ljunkie
January 16, 2019, 1:28am
161
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.2.2
NEW:
(DVR) Promote delete action for DVR content.
Advanced preference to toggle Overscan Compensation.
FIXES:
(Live TV) Possible crash pressing the instant replay button.
(Live TV) Display closed captions based on Roku captions mode (selection not required).
(Live TV) Possible crash during playback when not signed in to client.
(Live TV) Premature playback failure when a buffer error occurs.
(Live TV) Playback failing after an hour.
(Video) Focus chapters in OSD based on current position.
(Video) Add timestamp to chapters in OSD.
(Video) Play from beginning erroneously resumed video after a cinema trailer preroll.
(UX) Hub displaying one wide poster when multiple items are available.
(UX) Hub focus moving to the first row when returning from another screen.
(Companion) Possible crash controlling via Plex Web. (preview regression)
Stopping playback from Plex Web.
Possible playback issues when using an older server (no playable items).
Better handle poster orientation when categorized in videos.
Collections button in a library returns no content. (preview regression)
Duplicate “Browse All” buttons in library for older servers. (preview regression)
2 Likes
ljunkie
January 19, 2019, 1:01am
162
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.2.3
FIXES:
(Live TV) Recording from the guide may not show an indicator or provide an option to cancel.
(Live TV) Channel list in guide was out of order in some cases.
(News) Fix crash when viewing the Experience settings.
Plex Web activity stream logs duplicate item playing events. (preview regression)
Possible startup hang after linking Plex account.
ljunkie
January 24, 2019, 1:51am
163
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.2.4
NEW:
(Video) Add setting to enable MPEG2 on compatible models.
FIXES:
Display selected audio stream info on preplay screens.
(Video) Better handle seeking -10/+10 using left/right buttons.
We have updated the public version as well, awaiting Roku’s review, and we’ll post when it is officially available.
7 Likes
ljunkie
February 13, 2019, 5:03am
164
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.2.5
No changes : Version bump for the Roku certification process.
We have updated the public version as well, awaiting Roku’s review, and we’ll post when it is officially available.
1 Like
ljunkie
February 23, 2019, 1:16am
165
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.0
https://forums.plex.tv/t/roku-new-ui-uno-preview-1/379364
NOTE The previous preview release is 6.2.5 is still in the review process, awaiting Roku’s review. We’ll post when it is officially available.
2 Likes
ljunkie
February 27, 2019, 12:16am
166
The 6.2.7 update has been published to the official channel.
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 (video setting)
(DVR) Promote delete action for DVR content.
(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.
(UX) Advanced preference to toggle Overscan Compensation.
(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.
(Video) Focus chapters in OSD based on current position.
(Video) Add timestamp to chapters in OSD.
(Video) Play from beginning erroneously resumed video after a cinema trailer preroll.
(Video) Better handle seeking -10/+10 using left/right buttons.
(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.
(Live TV) Possible crash pressing the instant replay button.
(Live TV) Display closed captions based on Roku captions mode (selection not required).
(Live TV) Possible crash during playback when not signed in to client.
(Live TV) Premature playback failure when a buffer error occurs.
(Live TV) Playback failing after an hour.
(Live TV) Recording from the guide may not show an indicator or provide an option to cancel.
(Live TV) Channel list in guide was out of order in some cases.
(Music) Show music video icon on tracks when available.
(Music) Do not delay showing Artist Radio button on Artist screen.
(News) Fix crash when viewing the Experience settings.
(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”.
(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).
(UX) Hub displaying one wide poster when multiple items are available.
(UX) Hub focus moving to the first row when returning from another screen.
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.
Stopping playback from Plex Web.
Possible playback issues when using an older server (no playable items).
Better handle poster orientation when categorized in videos.
Possible startup hang after linking Plex account.
note: If you’d like to preview our upcoming version with a new UI (UNO ), please install our preview channel.
2 Likes
ljunkie
March 11, 2019, 11:51pm
167
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.1
NEW:
(Search) Update layout.
Add playlists as sources and remove from tabs.
Support to browse and pin server level hubs via MORE in sidebar.
(Post Play) Enable sidebar and include clock in header.
(Sidebar) Add server name to subtitle for owner name collisions.
(Sidebar) Show subtitles for unowned sources when we have owned sources.
(Sidebar) Always show subtitle on focused item.
Support for local logging.
FIXES:
Improve startup performance.
Better handle refreshing home screen when applicable.
Better handle refreshing sources when applicable.
Don’t automatically start a slideshow when clicking OK on a photo.
Make sure live TV source title is always Live TV & DVR.
Fix screen overscrolling when navigating from a scrolled down screen.
Fix loss of focus on quick click-to-browse.
Use server level equivalent hub when pinning if available (On Deck/Continue Watching/Recently Added).
Fix click-to-browse putting a paged library screen into a bad state.
Fix not being able to move to mini player from menu items without content.
Fix library view not scrolling with 2 poster rows.
Fix a crash when a server has zero connections to test.
Fix pin icon not showing on Online Media sources.
Fix video playback from photo libraries not creating a play queue.
Fix search being global from non-root pages.
Fix focus loss when opening a library/grid with no content.
Fix invisible focus when moving from the sidebar to a library/grid with no content.
2 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.2
NEW:
Add settings option to persist selected tab for each source.
Do not spring load focused side bar items on slower models (requires selecting).
models: 3710, 3700, 3500, 2710, 3400, 3420, 3100, 3050, 3000, 2400, 2450, 2500
Improved no content and unavailable messages.
(Sidebar) Reduce menu width and update style.
(Sidebar) Allow accessing menu item options via * remote button.
(Sidebar) Update subtitle (user title / server name) logic.
FIXES:
(Sidebar) Better handle updating pinned source titles when changed.
(Sidebar) Don’t show subtitles for a single unowned server.
(Sidebar) Show server title instead of owner for managed users.
(Search) Fix search being global from webshows and podcasts screens.
(News) Crash attempting to browse topics in OSD when played from home screen.
(Live TV) Fix focus loss when resuming playback (preview regression).
(Video) Fix playback failures when transcoding audio having more than 6 channels.
(Video) Possible crash seeking before content is ready.
(Video) Crash opening settings from OSD when trailer/extra is playing.
(Music) Track title may overlap time display.
Support to mark a season as played/unplayed.
Improve screens loading performance (preview regression).
3 Likes
ljunkie
March 22, 2019, 10:36pm
169
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.3
NEW:
(Settings) Add “Experience” section.
(Settings) Add “High Contrast Mode” to Experience section.
(Settings) Independent Cinema Trailers and movie pre-roll preference.
(Settings) Rename “Main” section to “General”.
(Settings) Add a user option to “Reset Home Customization”.
(Sidebar) Add main menu header.
(Sidebar) Update item style when unavailable.
(Sidebar) Move “Manage Hubs” action to menu item options.
(Sidebar) Add options button to HOME menu item (manage hubs/restore default).
(Sidebar) Improved sidebar focus style.
Don’t use wide cropped aspect hub items for On Deck, Continue Watching.
Updated onboarding design, and allow repick of preferred server.
Pressing back on home screen resets contents scroll position to top.
FIXES:
Add retry button if server is unavailable while while browsing server.
Disabling persistent tabs did not work correctly.
Better handle updating pinned source titles when changed (library names).
Infinite spinner possible on source screens.
(Live TV) Attempt to reset focus to current channel in OSD.
Sort servers by owned (as before) and then alphabetically.
(Playlists) Wrong photo thumbnail was displayed in list.
(Playlists) Add playlists as an optional tab.
Include Albums, and Favorites tab in photo libraries.
Show hub name in hub context menu (options).
Fix jumplist moving up when all items fit on screen.
2 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.4
FIXES:
(PostPlay) Pressing back when focused on header would return to player.
(Live TV) Do not show schedule tab for non-owners (shared tuners).
(Live TV) Better handle displaying short program info in guide.
(Live TV) Fix focus loss on Guide when quickly moving left or right.
(Live TV) Fix Guide focus sometimes jumping to first channel when moving left or right.
(Live TV) Fix unknown airings for long programs starting before current time in Guide.
(Playlists) Displayed ‘No Albums in this Library’ for empty video playlists (preview regression).
(News) Media would play in background if closed during ad playback.
(News) Fix crash when navigating away from News during playback.
My Shows and My Podcasts did not refresh correctly.
Exit confirmation dialog could be shifted right when quickly pressing back.
Possible loop showing a “failed to load” dialog.
Reordering home screen hubs did not take effect until restarting the channel (preview regression).
Continue Watching displayed portrait poster in landscape orientation after refresh.
Fix possible playback failure playing unanalyzed media.
We have updated the public version as well, awaiting Roku’s review, and we’ll post when it is officially available.
5 Likes
The 6.3.4 update has been published to the official channel.
Better home page experience with customizable sidebar navigation.
Access all your content via MORE sidebar menu item.
Faster application startup.
Redesigned tab views that remember your previous view within each library
Better search keyboard layout.
Added high contrast mode in settings.
Improved first run experience where you can pick your favorite server and its libraries.
Improved no content and unavailable messages.
Live TV guide and focus fixes.
4 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.5.
FIXES:
Server connection may fail due to DNS Rebinding when Allow Insecure Connections is set to On same network.
We have updated the public version as well, awaiting Roku’s review, and we’ll post when it is officially available.
2 Likes
The 6.3.5 update has been published to the official channel.
FIXES:
Server connection may fail due to DNS Rebinding when Allow Insecure Connections is set to On same network .
1 Like
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.6.
NEW:
(Video) Add detection and logging for HDR support (HDR10 and DolbyVision).
(Video) Better handle choosing the most optimal version for playback.
Choose non HDR version when display doesn’t support HDR.
Choose optimal version for transcoding, when all versions require transcoding.
Prefer alternate version if HEVC/HDR version cannot DP or DS.
Demote HEVC/HDR if we could DP but server decides to convert (streaming brain).
(Video) Show background art on player when loading/buffering.
Add ability to sign up and sign in on the Roku via login/password.
Add movie reviews to replay.
Move between preplay screens using FWD/RWD buttons.
Recommendations for movie and TV shows can come from external servers.
(Video) Show media info connected to selected version on preplay screens.
(Music) Direct Play support for ALAC codec.
(Video) Add option to shuffle season in overflow menu.
FIXES:
(Settings) Display 4k as a quality option for all 4k compatible models.
(Video) Improve reason for transcoding in playback info.
(Video) 12bit HEVC/VP9 is not supported; require transcode w/ 10bit limit.
Improve performance navigating screens.
(News) Focus loss playing news clips after browsing a topic from within the OSD.
(Video) Settings may show wrong version selected after choosing version or changing quality.
Server connection may fail due to misconfiguration on server side.
(Live TV) Possible crash loading the DVR Schedule.
(Live TV) Improve performance loading DVR Schedule.
(Settings) Add “Play Pre-roll Only” back in the Cinema Trailer options.
(Video) Portrait playback on Roku 3 and Roku 2 (model 42xxx).
Always focus selected tab when moving up from content.
(Photos) Prefer thumb over composite for photos.
Improve image quality displayed on screens.
Remove duplicate actions from overflow menu in preplay.
Fixed IAP error or success dialog causing a prompt loop.
Make sure busy spinner is properly positioned based on sidebar visibility.
6 Likes
A focus regression update to Plex preview channel - 6.3.6.5744.
FIXES:
Focus not restored to video player when navigating from postplay screen.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.7
NEW:
Support pinning library or server level hub to home.
Zoom hub items when focused.
FIXES:
(Photos) Fix focus loss after screensaver when viewing a photo.
(Photos) Fix infinite spinner and screensaver supression when server is unavailable.
(Video) Quality setting didn’t reflect selection if media resolution was missing (cosmetic).
(News) Fix OSD not showing after paused video is switched to fullscreen.
(News) Bringing up OSD on inline player would sometimes pause video.
Fix focus always going to play button when returning from settings/options.
Fix “High Contrast Mode” when not signed into channel.
Fix rare focus loss requiring channel restart.
Focus not getting restored in player tv grid guide.
Item’s text in a row was highlighted when not in focus.
Show landscape image on preplays for ‘Other Videos’.
Player art was showing briefly when closing postplay.
1 Like
The 6.3.9 update has been published to the official channel.
NEW:
(Video) Add detection and logging for HDR support (HDR10 and DolbyVision).
(Video) Better handle choosing the most optimal version for playback.
Choose non HDR version when display doesn’t support HDR.
Choose optimal version for transcoding, when all versions require transcoding.
Prefer alternate version if HEVC/HDR version cannot DP or DS.
Demote HEVC/HDR if we could DP but server decides to convert (streaming brain).
(Video) Show background art on player when loading/buffering.
Add ability to sign up and sign in on the Roku via login/password.
Add movie reviews to replay.
Move between preplay screens using FWD/RWD buttons.
Recommendations for movie and TV shows can come from external servers.
(Video) Show media info connected to selected version on preplay screens.
(Music) Direct Play support for ALAC codec.
(Video) Add option to shuffle season in overflow menu.
Support pinning library or server level hub to home.
Zoom hub items when focused.
FIXES:
(Settings) Display 4k as a quality option for all 4k compatible models.
(Video) Improve reason for transcoding in playback info.
(Video) 12bit HEVC/VP9 is not supported; require transcode w/ 10bit limit.
Improve performance navigating screens.
(News) Focus loss playing news clips after browsing a topic from within the OSD.
(Video) Settings may show wrong version selected after choosing version or changing quality.
Server connection may fail due to misconfiguration on server side.
(Live TV) Possible crash loading the DVR Schedule.
(Live TV) Improve performance loading DVR Schedule.
(Settings) Add “Play Pre-roll Only” back in the Cinema Trailer options.
(Video) Portrait playback on Roku 3 and Roku 2 (model 42xxx).
Always focus selected tab when moving up from content.
(Photos) Prefer thumb over composite for photos.
Improve image quality displayed on screens.
Remove duplicate actions from overflow menu in preplay.
Fixed IAP error or success dialog causing a prompt loop.
Make sure busy spinner is properly positioned based on sidebar visibility.
(Photos) Fix focus loss after screensaver when viewing a photo.
(Photos) Fix infinite spinner and screensaver suppression when server is unavailable.
(Video) Quality setting didn’t reflect selection if media resolution was missing (cosmetic).
(News) Fix OSD not showing after paused video is switched to fullscreen.
(News) Bringing up OSD on inline player would sometimes pause video.
Fix focus always going to play button when returning from settings/options.
Fix “High Contrast Mode” when not signed into channel.
Fix rare focus loss requiring channel restart.
Focus not getting restored in player tv grid guide.
Item’s text in a row was highlighted when not in focus.
Show landscape image on preplays for ‘Other Videos’.
Player art was showing briefly when closing postplay.
note: This is the same release as the 6.3.7 Preview. Include a version bump during the Roku certification process. The preview channel has been bumped to 6.3.9.
3 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.10
FIXES:
Signing in as previous user if cached PIN matched, when attempting to sign in a different user.
Pinned sources in sidebar from shared servers were not pruned automatically when removed.
(Music) Focus issue for untimed lyrics.
(Music) Lyrics missing when audio is transcoded.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 6.3.11
FIXES:
(Live TV) Channel icons flashing when using the new EPG provider (PMS v1.16.1).
The 6.3.11 update has been published to the official channel.
FIXES:
(Live TV) Channel icons flashing when using the new EPG provider (PMS v1.16.1).
Signing in as previous user if cached PIN matched, when attempting to sign in a different user.
Pinned sources in sidebar from shared servers were not pruned automatically when removed.
(Music) Focus issue for untimed lyrics.
(Music) Lyrics missing when audio is transcoded.
