Plex for Apple TV

Version 1.9 is now available

NEW:

  • Play Queue info is available in Audio Player.

FIXED:

  • Sidebar now animates correctly on tvOS 10.2
  • Fixed an issue accessing photo libraries from the sidebar.
  • Don’t require a pin to change users if the pin was removed from the account in some circumstances.

Version 1.10 is now available

FIXED:

  • Play Queues from related photos included all photos in the album/library.
  • Progress bar is shown in Episode posters
  • In photo timelines you can select the scrollbar to scroll quickly through photos.
  • Improved loading performance of photos in some circumstances.
  • Audio playback will pause while playing videos in a photo library.
  • Thumbnails for clips in search results are a better aspect ratio.
  • In the audio player, the play queue is not shown at the same time as the lyrics.
  • Fixed rare crash in Photo Timeline.
  • Fixed a crash when opening the sidebar.
  • Make sure managed users can see the Photo Timeline if the primary account can.
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Version 1.11 is now available with minor bugfixes and improvements.

Version 1.12 is now available

FIXED:

  • Movie trailers Aspect Ratio was wrong.
  • Screensaver may start while playing videos.

Version 1.13 is now available

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where settings & channels would be incorrect after switching server.
  • Fixed an issue opening shelf items while a postplay screen or player were open.

Version 1.14 is now available

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue causing fast user switching to return to a blank screen.
  • Fixed an issue where filter titles would not display correctly in library screens.
  • Fixed an issue that caused parts of the lyrics interface to disappear.

Version 1.15 is now available

NEW:

  • Added Lifetime Subscription in-app purchase.

FIXED:

  • The timeline view was not showing up in photo libraries when opened from the sidebar.
  • The info panel for Live TV can now be dismissed by swiping up.

Version 1.16 is now available

FIXED:

  • Fixed issue in recently added shows with text sometimes being hidden behind surrounding cells.
  • Fixed issue with Live TV not tuning when multiple airings were present.
  • Under some circumstances, “More…” wouldn’t show up in photo libraries.

Version 1.17 is now available

NEW:

  • Added a setting for opting out of crash reports.

Version 1.17.1 is now available

FIXED:

  • Improve behavior of the app when there are no servers available.

Version 1.18 is now available

NEW:

  • Added support for 4K video playback on the Apple TV 4K.
  • Added support for direct playback of FLAC music on tvOS 11.

FIXED:

  • Fixed issues with Home Video libraries, preventing resuming playback and accessing the context menu.
  • In rare cases News might not have started playing back automatically.
  • When browsing a library the context menu will open for the correct item.
  • The play & shuffle buttons on the “By Album” music screen now work correctly.
  • Fixed an issue with News settings causing the setting value to be displayed incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue causing a crash when opening items that are still loading in grid views.
  • Added Direct Play toggle back to advanced settings.

Version 1.18.1 is now available

FIXED:

Version 1.19 is now available

NEW:

  • Add direct play support for HEVC video codec.

FIXED:

  • Plex Pass upgrade screen would result in endless spinner if purchase was cancelled.
  • Added Direct Play toggle back to advanced settings.
  • Fixed issue where user could interact with content behind loading screen.
  • Fixed an issue that caused setting labels to be incorrectly truncated.
  • Fixed an issue causing the edge of lyrics to be cut off.
  • Increased the number of items included in the newscast and categories feed.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the play / pause button to become unresponsive.
  • Prevent text in the audio player from getting cut off.
  • Playlists might not have displayed with older versions of Plex Media Server.
  • Fixed a rare crash when reloading the photo timeline.
  • Improved title when browsing search results by tag.
  • Allow direct play and direct stream on supported Live TV streams.

Version 1.20 is now available

NEW:

  • Increased recommended quality for home streaming to Maximum.
  • Added links to view the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service from Settings.
  • It is now possible to change quality on live streams.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where pressing menu after logging in for the first time would immediately log you out.
  • Fixed an issue causing blank titles for certain items in some channels.

Version 1.20.1 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue preventing artist preplays from loading.

Version 1.21 is now available.

FIXED:

  • When there were no playlists on the server, we previously showed a blank screen, now we show a pretty error message.
  • App would crash if there was no valid rating image in media detail screen.
  • The wrong video could play after an ad in News.

Version 1.22 is now available.

FIXED:

  • (Apple TV 4K) Improve HDR support when connected to HDR display. (Requires Plex Media Server 1.11.0)
  • Remote play button correctly starts playback from TV show screens.
  • Managed users of Plex Pass users can access the photo timeline.

Version 1.23 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue causing the “No available content” message to stick around even when there was content.
  • Fixed an issue where the first photo viewed would be shown off-center.
  • Some subtitles wouldn’t work.

Version 1.24 is now available.

NEW:

  • DVR support.
  • Support for closed captions in Live TV playback.

FIXED:

  • Corrected hub spacing for Other Videos library types.
  • External subtitles are now tagged correctly.
  • Sometimes Related Photos didn’t show.
  • Some description texts in settings would get cut off.
  • Frame rate & dynamic range switching now remain active on the postplay screen.
  • The app was responding incorrectly to certain remote control requests.

Version 1.24.1 is now available

FIXED:

  • Fixed crash in Program Guide under some languages.