By far the biggest complaint I have and the #1 reason I don’t use Plex on Android on a daily basis is the fact that if I do literally anything other than just watch the video I’m kicked back to the video’s landing page. Which I then have to hope it remembered my place and picks up where I left off w…

I’d love background play like MX player. 9 times out of 10 when I’m actually using my phone to play media i’m either driving or cutting the grass. In both cases I’m using it solely for audio in place of music and have 0 need to see the video, let alone keep the screen turned on. It’s nice with ot…

Background Play / Keep Player Open (Android)

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[Feature Request] Support background playback of content on mobile Feature Suggestions playback , ios , android-mobile	29	1030	June 13, 2025
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Background plays still doesn't work on Android Plex Players server-windows , android-mobile	1	19	February 10, 2026
I'm not sure how to search for this feature request but I'm sure it's been requested before General Discussions android-mobile-legacy	8	118	June 19, 2023

Background Play / Keep Player Open (Android)

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