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Plex for Apple TV Gets HDR Support

Posted July 17, 2019 at 11:29pm by iClarified · 12438 views
Plex for Apple TV was updated today with initial support for HDR playback. Additionally, users can now access Home screen edit options from the sidebar.

The 2.4 update also brings various bug fixes and improvements. You can find the full change log below!

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What's New In This Version:
NEW:
- Home screen edit options are now accessible from the sidebar.
- Initial support for HDR playback with the new enhanced video player.

FIXED:
- Continue Watching items now correctly show the show art instead of the video thumbnail.
- Continue Watching would sometimes not correctly show the Show title for TV episodes.
- Fixed a crash that could occur shortly after startup.
- Fixed an issue that caused the sidebar to close itself on future versions of tvOS.
- Opening content from the home screen shelf no longer leaves the sidebar open.
- Show artist names on album preplay screen for compilation albums.
- The app now seeks correctly in response to Siri remote voice commands when using the enhanced video player.
- The correct item would sometimes not be focused when returning to a Collection screen.

You can download Plex from the App Store for free.

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