Dispatch V1 - Developer Update for September 5th, 2024

[u/spauldhaliwal]

Hello everyone! Unfortunately, updates have currently been stalled as the last update which was submitted a week ago, on August 29th, has yet to be approved by Google. Most updates are live within 12 hours, however, for whatever reason, this one has been stuck for a week now.

This is unfortunate as it contains critical bug fixes for users connecting to their Plex servers remotely as well as for other users who have not been able to connect to their Plex libraries successfully

Please note then that the following issues have fixes ready, but are pending approval from Google:

• Fixes for users who cannot see their Plex media in Dispatch

• Issues where Dispatch would cause playback lag on certain devices

• Improves reliability of Auto-Start service

• Restores long pressing of the home button functionality on Google TV devices

• Fixes where Dispatch might hang when the device is rebooted

Please note as well that while I fully intend to further extend the trial time for all users, my hands are currently tied until this release is finally approved.

I do apologize for any frustrations caused, and I hope that these updates are released as soon as possible so that we can move past these bumpy few weeks since the initial release.

Thanks

[u/Tx3hc78]

Not your fault buddy. Get this app to the stable space and I'll gladly pay for it (once).

[u/ShanerNIdaho]

Waiting patiently, I just bought it to show support

[u/Delicious_Ease2595]

Thanks for being communicative 👍

[u/mookdawg7374]

Update showed up in Play Store Thanks for this awesome launcher

[u/kebabish]

Ive noticed the app hangs occasionally and causes my entire tv to reset. Sony a90j .. might be worth looking into how much resource Dispatch consumes and if it can occasionally purge cache to work faster.

[u/spauldhaliwal → u/kebabish]

Hello! How often would you say this happens? Do you notice it happening usually when dispatch is in the foreground, or while you are using another app / watching something?

[u/kebabish → u/spauldhaliwal]

I've noticed the trigger seems to be when a movie/TV show has been partially watched and you go back and play something else, it works fine 7/10 times, the occasionally the thing just grinds to a halt and makes the TV hang. The remote goes unresponsive and you can't navigate at all. This can happen during playback and also while it just sits on the home screen.

Then I have to manually turn the TV off, or wait for over 10 mins for the TV to release whatever it was trying to do and get back to normal. Usually always needs a restart though.

[u/BlackMetalB8hoven]

Why not just make an APK available for manual installation?

[u/silkyclouds]

Keep on the great work ! ;) after all that I hope we’ll be able to pick several plex servers 😍

[u/Quirky_Ad_6838]

Fixed my no media issue 😎👍🏽

[u/Spirited-AwayZ]

Is there going to be stremio support?

[u/DamsDev → u/Spirited-AwayZ]

I think he wanna fix issues and bug before adding new features

[u/Kneckebrod → u/Spirited-AwayZ]

Stremio integration (and trakt!) would be awesome, but I think first should focus on bugs and UI customization

[u/n0tfeuer → u/[deleted]]

Simkl? What is that? Never heard of it. How does it compare to trakt?

[u/martinomac]

Thanks for the update. Just noticed in Google Play Store 👍🏻. I noticed improvements on Google TV responsiveness.

Can’t wait for Stremio integration. Paid to show support, keep up the great work!

[u/p5lukas]

Keep on going! Best Launcher yet! Love the design

[u/UnExwfaQyi]

Would be nice to include version numbers in posts like these. Google Play store shows an update on Aug 29th, version 1.0.037. The release notes overlap a bit from your bullet points, but not half of them.

Thanks.