# iOS freezing issues

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** ios\
**Created:** [December 10, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418 "2025-12-10T15:39:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![MtnDew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MtnDew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MtnDew)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/1 "2025-12-10T15:39:37Z")

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Server Version#:  
Player Version#: 18.7.2  
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The app is constantly freezing and I have to swipe it away from running apps to open again. This happens in different areas of the app, but most commonly it happens when I try to organize a library browse by date added. When I click the sort button it freezes the whole app and the cycle repeats

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**Author:** ![MtnDew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MtnDew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MtnDew)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/2 "2025-12-10T15:42:31Z")

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So this has happened for about a week… but just trying it again after posting, now all is resolved

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**Author:** ![klayanderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/klayanderson/32/19533_2.png) [@klayanderson](https://forums.plex.tv/u/klayanderson)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/3 "2025-12-11T17:25:51Z")

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my iPad app still does this. Even if I am lucky enough to see my libraries, the drop-down menu grays the screen and the app freezes. Every time.

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**Author:** ![leceur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@leceur](https://forums.plex.tv/u/leceur)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/4 "2025-12-12T06:17:21Z")

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My app freezes on my iPhone 17 with ios 26 as soon as Ii want to select an other categorie in my library. Have to kill the app and reload but it keeps on happening.

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**Author:** ![Dannyv180\_aol\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dannyv180\_aol\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dannyv180_aol_com)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/5 "2025-12-27T03:41:48Z")

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I am also getting constant freezes on the iOS Plex app running on an iPhone 16 Pro with iOS 18.6.2. It occurs every time I go to browse my library, or if I try to press any of the filter buttons, or even switch to collections.

Of course the old Plex app never froze. And other apps like a HTPC work flawlessly. But when they switched to the new app design on iOS earlier this year, everything broke and it’s a shame it hasn’t been patched yet to a functional status. Plex needs to focus on fixing bugs before implementing any other features.

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**Author:** ![leceur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@leceur](https://forums.plex.tv/u/leceur)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/6 "2025-12-27T07:15:22Z")

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Still happening for me 🤧

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**Author:** ![pnzd9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9bcb4/32.png) [@pnzd9](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pnzd9)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/7 "2025-12-27T22:38:57Z")

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Same here. iPhone 15pro. After upgrading to IOS 26 (now at 26.2), the Plex app freezes after clicking any link.

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**Author:** ![elislider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elislider](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elislider)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/8 "2026-01-04T05:10:43Z")

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Happening for me when I try to filter or sort. Basically makes the iOS app useless. I can only use it if i search for something specific and then hit play, because browsing the Libraries freezes the app

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**Author:** ![Its\_Me\_Honestly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/its_me_honestly/32/212899_2.png) [@Its\_Me\_Honestly](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Its_Me_Honestly)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/9 "2026-01-17T08:18:31Z")

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This has been happening to me for a number of months too ☹

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**Author:** ![JohnAlex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnalex/32/5694_2.png) [@JohnAlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JohnAlex)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/10 "2026-01-17T11:33:49Z")

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Same issue on our new iPad A16.

It makes Plex unusable so now using Infuse to connect to our Plex Server.

Infuse plays media that Plex won’t. It’s more responsive as well.

The lack of forum responses from Plex, the absence of updates for PMS and Plex HTPC, it just feels sad in here.

Edit - just saw another iOS update drop but no mention made of fixes for the UI freezing out the device. No mention of fixes for downloads. Infuse just keeps on working.

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**Author:** ![aburgener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@aburgener](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aburgener)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/11 "2026-01-22T17:06:43Z")

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@JohnAlex did you end up trying the iOS update and is it any better? I may check, but honestly Plezy is working better than the official app ever did for me…

EDIT: haha, I installed an update that App Store said was added “2h ago” and yeah, it didn’t fix anything for me. Awesome.

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**Author:** ![JohnAlex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/johnalex/32/5694_2.png) [@JohnAlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JohnAlex)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/12 "2026-01-22T18:51:30Z")

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No improvement and I didn’t expect anything as it was not listed in the fix list.

I’ll stick with Infuse and to be honest, there is no reason I would go back now as I am finding Infuse plays media better and overall runs better on iOS.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ios-freezing-issues/934418/13 "2026-04-22T18:52:03Z")

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