Software update: Plex Media Server 1.23.1.4602

Version 1.23.1.4602 of Media Server has been released. This version was previously available to holders of the paid PlexPass, but can now be downloaded by anyone. Plex Media Server is a media server for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and various NAS devices. The software can serve content to clients on the same machine, within the local network or over the Internet. Client software is available for the aforementioned operating systems but content can also be viewed on iOS, Android, Google TV and Chromecast. The program is free to use and has in addition PlexPass, a paid service that gives access to ‘premium features’ and earlier to new versions. Since version 1.22.3.4523 the following changes and improvements have been made:

Plex Media Server 1.23.1.4528 (Plex Pass Beta update channel)

Fixes:

• (Library) Improve responsiveness when performing large scan / refresh operations on TV libraries (# 12611)
• (Metadata) Don’t auto download season specific backgrounds in the Plex TV Series agent.

Plex Media Server 1.23.1.4571 (Plex Pass Beta update channel)

New:

• (Web) Updated to 4.57.4

Fixes:

• (DVR) Device title not always correctly set during DVR setup. (# 12703)
• (Library) Improve responsiveness when performing large scan / refresh operations on TV libraries (# 12611)
• (Metadata) Don’t auto download season specific backgrounds in the Plex TV Series agent.

Plex Media Server 1.23.2.4584 (Plex Pass Beta update channel)

Fixes:

• (PlayQueues) Playing a special could result in starting playback on wrong episode (# 12505)

Plex Media Server 1.23.2.4600 (Plex Pass Beta update channel)

Fixes:

• An issue could occur on Windows systems when downgrading and re-upgrading
• Work around a bug in certain Eero routers that prevented PMS on Linux from connecting to Plex cloud services

Plex Media Server 1.23.1.4602 (available to everyone)

New:

• (Web) Updated to 4.57.4

Fixes:

• (DVR) Device title not always correctly set during DVR setup. (# 12703)
• (Library) Improve responsiveness when performing large scan / refresh operations on TV libraries (# 12611)
• (Metadata) Don’t auto download season specific backgrounds in the Plex TV Series agent.
• (Network) Certain environments could experience DNS lookup failures. (# 12710)