Android (mobile) beta release notes

Plex for Android 8.0.0.17051-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Player: direct play subtitles even when transcoding audio or video.

FIXES:

  • Player: Play progress would sometimes not be reported to the server.
  • Prevent crash starting video playback if audio is still playing.
  • There were still some scenarios in which the Home screen could take a long time to load.
  • Ensure unclaimed server content is displayed (on devices on the same network).
  • SHIELD PMS: ‘move storage location’ could fail sometimes.
  • Player: ensure backward seeks go to the correct location when transcoding.
  • Player: prevent crash on LG devices when extracting libraries.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: cancelling a download could result in an error notification.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

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