Plex never stops delivering when it comes to bringing new features to the table that rattle users with happiness. They’re already one of the best options anyone could use for streaming all of their favorite media, and they already support a majority of the devices on the market (it’s hard to find this level of cross-compatibility). They work hard at building on their service in many ways, including some of the simplest of features that can make just as much of a difference.
One of the latest is their addition of on-demand subtitles that they are beginning to roll into various platforms including desktop, smartphones, TVs, Xbox One, and more. With the new feature, the user can choose to search for on-demand subtitles if the media doesn’t already offer them. Perfect for those who are hard of hearing or simply like to have them due to personal preference. Or even better, imported films that aren’t in your native language. Plex will search the OpenSubtitles database looking for subtitles that match your film and import them into your stream just like that.
I personally have a member of my family who loves to enable subtitles on everything. They aren’t losing their hearing but it simply seems to be a preference they have acquired over time. When I visit, tapping into my Plex library is a common thing and I don’t have subtitles for most of my content. Mostly because when I copy my disks into my digital library, I almost never choose the ability to add them as I only care about subtitles for foreign languages. Now, it doesn’t matter how I ripped the data into my library thanks to this new enhancement.
“This feature will be rolling out as Plex Pass Preview over the next few days as we fine tune it on Web Desktop, Xbox One, most LG TVs, Plex Media Player, Android mobile, and Android TV (iOS and Apple TV will follow up shortly).”
It shouldn’t be long before you see the option pop up into your favorite source of Plex.
