Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS) Beta Release Notes

Plex Players Player Betas
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Plex for Android 2026.8.0
Plex for iOS 2026.8.0

NEW:

  • Add dimensions to Edit Artwork screen. Requires wifi and mid or high performance device.
  • Live TV: Selecting a channel or airing now directly starts playback rather than take you to the Live TV guide screen first.
  • Player: support for nerd statistics.
  • Show initials as fallback for user profile images that fail to load.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Bring back next / previous buttons.
  • [tvOS] Update the selected and focus states of the jumpbar on TV.

FIXES:

  • After creating or duplicating a list, the user would be returned to the lists screen instead of the list details screen.
  • Browse screen jumpbars were broken for folder lists.
  • Categories screens were broken for personal media.
  • Fixed a crash on the Discover onboarding screen when the API response is missing UI data.
  • Fixed a crash when viewing unmatched library items with no metadata in the server response.
  • Fixed playback progress reporting errors during early live TV playback.
  • Fixed ultrablur color requests to Luma failing with 401 errors due to missing authentication headers.
  • Live TV: Selecting the same previous category did nothing
  • Managed users now see a specific permission error when attempting to cancel a recording made by a different user.
  • Movies in collections could fail to load or show a blank screen while loading.
  • Player: Subtitle selection and OSD state now carry over correctly when switching FAST channels.
  • Skeletons were sometimes showing the incorrect number of titles/subtitles on browse screens.
  • Smoother background color transitions when navigating between items.
  • Some filters were not being applied correctly on personal media browse screens.
  • [Android] Android would crash upon connecting to a TV for casting.
  • [Android] Content could appear behind the status bar on devices without a notch or hole-punch camera.
  • [Android] Crash when navigating away from a screen during image loading.
  • [Android] Fixed an infinite re-render loop when browsing show details on certain devices.
  • [Android] Libraries could not be closed by pressing the backdrop.
  • [Android] Player: allow playback to be terminated when in the background.
  • [Android] Player: resuming with external subtitles could resume at the wrong position.
  • [Android] Player: update PMS dashboard with pause state correctly.
  • [Android] Reduced memory usage by releasing image bitmaps on screens in the background.
  • [Android][iOS] Comments can now be 1000 characters in length.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed a crash that could occur when a server went offline while downloads were being processed.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed a crash when clearing downloads before the database has fully initialized.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed download progress tracking crash when server doesn’t report file size.
  • [Android][iOS] Improve behavior when scrolling scroll All Libraries.
  • [Android][iOS] Improve the UX of activity cards in the activity feed.
  • [Android][iOS] Library filter/sort buttons were misaligned.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Consecutive FAST category deeplinks could navigate to the wrong category.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Deeplinking into a Plex Channels category could show the wrong source’s tabs and header.
  • [Android][iOS] Playlist favorite libraries were not re-orderable on mobile.
  • [Android][iOS] The activity comment input field would not allow entry of more than the maximum number of characters. The limit is still enforced when submitting the comment.
  • [Android][iOS] The navigation did not properly reflect the selected tab when opening a deeplink to a watchlist tab.
  • [Android][iOS] The navigation tabs could appear slightly scrolled when first loading a screen.
  • [Android][iOS] Use title instead of language on stream selectors.
  • [Android][iOS] l.plex.tv deeplinks failed to open when automatic sign in was disabled.
  • [iOS] Crash when swiping through a Carousel hub.
  • [tvOS] DVR schedule screen remained visible during playback when watching a recorded item.
  • [tvOS] Displayed all libraries in the My Libraries menu when no favorites are set.
  • [tvOS] Fixed OSD seek bar focus getting lost or delayed
  • [tvOS] Incorrect focus behavior on Switch User screen.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Improved focus behaviour after selecting a category.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: OTA airing details now appear immediately when the guide loads.
  • [tvOS] Logo shifting on some episode details screens.
  • [tvOS] Long username no longer cut off when focused on the user switcher screen.
  • [tvOS] Maintain focus in DVR schedule after removing recording.
  • [tvOS] Manage would stay open when the app was backgrounded and restored to the user switcher.
  • [tvOS] Moving through episodes causes too many fetches on slow devices.
  • [tvOS] Player: Not closing when no next item is available.
  • [tvOS] Player: Playback could continue in the background after reaching PostPlay.
  • [tvOS] Player: Playback would always resume when returning from the screensaver.
  • [tvOS] User switcher now focuses the current user instead of the first user in the list.