Xbox One Plex App Update News

Maybe I’m wrong here, but to me all signs still point towards a UWA. And if so, I imagine it would still be a little while away before we receive it.

Maybe I’m wrong, but it would make sense for Plex to cut down on the number of apps they have to maintain where possible.

I just hope that if (when) it does happen, it’s not a case of one step forward and two steps back for us xbox one owners.

@mal68 said:
Maybe I’m wrong here, but to me all signs still point towards a UWA. And if so, I imagine it would still be a little while away before we receive it.

Maybe I’m wrong, but it would make sense for Plex to cut down on the number of apps they have to maintain where possible.

I just hope that if (when) it does happen, it’s not a case of one step forward and two steps back for us xbox one owners.

That’s my suspicion as well. I’d bet they’re working on a Plex Media Player UWA and we won’t see an update until that’s released.

An update for the app has now been submitted, and is currently in review. Thanks again for your patience!

@moussa.uk thanks for the news, don’t suppose you’re prepared to say what features and/or fixes are in the update?

Great, thank you.

So release possibly on May 10th ? (If no bugs are found?)

@mal68 said:
@moussa.uk thanks for the news, don’t suppose you’re prepared to say what features and/or fixes are in the update?

I will post release notes closer to release, once we have a solid idea of the actual update being released after the review process.

@mike4001 said:
Great, thank you.

So release possibly on May 10th ? (If no bugs are found?)

We would be completely guessing if we tried to provide a date! It all depends on how quickly the review process moves, whether we get any rejections and how long it takes us to fix/resubmit if so.

Can you mention any of the features/fixes for the one you submitted? Nothing official, just a high-level overview?

edit: asked and answered, apologies

I’m still unable to cast from my android phone to my xbox one. I have both set to always allow insecure connections and it still doesn’t list the xbox one as a connected device. Any ideas? or will the update address this?

Any chance we will see some of the cool stuff the ios app has, like the auto play next episode?

@tknice said:
Any chance we will see some of the cool stuff the ios app has, like the auto play next episode?

That is one of the feature parity goals, and the primary wait for it was the addition of play queues which were added during the last round of updates, so the chances are high that we will see it soon.

@jmckee When “auto play next” arrives, will I be able to disable it? I know a lot of people like it, but I use Plex mainly for my kids. I try to keep them from watching too much tv. If auto play next is on they either watch more or have a temper tantrum when I discover a new episode has started and I turn it off. :slight_smile:

@mbarylski said:
@jmckee When “auto play next” arrives, will I be able to disable it? I know a lot of people like it, but I use Plex mainly for my kids. I try to keep them from watching too much tv. If auto play next is on they either watch more or have a temper tantrum when I discover a new episode has started and I turn it off. :slight_smile:

This is just a guess, but I imagine the functionality will be the same as with other clients which would equate to:
From On Deck Hitting X will play the item (Quick start) and start the next items via autoplay when it ends.
Using A to go into the pre-play screen (With the descriptions) then hitting the Play button from that screen will not cause auto play to start.

Typically this is not something that is made a toggle as it has the different ways to actually access it. For your situation I think it will mostly depend on if you’re selecting the shows or your kids are. If you are, you can control whether or not the auto play starts by using the play button from item description screen. If they are, you’ll have a heads up if you notice which screen the playback starts from.

@sdepace said:
I’m still unable to cast from my android phone to my xbox one. I have both set to always allow insecure connections and it still doesn’t list the xbox one as a connected device. Any ideas? or will the update address this?

There are some fixes for Companion control in the update, but there is also a server fix coming.

As for auto-playing items, this will work if you play from the Show or Season level. Playing from the item page or from On deck (currently) will not automatically play the next item.

It´s Tuesday “update day” on Xbox?

Hopefully we can expect the update tomorrow :slight_smile:

This is my hope also…if only :relaxed:

Does that mean that XBOX One will benefit from it and we will be able to have 24hz switching?

@murdof said:
Gamers get heard as Microsoft unlocks frame rates for Windows 10 apps - Neowin

Does that mean that XBOX One will benefit from it and we will be able to have 24hz switching?

No

This is only for UWP apps and only for PC. This has nothing to do with Xbox One.

Where do you go if you want to submit an idea that should be added to Plex on Xbox and PC

@jeremy30008 said:
Where do you go if you want to submit an idea that should be added to Plex on Xbox and PC

Maybe talk to @Dom C

@jeremy30008 said:
Where do you go if you want to submit an idea that should be added to Plex on Xbox and PC

The feature request forum: https://forums.plex.tv/categories/feature-bug-voting