Android (mobile) beta release notes

Plex Players Player Betas
121

Plex for Android 7.2.0.5966-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Native: ensure we fallback to system loading when loading by the path fails.
  • [Mobile] Restore application rating behaviour.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] App can crash when displaying preplay.

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122

Plex for Android 7.2.1.6014-beta

Available on Google Play.

Changes only impact Android TV clients.

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125

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6107-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [Mobile] Now you can download podcasts, including immediate download of episodes or set up automatic download for shows.
  • [Mobile] Downloaded podcasts can be viewed and played when no internet connection is available or when switched to offline mode.
  • [Mobile] You can manually delete podcasts shows and episodes just like synced content via the Downloads and Sync area.
  • [Mobile] Import your current podcasts subscriptions from other apps via the Import OPML action.
  • [Mobile] Android Auto support for Podcasts.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: improve artwork.

FIXES:

  • Resolve image loading when server only accessible via reverse proxy.
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve logging when buffer under runs.
  • [Mobile] Sync: “Downloads & Sync” screen could incorrectly display “Storage limit reached”.
  • [Mobile] News: display channel title for playing clip.
  • [Mobile] App could crash in the background.
  • [Mobile] Optimize app start process.
  • [Mobile] Improve the animation when News player goes fullscreen.
  • [Mobile] News playback is not resumed when coming back from search.
  • [Mobile] A type would refresh unnecessarily shortly after opening the app.

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126

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6124-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Live TV was not available.

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127

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6169-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Existing purchases could not be restored if system language is set to Bulgarian, Danish, Hebrew or Serbian.
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve playback of iOS 4K video recordings in a mov container.
  • [Mobile] Sync: entire library sections could not be added to sync.
  • [Mobile] Sync: syncing items with lots of subitems (e.g., a large music playlist) failed sometimes.

BETA:

  • App could crash when clicking on the mini player “play” button.
  • [Mobile] Downloaded podcasts are not available when offline.

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128

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6190-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Live TV would show twice.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: ensure playback position is reset when mark as played while offline.

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130

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6209-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Open news items from the home screen in the news section.

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131

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6228-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Sync: don’t crash if Sync operation completes with app in the background.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Library browsing could get stuck in offline mode.

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132

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6242-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] Crash trying to restore an old application purchase.

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133

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6260-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] App could crash if left in the background while connected to a remote player.
  • [Mobile] Manual connections might not be discovered (fixes #10435)

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134

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6289-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Increased recommended quality for home streaming to Maximum.

FIXES:

  • Include library playlists hubs.
  • ExoPlayer v2: update to v2.8.2.
  • [Mobile] Open news items from the home screen in the news section.
  • [Mobile] Don’t show Sync notification every time app launches.
  • [Mobile] Sync: show helpful message if ‘storage limit’ setting selected during a Sync operation.
  • [Mobile] Libraries could be missing from source selector if local server is not available.
  • [Mobile] Sync: items would sometimes be erroneously listed as ‘Pending’ during the conversion phase.

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135

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6326-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [Mobile] Podcasts: content not available for users with special characters in their names.

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136

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6409-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • ExoPlayer v2: crash could occur when stopping.
  • ExoPlayer v2: News content would crash when playing an advert.
  • [Mobile] App could crash while playing content on a remote device for Oreo and Pie versions.

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137

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6427-beta

Available on Google Play.

Internal changes only.

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138

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6441-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [Mobile] Display number of hidden types on More screen.

FIXES:

  • [Mobile] App would not prioritise direct connections over indirect connections.
  • [Mobile] Hide audio playback speed label when on 1x.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: removing an item from the Play Queue in the audio player doesn’t work.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: navigating up from offline item detail closes “Downloads & Sync” screen too.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: search results could not contain accurate information about its source.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: respect “Use mobile data” preference when downloading content.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: improve visual appeareance of “All episodes” button.
  • [Mobile] Show user picker when launching the app from the home launcher search shortcut.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: duplicated entries in “Downloads & Sync” screen.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: use “Downloads & Sync” in home screen navigation menu.
  • [Mobile] Source selector could incorrectly show multiple offline libraries.
  • [Mobile] Podcasts: search results could contain podcasts content even if disabled.

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New Buffering/Lag issues with Chromecast
139

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6495-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash while updating device reachability.

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140

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6521-beta

Available on Google Play.

  • [Mobile] App could crash while trying to parse podcast speed.

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141

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6565-beta

Available on Google Play.

  • [Mobile] Prevent “Delete” action from crashing the App.

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