Plex has finally pushed out support for songs and sound files on the Xbox One version of its app. And with its pipeline clear of update rigged with the music support patch, the care package for the Xbox One app should arrive soon, Plex says.
The latest update for Plex' Xbox One app includes support for music, MKV files, playlists, SmartGlass, says Plex in a blog post announcing the update. It also includes new navigation shortcuts and movie trailers.
"Finally, your Xbox One will sing. I mean, not literally, like you in the shower this morning, but close enough," says Plex. "Play your music, even in snapped mode or in the background on the home screen."
SmartGlass support gives Xbox One owners the ability to control Plex using a mobile device that supports the console's companion app. Meanwhile, music playlists are available to help users manage their massive music libraries, and cinema trailers are on hand to help home showings near that movie theater experience.
While Plex has been fighting to get the latest update out to Xbox One owners, the developer has also been looking down the road a bit.
"Best of all, since this release took so long, we've been hard at work on the next release, which is sort of like having a time machine, if you tilt your head just so or drink way too much Cabernet," says Plex. "Basically it means we'll have good news for you in the near future about even more awesome stuff for the Xbox One app."
Along with building out its software, Plex continues to build it up. About a month before music support was released, Plex announced that it was working to bring SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to its users' media servers with no charges to the consumer.
In announcing its efforts to secure its software, Plex said that it's a "laughable offense" if every packet of data downloaded and uploaded from a network isn't locked down with encryption. It's working hard to earn DigiCert's lock icon to wear as a badge for the Plex media server app.
"In a nutshell, your browser and your bank's website work their asses off under the hood to render that coveted 'green lock' which assures you that yes, the form that you're typing your account number and password into is actually your bank's and not, in fact, being served up by a golden retriever," says Plex.
