May 30, 2018 – Written By John Anon The Plex Android app not supports podcasts. This is actually a much more wide-reaching feature as Plex has announced its entire ecosystem is moving towards a podcast-friendly design, although as part of the initial wave of support, podcast compatibility will only be available on Android, the Plex Web, Roku, and iOS. With the promise of more platform options to support the new feature in due course. It is also worth noting this initial offering of podcast support is being released as a beta feature, and is being made available to all users – not just those with a Plex Pass. Some of the benefits Plex is now touting with the new podcast support is the service’s ‘search and discovery’ technology with Plex stating its interface has been designed to ensure finding a podcast is as easy as possible with users able to search by keyword, or browse through the numerous options available. Adding to this, Plex is drawing on machine learning to ensure that once a user starts searching and listening to podcasts, the interface in time will build up enough knowledge to start offering personalized recommendations. To further add to the experience, Plex states it has “upgraded” its mobile app and web players for an improved listening experience, as well as better forward and backing skipping, and support for variable speed playback. As to be expected with a Plex feature, there are some additional interface benefits offered as well, including the option… [Read full story]
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