Android (mobile) beta release notes

Plex Players Player Betas
203

Plex for Android 7.16.0.10508-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] News: don’t resume previous non-news video.
  • [Mobile] Player: app could crash when playing camera roll videos.
  • [Mobile] Player: app could crash when using playback controls on notification.
  • [Mobile] Shuffle icon would not always be shown for sections.

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204

Plex for Android 7.16.1.10608-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Cast: improve support when casting on a network with DNS rebinding protection.

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205

Plex for Android 7.17.0.10687-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [Mobile] Playback: improved performance with network cache.

FIXES:

  • Playback: hitting “back” in sweet fades transition could resume item from wrong offset.
  • Playback: ensure video player uses any manually selected version.
  • Playback: support Samsung lock screen media controls.
  • [Mobile] Improve playback from voice search.
  • [Mobile] Cast: ensure devices are available when the application starts.
  • [Mobile] Correctly restore a paused music playqueue.
  • [Mobile] Resuming audio playback from miniplayer could start track from beggining.

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206

Plex for Android 7.17.0.10718-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • TV changes only.

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207

Plex for Android 7.17.0.10748-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • TV changes only.

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208

Plex for Android 7.17.0.10776-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • TV changes only.

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209

Plex for Android 7.17.0.10841-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Crash accessing “Recent played” synced content in Android Auto.

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210

Plex for Android 7.17.0.11041-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

This update does not contain any mobile change.

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211

Plex for Android 7.18.0.11051-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Playback: app could display wrong source in “Playback Info” panel.
  • Playback: quality settings inside the player wouldn’t reflect the current quality.
  • [Mobile] Audio playback did not use correct quality when using a Cast device.
  • [Mobile] App could crash when opening miniplayer after disconnecting from remote player.
  • [Mobile] Starting playback from section “Add to Queue” action could not work.
  • [Mobile] App could crash when syncing content.
  • [Mobile] Improve battery performance when playing audio.
  • [Mobile] App could launch incorrect player when accessed from “Now Playing” menu.
  • [Mobile] Improve background of player when controlling remote video.
  • [Mobile] Disconnecting from remote video player and continuing locally should show loading indicator.
  • [Mobile] Crash could occur when enabling Picture in Picture.
  • [Mobile] Improve cleanup of resources when flinging media remotely.
  • [Mobile] Home hubs could erroneously be displayed as offline.

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212

Plex for Android 7.18.0.11113-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Support for x86_64 devices.

FIXES:

  • Crash could occur on startup when parsing the address of IPv6 devices.
  • [Mobile] Managed users could have access to admin sections.

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213

Plex for Android 7.18.0.11188-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Live TV: ensure guide displays the correct UI.

BETA:

  • Podcasts: playback would always start from the beginning.
  • [Mobile] News: discover and category tabs would not display correctly.

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214

Plex for Android 7.18.0.11228-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Update On Deck and Continue Watching hubs in response to changes.

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215

Plex for Android 7.18.1.11299-beta

Available on Google Play.

This update only includes changes that impact TV platforms.

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216

Plex for Android 7.19.0.11403-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Player: seeking using “double tap” incorrectly enabled for music content.
  • [Mobile] TIDAL: “Add to library” incorrectly displayed at section level.
  • [Mobile] Notifications: use the standard Plex notification icon for push notifications.
  • [Mobile] News: player in landscape could have its controls cut off.
  • [Mobile] List of available remote players could not be accurate.
  • [Mobile] Mirroring content could fail on a remote player.

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217

Plex for Android 7.19.0.11437-beta

Available on Google Play.

This update only includes changes that impact TV platforms.

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218

Plex for Android 7.19.0.11473-beta

Available on Google Play.

his update only includes changes that impact TV platforms.

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219

Plex for Android 7.19.0.11571-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • TIDAL: app would crash when accessing some artist screens.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] SONOS: app could incorrectly display a non-ready entry in remote players list.
  • [Mobile] Notifications: receiving a push notification could sometimes crash the app.

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220

Plex for Android 7.19.0.11608-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Player: enable landscape lock by default.

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221

Plex for Android 7.19.1.11692-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Player: ensure seek preview is visible above the seekbar.
  • [Mobile] Player: ensure cast controls do not rotate when playback starts.

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222

Plex for Android 7.19.2.11755-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Ensure home hubs are never removed when server is offline.

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