Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS) Beta Release Notes

Plex for Android 2026.12.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.12.0 Beta 2


NEW:

  • Video playlists will appear as lists.

FIXES:

  • A crash could occur when opening a show or episode whose details were missing or had been removed from the server.
  • Collections would not appear when adding to list from a browse screen.
  • Consent prompts now show an error message when the request fails instead of failing silently.
  • Failures to create music playlists.
  • Favorite Libraries would not update information after being added.
  • Fixed a crash on the Recommended library screen when a server reported no providers.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Live TV guide.
  • Fixed the Live TV guide showing stale airings after returning from a long playback session.
  • Live TV: Channel would not be re-tuned when opening Live TV guide again.
  • Player: Maintain subtitle selection for FAST playback after switching channels.
  • [Android] An error could prevent downloads from working right after app launch.
  • [Android] Can’t scroll horizontally on Change Artwork screen
  • [Android] Fixed a class of crashes triggered by animations.
  • [Android] Fixed stale artwork, title, and subtitle briefly appearing in grid cells while scrolling — cells now show a placeholder skeleton until the correct content loads.
  • [Android] Hubs could have unpredictable focus behaviour and jump when scrolling.
  • [Android] Live TV: Picture-in-Picture could trigger in a broken state when backgrounding app on Live TV guide.
  • [Android] Player: fixed a crash that could occur during playback notifications.
  • [Android][iOS] A crash could occur when opening a downloaded item.
  • [Android][iOS] Playback progress for downloaded episodes and movies not always synced back to your server when reconnected.
  • [Android][iOS] The Friends tab bar appeared shifted to the left when opening Friends from the User Menu.
  • [Android][iOS] The help text for an empty watchlist could intersect the navigation bar.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Error message for attempting to cancel a recording without permission was always generic on apple platforms.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Fixed a crash that could occur when dismissing modal screens.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Images in pop-up menus no longer disappear after navigating to another screen and back.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Joining a Live TV channel that’s already playing now starts at the live edge with a correct seekbar, instead of at the beginning.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: fixed a crash that could occur while playing video.
  • [tvOS] Fixed hard-to-read text overlapping the artwork on the Confirm Rental screen.
  • [tvOS] Fixed the Activity Feed zero state scrolling past its header when no friends or activity were present.
  • [tvOS] Re-enable inline preview player for Live TV and hubs.
  • [tvOS] The on-screen keyboard no longer pops up on its own when opening the Username screen; it now appears only when you select the text field.
  • [tvOS] Top navigation popover stayed open when navigating between server libraries.