# Downloads do not sync with watch status **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** ios\ **Created:** [April 24, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577 "2025-04-24T11:07:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ToddLindner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@ToddLindner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ToddLindner)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/1 "2025-04-24T11:07:18Z")
Server Version#: latest Player Version#: 2025.13.0, iPhone When playing downloaded content, the position is only saved when you open the content from the downloads section, not from the main content browser. Also it seems playing from the main content browser, the downloaded content is not considered. The content will be streamed even if it was already downloaded. There seems to be a disconnect between the downloads and the main content index. They are not related but they should be. ---
**Author:** ![Krandor1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@Krandor1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Krandor1)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/2 "2025-04-24T13:05:46Z")
2025.14 fixes this and is currently rolling out. ---
**Author:** ![ToddLindner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@ToddLindner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ToddLindner)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/3 "2025-04-24T15:06:36Z")
2025.14 does sync the download position now. But when I search for an item in offline mode and press play I get an error even if I already have it downloaded. ---
**Author:** ![bighops15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bighops15/32/145451_2.png) [@bighops15](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bighops15)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/4 "2025-04-24T15:21:45Z")
I have updated to 2025.14 and am encountering the same issue. Playback state when you launch from downloads gets synced to the server/library but it doesnt work the other way around. If you launch playback from the main library and you are effectively streaming, the download does not sync up and it will play from the last time you launched the downloaded file. I have included this feedvacj in a separate post as well. ---
**Author:** ![ToddLindner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@ToddLindner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ToddLindner)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/5 "2025-04-28T11:48:10Z")
Still when I search for an item to play that is downloaded, the download is ignored and it is still streamed from the server. ---
**Author:** ![Jhoopes517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Jhoopes517](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jhoopes517)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/6 "2025-07-20T20:05:26Z")
Can confirm this is still happening. Is there a status update on the fix? ---
**Author:** ![rog\_freuler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@rog\_freuler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rog_freuler)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/7 "2025-08-28T11:35:39Z")
Am running on iOS version 2025.23.0 / latest server version and this problem stille exists as described by @ToddLindner ---
**Author:** ![Krandor1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@Krandor1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Krandor1)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/8 "2025-08-28T16:14:11Z")
Given there have not been any signifigant changes to downloads since the rollout of new experience it is definitely lookling like this is just what it is going to be. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/downloads-do-not-sync-with-watch-status/914577/9 "2025-11-26T16:14:50Z")
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