Unified Library View in Android Client

Consider this scenario (very common):

 

The Geek in the family "Owns" a PMS and maintains it. He/her has full access to all libraries

 

All other members of the family want access via various devices, so each one of them subscribes to Plex and buys the app to the inherent device. These folks have access to shared library, so that the viewcount is personalized and they don't sink in unnecessary libraries etc (tipical: Kids only need toons libraries)

 

On Web Client as well as iOS client when someone logs in is presented with a consistent interface with they'r on deck and recently added but most of all with the libraries listed there where they should be, right in front of the user. So the usage becomes substantially transparent, the users does not care at all about the fact he is accessing a shared library or a full server. And I think, really, he/her does not need to. He's just interested in accessing the video content!

 

On the other hand, if accessing via the Android client the interface of these poor users is deserted. Only empty pages till they figure out to scroll to the very right, where a shared library tab finally gets the job done. But no easy showing on deck and no recently added (yes they're available as filters, but..). This makes android users feeling "excluded" from the whole experience, and this is very bad, especially in the Plex ecosystem that has put so much effort in making the experience consistent across all platforms and media kinds.

 

I've heard that Windows Phone users, and Roku too have unified library interfaces, even though I cannot verify it directly. But Android is no secondary player when we count numbers, is it?

 

So please, enable Unified Library View for Android !!!!

+1000

2021 clean-up: obsolete (refers to old UI experience; apps and structure have significantly progressed since then)