# Plex for Android

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-android/29115>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** release-announcements, android-mobile-legacy, android-tv\
**Created:** [February 16, 2013, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-android/29115 "2013-02-16T09:37:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-android/29115/341 "2020-04-28T18:08:57Z")

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**Plex for Android 8.0.0**

Available on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexapp.android) and the [Amazon App Store](https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?asin=B004Y1WCDE).

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

**WHATS NEW:**

- Player: direct play subtitles even when transcoding audio or video.
- [TV] Live TV: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k users can now disable transcode of interlaced streams.
- [TV] Browse and play Plex Movies & TV without creating an account.
- [TV] Updated layouts for Home, Recommended, and Library screens.

**FIXES:**

- Player: Play progress would sometimes not be reported to the server.
- Prevent crash starting video playback if audio is still playing.
- There were still some scenarios in which the Home screen could take a long time to load.
- Ensure unclaimed server content is displayed (on devices on the same network).
- SHIELD PMS: ‘move storage location’ could fail sometimes.
- Player: ensure backward seeks go to the correct location when transcoding.
- Player: prevent crash on LG devices when extracting libraries.
- [Mobile] Prevent battery drain when app is left in background after playing music.
- [Mobile] Podcasts: cancelling a download could result in an error notification.
- [TV] App could crash when using the play button on preplays.
- [TV] Player: delay stopping playback when HDMI disconnection is detected.
- [TV] Click user from the sidebar opens user picker or sign in screen.
- [TV] Move Settings to the bottom of the sidebar.
- [TV] Player: “next” action could not be displayed as enabled when audio playback is started.
- [TV] Player: prevent crash using subtitle search on some TV devices.

**DOWNLOAD APK ([Plex Pass](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200288566-What-is-Plex-Pass-) required):**

- [Google Play (armv7a)](https://downloads.plex.tv/Kepler/kepler-armv7a-googlePlay-stdExo-8.0.0.17276-cef199a0.apk)
- [Google Play (arm64v8a)](https://downloads.plex.tv/Kepler/kepler-arm64v8a-googlePlay-stdExo-8.0.0.17276-cef199a0.apk)
- [Google Play (x86)](https://downloads.plex.tv/Kepler/kepler-x86-googlePlay-stdExo-8.0.0.17276-cef199a0.apk)
- [Google Play (x86\_64)](https://downloads.plex.tv/Kepler/kepler-x64-googlePlay-stdExo-8.0.0.17276-cef199a0.apk)
- [Amazon AppStore (armv7a)](https://downloads.plex.tv/Kepler/kepler-armv7a-amazon-stdExo-8.0.0.17276-cef199a0.apk)
- [Amazon Fire OS Devices (armv7a)](https://downloads.plex.tv/Kepler/kepler-armv7a-amazon-fireExo-8.0.0.17276-cef199a0.apk)

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