Android (mobile) beta release notes

Plex Players Player Betas
283

Plex for Android 7.28.0.15460-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: modifying recordings could fail.

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284

Plex for Android 7.28.0.15493-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Android Auto: fix issue where playback could crash under certain circumstances.

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285

Plex for Android 7.29.0.15583-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Live TV: “Browse” tab enabled on DVR sections to filter all guide programs more easily.
  • [Mobile] “On Device” subtitle added to local sections in the sidebar to distinguish them better.
  • [Mobile] “Downloads & Sync” and “Open Video File” sections can now be pinned and re-ordered in the sidebar.
  • [News] Remove custom News UI.

FIXES:

  • Filter menu could show when no actions were possible.
  • Sort selection might not update when changing view types.
  • Live TV: make sure to show all actions when accessing pre-play from DVR schedule. (fixes #15259)
  • Player: prevent crash when network buffer wraps. (nvidia-shield-issues#240)
  • Updated text sizes and styles.
  • Make sure the jump letter scrollbar only shows when sorting by title.
  • Ensure a type is always selected when entering a library.
  • Camera icon was missing overlaying video posters in the photo “Timeline” view.
  • Unwatched badge was missing from “Other Videos” source items.
  • [Auto] Fix issue accessing TIDAL content.
  • [Mobile] App could crash when selecting the sync action for an already synced video.
  • [Mobile] The ‘synced’ badge wasn’t displayed for some items.
  • [Mobile] Navigating to offline content with bad connection state would not always work.

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286

Plex for Android 7.29.0.15665-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • App could crash when viewing a hub.
  • App could crash during startup.
  • Player: Resolve crash when attempting to play non-live HLS streams.

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287

Plex for Android 7.29.0.15768-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • The app could crash trying to parse a malformed server version.
  • Clicking a photo hub item would show an error
  • Home could take a long time to load.
  • Was not possible to navigate to a source that is offline.
  • Play downloaded version of podcast when available.

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288

Plex for Android 7.29.0.15822-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] App could crash when viewing a hub.

BETA:

  • The app could fail to connect to servers on first launch.
  • Video playback would sometimes not honor the server’s bandwidth limitations.
  • [Mobile] Sonos: speakers don’t appear as available remote players.

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289

Plex for Android 7.29.0.15846-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • The app could crash after finishing playback of a Podcast.
  • The Podcasts source was included twice in picker during the first run.

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290

Plex for Android 7.29.1.15972-beta

Available on Google Play.

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291

Plex for Android 7.29.1.16001-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Sidebar wasn’t repopulated correctly after switching users.
  • ‘Downloads’ section in management screen included Sync items.

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292

Plex for Android 7.29.2.16074-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • The app could crash trying to find reachable servers.

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293

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16082-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Live TV: player overhaul providing a more reliable live TV playback experience.
  • Live TV: add support for long press quick actions in the TV guide.

FIXES:

  • Player: portrait videos would be displayed as landscape.
  • Player: ensure playback starts from a server with restrictions.
  • Player: prevent double spinners from appearing when skipping through items.
  • Player: improve focus on play-queue and chapter decks.
  • Player: ensure recommended H264 profile is set to what the device supports.
  • Player: respect server bandwidth limits.
  • Player: don’t download codecs when casting or using companion
  • Player: playing a consecutive music album could overlap tracks.
  • Hide the “More” menu from the sidebar if all sources are pinned.
  • Display error message when lyrics cannot be displayed.
  • [Mobile] “Scan library files” would incorrectly show for synced content.
  • [Mobile] Improve audio playback quality selection when “Use low quality on cellular” is enabled.
  • [Mobile] Synced items could have the wrong aspect ratio.

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294

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16150-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Improved Search screen with Pinned Sources search, type-based searches, and more.
  • Live TV: enable direct play of DVB subtitles.
  • Live TV: support subtitle and audio stream selection.
  • Live TV: source could be removed from the sidebar on certain server versions.

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295

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16183-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash during first run.

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296

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16218-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash when starting playback.
  • Player: fall back to transcoding when direct play fails.
  • Live TV: switching channels could result in loss of ability so switch streams and quality.
  • Re-enabled certain Facebook reporting events for a limited time on new app installs. Events remain disabled for app updates. For more information, see Use of app store install metrics for Plex app.

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297

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16248-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Live TV: fix issue switching audio streams.
  • App could crash on startup checking for storage location.
  • [Mobile] Player: “Navigate to” action could crash app.

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298

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16311-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Live TV: fix tune error if changing channels while transcoding.
  • Live TV: improve the recording button state changing when recording during playback.
  • Live TV: when seeking outside of the player’s buffer, don’t reset quality.
  • News items would not be playable when opened from the home screen.
  • [Mobile] Was not possible to navigate to photo albums.
  • [Mobile] Live TV: app would incorrectly display mini player when closing Live TV playback.

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299

Plex for Android 7.30.0.16364-beta

Available on Google Play.
Please note that due to adjusted work schedules, it may take a few days until the update becomes available.

BETA:

  • Live TV: when seeking outside of the player’s buffer, don’t reset quality.
  • Live TV: series recordings would not correctly display as currently recording in the TV guide.
  • Live TV: switching channels could lead to playback freezing.
  • Live TV: selecting “Watch live” while switching channels would incorrectly “Watch from Start”.
  • Player: crash could occur when reaching end of audio queue.
  • Custom Home hubs would not update after progress and watched changes

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300

Plex for Android 7.30.1.16449-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Player: the new player is now our default player.

FIXES:

  • Player: app could crash when selecting Add to Playlist or Sync.
  • Certain Movies from Movies & TV didn’t play.
  • Crash could occur when seeking.
  • Fix crash initalizing Home screen.

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301

Plex for Android 7.30.1.16477-beta

Available on Google Play.

  • Internal changes only

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302

Plex for Android 7.31.0.16542-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Companion: could not connect to some players.
  • Home screen could take a long time to load.
  • App could crash after switching users.
  • Player: skipping tracks while paused wouldn’t correctly resume.
  • Live TV: some home members were unable to cancel recording conflicts during playback.
  • Player: selecting subtitle during playback wouldn’t make subtitle styling options available.
  • Player: crash might occur when starting playback.
  • Empty message was missing in TIDAL libraries.
  • Player: improve connectivity when DNS rebinding protection is active.
  • [Mobile] The play button would sometimes disappear from the preplay screen.
  • [Mobile] Using the alphabet picker in libraries would not always be accurate.
  • [Mobile] Unwatched count didn’t always update for seasons.
  • [Mobile] Improved sidebar item styles.

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