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r/PrismMusic•
PrismDev

Prism v2.2 is now available: adds an equalizer, similar artists, artist/album descriptions + more

Release

This is a phased release, so you may not get the auto-update until later this week. To update manually, open the App Store, tap your account in the upper right and find Prism in the list.

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The new album view with record label + review

The new (very basic) equalizer

Note: Starting with this version you can add your Plex account to Prism for free (additional purchase no longer required).

NEW

  • Added a basic equalizer (iOS 13 only)
  • Each tab now has its own search bar
  • [Plex] Artist countries are now imported as tags
  • [Plex] Similar artists are now imported and displayed under each artist
  • [Plex] Album view now displays record label when available
  • [Plex] Added artist biography to artist view
  • [Plex] Added album review to album view
  • New option for sorting songs by rating
  • New option for sorting by recently played
  • New settings under Interface > General to adjust if and how library metadata is refreshed on app launch
  • New setting to reduce haptics under Interface > General

IMPROVED

  • Increased size of Libraries and Downloads views on iPad
  • Additional logging to help track down recent spike in playback errors

FIXED

  • [Plex] Fix for occasional m4a file playback issues
  • Fixed “Done” button not displaying on download manager view on some iPad models

NOTES

  • Unfortunately, due to API limitations, the equalizer won’t work when streaming transcoded audio

Thank-you for the continued support. If you have the time, a review or rating makes my day!

Posted May 13, 2020, 10:58 AM UTC

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jx_lx•

Great update - hope playlist support is coming soon! 😊

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

Thanks! Playlist editing is up next 👍

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Nixon506E•

Just came here to say thanks! I'm still a big fan over PlexAmp just due to your dedication and updates!

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pacoii•

Love the update, but one question; why did you choose to put the artist bio info at the bottom, as opposed to the top area? For artists that have a lot of albums, it feels incredibly 'buried' at the bottom. I have artists with 20, 30 or even more albums and it's endless scrolling to get to the bio.

Or perhaps Is there a shortcut to jump to the bottom? That might be cool.

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IwuvNikoNiko•

Everyone upvote this so the author takes notice!

This is one of my favorite apps for iOS , but Siri integration is the most badly needed feature IMO and a gaping hole in the app (and all Plex apps)

** My wonderful Prism Dev, if you're able to able to pull off integrating Prism + Siri to play specific albums directly from Prism, I'll give you a heavy tip and worship you as my new god.** For example, "Using Prism, play Artist Ariana Grande" or "Using Prism, play Album Take a Hike".

You will have replaced the possibility of me getting Apple Music and I'll tip you for it :) .

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

Proper Siri support is coming, probably in the next feature update.

I recently added it to my other app, Prologue, so a lot of the work has already been done.

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a_a_ronc•

Thanks for this. I too would probably tip beyond my purchase for this feature working well. Since you can’t change the default player in iOS my BT headphone buttons bassically do nothing. If there’s Siri, I could at least go that route.

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Morpion•

Thanks so much for the record label view - exactly what I was waiting for 😁

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WeirdoGame•

Wow, this is a major update.
I knew the addition of similar artists was on its way, but the addition of clickable record labels, and the country tags are great additions too. I listen to a lot of "international" music, so it's very nice to be able to view all my Cuban albums at once, for example.

Keep up your great work ;-)

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peterccaz•

Excellent update. Looking forward to the CarPlay and Siri enhancements in the future. Thanks for all the work and communication and appreciate the posted roadmap. I hope folks remember they can send tips (of a more practical nature) via the app. More>>Settings>>Tip Jar. You deserve it!

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hopfield•

Nice job!

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ejquin•

Is anyone else having transcoding issues? My library is FLAC and when I set the quality to anything other than "original" I get a message "playback failed - resource unavailable."

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

Send me an issue report from Settings > Report an Issue when you get a chance and I'll take a look at the logs

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ejquin•

Just sent, thanks

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ejquin•

Still haven't heard a fix on this. Any info - still getting same error.

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El_Hammurabi•

Any chance we can get a dark grey mode as an alternative to light/dark mode? For some reason white text on a black background doesn’t “please” my vision.

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

Sure, I can do that. I've heard from a few people that have a hard time with the black/white contrast.

If I made the grey version use the same colour as the Now Playing background, would that work for you? Screenshot

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El_Hammurabi•

Yes that would be perfect! 👍

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

Alright, cool - that makes things easier. I'll try to get it into the next update.

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jx_lx•

ETA for the next update? waiting for full playlist support, so I can switch from Plexamp..

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

Working on playlist management now, will probably hit beta in the next couple of weeks (sign up here if you'd like).

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jx_lx•

Playlist management 😿? Low priority or difficult to implement?

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roflerne•

Any updates regarding this feature request https://trello.com/c/odX8L6Qo/16-support-for-multiple-active-libraries?

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PrismDevOPDeveloper•

I have it mostly working, but it may not make v2.3. I'm working on a bigger update for iOS 14, it'll probably be in that one.

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roflerne•

Awesome, will it also be possible to have both Apple Music and a Plex library active?

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El_Hammurabi•

Any chance you could implement:

  1. the ability to rate tracks from the 3D Touch / long press context menu? It would be nice to have a quicker way to rate music while scrolling through the library.

  2. Per playlist sorting. Example: Playlist A sorts by playlist order , playlist B sorts by recently played etc.

  3. The option to sync settings, playlist sorting order, tabs across devices for those of use who use Prism on multiple devices.

Thanks for considering. I’d love to hear your feedback on any of these suggestions.

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