1w ago

Plex Is Reversing an Unpopular Part of Its App Redesign

www.howtogeek.com /plex-photos-music-returning-to-core-app/

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Well it's kind of good to see them listening to user feedback.
Good. I was annoyed that I had to Bluetooth to my stereo from my phone because they took music out of my Shield app and don't have Plexamp available.
Too late. They will try and make it shittier. Time to move on
From the article;
I think that this debacle could've been avoided if Plex had just taken a more careful approach with its app overhaul.
So, they separated out their photo app from the rest of it, and people got mad because they did a bad job of it. I don't see the problem. There's a lot of reasons to be mad at Plex, but them taking their photos service and putting it into a different app isn't plex trying to make things shittier for money. It's just the regular development required to keep things running well. Except for how badly they did it, apparently.
I don't use Plex. Never did. But I just don't see separating photos from the main app as anything worse than a side-grade. The article mentions how they didn't have a photo app for the TV users, which okay, that's worth complaining about, but if they had done that part right it would actually be less effort if all you wanted to do was display photos on your TV.
- context is key. like all recent major plex changes, this isn’t about making a better experience for users. it’s all about making their shitty ad-supported free streaming service as prominent as possible in the main Plex app. That is their new business, and all of the old self-hosting features are taking a back seat.
Don't worry! It'll come back at a different time, under a different name, with less announcements around it.
- What will come back?
Please let me sync my entire music library locally to my phone Plex!
- Can’t you already do that with Plexamp?
  
  Nope. It would be perfect if you could, but you have to select individual playlists which doesn't work if you want auto updating smart playlists based on your entire library. I think there's also some overall max amount of songs you can have.
- You don't need Plex for that. A simple local music player will do just fine if you always want your whole library stored locally.
  
  I want it locally on my phone and my computer and both synced with smart playlists.
So what about AirPlay?
friends dont let friends use plex
- Do... Do you which community you're in?
- lol
People still use plex?
- I'll stop using Plex when Jellyfin starts working consistently
  
  My biggest issue with Jellyfin is that remote access requires additional steps (which many of my family would not be comfortable doing on their end) and even if that hurdle didn't exist, it would still be significantly less secure than providing access through Plex.
  
  What issues do you have with jellyfin?
  
  I have literally never had a problem with jellyfin. It works great on everything. It slices, dices, cures all that ails you.
  
  I'll start using Plex when Jellyfin stops working consistently.
  
  If jellyfin doesn't work thats a you problem. Works fine for me.

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