Plex for Roku

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We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.12.4

FIXES:

  • Video: add user preference to allow direct streaming 1080p MPEG2.
382

The 7.12.4 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Add friend request indicator to avatar and people tab.
  • Cast: Show episode specific cast on hub.
  • PMS: Add data consumption estimates to quality selection.
  • Quality Suggestion: handle servers that have transcoding disabled.

FIXES:

  • Fix a crash when deleting the latest episode in a season.
  • Fix a crash on people screen when there is no library availability.
  • Fix cast hub not loading when switching season
  • Fix memory leaks that were resulting in unintended channel exit.
  • Fix possible crash attempting to play a specific version.
  • Fix possible crash viewing the more menu.
  • Fix watchlist button sometimes not displaying on episodes screen.
  • Fix welcome screen button navigation.
  • PMS: Add missing tidal attribution image on album details screen.
  • Video: add experimental preference to allow direct streaming 1080p MPEG2.
383

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.13.6

NEW:

  • Support casting Plex Movies and Shows from a mobile device.

FIXES:

  • Better handle playback when server has video transcoding disabled.
  • Fix last row item not being removed when there are less items after a refresh.
  • Fix missing person results on old server version.
  • Fix wrong rating shown or missing rating when sorting by rating.
  • Live TV: fix focus scrolling through EPG.
  • Live TV: fix icon size in Manage Guide Sources screen.
  • Live TV: handle guide sources being unshared or removed from the server.
384

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.13.7

FIXES:

  • Search: fix a possible crash searching for a genre. (7.13.6 preview regression)
385

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.13.8

FIXES:

  • Search: fix a possible crash searching for music. (7.13.6 preview regression)
386

The 7.13.9 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Support casting Plex Movies and Shows from a mobile device.

FIXES:

  • Better handle playback when server has video transcoding disabled.
  • Fix last row item not being removed when there are less items after a refresh.
  • Fix missing person results on old server version.
  • Fix wrong rating shown or missing rating when sorting by rating.
  • Live TV: fix focus scrolling through EPG.
  • Live TV: fix icon size in Manage Guide Sources screen.
  • Live TV: handle guide sources being unshared or removed from the server.
  • Search: fix a possible crash searching for a genre.
387

The 7.13.10 update has been published to the official channel.

FIXES:

  • Fix possible crash during playback.
388

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.14.6

FIXES:

  • Fix focus loss unmuting a user.
  • Fix music track list subtitle color.
389

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.15.3

NEW:

  • Activity feed is now horizontal.

FIXES:

  • Don’t show a play button on a Discover page when Movies & Shows is disabled.
  • Fix issue where quality estimate does not update correctly after changing quality in app settings.
  • Fix user ratings (star) alignment in detail screens.
390

The 7.14.6 update has been published to the official channel.

FIXES:

  • Fix focus loss unmuting a user.
  • Fix music track list subtitle color.
391

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.15.5

FIXES:

  • Fix a crash logging out (regression in 7.15.3 preview channel)
392

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.15.6

FIXES:

  • TIDAL: remove external linking flow per Roku certification requirements.
393

The 7.15.6 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Activity feed is now horizontal.

FIXES:

  • Don’t show a play button on a Discover page when Movies & Shows is disabled.
  • Fix issue where quality estimate does not update correctly after changing quality in app settings.
  • Fix user ratings (star) alignment in detail screens.
  • TIDAL: remove external linking flow per Roku certification requirements.
394

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.16.4

NEW:

  • Search: Improve live TV results.

FIXES:

  • Fix a possible crash viewing a music playlist.
  • Fix issue where list items can be skipped when paging through a playlist.
  • LiveTV: fix possible issue where OSD and EPG can overlap.
  • LiveTV: fix possible issue where video plays full screen underneath the EPG.
  • Show subtitle button when stream has subtitles but metadata does not.
395

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.16.5

FIXES:

  • Fix selecting future FAST search results doing nothing.
396

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.17.5

NEW:

  • Search: Improve People Results.

FIXES:

  • Fix issue returning to a grid screen and showing clipped items.
  • Fix issue where OSD Hub titles can be clipped.
  • Fix issue where grid row details can be skipped when paging.
  • Fix issue where we show Delete Season option when it is not possible to delete the season.
  • Fix missing “Add Friend” action while viewing a user’s friend list.

We are still in the process of awaiting Roku’s approval for version 7.16.5. Once the official version is ready, we will provide an update in this thread.

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The 7.16.5 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Search: Improve live TV results.

FIXES:

  • Fix a possible crash viewing a music playlist.
  • Fix issue where list items can be skipped when paging through a playlist.
  • Fix selecting future FAST search results doing nothing.
  • LiveTV: fix possible issue where OSD and EPG can overlap.
  • LiveTV: fix possible issue where video plays full screen underneath the EPG.
  • Show subtitle button when stream has subtitles but metadata does not.
398

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.17.6

FIXES:

  • Addresses a couple of memory-related issues to enhance stability and reduce crashes.
399

The 7.18.10 update has been published to the official channel.

NEW:

  • Add the option to mute notifications for an activity.
  • Search: Improve People Results.

FIXES:

  • Fix issue returning to a grid screen and showing clipped items.
  • Fix issue where OSD Hub titles can be clipped.
  • Fix issue where grid row details can be skipped when paging.
  • Fix issue where we show “Delete Season” option when it is not possible to delete the season.
  • Fix missing “Add Friend” action while viewing a user’s friend list.
  • Search: Don’t merge live TV movies with normal movies.
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We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.19.7

NEW:

  • Update profile header to new style.

FIXES:

  • Fix infinite spinner when resuming after hitting home while reordering sidebar.
  • Fix possible issue where episode summary extends behind the episode poster.
  • Performance and memory fixes to enhance stability and reduce crashes.