Plex for Android

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Plex for Android v4.0.0.343

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

 

 

NEW:

  - Redesigned home dashboard with a brand new side Navigation Bar. (mobile layout)

  - The app now lets you select a server to view, giving both regular and shared users a first-class experience! (mobile layout)

  - Plex Home support for managed users and fast user switching. (mobile layout)

  - Don't require activation when playing media flung from other devices.

  - Show activation reminder dialog before playback has begun rather than surprise the user during playback.

  - [Android TV] The preview period for Plex Pass subscribers has ended!

  - [Android TV] Can now be activated with a Plex Pass enabled account -OR- an in-app purchase.

 

FIXES:

  - Fix crash when navigating "By Folder" and Channels.

  - [Android TV] Improve playback performance of MP4 using an experimental feature. (This can be disabled via the Settings, if necessary.)

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Plex for Android v4.0.1.344

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

FIXES:
 - Fix crash selection the 'already paid' option on the welcome screen.
 - Fix crash scrolling on the home screen immediately after a pull-to-refresh operation.
 - Fix error where user selector would sometimes crash when trying to select an account that wasn't PIN protected.
 - Fix crash when closing upload camera settings screen.
 - Fix error that would sometimes crash the app when skipping to next item while casting.
 - Fix bug where app would sometimes crash while casting content in the background
 - [Android TV] Fix crash opening the app after a device reboot.
 - [Android TV] Fix issue exiting photo slideshow using "B" button on game controller.

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Plex for Android v4.1.0.349

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

 
NEW:
 
 - Improve support for "Repeat All" playback mode.
 - [Android TV] Attempt to display video preview thumbnails during seek, if generated by Plex Media Server.
 
FIXES:
 
 - Fix issue playing synced content which is larger than 1.8GB.
 - Fix bug where photo slideshows wouldn't play past the 21st photo.
 - Home now shows smarter content based on recent changes in your server
 - Add D-pad navigation to new home and user selector.
 - Don't crash if device orientation changes while user selector is loading.
 - Fixed Airplay playback crash after unsuccessful playback.
 - Fix issue where text provided by Plex Media Server wasn't being correctly localised.
 - Display error if unable to mark item as (un)watched due to connectivity issues.
 - Fix a few crashes caused by dialogs being shown after the app had been taken to the background.
 - Fix crash that would occasionally take place when checking if user was entitled.
 - Allow a managed account to change sync settings if it's also the current syncing account.
 - Improve server selection algorithm so that it only chooses the local device as a last resort.
 - Make user picker support landscape orientation in 7" tablets.
 - Fix bug where app would sometimes crash while casting content in the background.
 - Modify home text when empty to indicate that libraries can be found on navigation menu.
 - Added some memory optimizations to prevent crashes (especially when loading images).
 - Make sure app doesn't lose its 'activated' status if billing service cannot be queried.
 - Improve Experimental Player performance by moving to Http Live Streaming.
 - Add "retry" option if a server connection error occurs during video playback.
 - Fix crash where native video player would crash sometimes when starting to play.
 - [Android TV] Show an error when selected server goes offline.
 - [Android TV] Fix track index in play queue during music playback.
 - [Android TV] Support additional media keys during playback.
 - [Android TV] Fix quality and orientation of thumbnail in Home Videos hub.
 - [Android TV] Fix home screen flickering when application launched.
 - [Android TV] Don't display server version warning about Cloud Sync servers.
 - [Android TV] Fix issue where On Deck wouldn't be shown after switching server.
 - [Android TV] Ensure that we don't display the local device as an available server.
 - [Android TV] Fix player controls flicker when exiting via the "B" button on a gamepad.
 - [Android TV] Improve the behavior of the 'Now Playing' card when playing music.
 - [Android TV] Fixed keyboard interaction when changing device name.
 - [Android TV] Improved styling of modal dialogs.
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Plex for Android v4.1.1.350

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

 
FIXES:
 
 - Fix issue when resuming videos at a position above 35 minutes.
105

Plex for Android v4.2.0.353

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

 

 

NEW:


- Add 'Discover' mode for libraries, a smart way to browse your content.
- The 'Video', 'Experience' and 'Account' preference categories are now saved separately for each user.
- Improve active player dialog with better UI and new 'open remote controller' option.

FIXES:


- Improve efficiency of server / player discovery.
- Fix a memory leak when casting media to another device.
- Fix crash during Google Play purchase flow.
- Fix an Airplay crash when media was about to start.
- Better library management in navigation menu when switching servers.
- Rearrange library picker items for consistency with other clients.
- Change album and photo thumbnails to make them square as in other platforms.
- Upgrade Experimental player to resolve memory leaks.

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Plex for Android v4.2.1.354

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

 

 

FIXES:

- Fix bug that prevented subscribed users from enabling the Camera Upload feature.

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Plex for Android v4.2.3.358

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store really soon

 

 

FIXES:
- Fix regression where Manual Connections weren't used.
- Fix crash while performing device reachability tests in the background.
- Correctly show playback notification after connecting to a remote that is already playing something.

108

Plex for Android v4.3.0.361

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

NEW:
- Improve home screen layouts when device is in landscape orientation.
- Add support for "Popular Tracks" when browsing Artists.
- Play queues are now saved separately for each user.
- Navigation menu now slides behind the status bar.
- [Android TV] Plex Home support for managed users and fast user switching.

FIXES:
- Fix subtitle issue where it wouldn't appear if selected after playback.
- Improve error detection and reporting for failures during video playback (experimental player only).
- Fix issue loading hubs properly after an user switch.
- Fix issue where device didn't broadcast its "device class" correctly (mobile vs tablet vs set top box).
- Fixed crash for back navigation in some channels.
- Fix issue when device was rotated during the activation purchase flow.
- Deal correctly with servers that have more than 50 libraries.
- Fix crash navigating back to the home screen after a change in the selected server.
- Navigate to proper section in home screen when navigating up from a detail screen.
- Show the correct image for episodes in the "Continue Watching" section of the home screen.
- Fix issue where home screen items weren't sometimes refreshed after navigating back from another screen.
- Fix bug where it was impossible to navigate to library items with the "Synced" filter enabled.
- Make sure we navigate back to the correct screen after a search.
- Show filter options on old servers which don´t support hubs.
- Fix play queue selection highlight to be on the correct item.
- Tweak the background color of cells to make the "discover" and "navigate" buttons stand out.
- Fix for movie details screen sometimes crashing right after it had been opened.
- Fix crash that could happen if a new video started to play while a previous one was still loading.
- Wake up device if being remote controlled by another Plex client.
- [Android TV] Fix small issue rendering library section cards.
- [Android TV] Fix for app crashing occasionally when resumed with a dialog open.
- [Android TV] Support stop button from home screen when playing music.
- [Android TV] Fix issue where now playing indicator would sometimes disappear in music player.
- [Android TV] Hide shuffle button in music player if current play queue does not support shuffling.
- [Android TV] Show "Now Playing" card in device launcher when playing videos too.
- [Android TV] Fix cache issue where recommendation backgrounds were not being cleared.

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Plex for Android v4.3.1.362

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

 

FIXES:

- Fix crash caused by the app believing some large devices like the Galaxy Mega were tablets.

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Plex for Android v4.3.2.364

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

 

FIXES:

 - Fix crash when terminating AirPlay session and server is no longer available.
 - Correctly show playback notification after connecting to a Chromecast that is already playing something.
 - Fix issue where server selector would sometimes ignore clicks immediately after being opened.
 - [Android TV] Ensure that video player is paused correctly if device's display is detected to be turned off.

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Plex for Android v4.3.3.365

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

 

FIXES:

- Fix crash stopping video player if no transcode server is available.

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Plex for Android v4.3.4.368

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

 

FIXES:

- Fix playback error that occurred on some devices when connecting via HTTPS 

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Plex for Android v4.4.0.369

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

 

NEW:
- [Mobile] 'Jump to letter' fast scroll for library sections.
- [TV layout] Plex Home support for managed users and fast user switching.
- [TV layout] Add 'recommend' action to channel videos.
- [TV] Slideshows now go back to the first photo after they're complete, making it easier for them to be played again.
- [Android TV] Add 'Watch later' and 'Recommended' content to the home screen.
- [Android TV] Add support for channels.

FIXES:
- Fix some memory leaks (which mainly affected the Android TV app).
- Improve user experience when selected server becomes unreachable.
- Exclude servers on the local network from the location menu if they're part of a different Plex Home.
- Add advanced video preference to override recommended H264 maximum level.
- Small tweaks to the 'Already paid?' dialog to make it clearer and more concise.
- Don't show 'Sync' option if current user not allowed to sync by the Home admin.
- Fix crash when scrolling through movie extras after the device has been rotated.
- Fix crash at the end of the in-app purchase flow.
- Ensure that we continue to show audio player position, even when paused.
- Update music transcoder to use the latest and greatest.
- Ensure that Android TV interface isn't launched on devices that don't support it.
- [TV layout] Fix issue with remote control menu button not showing options menu.
- [TV layout] Make sure home screen sections are correctly populated when the app launches.
- [Android TV] Fix navigation on artist details screen.
- [Android TV] Improve the way we deal with long titles in alert dialogs.
- [Android TV] Resolve issue when seeking video and player controls used to jump position.
- [Android TV] Show poster instead of episode thumb for home screen recommended items.
- [Android TV] Fix background artwork being cleared during navigation.
- [Android TV] Fix bug where local servers weren't discovered if user wasn't signed in.
- [Android TV] Make sure focus behaves correctly in movie preplay when there are no extras.

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Plex for Android v4.5.0.372

 

Plex for Android Google Play ~ download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

 

Note: We are performing a staged rollout, which means that the update may take several hours until it´s available

 

NEW:
- New icons for playlists and play queues.
- Add the ability to search Plex content directly from the device launcher using voice queries such as "Ok Google, search for Futurama on Plex."
- Modify 'watched' and 'sync' status markers for consistency across platforms.
- 'Navigate' option renamed to 'Browse' for consistency across platforms.
- [TV] 'Previous' and 'next' actions for photo players.
- [Android TV] 'Jump to letter' fast scroll for library sections.

FIXES:
- Fix crash that would sometimes happen after purchasing the app's activation.
- Show media notifications even with 'Hide sensitive notification content' enabled in notification settings.
- Fix crash connecting to a Plex Companion player that is playing content from the iTunes channel.
- Fix for app sometimes crashing when navigating after current server has become unreachable.
- Show 'Channels' section only when the selected server allows it.
- Make sure text input dialogs (such as the one to change the device name) are shown correctly inside the app settings.
- Improve usability of the dialog that is shown when the connection to the selected server is lost.
- [Android TV] Show warning message when an offline server is chosen on the server selector.
- [Android TV] Fix bug where 'On Deck' cards didn't show the appropriate information for TV shows.
- [Android TV] Fix TV show episodes using thumb instead of show art as background.
- [Android TV] Load user account info when network is available after the device is booted.
- [TV layout] Fix issue where 'play' button on physical remote would always play the first episode even if a different one was selected.

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Plex for Android v4.6.0.379

Plex for Android Google Play download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

NEW:

  • Redesign preplay screens following Material Design guidelines.
  • [Android TV] Add the ability to filter and sort items within a library section
  • Update quality selection to allow selection of “Original” quality, as well as only showing valid qualities during video playback.
  • Detect and warn about buffer underflows during video playback.
  • Improve playback of MP4s when using the Experimental Player.
  • Add the ability to select a specific version of a video, if multiple different quality versions are available.
  • Add support for multi-part video playback.
  • [Chromecast] Add ability to change quality and audio/subtitle during playback.
  • [Android TV] Enable support for searching channels.

FIXES:

  • Remove ‘Share on Facebook’ action from Watch Later, Recommend and Channel items, since it’s no longer supported by our server.
  • Fix for a crash sometimes happening when resuming a movie preplay screen.
  • Resolve issue which prevented the Chromecast from using a secure connection to a server.
  • Make sure playback options are not shown for synced content that doesn’t support them.
  • Make sure selected library filters are not lost when the app gets restarted.
  • Make sure that there is only one instance of the app when it’s launched from Google Now.
  • Improve layout for generic error dialogs.
  • Don’t show an error dialog when navigating to an empty channel directory.
  • Fix bug where the app showed the wrong episode count for synced TV show seasons.
  • [Chromecast] Resolve issue where unavailable devices would still be listed.
  • Fix crash when mirroring synced content from a Plex Companion controller app.
  • [TV layout] Fix bug where content from locally discovered servers appeared in the “Social” tab of the home screen.
  • [Android TV] Make sure the app doesn’t request more “Recommended” and “Watch later” items than it actually needs.
  • [Android TV] Resolve issue where local quality settings were used, when playing back media from a remote server.
  • [Android TV] Fix issue where remote requests to play music would be ignored if music was already playing.
  • [Android TV] Provide better navigation on channel preferences dialog.
  • [Android TV] Fix issue loading images for search results in some situations.
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Plex for Android v4.6.1.381

Plex for Android Google Play download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

FIXES:

  • Fix app sometimes crashing when navigating back to home.
  • Fix crash where some preplays could crash in tablets running Android 4.1 or older.
  • Fix for crash when opening a TV show with no seasons or a season with no episodes.
  • Fix issue where synced content could appear unplayable.
  • Resolve playback issues due to incorrect media analysis being performed by the server.
  • Fix iTunes channel music playback.
  • Fix crash when attempting to start video playback.
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Plex for Android v4.6.2.382

Plex for Android Google Play download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

FIXES:

  • Allow items from discovery hubs (e.g., “Recently Added Movies”) to be added to sync.
  • Fix crash when streaming via AirPlay.
  • Fix crash that could occur when attempting to play videos.
  • Fix failure to play Cloud Sync content.
  • Resolve issue where application would forget about previously discovered Plex Players.
  • Fix bug that, under very special conditions, could cause the app to crash when exiting a preplay screen.
  • Improve server/player handling if plex.tv is not available.
  • Fix a couple of problems around opening Recommended/Watch Later videos after local PMS had gone offline.
  • Fix problem where photos from the iPhotos channel wouldn’t display full-screen.
  • [TV layout] Fix crash resuming library section screen if background art takes too long to load.
  • [Android TV] Fix bug that would cause the app to crash while trying to update the background image.
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Plex for Android v4.6.3.383

Plex for Android Google Play download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

FIXES:

  • Fix bug which could cause the selected section in the home screen to change unexpectedly.
  • [TV layout] Don’t crash while browsing Watch Later / Recommended content if no server is available.
  • [TV layout] Show correct title and subtitle for TV show seasons on the ‘Recently Added’ section.
119

Plex for Android v4.7.0.387

Plex for Android Google Play download page
Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)
Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

NEW:

  • Episodes within a TV show season can now also be displayed on a grid (with thumbnails)
  • [Android TV] Add full support for consuming existing playlists.
  • [Android TV] Add Play/Shuffle to Artists screen.

FIXES:

  • Resolve issues with native player resuming video from an offset.
  • Allow user to continue playback (when possible) if transcode not available from server.
  • Fix a couple of scenarios in which adding to sync from a discovery hub was still not possible.
  • Don’t crash if device recovers connectivity while the app is playing local content.
  • Hide navigation controls in photo player after a few seconds.
  • Fix issue were we didn’t retrieve the most up to date media information before determining how to play it.
  • Fix issue preventing playback of videos which didn’t include any audio streams.
  • Fix bug which could crash the app on the user selector screen.
  • Display thumbs correctly in Watch Later/Recommended preplay screens regardless of which server is selected.
  • Fix crash resuming a photo slideshow after the app had been in the background for a while.
  • Fix problem where sometimes the preplay card background wouldn’t cover all the information.
  • Make sure Watch Later/Recommended item preplays get properly initialized when the system recreates the app.
  • Make sure we always select the best server for transcoding and looking up online content.
  • Fix crash in native video player when switching video in playqueue.
  • Fix video playback via airplay when the video includes external SRT subtitles.
  • Don’t crash if an item from the search results screen is clicked and the associated server is no longer online.
  • Deal in a better way with attempts to navigate to an item that is no longer available.
  • Don’t show “Play all” action on Cloud Sync TV shows.
  • Fix delay generating background color in “continue watching” hub on landscape layouts.
  • Fix crash when refreshing ‘Channels’ section.
  • [Chromecast] Don’t wait indefinitely when attempting to play content if unable to verify hostname on network.
  • [Android TV] Improve user experience when no servers are found at start up.
  • [Android TV] Fix personal videos aspect ratio in home screen hubs.
  • [Android TV] Fix crash when video playback starts.
  • [Android TV] Update audio player background when playing track changes.
  • [Android TV] Fix bug where opening a video from the home screen when another one was already playing would lead to both playing at the same time.
  • [Android TV] Make sure Watch Later and Recommended sections get properly populated.
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Plex for Android v4.7.1.388

Plex for Android Google Play download page

Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)

Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon

Note: We are performing a staged rollout, which means that the update may take several hours until it´s available

FIXES:

  • Fix playback error if no owned servers are available and transcoding is required.