Server Version: 1.42.2.10102 Player Version: 2025.24.0 <a name="p-3822278-tldr-the-android-plex-app-buffers-after-12-minutes-on-lan-only-when-video-direct-play-and-audio-transcode-4k-hevc-dovi-truehd-other-clients-are-fine-androidtv-web-1" class="anchor" href="#p-3822278-tldr-the-android-plex-app-buffers-after-12-minutes-on-lan-only-when-video-direct-play-and-audio-transcode-4k-hevc-dovi-truehd-other-clients-are-fine-androidtv-web-1" aria-label="Heading link"> TL;DR: The Android Plex app buffers after ~1–2 minutes on LAN only when video = Direct Play and audio = Transcode (4K HEVC DoVi + TrueHD). Other clients are fine (AndroidTV, Web). Environment Server: Plex Media Server (Docker/TrueNAS app) …

[image] cinephile42: plenty of CPU What is the specific CPU? Audio is highly dependent on a single core/Thread rating. Network mode of docker should be HOST mode to avoid hitting whatever bandwidth limit the OS places on Bridge mode.

Thanks for the response. I have an i5-10100 The CPU is fast enough as the speed of transcoding video and audio simultaneously is a multiple of the playback speed. The issue I’ve described above only occurs when the video is NOT transcoding and direct playing. Note, that the audio is being transcod…

Also having this issue, the android app will endlessly load with the thumbnail in the middle after pressing play, and the moment I switch to lower quality audio it works fine. The Plex dash shows up with nothing, as if I am not playing anything. A server-side solution like actually transcoding the …

Just want to point out that this is still an issue (keeping the post alive). These problems make Direct Playing on Android impossible.

Android app buffers after ~1–2 minutes on LAN only when Direct Playing and audio is transcoding

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cinephile42 September 4, 2025, 4:16pm 2

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Android app buffers after ~1–2 minutes on LAN only when Direct Playing and audio is transcoding

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