Player Version#: 2025.14.0 Just tried to use Plex on mobile and its totally unusable since this update. UI is absolutely insane laggy, selecting “Live TV” crashes it entirely requiring a force-stop. I’ve tried it on my phone (Samsung S23) and my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2) with the same r…

Same experience myself. Will go looking for old version as this version is unusable.

Same here, Galaxy tab on latest android as well as my old S8 which has worked perfectly up untio this update. Files which played flawlessly before now stop and start constantly, if they even start at all, UI takes minutes to load sometimes, can’t check playback info in any meaningful way, it’s utter…

I noticed with the new Android Update there is no TV Theme Music. I loved this it would get you in the mood to watch the show. Since the Update no TV Theme Music and no options to turn it on or off. Please Fix.

[image] millermmail: Is there some way to get the old app back? Just side-load it.

Oh nice, I didn’t realize there was an official not-sketchy source for the old APKs! And I would imagine have to disable auto-update on Play Store after installing…

[image] millermmail: And I would imagine have to disable auto-update on Play Store after installing… Not sure if side-loaded APKs are checked against the Play Store for updates. If it is, you can disable updates just for Plex (three dots menu in upper-right of the Play Store page), and you do…

I know if its the same “apk name” the com.whatever.something inside it will detect and update thru Play Store if you don’t disable it. I’ve seen that with some other apps

New Android app totally unusable

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nx6 April 27, 2025, 9:29pm 5

Just side-load it.

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New Android app totally unusable

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