Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS)

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Plex for Android 2026.5.0 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.5.0 (App Store)

NOTE: Timings for submissions, approvals, and releases in the app stores can vary. Each release gets rolled out to users over the course of multiple days. If you don’t see the new release available for your device yet, please be patient.

NEW:

  • Improve performance on Personal Media Browse grid screens.
  • Player: Modernized Player UI with streamlined controls.
  • [tvOS] Added video preview for Live TV and trailer hubs.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Updated guide video player.

FIXES:

  • File info would appear on some types with no files.
  • Live TV: Scheduled recordings would still show up in guide after being cancelled from DVR schedule.
  • Player: Fixed Live TV progress bar showing incorrect colors.
  • Text showing behind Live TV recent channels on Home.
  • [Android] Alternate app icons had the wrong scale.
  • [Android] Deep links from l.plex.tv failed to open.
  • [Android] Fix occasional crash when scrolling quickly.
  • [Android] Improved performance of content rows.
  • [Android] Improved scrolling performance on content-heavy screens.
  • [Android] Items in All Libraries list sometimes not rendering correctly when scrolling.
  • [Android] Top bar background flashed when opening menu or navigating between tabs.
  • [Android][iOS] DVR Schedule screen could appear behind the header.
  • [Android][iOS] Deep links from links.plex.tv failed to open when the user switcher was enabled.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Marker button not visible enough
  • [Android][iOS] Review text was slightly cut off in the creation screen.
  • [Android][iOS] The “Where to Watch” sheet would display the empty message twice when no streaming sources were available.
  • [Android][iOS] The activity feed on the preplay screen was showing an incorrect loading state.
  • [tvOS] Background art would sometimes not be visible after exiting playback.
  • [tvOS] Fixed an extra back press being required to exit the app from the Home screen.
  • [tvOS] Fixed subtitle offset adjuster back button closing playback and focus not returning to OSD after dismissal.
  • [tvOS] Fixed vertical navigation from channel header buttons in Live TV guide landing on airings instead of adjacent channel headers.
  • [tvOS] Improved loading performance of person detail screens.
  • [tvOS] Player state indicator icon was too small on TV.
  • [tvOS] Player: Dismiss pause ad when pressing directional key.
  • [tvOS] Player: Focus border for postplay hub items.
  • [tvOS] Player: Marker buttons missing, or having unclear focused state.
  • [tvOS] Player: Subtitle offset adjuster was incorrectly positioned, causing focus to be incorrect.
  • [tvOS] Player: When pressing the Add to Watchlist when watching a trailer, the “Added to your Watchlist” toast would not always appear.
  • [tvOS] Scroll down when focusing mobile app button on People screen.
  • [tvOS] Search loading spinner was not vertically centered on TV platforms.
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