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Plex for Android 6.5.0

Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store, or download the APK: armv7a, arm64v8a, x86 (Plex Pass required).

NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.

WHATS NEW:

  • Local Playback: support for sidecar SRT subtitles.
  • Local Playback: support for resuming last playback position.
  • Local Playback: performance improvements opening preplay pages.
  • Use the Android TV app on any device where the TV layout is enabled.
  • [Mobile] Improve preferences layout and include support links.
  • [Mobile] Show dialog to switch to TV layout if D-Pad detected.

FIXES:

  • Allow fallback to DTS Passthrough when DTS-HD / MA not supported.
  • Splash screen and improved startup performance.
  • Player controls would not disappear after seeking.
  • Live: improve Direct Play support.
  • Local Playback: Support “m4v” and “ts” via Open With.
  • Excessive memory usage during video playback in some low end devices.
  • [Mobile] Include artist names in playback notifications for compilation tracks.
  • [Mobile] Actions in photos timeline view were failing.
  • [Mobile] ‘Skip to next’ button in playback notifications could crash the app when playing remotely.
  • [Mobile] DVR: Fix crash selecting certain elements from “Record” setting in the recording screen.
  • [Mobile] Crash displaying error message when navigating to item.
  • [Mobile] Photo albums screen was sometimes crashing.
  • [TV] Usability improvements to “Edit recording” dialog.
  • [TV] Improve global search to include remote servers.
  • [TV] Chapters would not show for subsequent items in a play queue.
  • [TV] Restore Refresh Rate Switching setting.