Improve download support

[thornbill]

The following improvements are needed to the initial download implementation

• [x] Delete transcodes on server post-download — #408
• [ ] Fetch item info
• [ ] Verify item is a video before attempting to download
• [ ] Make downloads pausable/resumable
• [ ] Add messaging on empty download screen
• [ ] Improve UI of download listing
• [ ] Save playback progress
• [ ] Add quality options for downloads
• [ ] Display download file sizes
• [ ] Display available space on the device

[dm3ch]

Hi! Is there any progress with publically releasing this feature?

[thornbill]

No there is nothing new to report... I've been slacking on working on this app. 😅

[dm3ch]

Is there anything that newby could try to help with?

[NoSadBeHappy]

Once this is finished, will it be integrated in the app to get to the downloaded content? Also will it be supported for music?

[anthonylavado]

@NoSadBeHappy Yes, it would be integrated in the app. It would just be video for now. For music, apps like Finamp do support offline downloads/playback.

[NoSadBeHappy]

@NoSadBeHappy Yes, it would be integrated in the app. It would just be video for now. For music, apps like Finamp do support offline downloads/playback.

Thanks for the quick response! Sounds great. Yeah i knew about finamp, but i don't like the interface as much as the official app, and it also doesen't support artist sorting in offline mode, which is how I ususally like to choose my music.

[AlexandruNegura]

Waiting for this one as well. It would make Plex Pass obsolete :)

[hgghyxo]

Is it possible to introduce a cache to disk system that supports future downloading capabilities ? Currently it feels like every time I reopen the player ( mostly due to very bad network on a train ) it has to download chunks again, even if it was already downloaded. I do a bit of JS coding myself, I might try to look into this later myself, but would like to align with your projects and plan. Thanks