Android (mobile) beta release notes

Plex Players Player Betas
81

Plex for Android 6.11.0.2997-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash on devices with API < 19.
  • [Mobile] Prevent news hub from appearing when local device is selected.
  • [Mobile] News hub visibility change could take long to take effect.
  • [News] Player does not go to the next video in the queue.
82

Plex for Android 6.11.0.3058-beta

Available on Google Play .

BETA:

  • Descending sort was broken in libraries.
  • Remote playback doesn’t work.
  • [Mobile] App could crash if newscast hub has no items.
  • [Mobile] App crashes on orientation change in the newscast personalisation activity.
83

Plex for Android 6.12.0.3136-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [Mobile] New photo details screen.
  • [Mobile] Playback speed controls for audio player.
  • [Mobile] Colorize media notifications on Oreo devices.

FIXES:

  • Timeline/jump letter scroll handle doesn’t change color while focused on Android <= 4.4.
  • Improve quality in photo player.
  • [Mobile] App would crash when browsing queue after adding and item using “Play next”.
  • [Mobile] Moving items up in the recording schedule don’t get them in the right positions.
  • [Mobile] Show camera roll media setting no longer resets when app is started cold.
84

Plex for Android 6.12.0.3179-beta

Available on Google Play, .

FIXES:

  • Audio player can crash opening options menu.
85

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3294-beta

Available on Google Play, .

FIXES:

  • Live TV: improve seeking.
  • Camera Upload: switch in preference screen is disabled.
  • Some Xiaomi devices still crashing after stopping video play.
  • Video playback stops when using “Convert automatically” preference in video player.
  • [Mobile] Music channels were failing to play.
  • [Mobile] Filtering by Season would not show layout toggle icon.
  • [Mobile] News: starting playback from home content doesn’t work as expected.
  • [Mobile] “Program Guide” sometimes crashes when coming from a photos library.
  • [Mobile] Mini player resets the progress bar when paused.
86

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3358-beta

Available on Google Play, .

FIXES:

  • Don’t display “Updating Player Support” if not required.

BETA:

  • PMS version checks were failing for some cases.
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve 4K HEVC / H264 video rendering.
  • [Mobile] Crash clicking on Live TV content from “Discover” section.
  • [Mobile] Allow Favorite edition from photos detail screen.
87

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3362-beta

Available on Google Play, .

BETA:

  • ExoPlayer v2: support for sample rate / channel count switching during audio streams.
88

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3366-beta

Available on Google Play, .

Repackaged to fix missing native libraries.

89

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3396-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • ExoPlayer v2: improve subtitle selection performance and switching streams.
  • ExoPlayer v2: DTS, MPEG4, WMA and WMV software decoder support.
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve MPEG2 video playback
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve performance when playing poorly muxed videos.
  • IMDB ratings were not showing.
90

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3406-beta

Available on Google Play, .

BETA:

  • ExoPlayer v2: fix incorrect url when playing HLS streams.
  • ExoPlayer v2: always prefer passthrough over software decoding.
  • [Mobile] Crash clicking on Live TV content from “Discover” section.
  • [Mobile] Allow Favorite edition from photos detail screen.
91

Plex for Android 6.13.0.3418-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • ExoPlayer v2: allow bad MP3 packets to continue playing.
  • [Mobile] News source selection shows an extra tab.
92

Plex for Android 6.14.0.3499-beta

Available on Google Play, .

WHATS NEW:

  • Support for compressed VobSub subtitles.

FIXES:

  • Camera Upload: error message displayed could not have proper format.
  • [Mobile] Splash screen won’t disappear after Google Assistant search.
  • [Mobile] Some settings are not saved properly.
  • [Mobile] Playback screen wasn’t reflecting updates while connected to remote player.
  • [News] : Improve speed to start playback.
93

Plex for Android 6.14.0.3610-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • ExoPlayer v2: improve seeking performance.
  • ExoPlayer v2: support for PCM 8bit, 24bit and 32bit playback.
  • ExoPlayer v2: ensure software decoding isn’t downmixed to stereo.

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

94

Plex for Android 6.14.0.3665-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Improve remote device discovery.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Bring Camera Roll section back.

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

95

Plex for Android 6.14.1.3740-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • ExoPlayer v2: configure MediaCodec decoders correctly on devices like the Fire TV.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

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

96

Plex for Android 6.14.1.3749-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • ExoPlayer v2: ensure software decoding detects the available PCM channels correctly.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

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

97

Plex for Android 6.15.0.3828-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Local Playback: support for Plex Companion and Chromecast, including on-device audio transcoding.

FIXES:

  • External subtitles are now tagged correctly.
  • [Mobile] Continue watching hub was being displayed incorrectly.
  • [Mobile] Collection hub names are missing on pre-play.
  • [Mobile] Update text for login with email to avoid confusions.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

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

98

Plex for Android 6.15.0.3852-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • App can crash on startup.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

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

99

Plex for Android 6.15.0.3885-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Newscast row is not displayed in home screen.
  • News: videos would not play automatically when a new one is selected from Newscast list.
  • Ensure video stops when screen is turned off.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

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

100

Plex for Android 6.15.0.3946-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Preplays can crash on devices running Kitkat or previous versions.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

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