WTF did Plex do to the GUI on Roku?

I can’t get to my music libraries.
I can’t get to my movie libraries.
I can’t get to my tv libraries.
I can’t even get to my settings without 5 key presses!

Hey instead of moving up and down between menus, now you have to hit the back button to go to the top the screen, but only part of that menu. If you need to get to a sub menu, better pray you’ve got a lot of patience.

I don’t want to Discover.
I don’t want to see what’s on Demand.
I don’t want to have more clicks to get where I used to go in 1 movement of the remote.

AND there was no walk through of the new “navigation.” Sure, we’ll call it that.

This is an abomination.

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Been using this since the first preview. Honestly don’t have any issues with anything you describe..

If you don’t want discover stuff, disable it here and it won’t show;

Plex

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I have to fully agree. they have made it almost completely unusable. Why would anyone completely destroy the app like this. I hope that there is a way to reverse this garbage because I really don’t know anyone that would find this remotely acceptable.

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How exactly do you disable this trash?

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https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/online-media-sources

This works for the PC version but that is not the issue. The problem is the now destroyed ROKU app.

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THIS IS GARBAGE. Where’d tthe playlists go?!?

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+1, or +1000. The new interface subordinates access to Music (plus stored Movies + TV) under a single Libraries tab … AND, crucially, has done away with the ability to customize/pin specific sources.

So basically, a big cut in functionality for anyone who uses own-server media and not service streaming, with no upside.

Fail. Big fail.

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p.s. bring back customization/pinning for the main nav and that should resolve it. (moving the nav from left to top strikes me as lousy UX but that’s another story for another day.)

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I completely agree. what a MCF.

why flip the horizontal and vertical tabs? I guess youcannot leave a great interface alone. you must feel that you must justify your job position by creating an completely screwed up interface!

I guess you NEVER considered how this might affect the older generation that can barely navigate the old interface yet alone this really screwed up one.

Bring back the old interface!

Screwed it up like Roku did when they took the channel numbers away from the Roku channel.

Absolutely HORRIBLE.

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This is terrible.
Am I able to prevent this update from screwing up my other streaming devices?
I cannot believe the Plex app has changed this much.
The only thing I can think is that they are attempting lock down something for advertising, or some other revenue generator.
TERRIBLE!!!
WHERE DID THEY HIDE THE OTA CHANNELS???

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Not on my Roku box. I can’t even navigate to the 3 dots to modify anything. And it still takes more clicks to get to something than before which is not a win.

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one step forward. 18 steps back

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ItsThatJA did you really post a blind link? Hey Let’s Click on it and see what it does!!!

Yes, I know what it does but you should know better than to do something like that out of context.

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Absolutely horrible UI. Cannot switch libraries without a ton of (what should) unnecessary moves. Roku UI is attrocious. Cannot find things easily. Now I have to side scroll instead of seeing exactly where my desired library is.

STOP CHANGING UI JUST TO CHANGE THINGS. Fresh is stupid. Take it back to what it was.

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Holy ■■■■ this is terrible, how can we down grade to the prior working version of Plex app on Roku cause this is not even workable. My kids can’t find their stuff, this whole UI is trash. I don’t believe I’ve seen a worse launch of something.

Is there a way to put the prior version on the Roku app store for people who are not wanting this trash?

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BS… WTF is this IGNORANT BS.. Roku tv keeps resetting the tv… The other ROKUS only 1 works.. and can’t find anything… PLEX really is SCREWING the customer over and over

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Coming here specifically to add my name to the list of VERY unhappy Plex Roku users. The interface change is complete garbage. If you’re going to change a UI that everyone is used to, give us the option to keep it the way we had it/like it. PUT IT BACK!

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From what I’m seeing in your posts, most of you seem to have access to at least some of your media, right? My Plex app keeps saying it can’t find my server, even though the server is running. I can access the media through the server’s app, but my Roku Plex apps claim my Plex app doesn’t exist. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

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apparently the remote access don’t work my daughter can’t access my server any more since the update

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