Plex for Android

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Plex for Android v4.28.0.196

Plex for Android Google Play download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

Note: We are performing a staged rollout, which means that the update may take several hours until it’s available

NEW:

  • [Android TV] Lots of tweaks to the application look and feel.
  • Display warning dialog when starting to play content through a relayed connection.
  • Audio playback can now be controlled with a single-button headset (1 press for ‘play/pause’, 2 for ‘next’, 3 for ‘previous’).
  • Tweaks to card titles and subtitles to make them more useful and also more consistent with other Plex clients.
  • Add support for remuxing HEVC video using Plex Media Server v1.0.0.0 and above.
  • New Audio Player design for mobile/tablet.
  • Small tweaks to mini-player appearance.
  • Always show ‘stop’ button in mini-player, regardless of orientation or screen size.

FIXES:

  • Multiple improvements on Locations picker.
  • Improve photo viewer zoom functionality.
  • Fix bug where the app could crash trying to play certain items.
  • Fix issue preventing seeking within some videos.
  • Storage permission no longer required for ‘Advanced > Privacy > Email device logs’ option.
  • Do a better job at dealing with problems querying if user owns Google Play in-app product.
  • Resolve issue preventing browsing of photo channels.
  • Now including 3gp files in ‘Videos’ section of local server.
  • Make Camera Upload more efficient.
  • Fix issue preventing browsing of photos from Hubs.
  • [Generic TV] Fix bug in where main menu would not open on Android N.
  • [Android TV] Fix for bug where global search would fail on Android 5 until app had been initialized.
  • [Android TV] Fix bug where the application could crash when opening or resuming the home screen.
  • [Android TV] Fix occasional crash when app resumed after having been in the background for a while.
  • [Android TV] Fix issue browsing channels where no results were displayed.
  • [Android TV] Hide current time display in Photo player.
  • [Android TV] Improve USB/Bluetooh keyboard handling when modifying text based preferences.
  • [SHIELD] Allow the Plex app to start even if Plex Media Server is disabled.
  • [SHIELD] Disable audio passthrough when headphones are connected to remote or controller.