Plex for Xbox

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Plex for Xbox One v2.5.2 is now rolling out for users

NEW:

  • Added subtitle support for videos in the photo player
  • Remember last active library when switching between dashboard types

FIXED:

  • Fixed the type dropdown showing collections for Live TV
  • Fixed missing separator line for Online Content in libraries
  • Fixed an issue with the player controls sometimes unexpectedly disappearing after changing playing item
  • Fixed video restarting from offset when changing the audio or subtitle streams
  • Fixed movie filters dropdown getting cut off on certain screen sizes
  • Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to close the player until the content finished loading
  • Fixed the player remaining paused after changing an item in the play queue
  • Fixed title getting cut off on Live TV preplay pages
  • Fixed the player controls briefly appearing when closing the player
  • Fixed a rare bug that could cause the app to become unresponsive to key input after signing in
  • Fixed some issues with item actions for some older servers
22

DVR is now available to all Plex Pass users.

23

Plex for Xbox One v2.6.2 is now rolling out for users

NEW:

  • Plex News!
  • Added scrolling to dashboard header type buttons when more than 5 buttons are visible
  • Swapped the Record and Play buttons on Live TV item screens

FIXED:

  • Fixed possible endless buffering at start of playback
  • Fixed short movie/episode summary alignment
  • Fixed version count not showing up on poster lists
  • Fixed the recording schedule not displaying an empty message when no events are displayed
  • Fixed the next airing wrapping to two lines on the recording priority page
  • Selecting “Sign Out” after selecting “Switch User” from the app’s home screen no longer shows homescreen content below the confirmation modal
  • Fix app crashing when backgrounded on Preview Update OS
24

Plex for Xbox One v2.6.3 is now rolling out for users

FIXED:

  • Fix the wrong audio track playing when direct playing video
25

Plex for Xbox One v2.7.2 is now rolling out for users

NEW:

  • Added new flat Rotten Tomatoes icons
  • Added link to view all hub list items
  • Updated translations

FIXED:

  • Avoid showing icon or text placeholders in poster lists until item metadata has loaded
  • Show track artist, if available, instead of album artist for play queue tracks
  • Fixed Plex Companion connectivity issues in certain situations
  • Fixed soft subtitles positioning when OSD is visible
  • Fixed posters for other episodes not showing on Live TV episode details
  • Fixed an issue that would cause the Home page to be displayed for media types without libraries
  • Fixed issues around playing music with Plex Companion
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the delete version action to delete all versions
  • Fixed an issue that made some News clips dates inaccurate until the poster was focused
  • Fixed casting camera roll from iOS
  • Clarified error code in modal when playback fails
26

Plex for Xbox One v2.8.1 is now rolling out for users

NEW:

  • Added automatic fallback to transcode if direct playing music fails

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that prevented toggling between timed and untimed lyrics
  • Fixed library lists sometimes not scrolling to the end correctly
  • Don’t show the library list if there are no libraries available
  • Adjusted UI for collection preplay pages to avoid scrolling
  • Fixed an issue with news tags sometimes appearing offscreen
  • Fixed the dashboard type list sometimes not scrolling to the end correctly
  • Fixed an issue where going to an empty recording schedule page would make the application unresponsive to input
  • Fixed UI sounds
27

Plex for Xbox One v2.9.1 is now rolling out for users

NEW:

  • HDR support for the Xbox One S and Xbox One X
  • Automatic display mode switching to match video resolution and refresh rate
  • Added quick links action buttons for type discovery pages
  • Added Privacy Policy and Terms of Service viewing in settings

FIXED:

  • Fixed the app not loading if plex.tv was unavailable
  • Fixed deleting of file with multiple versions
  • Fixed the version badge not updating after deleting a version
  • Fixed missing videos in a photo library failing silently
  • Fixed the OSD not hiding when resuming playback after the screensaver was shown
  • Fixed missing video titles on photo album pages
28

Plex for Xbox One v2.10.2 is now rolling out for users

NEW:

  • Updated “(Un)Watched” text to “(Un)Played”
  • Added Relay support

FIXED:

  • Fixed several possible situations where focus could disappear
  • Fixed the shuffle for a TV season selecting episodes from outside of that season
  • Fixed the focus order on a show preplay page (with extras only) being incorrect
  • Make sure quality setting is respected for autoplaying next episode
  • Fixed HLS videos in Watch Later not playing in some cases
  • Fixed some occurrences of “Repeat All” not repeating single video play queues
  • Fixed Live TV type buttons cutoff in list view
  • Fixed inconsistent queue behavior when playing season with no unwatched episodes
  • Fixed music play queues not correctly restoring on app start
  • Fixed an issue that prevented playing content from a Controller while the app is in the PIN entry screen
  • Added delete option to Watch Later/Recommended
29

Plex for Xbox One v2.10.4 is now rolling out for users

FIXED:

  • Removed non-functional Channel provider
30

Plex for Xbox One v2.11.0 is now rolling out to users

FIXED:

  • Restored ability to delete Watch Later/Recommended items
  • Fixed Browse by Folder showing unwatched flags on folders
  • Fixed cursor getting lost when navigating up to menu on Live TV Watch Now
  • Fixed metadata being displayed behind episode thumbnail in some cases
  • Fixed audio & subtitle preference changes not being reflected immediately on the preplay page
  • Removed Discover and Watch Now buttons from Live TV Browse All
31

Plex for Xbox One v2.12.1 is now rolling out to users

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where focus would disappear after selecting a different news clip from the play queue
  • Fixed missing jump bars when viewing Artists and Albums from Quick Links
  • Don’t show ‘Browse by Folder’ option when not applicable
  • Fixed missing shuffle button from collections preplay
  • Improve display mode switching algorithm
1 Like
32

Plex for Xbox One v2.13.1 is now rolling out to users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed error showing when recording is post processing
  • Fixed video quality setting does not properly showing user selection
2 Likes
33

Plex for Xbox One v2.14.1 is now rolling out to users.

NEW:

  • Added soft subtitles with direct play (requires PMS 1.13.4 or above)

FIXED:

  • Added missing unwatched triangles to Watch Later/Recommended
  • Fixed sometimes only the background showing when going back to the pre-play page
  • Fixed items in On Right Now starting playback immediately after going to Watch Now
  • Fixed icon for server and source lists
  • Fixed an issue where pressing left or right while video is paused causes you to go to previous/next video instead of seeking
  • Improve display mode switching logic around close refresh rate matches
4 Likes
34

Plex for Xbox One v2.15.2 is now rolling out to users.

NEW:

  • Add Chapter Selection to video playback
  • Updated app settings to match new UI

FIXED:

  • Fixed subtitles being burned unnecessarily when transcoding
  • Fixed skipping instead of seeking with remote
  • Fixed cut off text on preplay pages with long synopses
  • Fixed photo thumbnails not showing a background when scrolling
  • Fixed an issue that could cause selected settings sections to reset when changing selected options
  • Fixed formatting of no recordings page on some devices
  • Fixed long translations getting cut off in the user menu
  • Fixed source list order changes not saving in some rare circumstances
3 Likes
35

Plex for Xbox One v2.16.2 is now rolling out to users.

NEW:

  • Automatically sort dashboard buttons based on which types the user has access to
  • Added menu in settings to reorder and show/hide media types
  • Added AdChoices link to Privacy settings

FIXED:

  • Removed errant app settings section
  • Fixed an issue that could cause dashboard pages to fail to load while the app is offline
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the UI to become unresponsive when browsing News settings
  • Fixed album preplay sometimes wrapping titles off screen
  • Fixed video direct play setting incorrectly affecting music playback
  • Fixed Cloud Sync server library names not showing up in source modal
  • Fixed lost focus when opening User Menu while offline
  • Fixed inconsistency with Mark as Played string naming
5 Likes
36

Plex for Xbox One v2.17.1 is now rolling out to users.

NEW:

  • Automatically refresh the dashboard when playback ends

FIXED:

  • Performance improvements when direct streaming 4K media
  • Fixed pressing play on post play next item leaving OSD open
  • Fixed indirect connection being chosen prematurely in some cases
  • Fixed inability to change audio stream when being controlled as companion player
  • Fixed being unable to remove manual server settings
  • Fixed alignment of checkboxes for Live TV advanced recording settings
  • Fixed timed lyrics not scrolling as track progresses
  • Fixed OSK buttons not aligning properly
3 Likes
37

Plex for Xbox One v2.18.2 is now rolling out to users.

NEW:

  • Added chapter titles to the chapter selection
  • Added the ability to focus the progress bar and move the playhead to seek more accurately
  • Added preview thumbnails while seeking (when available)
  • Adjusted rewind and fast-foward behavior to move the playhead automatically at 1x, 2x or 3x speed
  • Added new music mini player
  • Added new user button design in the application header

FIXED:

  • Fixed missing ‘Collections’ and ‘Albums’ link from dashboards
  • Fixed shuffle commands received from companion apps not being recognized
  • Fixed dashboard hubs sometimes failing to load when switching between Home users
  • Fixed advancing to the same item as the one currently playing putting the player in a broken state
  • Fixed focus not being restored when returning to playlists list page
  • Fixed missing placeholder for chapter selection preview thumbnails
  • Fixed broken focus behaviour when pressing right twice quickly on settings
  • Avoid forced transcodes for HDR content on SDR displays
6 Likes
38

Plex for Xbox One v2.18.3 is now rolling out to users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue connecting to Plex Cloud servers
2 Likes
39

Plex for Xbox One v2.19.3 is now rolling out to users.

NEW:

  • Web Shows and Podcasts
  • Improved stream titles (requires PMS 1.13.8 or higher)
  • Re-enable mkv container and direct streaming support for EAC-3

FIXED:

  • Block app key shortcuts when entering subtitles search title
  • Sped up initial loading dashboard
  • Fixed blinking thumbnails when moving between items in photo player
  • Fixed missing empty dashboard message for managed/shared users with restrictions
  • Fixed background being lost when navigating away from news player
  • Fixed some edge cases around deleting media that could cause the app to become unresponsive
  • Fixed Chapter Selection focus box not showing sometimes
  • Fixed some navigation bugs in home screen media types settings
  • Fixed settings changes not being immediately visible in the UI
  • Fixed pressing seek buttons during music playback making it impossible to bring up player controls afterwards
  • Fixed subtitles search modal title button width changing when focused
  • Fixed news ads playback putting the app in a broken state
  • Fixed progress bar being focusable during ads playback
  • Fixed news tags and news feed being visible during ads playback
  • Fixed news feed being slightly cut off at the bottom
  • Fixed issue preventing companion commands
  • Fixed display issues with long stream titles on preplay pages
  • Fix missing titles from post play screen
4 Likes
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Plex for Xbox One v2.19.4 is now rolling out to users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed settings failing to open in some circumstances
2 Likes