.
  • (Live TV) Fix displaying the guide when all channels have a long duration.
  • (Live TV) Fix guide order being incorrect for some setups.
  • Fix slow loading of playlists.
  • Hide “Automatically Sign In”, “Server Discovery (GDM)”, and “Manual Connections” for managed users.
  • Respect artist’s sort order when playing from a grid screen.
4 Likes