This is less of a feature suggestion and more of a fix an existing feature. The downloads function is completely unusable now. I see no mention of Plex being aware the function has both missing features (download next x unwanted) nor the fact that even downloading a single items is now incredibly sl…

Same problems plus: My existing downloads are no longer viewable by show/season. Every episode is all listed flat. All downloads are now being transcoded despite having original quality selected. All new TV downloads now error out after downloading with “Connection Failed”. The new app is also very…

I don’t notice too much issue with the app other than the downloads. I’ve hit an issue with needing to restart the Plex container as the playback is unresponsive… That hasn’t happened in many months. It feels rushed and I wish this was an opt in beta over a forced release

dude we know. Just look at the other hundred threads complaining about this. The new app broke a lot of things. Like go read some posts before making the hundredth one over the same exact thing.

I found the place to restore the old app version here: [image] This new android app is awful, where can I download the previous version? Mobile Devices To Downgrade Ensure you have developer options enabled (See below) Uninstall the current app Download the previous APK …

Do any of those give an estimate on when functionality will be restored?

best to just revert back if you can. I assume it will take 2-3 months.

Downloads fix

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ReaperSPTN2109 May 5, 2025, 12:19am 7

the devs respond in this thread sometimes

New Experience Public Release Feedback - Plex Players / Mobile Devices - Plex Forum

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Downloads fix

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