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221

3.29.5

FIXED:

  • Fixed channel content navigation
222

3.29.7

NEW:

  • Added account settings for online media sources
  • Preserve the state of the mini-player when playing a new video

FIXED:

  • Fixed incorrect sign-in state in some cases
  • Fixed “By Folder” missing from movies libraries
223

3.31.1

NEW:

  • Improved detection of when plex.tv is unavailable
  • Added maps in photo information

FIXED:

  • Fixed link to Program Guide from empty Recording Schedule page
  • Fixed display issue with photos in a slideshow
  • Fixed occasional playback error when video stalls near the end
  • Fixed full page search results not working for News
  • Fixed links to plex.tv not working when viewing bundled Web App in iframe
224

3.32.2

NEW:

  • Added disc headers support for multi-disc albums
  • Added PIN reset link to PIN entry screen when screen loads
  • Added ability to optionally add My Newscast to dashboard
  • Added support for Play Queue to hide after selecting another video to play
  • Added support for up/down volume control key shortcuts to prevent the OSD
  • Added actions in playback error modal to improve user experience
  • Added Language, Writer, Producer, Studio and Record Label custom filter rules

FIXES:

  • Fixed Auto adjust quality becoming enabled when user setting is disabled
  • Fixed genres displaying with bad aspect ratio in search results
  • Fixed full page search results not working for News
  • Fixed occasional playback error when video stalls near the end
  • Fixed dash separator not appearing in the episode summary view in some cases
  • Fixed favorites album not refreshing as items unfavorited
  • Fixed links for writer/director from episode details page
  • Fixed items on Now Playing page not linking to details
  • Fixed Share button from appearing when it shouldn’t
  • Fixed casting videos to Chromecast not respecting “Home Streaming: Use recommended” setting
  • Fixed player not closing after completing larger play queues
  • Fixed server not appearing as claimed after claiming
  • Fix error when playing clips in photo player while video player is open
  • Fixed intermittent pause when skipping quickly through tracks
  • Fixed user appearing logged out and still see their server in some circumstances
225

3.34.1

NEW:

  • Added automatic fallback to transcode if direct stream video fails
  • Added interstitial refresh prompts to sign-in and account linking actions for polling clients
  • Channels are now referred to as Plugins

FIXES:

  • Fixed inaccessible libraries after unclaiming server
  • Fixed videos in playlists not prompting to resume
  • Fixed intermittent pause when skipping quickly through tracks
  • Fixed animated progress circle to be smoother in up next screen
  • Fixed failure to flush expired auth token in some circumstances
  • Fixed music and smaller video bitrates from displaying mbps
  • Fixed sync option from displaying on extras
  • Fixed the tooltip positioning for errors on the recording schedule
  • Fixed album artist showing instead of the track artist during playback of music
  • Fixed sign-out from app.plex.tv
  • Fixed shaka1001 error when pausing near end of direct stream video
  • Fixed playlist sidebar links not highlighting correctly
  • Fixed posters for videos displaying in portrait instead of landscape in some cases
  • Fixed persistent sidebar scrollbar in Firefox
226

3.34.2

FIXES:

  • Fixed theme music playback on TV Show detail pages
227

3.35.1

NEW:

  • Added shuffle and repeat buttons to video player controls
  • Added support for editing Content Rating and Labels for collections
  • Added ability to mouse over titles of news clips to see full titles
  • Added Full timeshifting support to Live TV

FIXES:

  • Fixed music videos not being allowed to be added to playlists and play queues
  • Fixed companion video control in mixed photo/video libraries
  • Fixed showing music video playlists in photo album list
  • Fixed inability to edit photo metadata from album page
  • Fixed audio / video not playing when server bandwidth is restricted
  • Fixed the error message when playing an unavailable video from details page
  • Fixed showing episode thumbs instead of show posters in playlists
  • Fixed tracks not queuing inside their album from quick search
  • Fixed mobile servers appearing in server settings dropdown
  • Fixed possible crash when exiting players
  • Fixed inaccurate First Character Jump Bar when collections were enabled in libraries
228

3.35.2

NEW:

  • Added alert informing users Plex Cloud no longer scans new files automatically
229

3.37.1

NEW:

  • Allow editing of tags from photo edit modal
  • Added playback speed controls for audio
  • Added multi-line titles for News clips
  • Added transparency to the last four displayed Play Queue items when playing a large play queue

FIXES:

  • Fixed expired credentials alert from appearing erroneously in some cases
  • Fixed playing recorded items from the recording schedule page
  • Fixed error messages when Live TV playback ends unexpectedly
  • Automatically lock title and summary if edited in photo player
  • Show correct error when no timeline events in photo library
  • Fixed the session end time in the conflict during live TV playback
  • Fix hidden tracks on large and/or multidisc album details page
  • Fixed a rare bug where the app could become unresponsive when selecting a user
  • Fixed posters constantly resizing and refreshing in very specific conditions
  • Fixed sharing restriction label to read “Allow Plugins”
  • Fixed showing empty ‘More Actions’ menu when no actions available
  • Added automatic fallback to transcode if direct stream audio fails
  • Fixed My Newscast not showing on home page
230

3.37.2

FIXES:

  • Fixed cases where playback would error or fallback to a transcode near the end of a video
  • Fixed certain cases of endless buffering at the start of playback or after seeking
231

3.39.3

NEW:

  • Added quality setting to player during Live TV playback
  • Added device icon for Plex VR

FIXED:

  • Fixed videos in photo libraries playing locally when casting
  • Fixed missing Plex Mix action when browsing library track list
  • Fixed inability to close error message when casting
  • Fixed player remaining paused after changing an item in the play queue
  • Fixed My Newscast not showing on home page
  • Fixed the more actions button for quick search results in Firefox
  • Fixed rare case causing media to transcode unnecessarily
  • Fixed internal error when favoriting photo before visiting an album
  • Fixed video restarting from offset when changing the audio or subtitle streams
232

3.39.4

FIXED:

  • Fixed some issues with PMS versions older than 1.8.0
233

3.41.1

NEW:

  • Added ability to cancel reload of program guide

FIXED:

  • Fixed rare case causing media to transcode unnecessarily
  • Fixed spurious warning in javascript console
  • Fixed subtitle language change occasionally not be being reflected, particularly when high latency to server
  • Fixed the type dropdown showing collections for Live TV
  • Fixed internal error when favoriting photo before visiting an album
  • Fixed video restarting from offset when changing the audio or subtitle streams
  • Fixed long album artist titles breaking the layout of the mini-player
  • Fixed title being covered by settings when playing audio in the full player
  • Fixed people images in quick search results not displaying properly
234

3.44.1

NEW:

  • Added ‘Auto play’ setting to in player settings
  • Added bandwidth information when viewing XML from media info modal
  • Added third title when sorting by Plays, Bitrate, Resolution, and Content Raiting
  • Added icon for selected account settings page and removed repetitive icons in sidebar

FIXED:

  • Fixed sidebar items highlighting incorrectly for photo albums
  • Fixed the recording schedule not showing if nothing was scheduled
  • Fixed possible endless buffering at start of playback
235

3.47.1

NEW:

  • Added new flat Rotten Tomatoes icons
  • Added ability to change playback speed down to 0.5x

FIXED:

  • Fixed plugins not able to be translated
  • Fixed Companion connectivity issues in certain situations
  • Fixed playback of trailers when acting as companion player
  • Fixed setting up a new server when plex.tv cannot be reached by the server
  • Fixed collections not showing Delete action unless “Allow media deletion” is enabled
  • Fixed slow performance in app when large photo libraries change
  • Fixed poor performance on album page for albums with many discs
  • Fixed Playlist page failing to load when an incorrect route was loaded
  • Fixed manual photo tag titles not appearing in search results
  • Fixed Quick Search not working when browsing inside News categories
  • Fixed casting camera roll from iOS
  • Fixed issues playing music with Plex Companion
  • Fixed broken Retry button appearing after playback error on remote player
  • Clarified error code in modal when playback fails
236

3.49.1

NEW:

  • Added third poster title when albums sorting by Year
  • Added automatic fallback to transcode if direct playing music fails

FIXED:

  • Fixed missing title text on truncated titles in some cases
  • Fixed broken Retry button appearing after playback error on remote player
  • Fixed missing server title for collections when searching all servers
  • Fixed missing skip button on playback error of last item when repeat all is enabled
  • Fixed season breadcrumb from appearing in Show details page header when seasons are hidden
  • Fixed unsupported tuners link pointing to the wrong page
  • Fixed categories are not aligned properly in personalization page (Firefox & Edge)
  • Fixed additional DVR devices not having channels mapped properly
237

3.52.1

NEW:

  • Added Country when editing music artist
  • Added Analyze action to shows, seasons, artists, albums, and photo albums
  • Added ability to force Chromecast to allow multi-channel surround sound whether or not the device reports support
  • Added signal strength to channels in Live TV Setup and Manage Channels
  • Status links and Activity shortcut now go to Now Playing
  • Updated wording and labels for Live TV & DVR

FIXED:

  • Fixed channel photos always shown as square
  • Fixed inability to remove restriction labels on photo sections
  • Fixed partially cut off scrollbar in Firefox when using a touchpad on macOS in some cases
  • Fixed additional DVR devices not having channels mapped properly
  • Fixed categories are not aligned properly in personalization page in some cases
  • Fixed Rating custom filter option not working unless changed first
  • Fixed user switcher menu not working in some cases
  • Fixed incorrectly displaying Stop playback control on Now playing screen for synced media
  • Status links and Activity shortcut no longer available for shared servers
  • Fixed HLS videos in Watch Later not playing in some cases
238

3.52.2

FIXED:

  • Fixed erroneous source in server menu from appearing
239

3.53.3

NEW:

  • Updated “(Un)Watched” text to “(Un)Played”
  • Added DVR recording information to Get Info
  • Added Partial and Failed recording badges to pre-play screens
  • Added HD indicator to DVR setup channel mappings

FIXED:

  • Fixed multiple requests for plugin root directory when browsing through plugin
  • Fixed editing photo details in the player losing/ignoring key presses
  • Fixed news not streaming when Direct Play and Direct Stream are disabled in debug settings
  • Fixed play queue failing to update when media changed on remote player
  • Fixed some occurrences of “Repeat All” not repeating single video play queues
  • Fixed inconsistent queue behavior when playing season with no unwatched episodes
  • Fixed users who area able to sync could not see activity link in navbar
  • Fixed dashboard page title truncating early in some cases
  • Fixed agent settings not showing
240

3.53.4

FIXED:

  • Fixed library creation not working during server setup in some cases
  • Fixed cast images crossfading between people
  • Fixed partially played mini-progress indicator being squished in some cases