My iPad running the latest iOS software updated to the latest released plex app. I download shows for travel and the shows I add get stuck in the queued state. In reading some other user experiences it sound like you have a test flight version that may resolve it? They appear in the console to tr…

I’m having the exact same issue, everything about downloads worked fine on the older version but in the new one I can’t download anything. I’ve tried deleting the app, restarting my ipad and nothing. On my android phone works fine.

Just changed the setting. Same issue, my iPad only has WiFi connection. It transcoded the show but stays in a queued state and doesn’t download it.

Restart your device and try again, works fine with version 2025.15.0

Restarted. Client version 2025.15.0 (1053). Platform version 16.7.11. Still sitting queued. I removed what was there, rebooted and re-ququed again. Same, stick after transcoding in a queued state. Never gets to downloading

It is on my iPad that only has WiFi. It’s an iPad 5th generation running iPadOS 16.7.11. It worked fine before the reworked download within plex

I’m still having this same issue on ios using only wifi. On 2025.15.0 (1053) - old downloads don’t work so I removed them all. New downloads get stuck in queued and can’t be played or anything. I’ve tried changing all the different configurations/reinstalling/rebooting. Seems like a bad update con…

Same issue here on an iPad 5th Gen (WiFi only). Running version 2025.15.0 (1053) none of my downloads work and just sit in within the “In Progress” tab within the download section and in a “Queued” status. Feels like a bad update / issue with this iPad version / iPad OS specifically as my iPhone 16 …

Downloads on iPad stuck queued state

Plex Players

SE56 May 6, 2025, 8:04am 8

Can you check the following.

It seems the default settings of the app is WiFi only

Go to your Avatar / Downloads/ there you will find 3 sub menus, select settings and disable Wifi only

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