Plex for Android 7.13.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
Display signal quality during Live TV playback.
Add support for subtitle styling.
Remember if audio visualizers were enabled.
Add support for subtitle styling when casting to Chromecast.
[Mobile] Add support for subtitle download when casting to Chromecast.
FIXES:
Playback: app could crash when exiting audio player.
Playback: potential crash when starting playback.
Error message would not display when there was no content.
Playback: failure to direct play videos that contain large embedded attachments (e.g. fonts).
App could crash for users with FreeNAS/FreeBSD setup when pressing record on an episode.
Playback: donât rebuffer when switching audio or subtitle tracks.
Playback: changes to passthrough support was not always detected, leading to failure to direct play.
[Mobile] App could crash at startup trying to restore synced items if device language set to Turkish.
[Mobile] Add support for auto play and subtitle size control to Chromecast remote.
[Mobile] Timeline/jump to letter scroller could not be visible.
[Mobile] Music playback speed should only be visible for Podcasts or music from libraries that have âStore track progressâ enabled.
[Mobile] A wrong error message was displayed when a source was offline.
[Mobile] Donât show âDownloadâ action in sections that donât support it.
[Mobile] Display correct title for bottom dialog when a source is offline.
[TV] Prevent focus getting lost when scrolling to end of controls during Live TV playback.
[TV] Lyrics upsell indicator could be incorrectly displayed.
[TV] Fix RTL language alignment for PIN code when linking your Android TV device.
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Plex for Android 7.14.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
Remote playback can now control subtitle size, color, position and offset.
FIXES:
Improvements to application start-up time.
Playback: improve headset action handling when playback is backgrounded.
Playback: donât reset position when toggling shuffle/repeat.
Playback: audio smooth fades would only work when loudness leveling was enabled.
Playback: audio smooth fades were not available for synced content.
Live TV: fix incorrect progress in âOn right nowâ cards.
Playback: donât notify to restart playback when audio capabilities change.
Playback: improve native log handling.
Local Playback: media analysis of files would fail resulting in a 10s wait.
Playback: update gnuTLS for Android Q support.
[Mobile] Synced content would be missing if device name contained invalid characters.
[Mobile] Certain playback actions could not be displayed in Android Auto player.
[TV] Playback: video player controls are unresponsive if video started while audio was playing.
[TV] Starting playback from âPopular tracksâ selection could not create correct Play Queue.
[TV] Ensure cellular limitâs are never applied.
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Plex for Android 7.14.1
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
App could crash when starting video playback.
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Plex for Android 7.15.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
[TV] Playback: improved performance with network cache.
FIXES:
App could crash when starting playback with subtitles.
Improve search when handling lots of results.
Improve startup management and prevent boot actions from crashing the app on startup.
Prevent crash while establishing connection types for server.
Prevent crash whilst determining a devices reachability.
Playback: prevent race condition that could result in a crash before video playback.
Playback: Soundprint visualiser would only show 50% of the track.
Playback: direct play 7.1 AAC when supported.
Subtitle search would not fetch subtitles for the current item in the play queue.
Playback: playqueue order icon could not be displayed in tablets.
Prevent crash when opening local content. (plex-media-server#9865)
[Mobile] Podcasts: subscription screen did not display âCancelâ action.
[Mobile] App could crash when updating remote players list.
[Mobile] Prevent app freeze when updating local content.
[Mobile] Playback: improve size parsing to prevent crash when the height is unknown.
[Mobile] App could crash after clicking zero state âRetryâ uncer certain circumstances.
[Mobile] App could crash when playing an item from its overflow menu.
[Mobile] Prevent crash when scanning for castable devices.
[Mobile] Prevent crash when trying to cast without a play queue.
[Mobile] App could show source being unavailable when itâs not discovered yet.
[Mobile] The pin entry screen wouldnât scale correctly on small screens.
[TV] Video playback could be resumed from controller playback buttons if paused before going to home screen.
[TV] App could crash on startup if closed during initial server selection.
[TV] The app could crash on some devices when recommending content.
[TV] App could crash when moving to the next item at the end of a play queue.
[TV] Make sure News UI is rendered correctly on Sony devices.
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Plex for Android 7.16.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
[Mobile] Support seeking audio from notifications on Android Q.
FIXES:
[Mobile] Improve software navigation background color (e.g. Samsung devices).
[Mobile] Ensure app does not display Live TV show as playable when it is not currently airing.
[Mobile] Sync: calculating space left could crash.
[Mobile] Player: pressing back should close bottom sheet instead of minimising player.
[Mobile] Playback: the video playerâs controls could hide when the video hasnât loaded yet.
[Mobile] Update soundprint seek position even when paused.
[Mobile] Player: pressing back should navigate to previous bottom sheets.
[Mobile] Player: allow multi-channel AAC to direct play where suppored.
[Mobile] Player: prevent full screen player crashing when enabling battery saver mode.
[Mobile] Player: ensure buffering UI fills the screen.
[Mobile] News: donât resume previous non-news video.
[Mobile] Player: app could crash when using playback controls on notification.
[TV] Subtitle search could change the currently played item.
[TV] App did sometimes not handle focus correctly when displaying timed lyrics.
[TV] Player: improve seek support when using the network cache.
[TV] Player: make sure new audio player is used.
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Plex for Android 7.16.1
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
[Mobile] Cast: improve support when casting on a network with DNS rebinding protection.
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Plex for Android 7.17.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
[Mobile] Playback: improved performance with network cache.
FIXES:
Playback: hitting âbackâ in sweet fades transition could resume item from wrong offset.
Playback: ensure video player uses any manually selected version.
Playback: support Samsung lock screen media controls.
[Mobile] Improve playback from voice search.
[Mobile] Cast: ensure devices are available when the application starts.
[Mobile] Correctly restore a paused music playqueue.
[Mobile] Resuming audio playback from miniplayer could start track from beginning.
[TV] News: app could crash swipping left while browsing categories.
[TV] App could crash when selecting live TV.
[TV] Live: player information could sometimes be missing.
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Plex for Android 7.17.1
This update does not contain user-facing changes
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
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Plex for Android 7.17.2
This update does not contain user-facing changes
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
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Plex for Android 7.17.3
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
[Mobile] Managed users could have access to admin sections.
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Plex for Android 7.17.4
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
[TV] App could crash updating home screen recommendations on Android < 8.
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Plex for Android 7.18.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
Support for x86_64 devices.
FIXES:
Crash could occur on startup when parsing the address of IPv6 devices.
Media did not start playing when casting from ios or web.
Update On Deck and Continue Watching hubs in response to changes.
[Mobile] Audio playback did not use correct quality when using a Cast device.
[Mobile] App could crash when opening miniplayer after disconnecting from remote player.
[Mobile] Playback: app could display wrong source in âPlayback Infoâ panel.
[Mobile] Playback: quality settings inside the player wouldnât reflect the current quality.
[Mobile] Starting playback from section âAdd to Queueâ action could not work.
[Mobile] App could crash when syncing content.
[Mobile] Improve battery performance when playing audio.
[Mobile] App could launch incorrect player when accessed from âNow Playingâ menu.
[Mobile] Improve background of player when controlling remote video.
[Mobile] Disconnecting from remote video player and continuing locally should show loading indicator.
[Mobile] Crash could occur when enabling Picture in Picture.
[Mobile] Improve cleanup of resources when flinging media remotely.
[Mobile] Home hubs could erroneously be displayed as offline.
[Mobile] Live TV: ensure guide displays the correct UI.
[TV] App could crash updating home screen recommendations.
[TV] Only prompt for HDMI passthrough if itâs beneficial.
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Plex for Android 7.18.1
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
[TV] News: full screen button would not do anything.
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July 30, 2019, 5:41pm
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Plex for Android 7.19.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
[TV] New Android TV experience now enabled by default:
Customizable & always accessible sidebar navigation.
Ability to pin your favorite libraries from all your servers to the sidebar.
Reorder your libraries in the sidebar.
[TV] Enable clock by default.
You can now listen to 30 second previews from the entire TIDAL library. Now you can search, sample, and explore artistsâ catalogs of songs, even without a TIDAL account.
FIXES:
Player: enable landscape lock by default.
TIDAL: app would crash when accessing some artist screens.
[Mobile] Notifications: receiving a push notification could sometimes crash the app.
[Mobile] Player: seeking using âdouble tapâ incorrectly enabled for music content.
[Mobile] TIDAL: âAdd to libraryâ incorrectly displayed at section level.
[Mobile] Notifications: use the standard Plex notification icon for push notifications.
[Mobile] News: player in landscape could have its controls cut off.
[Mobile] List of available remote players could not be accurate.
[Mobile] Mirroring content could fail on a remote player.
[TV] TIDAL: accessing album or artist from a playlist could display âAdd to Libraryâ action.
[TV] TIDAL: some albums could display wrong rating in their preplay screen.
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daioio
August 2, 2019, 3:03pm
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Plex for Android 7.19.1
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
[Mobile] Player: ensure seek preview is visible above the seekbar.
[Mobile] Player: ensure cast controls do not rotate when playback starts.
[TV] UNO: ensure library does not inherit collection filter from pre-UNO.
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daioio
August 7, 2019, 10:16am
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Plex for Android 7.19.2
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
FIXES:
Player: donât stop remote playback when minimising the player.
Ensure home hubs are never removed when server is offline.
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Plex for Android 7.20.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
[Mobile] Allow managing users, sharing and restrictions.
FIXES:
Live TV: fix app showing incorrect airing times.
Player: some devices would produce stuttering audio whilst in the background.
Player: ensure we correctly fallback to transcoding when direct play fails.
Home screen could incorrectly show items as offline.
Player: ensure MOV files can be correctly transcoded.
Flinging synced media to a remote player could fail.
[Mobile] Player: show thumbnails in play queue when possible.
[Mobile] Playback: album thumbnail was visible on top of the play queue after device rotation.
[Mobile] App could crash after purchasing a Plex Pass from âAccountâ settings.
[Mobile] Server unavailable message could show incorrectly.
[Mobile] Ensure podcasts can be removed from Home screen.
[Mobile] Player: crash could occur when adapting the player.
[TV] Ensure item can be played from a remote control at the library level.
[TV] Would not always show correct error states for unavailable servers.
[TV] Live TV: ensure DVR schedule reloads when returning back to Live TV section.
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Plex for Android 7.21.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
Player: automatically choose the correct HDR or SDR version based on the display.
[Mobile] Web Shows now use the new and improved video player.
FIXES:
Crash could occur when the application is started in the background.
Live TV: improvements to channel switching and âWatch from startâ functionality.
Playback: improve loading efficiency when starting at a given offset.
Player: various codecs would fail to software decode.
In some scenarios the app could treat an available server as âunauthorizedâ.
[Mobile] Sharing: ensure user invites by email are clickable.
[Mobile] Player: dismissing the notification could open the player.
[Mobile] Player: app could be brought to foreground when dismissing notification.
[Mobile] Player: crash could occur when loading the seek previews.
[Mobile] Player: audio playback could not be resumed after temporarily losing focus.
[Mobile] Auto: play podcasts content from correct initial offset.
[Mobile] Player: when seeking the offset and duration could be displayed incorrectly.
[Mobile] Cast: video playback might not start if server doesnât support adaptative bitrate.
[TV] When appropriate (e.g., âRecently Added Musicâ), aggregate home hubs from the same server.
[TV] Recommendation channel could disappear when the app is idle.
[TV] Login: indicate when the link code is being fetched.
[TV] App could crash when video ended.
[TV] App would crash on low powered devices if the preferred server includes a lot of libraries.
[TV] Display correct message if a source from an offline server is selected.
[TV] Better error message when no content is returned from filters.
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September 30, 2019, 12:53pm
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Plex for Android 7.22.0
Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store .
NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available.
WHATS NEW:
[TV] Improve cards appearance.
[TV] Live TV: new TV guide with improved performance.
FIXES:
Player: crash could occur starting playback when Picture-in-Picture is not available on the device.
Player: prevent crash when stopping playback.
Navigating to a Related Podcasts item would fail sometimes.
Home and Recommended items would not always display items from the start after refresh
Player: race condition resulting in a crash when using the software video decoder.
Player: upgrade ExoPlayer to v2.10.3.
Player: playback of live tv could fail if server bandwidth limit is set.
Player: crash could occur when seeking on 32-bit devices.
[Auto] Music sources would sometimes not be displayed if Podcasts was disabled.
[Mobile] App could crash when editing the settings for notifications.
[Mobile] Clicking on syncing notification could bypass user PIN protection.
[Mobile] Sidebar would not always open when clicking the avatar.
[Mobile] App could crash when resuming on library screen.
[Mobile] Sharing: removing all libraries from a shared server in friendâs details would not work.
[Mobile] Sharing: libraries were saved for an existing user in the new share flow after going back.
[Mobile] Added âGo to showâ item to overflow menus of all media types that are episodes.
[Mobile] Playback commands could not work when playing photo content over remote player.
[Mobile] Player: app could crash when casting music if visualizer was previously enabled.
[TV] Server: remove undesired text from server configuration screens.
[TV] Ensure pressing back works as expected when navigating sources.
[TV] Some screens were missing a background on devices with API 21.
[TV] Improve source reordering.
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Plex for Android 7.22.1
Available on Google Play . Will be available soon on the Amazon App Store .
FIXES:
App could crash trying to open player.
[TV] Ensure moving between cards focuses correctly.
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