v3.1 NEW: Enhanced filtering While online, you can now sort and filter your library content any way you like. NEW: Mobile Media Server Play your synced content and view content from your photo albums on any other Plex client! NEW: Push notifications Plex will now alert you when someone ad…

Version 8.5 is now available. NEW: Added support for searching for free Live TV channels. Non-preferred services are now hidden in the ‘Watch from these locations’ section on the Discover media details screen. FIXED: Fixed an issue with transcoded downloads failing. Fixed an issue with album t…

Version 8.6 is now available. NEW: Added a link to the streaming service settings screen from Discover’s source settings menu. The Free on Demand search section now includes genres. FIXED: Crash when opening the details of an item from your watchlist or Discover. Dolby Vision Profile 5 video p…

Version 8.7 is now available. NEW: Now automatically removing legacy synced media items.

Version 8.7.1 is now available. Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Version 8.7.2 is now available. FIXED: Other Plex players were incorrectly disabled in the Cast menu.

Version 8.7.3 is now available. FIXED: Fixed bug causing high battery drain. Fixed crash that could occur with background music playback.

Version 8.8 is now available. NEW: Added a hub of popular searches to the search screen. Price information is now displayed next to purchasable external items on Discover media detail screens. FIXED: Added ratings back to context menu for tracks. Discover media detail screens would only show t…

Version 8.9 is now available. NEW: You can now AirPlay Live TV to compatible devices. FIXED: Long pressing a search result for a person would incorrectly open a context menu. New font for headings and titles.

Version 8.10 is now available. NEW: Edition information is now shown in more places. FIXED: Lock to Landscape caused the playback controls to be much bigger than they should be on iOS 16.

Version 8.11 is now available. NEW: Content in libraries with the “Exclude from home screen and global search” or “Include Adult Content” settings enabled is no longer shown in the “Watch from these locations” hub on media details screens. Refreshed the appearance of the recent searches screen. F…

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Version 8.7.3 is now available.

FIXED:

Fixed bug causing high battery drain.
Fixed crash that could occur with background music playback.

Newest Plex iOS v8.7 crashes when playing music in the background

Repeating an individual song does not work

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