We should have a way to rename a device and have Plex remember it across IP address changes, browser versions, etc. having multiple “Chrome” devices is not helpful and creates confusion. I’d think the Plex devs should be able to do this pretty easily since many other apps (Emby, etc) do it. Its e…

But a web browser is not a specific thing like a TV. It doesn’t have a serial number or other identifier to make it unique.

Plex is generating and saving something, a clientID and anonymousClientID, in the web browser’s HTML Local Storage. I like this idea, but I probably wouldn’t really use it much. Realistically I’m not going to spend the time to curate client devices.

Right, Plex generates random IDs to track the browser, but if the storage gets cleared or otherwise not used, there would be no way to know it’s the same browser instance.

Right, agreed. Well, mostly agreed. For some users it would explode as sessions were reset. The worst case is bad. For others it would be more stable. “Plex Web 4.34.4, Chrome” doesn’t mean much today. It’s kinda fun to see that I used an old version of the Web App on Firefox 3 months ago. …

Naming the Web client would be nice. I’m just not sure how the remember part of this request could work.

This request is a duplicate, I think.

could you associate the web client login with the user id and track it that way?

I think that the HTML Local Storage clientID would enable that. A modern cookie. If it’s there, Plex remembers my login and view preferences. If it’s not there, I have to login and I get the “Customize your media” prompt. So if the original request was to label and remember devices - IF clientID w…

@anon18523487 I’d think the Plex devs should be able to do this pretty easily since many other apps (Emby, etc) do it. Its essential for Home Theater / Home Automation to be able to identify clients consistently, easily and uniquely for things like… – Sending on-screen notifications to clients (…

For the automation use case you describe, are web browsers the least important? Things like HTPC and set-top boxes the most important?

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Volts August 31, 2020, 9:42pm 12

Indeed.

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