Android (mobile) beta release notes

Plex Players Player Betas
303

Plex for Android 7.31.0.16605-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Player: resolve DNS rebinding issue when playing transcoded videos

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304

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.

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305

Plex for Android 8.0.0.17115-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Prevent battery drain when app is left in background after playing music.

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306

Plex for Android 8.0.0.17168-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Continue Watching would not update with played status or progress.

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307

Plex for Android 8.0.0.17191-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash when navigating through content tabs.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts section could not be opened.
  • [Mobile] Plex was used as default app opening videos.

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308

Plex for Android 8.0.0.17234-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Plex was used as default app opening videos.

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309

Plex for Android 8.0.1.17411-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Shuffle action doesn’t show on inline toolbar for movies.
  • [Mobile] Sonos players were not listed in the “Connect to device” dialog.

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310

Plex for Android 8.1.0.17650-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Live TV: tune channels even when opening a future airing pre-play.
  • Live TV: add TV guide long press action support to navigate to pre-play.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: deleted Live TV & DVR sources could still be visible.
  • Player: improve cleanup when closing.
  • Player: resolve error when playing forced transcoded content due to server based WAN bitrate limit.
  • Advanced sorts and filters were not being being loaded.
  • Make sure all servers and sources are available during the first run.
  • Player: ensure transcoded playback works on networks with DNS rebinding.
  • Player: direct play 5.1 PCM (#14739).
  • Player: reduce memory requirements for playing high bitrate content.
  • Player: improve subtitle handling when media analysis isn’t present.
  • [Mobile] Live TV: Recent Channels on home screen would incorrectly show progress bar.
  • [Mobile] Player: seeking podcasts content after changing playback speed might not work.

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311

Plex for Android 8.1.0.17759-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] App could crash when selecting an item from Plex Recommendations on TIDAL.

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312

Plex for Android 8.1.0.17797-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Improve memory usage on the home screen.

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313

Plex for Android 8.1.0.17833-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Player: prevent background from covering the audio player.

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314

Plex for Android 8.1.0.17893-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Player: fallback to transcode when direct play fails.
  • Player: ensure seeking whilst transcoding doesn’t end playback.
  • [Mobile] Refresh list of sources in ‘Downloads & Sync’ when a sync operation completes.
  • [Mobile] Allow inviting friends without sharing any libraries with them.
  • [Mobile] Sign in with apple was sometimes not showing after sign out.
  • [Mobile] Player: prevent background from covering the audio player.

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315

Plex for Android 8.1.0.17966-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] App could crash when selecting an item from Plex Recommendations on Tidal.

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316

Plex for Android 8.1.1.18052-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Library browse would download all items.

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317

Plex for Android 8.1.2.18120-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Player: fix video corruption when ABR is enabled and quality or bitrate is automatically adjusted

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318

Plex for Android 8.2.0.18179-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [Mobile] Browse and play Plex Movies & TV without creating an account.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: hubs were not being pinned to home screen.
  • App could crash when cancelling recording in DVR schedule screen.
  • [Mobile] Tapping on notification created two copies of Users & Sharing screen.
  • [Mobile] Update items after mark as (un)played.
  • [Mobile] Removing a friend could crash the app.

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319

Plex for Android 8.2.0.18187-beta

Available on Google Play.

Internal changes only.

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320

Plex for Android 8.2.0.18280-beta

Available on Google Play.

TV changes only.

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321

Plex for Android 8.2.0.18361-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Updated media detail screens with new unified platform designs.

BETA:

  • Recommended tab would load on old version of PMS.
  • Filters did not appear in old versions of PMS.

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322

Plex for Android 8.2.0.18431-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Preplays: refresh the view after a show or season has been marked as played/unplayed.
  • Using the Camera Upload feature could result in a crash.

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