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TL;DR
- Plex has introduced that its Watch Collectively characteristic gained’t be obtainable within the new Plex expertise.
- You may nonetheless use the characteristic in Plex’s net app “for the foreseeable future.”
- Plex says it could contemplate including comparable performance to the brand new expertise sooner or later.
Plex debuted its revamped cellular apps final yr and is within the means of bringing the brand new expertise to extra platforms. Whereas the brand new app has been typically nicely acquired, due to its extra trendy interface, up to date navigation, and a few newly added options, it’s lacking a number of options that had been obtainable within the previous model. Provided that the app continues to be in beta, we count on Plex so as to add these options earlier than the steady launch, however the streaming service has confirmed that one of many lacking options gained’t return within the new Plex expertise.
In a current put up on its boards, Plex introduced that its Watch Collectively characteristic gained’t be obtainable within the new Plex expertise on most units. Customers will, nonetheless, have the ability to proceed utilizing the characteristic in Plex’s net app “for the foreseeable future.” A number of customers on the Plex boards and Reddit have expressed disappointment with this choice, urging others to flood the corporate with requests to deliver it again.
Though Watch Collectively gained’t be obtainable within the new Plex expertise for now, it won’t be gone for good. In its authentic announcement, Plex hints at the opportunity of the characteristic making a comeback sooner or later, stating: “And since we’ve seen your love and great response to this characteristic, we don’t preclude the opportunity of providing comparable performance once more sooner or later, utilizing new tooling.”
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