Plex for Apple TV

Version 7.12 is now available.

FIXED:

  • EPG would sometimes not refresh after the device returns from sleep.
  • Fixed an issue where custom home screens could have additional hubs added unexpectedly.
  • Fixed crash that could occur while pinning sources in the sidebar.
  • Fixed some scroll performance issues with Library screens.
  • Posters for content from Movies and TV On Plex shown on the Apple TV home screen were sometimes low quality.
  • Pressing left and right on third party remotes now jumps forward and back, and holding left and right begins a rewind / fast-forward.
  • Related content was missing for episodes in the season view.
  • Seekprint curves made smoother during music playback.
  • Sometimes content rows would scroll unnecessarily when returning to the home screen.
  • Sometimes pressing menu from Settings in the sidebar wouldn’t return Home correctly as expected.
  • TV episode information has been moved higher in the season list.
  • The Stop button is now supported on third party remotes.
  • The wrong item would sometimes be focused when returning to the home screen.
  • Titles on the home screen would sometimes disappear.
  • Sign in with Apple could sometimes not successfully log in.
  • A registration screen could show to logged in users after playing back certain content.
5 Likes

Version 7.13 is now available.

FIXED:

  • A small visual glitch was noticeable on episodes opened from On Deck.
  • Cast details weren’t being shown on TV shows.
  • Focus would jump to the wrong place when picking a new filter or sort on a Library screen.
  • Hubs would sometimes not keep their scroll positions when returning from another screen or reloading.
  • Posters could end up cut off by the bottom of the screen in rare circumstances.
5 Likes

Version 7.14 is now available.

NEW:

  • Post-play screen now automatically closes and ends playback session after 10 minutes of inactivity.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue with some hubs being lost from the home screen with custom home enabled.
  • In-progress videos were not resumed correctly when played directly from Top Shelf.
  • Sort sources in the more menu alphabetically.
  • Tweaked and darkened app background.
5 Likes

Version 7.15 is now available.

NEW:

  • Add extras and cast hub to Episode detail screens.

FIXED:

  • App could crash when starting playback in some rare circumstances.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening Web Show or Podcast episodes from search.
  • Occasionally the app would crash when starting playback.
  • Opening libraries from Shared section failed.
  • Some text could flash on a TV season detail screen during loading.
  • A crash could occur when finishing playback of extras from a media detail screen.
4 Likes

Version 7.16 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Correctly display the codec for DTS-HD audio streams on media details pages.
  • Fixed issues with the Cast hub on episode detail screens.
  • Fixed occasional crash during startup.
  • Postplay could be displayed instead of the player closing when not near the end of a video.
  • Shuffle was incorrectly shown as an option on Channels in Movies & Shows.
3 Likes

Version 7.17 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Apple TV homescreen recommendations were not localized.
  • Fixed an issue where the home screen and recommended screens wouldn’t always update as expected.
2 Likes

Version 7.18 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Improved home screen performance.
  • Album titles were missing when they matched the artist name.
  • Fixed crash that could occur when trying to open a cast member before the movie details have loaded.
3 Likes

Version 7.18.1 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Fixed skipping forward and back 10 seconds using the new Siri remote (2nd generation).
  • Loading very large libraries could take a long time.
3 Likes

Version 7.19 is now available.

NEW:

  • Added support for “jog wheel” style scrubbing with the new Siri Remote (2nd generation).
  • Tweaked designs of media detail screens.

FIXED:

  • Error message was missing when media deletion failed.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause episode numbers to show incorrectly on season detail screens.
  • Sometimes related content wouldn’t be correctly shown for TV episodes.
1 Like

Version 7.19.1 is now available.

FIXED:

  • App could crash when opening certain collections.
  • Settings might not reflect the current state after changing accounts.
2 Likes

Version 7.20 is now available.

NEW:

  • Redesigned Live TV Guide.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that caused jog wheel scrubbing to not work after using the iOS remote to control your Apple TV.
3 Likes

Version 7.21 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where the title of tracks with long titles was invisible when focused in a playlist.
  • The video player tabs changed incorrectly when picking a new playback quality.

Version 7.22 is now available.

NEW:

  • Plex now offers a new modern layout that allows you to discover information about titles as you browse including summaries, parental ratings, top billed casts and more, all while putting rich artwork on display. There are also additional background options for Home and Detail screens.
  • Improved Search - easily see your top search results or dig into a specific type of media no matter where you are in the app.
  • Sidebar style updated

FIXED:

  • App crashed when hitting the remote’s play button on an album or artist track.
  • Episode played badges failed to update in seasons.
  • Fixed issue with AC3 / EAC3 audio when playing videos on future tvOS versions.
  • It could be difficult to swipe into the sidebar when swiping fast repeatedly.
  • User ratings were missing on media detail screens.
6 Likes

Version 7.23 is now available.

NEW:

  • Allow reordering Live TV favorites.
  • Better color blending with default and artwork colors backgrounds.
  • Channel titles are now shown for Live TV airings in the Modern Layout.

FIXED:

  • Content rating was shown twice on Classic media detail layouts.
  • Content would sometimes flicker when loading in Modern Layout.
  • Dimmed artwork on media detail screens moved when opening the sidebar.
  • In some cases background shown on detail screens wouldn’t match the chosen setting.
  • Live TV playback could incorrectly start underneath the home screen.
  • Modern image appeared briefly on media detail screens before dimmed artwork was set.
  • Support IPv6 server addresses.
  • Selecting future airings on the TV guide would incorrectly tune rather than opening the detail screen.
4 Likes

Version 7.24 is now available.

NEW:

  • Watchlist action added to the long press menu on hub items.

FIXED:

  • Artwork Colors background failed to update when opening the same media details screen twice.
  • Detail screens for videos with a duration of just over an hour could incorrectly display the number of seconds.
  • Details screen artwork didn’t update when a new season was selected.
  • Loading time improved for large collections.
  • Subtitle styles now more accurately reflect the system settings.
  • Subtitles are now scaled better on cinematic aspect videos.
  • Collections could crash when quickly selecting a new item.
2 Likes

Version 7.25 is now available.

NEW:

  • People search results have a more descriptive role listed.
  • Search results for genres are now included in filtered sections.
  • Top search results now include Live TV from PMS.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an occasional crash when opening context menus.
  • Fixed errors when playing video clips stored in photo libraries.
  • Improved the load speed of the Live TV Guide.
  • Movies in continue watching hubs would sometimes use thumbnails as artwork instead of posters.
  • Search would return poor results for items with punctuation in their title.
  • Sometimes you couldn’t move down to the play button for the last episode in a season.
  • The mini player on the top of the TV was not working as expected with VoiceOver.
  • The mini player was invisible when a track had no art.
  • App could crash opening a show.
2 Likes

Version 7.26 is now available.

NEW:

  • You can now switch to recently used Home users while offline or when plex.tv cannot be reached.

FIXED:

  • Episodes could flash unpleasantly when opening TV Shows from the home screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the layout of the season details screen would shift around when scrolling through episodes with and without ratings.
  • Fixed issue where focus may jump around when changing playback settings.
  • Improved compatibility with Dolby Vision video.
2 Likes

Version 7.27 is now available.

NEW:

  • Add warning icon to home users that cannot be switched to while offline.

FIXED:

  • Changing search filters would show “no results found” while new results were still loading in.
  • Seeking wouldn’t work correctly in some Live TV playbacks started from the guide.
  • Sometimes recording icons wouldn’t update when scheduling or cancelling recordings in the Live TV Guide.
  • The seek bar would stop working correctly when watching timeshifted Live TV programs after the program had finished airing.
  • The seekable area was not shown correctly for Live TV playbacks started from the guide.
  • The time on the seek bar could overlap the program title when playing Live TV.
  • When attempting to switch to a home user with a PIN that hasn’t been accessed before while offline you would become stuck on the PIN screen.
  • When buffering occurred during playback of Live TV on Plex the error message incorrectly said it was caused by “Weak Signal”
  • The Live TV Guide wouldn’t load program information in the last week of the year.
3 Likes

Version 7.28 is now available.

NEW:

  • Account deletion in settings.
  • Allow direct play of MOV videos with EAC3 audio.

FIXED:

  • 4K content would sometimes be unnecessarily transcoded.
  • Audio wouldn’t play on some videos with MP3 audio.
  • Background color change pauses when scrolling quickly between items.
  • Fixed focus being reset when changing search settings.
  • It was possible to get the Live TV screen stuck on the Recording Priority tab when there were no recordings scheduled.
  • The first time you showed the seekbar while playing Live TV it would often be missing information about the current airings.
  • The recording priority list wouldn’t always update when setting new recordings or cancelling existing ones.
  • When something went wrong creating a new managed user no error message was shown.
  • Fixed slow downs and crashes that could occur with a high number of pinned sources.
3 Likes

Version 7.28.1 is now available.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause unnecessary requests to plex.tv under certain circumstances.

NOTE: In an upcoming release we will drop support for tvOS 13 and older, this will be one of the last releases to support those versions.