Plex for Android v4.25.0.581
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:
Support for embedded PGS/VobSub subtitles when MKVs are Direct Played.
Several improvements to the way the app displays announcements.
Display upload progress inside the Camera Upload screen.
Update appearance of Friends screen.
[Android TV] Don’t block application launch if no reachable servers found.
[Android TV] Add preference to show additional video information during playback.
[Android TV] Show progress on video player when loading a video.
Updated minimum version requirement to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or newer.
FIXES:
Make sure “subscribe” and “activate” buttons can’t be clicked if billing is not available on device.
Fix issue where some sections were failing handling device orientation changes.
Fix issue where remote play queues were showing wrong information after a shuffle event.
Fix issue where ‘play all’ and ‘shuffle’ options would sometimes be missing from nested photo albums.
Fix issue that was crashing the app after going back to the home screen.
Improve error message when Plex Mix is not available for the selected track.
Fix a couple of small issues in the way photo libraries were selected for Camera Upload.
Fix bug where toolbar could be clicked inside photo albums and doing so would crash the app.
Don’t show useless disabled “Sync” action when browsing channel items.
Make sure the app doesn’t crash if audio playback finishes while in the background.
Fix bug where the app could sometimes play the wrong version of a file when several were available.
Fix problem where app might crash when playing content from mobile/cloud servers or from channels.
Fix bug where incorrect photo would be saved or shared in photo viewer.
[Android TV] Fix play queue generation when a playlist item is selected.
[Android TV] Use better color for buttons bar background in preplay screens.
[AirPlay] Don’t display unsupported devices (e.g. AirTunes based devices).
Plex for Android v4.25.1.585
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 crash when attempting to play synced content.
Resolve crash when connecting to older server and running a non-english version of the application.
Fix crash when attempting to play video on Jelly Bean devices.
Fix issue viewing synced photos.
Plex for Android v4.25.2.588
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 where sometimes photo player was launched to play synced video content.
Fix photo player not moving past photo 22.
Fix crash when device is rotated while loading home screen content under concrete connectivity conditions.
Plex for Android v4.26.0.648
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:
Add support for VC1 playback in MKV, for devices which support it.
Add support for 16-bit PCM playback in MKV.
Add support for direct playing MOV.
Allow anamorphic video to be remuxed.
Post-play screen following video playback.
Add Rotten Tomatoes reviews to movie preplay screen.
Show currently playing item in new embedded mini-player (mobile only).
[Android TV] Support library scanning.
[Android TV] Add support for Refresh Rate Switching on Marshmallow based devices (not just the NVIDIA SHIELD).
[Android TV] Add lyrics support.
[Fire TV] Cloud sync server support.
[Fire TV] Mobile server support.
[Fire TV] Clock (can be enabled in Settings < Main).
FIXES:
Correctly update track information in audio player when playing synced content.
Improve reliability of refresh rate switching when preference enabled.
Don’t display “Headphones Disconnected” when playing a video and switching refresh rate.
Fix bug where adding a track to a playlist would add the entire album.
Improve video player buffer calculation to reduce buffering and issues where video wouldn’t restart.
Improve reliability of remote control.
Fix bug where audio playback didn’t resume from current offset after disconnecting from a remote player.
Fix bug where “Previous” button in audio player could crash the app.
Try (again) to fix issue where playing a synced video would sometimes result in a crash.
Fix cells not being cleared during fast scrolls.
Fix bug where relayed connections wouldn’t work when application was launched after a fresh install.
Don’t reset scroll position of preplay page when device is rotated
[Android TV] Fix grids misalignment when sorting if there’s missing info.
[Android TV] Don’t show Episode actions for Movies in the Playlist view.
[Android TV] Play from Show/Season page should start from first unwatched episode.
[Fire TV] Various bug fixes and improvements.
Plex for Android v4.26.1.653
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 crash that could sometimes occur when returning to the home screen from the server picker.
Fix issue where app would sometimes crash if ‘sign-in’ step was skipped during first run.
Fix crash opening video player on devices running a version of Android older than 4.2.
Fix crash trying to reconnect to Cast device inside video player.
Fix crash when opening the mini player from playlist preplay.
Fix crash when displaying post play screen for episodes which didn’t include all required metadata.
Plex for Android v4.26.2.654
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 crash that could happen when opening video player from playback notification if connected to Chromecast.
Plex for Android v4.26.3.656
Note : This update is only available for the Amazon Fire TV and the Amazon Fire TV Stick through the Amazon Appstore
FIXES:
[Fire TV] Fix bug where preferences would be lost when the app was closed.
Plex for Android v4.27.0.705
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:
Now showing mini-player also inside channels and photo albums.
[Android TV] Add support to skip next/previous within the preplay pages.
FIXES:
Fix for photos in slideshow not being centered after rotation.
Fix bug where playback notifications were not properly removed sometimes when flinging to Chromecast.
Fix bug where adding a single photo or photo album to a playlist would add the entire library section.
Fix bug that prevented some photo albums from being viewed.
Fix for missing subtitles when falling back to transcoding after a failed attempt to direct play.
Fix problem where the app would fail to show certain Plex servers discovered in the local network.
Fix bug where opening a video using the mini-player could sometimes crash the app.
Don’t remember playback position for the last track in an audio play queue after it ends.
[Android TV] No longer showing navigation arrow for reviews.
[Android TV] Now showing an error message when there is a connection error on the sign in screen.
[Chromecast] Resolve issue when attempting to change video quality mid-playback.
[Android TV] Fix crash when processing a ‘stop’ command from another Plex client acting as controller.
Plex for Android v4.28.0.196
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:
[Android TV] Lots of tweaks to the application look and feel.
Display warning dialog when starting to play content through a relayed connection.
Audio playback can now be controlled with a single-button headset (1 press for ‘play/pause’, 2 for ‘next’, 3 for ‘previous’).
Tweaks to card titles and subtitles to make them more useful and also more consistent with other Plex clients.
Add support for remuxing HEVC video using Plex Media Server v1.0.0.0 and above.
New Audio Player design for mobile/tablet.
Small tweaks to mini-player appearance.
Always show ‘stop’ button in mini-player, regardless of orientation or screen size.
FIXES:
Multiple improvements on Locations picker.
Improve photo viewer zoom functionality.
Fix bug where the app could crash trying to play certain items.
Fix issue preventing seeking within some videos.
Storage permission no longer required for ‘Advanced > Privacy > Email device logs’ option.
Do a better job at dealing with problems querying if user owns Google Play in-app product.
Resolve issue preventing browsing of photo channels.
Now including 3gp files in ‘Videos’ section of local server.
Make Camera Upload more efficient.
Fix issue preventing browsing of photos from Hubs.
[Generic TV] Fix bug in where main menu would not open on Android N.
[Android TV] Fix for bug where global search would fail on Android 5 until app had been initialized.
[Android TV] Fix bug where the application could crash when opening or resuming the home screen.
[Android TV] Fix occasional crash when app resumed after having been in the background for a while.
[Android TV] Fix issue browsing channels where no results were displayed.
[Android TV] Hide current time display in Photo player.
[Android TV] Improve USB/Bluetooh keyboard handling when modifying text based preferences.
[SHIELD] Allow the Plex app to start even if Plex Media Server is disabled.
[SHIELD] Disable audio passthrough when headphones are connected to remote or controller.
Plex for Android v4.28.1.225
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 opening Camera Upload settings on pre-Lollipop devices.
[Android TV] Fix crash entering preplay screen if item missing some important metadata.
[Android TV] Fix bug where app could crash returning to library grid.
[Android TV] Don’t show “Play trailer” action when it’s not available after moving to the next/previous item.
[Generic TV] Fix crash starting playback when there isn’t any selected server yet.
Plex for Android v4.28.2.249
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:
[Android TV] Resolve crash that could occur when quickly hitting Next or Previous on a preplay page.
[Android TV] Fix channel issue preventing user input (for Search, etc).
Plex for Android v4.29.0.387
Plex for Android Google Play download page
Plex for Android APK ~ here (Plex Pass required)
Will be available on the Amazon App Store soon
Note : We are performing a staged rollout, which means that the update may take several hours until it’s available
NEW:
Allow the app to sign in a nearby unclaimed server with your Plex account.
[Android TV] Improve user selection UI.
[Fire TV] Play and Play All buttons on TV Series/Season will now play from the next On Deck Episode, or from the beginning, respectively.
[Fire TV] Show loading indicator when switching users or to connected servers.
[Fire TV] Search input shows more characters.
FIXES:
Resolve issue that was preventing VobSub subtitles from being direct played.
Improve message shown when there’s an error navigating to a channel item.
Fix issue where app could keep audio playback opened when signing out of the app.
Fix issue where app was adding entire TV show when adding a single episode to existing PlayQueue or Playlist.
Fix issue updating playback progress for Watch Later and Recommended videos.
Improve handling of security preferences.
Fix issue where selecting a new track from PlayQueue list when playing audio in a remote device wouldn’t take effect.
Resolve issue where the app wouldn’t detect an existing activation in certain devices.
Disable audio player seekbar when current audio track doesn’t support seeking.
[Android TV] Add support for Next/Previous remote commands to skip to appropriate item within the player’s PlayQueue.
[Android TV] Display username in settings when signing out.
[Android TV] Disable seeking in audio player when it’s not available for track being played.
[Android TV] Fix issue where preplay page didn’t update related rows correctly when moving next and previous.
[Fire TV] Avoid “Media not found” screen when deleting an item and going back in history.
[Fire TV] Avoid triggering unnecessary media analysis.
[Fire TV] Fix On Deck playback after marking as watched.
[Fire TV] Sort unavailable servers more reliably.
[Fire TV] Fix currently playing track indicator not showing.
[Fire TV] Fix focus cursor misplacement in Show Details after marking as watched.
[Fire TV] Fix displaying incorrect items when returning to show list.
[Fire TV] Fix Watch Status not updating in some circumstances.
[Fire TV] Updated translations.
[Fire TV] Performance improvements.
Plex for Android v4.29.1
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 on startup for users that had played something under a relayed connection with version 4.28 of the app.
jesusmc
August 10, 2016, 4:05pm
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Plex for Android v4.30.0
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 crash on startup for users that had played something under a relayed connection with version 4.28 of the app.
FIXES:
jesusmc
August 11, 2016, 2:00pm
175
Plex for Android v4.30.1
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 playing video via an External Player.
[Fire TV] Fix issue where app could get in an unresponsive state after device enters in sleep mode.
Plex for Android v4.31.0
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:
Support videos in photo libraries.
Support uploading videos to photo libraries.
FIXES:
Fix crash on bootup launch in web-socket connector.
Plex for Android v4.31.1
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 issue where an error playing a video could crash the app.
Fix state crash with web-socket connector when switching servers.
Don’t show empty subtitles for videos in photo libraries.
Plex for Android v4.31.2
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 issue where controlling app remotely would crash the app under certain circumstances.
[Fire TV] Fix issue where resuming the post-play screen could sometimes crash the app.
Plex for Android v4.32.0
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:
Reorder repeat modes to match other platforms.
Improved fling support for libraries that combine home photos and videos.
[Android TV] Various improvements to interface and user experience.
FIXES:
Fix issue where blank spaces before or after search term could present different search results.
Fix issue where hamburger menu would incorrectly show the back arrow on the home screen after a search query.
Fix issue displaying available sort filters.
Support for using a friendly device name by default.
Make sure photo play queues respect the selected sort order.
Fix issue where app wasn’t resuming correctly tracks with saved progress.
Fix issue where app could try to upload photos to an already deleted library section.
Enable “Add to queue” option even if there isn’t an active PQ yet.
Fix issue where app wasn’t displaying correctly ‘jump to letter’ fast scroll widget under certain circumstances.
Fix issue preventing video player correctly flinging media remotely.
Disable Direct Play of MPEGTS library content. This is because we don’t (yet?) support seeking of MPEGTS files and therefore to provide a better experience require Plex Media Server to remux it into HLS.
[Android TV] Fix issue where post play screen countdown wasn’t correctly paused when app was taken into the background.
[Android TV] Fix issue displaying TV season summary.
[Android TV] Fix issue where pressing FF button in audio player could lead to a crash under certain circumstances.
[Android TV] Fix issue where pausing/playing photo slideshow remotely from another Plex client didn’t update the controller.
[Android TV] Fix reordering of playlists.
[Android TV] Improve support for play queue reordering.
[Android TV] Fix crash when system recreates the app with the ‘connection to server lost’ dialog displayed.
[Android TV] Fix issue trying to use “Go to Show” from the Season page.
[Android TV] Fix issue opening preplay screen for DVR episodes.
Plex for Android v4.32.1
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 if application backgrounded while loading an item’s preplay screen.
