# Plex for Chromecast **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** release-announcements, chromecast\ **Created:** [April 26, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389 "2016-04-26T15:40:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ericmatthys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ericmatthys/32/82085_2.png) [@ericmatthys](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ericmatthys)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/1 "2016-04-26T15:40:17Z")
Release notes for the Chromecast application. ---
**Author:** ![ericmatthys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ericmatthys/32/82085_2.png) [@ericmatthys](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ericmatthys)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/2 "2016-04-26T15:41:39Z")
**2.6.2** The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast. **NEW:** - 4k and HEVC on capable devices with built-in Chromecast support (2016 Vizio TVs and the Nvidia Shield) **FIXES:** - Massively improved start up time, which should fix occasional timeouts when casting from Chrome. - Fixed issues with Watch Later and Recommended videos. - Fixed performance issue after the post play timer is displayed multiple times. ---
**Author:** ![ericmatthys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ericmatthys/32/82085_2.png) [@ericmatthys](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ericmatthys)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/3 "2016-10-03T21:32:39Z")
**2.10.2** The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast. **NEW:** - Added support for playback of AC3 and EAC3 audio without transcoding on compatible devices. **FIXES:** - Fixed casting of Plex Cloud server items from Android and iOS. - Fixed a couple playback issues to better support upcoming Plex Media Server features. ---
**Author:** ![ericmatthys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ericmatthys/32/82085_2.png) [@ericmatthys](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ericmatthys)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/4 "2016-10-07T15:42:55Z")
**2.10.3** The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast. **NEW:** - (none) **FIXES:** - Fixed local secure connections being considered wan instead of lan. ---
**Author:** ![ericmatthys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ericmatthys/32/82085_2.png) [@ericmatthys](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ericmatthys)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/5 "2016-12-06T00:29:20Z")
**2.12.2** The updated app will automatically load the next time you use Plex with Chromecast. **NEW:** - (none) **FIXES:** - Fixed repeated buffering when playing videos with SRT subtitles. ---
**Author:** ![kay.one](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kay.one/32/13275_2.png) [@kay.one](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kay.one)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/6 "2017-06-29T18:32:49Z")
**2.12.3** NEW: - Removed support for multi-channel AAC codec FIXES: - Fixed issue where some videos would fail to resume and would play from the beginning - Fixed issue where casting videos would fail if subtitles were enabled ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/7 "2017-11-09T00:42:23Z")
**3.25.0** NEW: - Improve 4k support on the Chromecast Ultra FIXES: - High-bitrate videos cast from Android use original quality ---
**Author:** ![DomC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/domc/32/82915_2.png) [@DomC](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DomC)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/8 "2018-03-20T13:16:34Z")
**3.43.0** NEW: - Rewritten the app to use the same technology as the web application - New UI for players and preplays - Better support for 4k playback - Better support for NVIDIA SHIELD and other Cast devices - Support for mixed photo/video playback - Lower memory footprint for CC Audio - Update subtitle support - Rotten Tomato and IMDB critic ratings ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/9 "2018-03-30T02:30:36Z")
**3.45.0** NEW: - Added user/critic ratings for movies and TV shows - Added new flat Rotten Tomato icons FIXES: - Fixed some poor truncatio - Fixed overzealous clipping of mirrored item descriptions - Fixed casting camera roll from iOS - Fixed automatic media version playback - Fixed ignoring of initial quality and when changing play queue item ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/10 "2018-04-05T00:55:44Z")
**3.46.0** FIXES: - Fixed unnecessary rendering, making all screens snappier - Fixed device name in Now Playing view ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/11 "2018-04-12T23:48:34Z")
**3.47.0** FIXES: - Fix photo and background transitions to be a little smoother - Fixed partially-scrolled summaries when navigating between pre-plays ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/12 "2018-04-23T16:11:01Z")
**3.50.1** NEW: - Added tv, movie, and music details - Add automatic fallback to transcode if direct playing music fails - Added short rewind when switching from a local player to Chromecast - Added support for repeat-all and repeat-one1 - Added ability to force Chromecast to allow multi-channel surround sound whether or not the device reports support1 FIXED: - Fixed smooth scrolling for summaries 1 requires updated clients; see client release notes to see when feature is supported ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/13 "2018-05-03T16:57:06Z")
**3.51.0** FIXED: - Fixed support for HLS plugins ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/14 "2018-05-17T17:05:10Z")
**3.52.0** FIXED: - Fixed playback with subtitles freezing when streaming from some servers ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/15 "2018-05-29T20:05:42Z")
**3.54.0** ADDED: - Added error codes to error screen FIXED: - Fixed incorrectly displaying playback quality when casting media from Android ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/16 "2018-08-01T18:26:28Z")
**3.64.1** ADDED: - Added podcast playback support - Added noise filter to reduce banding artifacts on blurred artwork ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/17 "2018-12-14T20:30:37Z")
**3.81.0** NEW: - Avoid forced transcodes for HDR content on SDR displays FIXED: - Fixed player control state when playback starts or pauses without application control - Fixed seeking to beginning of transcoded videos - Fixed repeat-all mode not working when playing a single item - Fixed negative post-play countdown ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/18 "2019-01-15T02:56:30Z")
**3.81.1** FIXED: - Fixed sometimes skipping episodes when auto-advancing ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/19 "2019-02-19T17:53:37Z")
**3.87.2** NEW: - Added control of subtitle color and position ---
**Author:** ![duncanbeevers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/duncanbeevers/32/5417_2.png) [@duncanbeevers](https://forums.plex.tv/u/duncanbeevers)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389/20 "2019-09-20T18:57:33Z")
**4.7.0** FIXED: - Fixed app load failure on Chromecast Audio preview (1.42) firmware [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-chromecast/143389.md?page=2)