Support for plex

[amino]

Hello,
Here's another vote for supporting plex as a media source. It should be possible considering other apps such as Symphonium have done it.

 

[Siegchampion]

Hoping to hear about the Plex update from someone now that the latest release shows native Plex integration (beta). What functions do you have? Any features from Plexamp?

 

[meltapple]

Hoping to hear about the Plex update from someone now that the latest release shows native Plex integration (beta). What functions do you have? Any features from Plexamp?

No plexamp features. It's just a browser in the app. It works well enough but it annoyingly doesn't report plays back to Plex so if you were hoping to scrobble to last fm or listenbrainz you're out of luck at the moment. It also caps "recently added" music to 6 albums which seems way too low to me.

 

[azoriusmage]

No plexamp features. It's just a browser in the app. It works well enough but it annoyingly doesn't report plays back to Plex so if you were hoping to scrobble to last fm or listenbrainz you're out of luck at the moment. It also caps "recently added" music to 6 albums which seems way too low to me.

Yeah such a shame headless Plexamp client wasn't the first integration no reporting back is utter madness

 

[pieterv1]

Hoping to hear about the Plex update from someone now that the latest release shows native Plex integration (beta). What functions do you have? Any features from Plexamp?

Unfortunately it has nothing to do with Plexamp, doesn't come with any of the smart features and also doesn't require you to have a Plexpass.

If you want Plexamp features, the best way forward would be to have the WiiM devices act as endpoints for the native Plex apps. Make sure to submit a feature request for this through the WiiM Home app!

 

[vdp]

What is more worrying is the total lack of communication. I hope this isn't going to be a case of sunk cost fallacy.

"Plex native" has some value (eg for my wife who might very occasionally want to play something from my Plex server). Get it to work decently and call it completed without getting into the trap of implementing too many plexamp features (completely missing still...).

At the same time tell your audience that you hear them and put onto your roadmap the headless plexamp as endpoint. Doesn't have to be tomorrow. Just proper roadmap target..

If they don't after all this feedback then 1) don't act like you listen to your audience 2) don't act as if you have any even semi-decent plex support...

@RyanWithWiim , @WiiM Team , @WiiM Support

In the meantime yes let's report through WiiM app etc but
- for a beta feature with them 100% sure monitoring this thread closely reading every comment
- and seeing most people who react (semi-)positive still being disappointed about headless plexamp endpoint missing...
- and expectations on this forum very clear throughout a months long expectations roadmap buildup that plexamp endpoint was the expectation
... being completely ignored is just showing a complete lack of respect IMO

 

[azoriusmage]

What is more worrying is the total lack of communication. I hope this isn't going to be a case of sunk cost fallacy.

"Plex native" has some value (eg for my wife who might very occasionally want to play something from my Plex server). Get it to work decently and call it completed without getting into the trap of implementing too many plexamp features (completely missing still...).

At the same time tell your audience that you hear them and put onto your roadmap the headless plexamp as endpoint. Doesn't have to be tomorrow. Just proper roadmap target..

If they don't after all this feedback then 1) don't act like you listen to your audience 2) don't act as if you have any even semi-decent plex support...

@RyanWithWiim , @WiiM Team , @WiiM Support

In the meantime yes let's report through WiiM app etc but
- for a beta feature with them 100% sure monitoring this thread closely reading every comment
- and seeing most people who react (semi-)positive still being disappointed about headless plexamp endpoint missing...
- and expectations on this forum very clear throughout a months long expectations roadmap buildup that plexamp endpoint was the expectation
... being completely ignored is just showing a complete lack of respect IMO

I agree, it sound like decisions made by people who didn't either take time to understand Plex

 

[vdp]

Other android streamer solutions out there have other potential risks (old android OS that might create problems) so I'm not expecting WiiM to even get to this...

But the following is possible on Eversolo it seems (side loading, manual app updates, not ideal but..)

 

[meltapple]

I agree, it sound like decisions made by people who didn't either take time to understand Plex

They've had quite a lot of time to look at this, and I'd be surprised if they didn't at least investigate the feasability of Plexamp headless. It could simply be that there are technological impediments in implementing plexamp headless/endpoint on their hardware, or that it would be substantially more effort than the solution that they decided on.

Regardless, I agree that the lack of communication/response with regards to peoples' expectations and issues with this implementation is a tad disapointing, but you can't have it all eh.