Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS) Beta Release Notes

Plex Players Player Betas
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47

Plex for Android 2026.1.0
Plex for iOS 2026.1.0

NEW:

  • Overhaul the File Info screens.
  • Player: support for cinema trailers before playback.
  • [Android][iOS] Download quality shows bitrate and estimated usage.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Haptic feedback when long pressing airings or channels.

FIXES:

  • Could not navigate to some season or episode screens for locally matched or custom agent matched content.
  • Don’t trigger idle state when a screenreader is enabled.
  • Favorite libraries not loading for home user after signing in.
  • File Info was not available to non-admin users.
  • Hide “more on this title” when already on that screen.
  • Live TV: Animation improvements.
  • Live TV: Playback could continue when navigating to another screen.
  • Live TV: Wrong channel could start autoplaying in some situations.
  • Player: Live TV errors would be too generic.
  • Player: OTA playback could freeze after selecting subtitles.
  • Player: Playback could fail after selecting subtitles with “Burn In” enabled.
  • Player: Unable to select new subtitles when transcoding.
  • Player: error could be displayed during playback after backgrounding app.
  • Unmatched tv details screens were being redirected.
  • [Android] Inconsistent back button behavior on Android Switch User PIN screens.
  • [Android] Keyboard would not always auto open on the switch user screen.
  • [Android] Player: crash could occur when playing the next episode.
  • [Android] Player: support for subtitle styling.
  • [Android] Pressing outside the PIN entry field would select another user when switching users.
  • [Android] Secondary navigation would overlay the content when using the back button sometimes.
  • [Android][iOS] Community share links wouldn’t open the app.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed focused airing after reordering Live TV favorites.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV and Libraries tab not hidden when needed.
  • [Android][iOS] Prevent the same item from being downloaded multiple times.
  • [Android][iOS] Settings and Plex Pass modals showing up empty.
  • [Android][iOS] The TV Guide player did not fit correctly in landscape mode.
  • [Android][iOS] The media ratings and reviews page had no horizontal margin.
  • [iOS] Player: Ads could play but not show over video.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Chinese and Norwegian subtitles could not render correctly.
  • [tvOS] ActionButtons inside a FlashList would animate in uncontrolled way.
  • [tvOS] Don’t close the app while inside primary navigation.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus resetting to tab bar when navigating within Ratings & Reviews and Cast & Crew screens.
  • [tvOS] Fixed horizontal scrolling in Activity Feed’s Popular Activity section.
  • [tvOS] Fixed scrolling in Libraries secondary navigation when there are many favorite libraries.
  • [tvOS] Fixed secondary navigation stealing focus after selecting a library from All Libraries menu.
  • [tvOS] Focus border missing in Remote Watch Pass screen.
  • [tvOS] Focus will randomly jump to Avatar button.
  • [tvOS] Incorrect focused on tab when browser seasons.
  • [tvOS] Library that is not favorite does not show in secondary navigation when active.
  • [tvOS] Season episodes have an incorrect offset.
  • [tvOS] Set initial focus to How to Watch button on TVOD details pages.
  • [tvOS] The remote’s select button stopped working after closing search.
  • [tvOS] Unable to add user through the user switcher.
48

Plex for Android 2026.1.0
Plex for iOS 2026.1.0

NEW:

  • Overhaul the File Info screens.
  • Player: support for cinema trailers before playback.
  • [Android][iOS] Download quality shows bitrate and estimated usage.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Haptic feedback when long pressing airings or channels.

FIXES:

  • Could not navigate to some season or episode screens for locally matched or custom agent matched content.
  • Don’t trigger idle state when a screenreader is enabled.
  • Favorite libraries not loading for home user after signing in.
  • File Info was not available to non-admin users.
  • Hide “more on this title” when already on that screen.
  • Live TV: Animation improvements.
  • Live TV: Playback could continue when navigating to another screen.
  • Live TV: Wrong channel could start autoplaying in some situations.
  • Player: Live TV errors would be too generic.
  • Player: OTA playback could freeze after selecting subtitles.
  • Player: Playback could fail after selecting subtitles with “Burn In” enabled.
  • Player: Unable to select new subtitles when transcoding.
  • Player: error could be displayed during playback after backgrounding app.
  • Unmatched tv details screens were being redirected.
  • [Android] Inconsistent back button behavior on Android Switch User PIN screens.
  • [Android] Keyboard would not always auto open on the switch user screen.
  • [Android] Player: crash could occur when playing the next episode.
  • [Android] Player: support for subtitle styling.
  • [Android] Pressing outside the PIN entry field would select another user when switching users.
  • [Android] Secondary navigation would overlay the content when using the back button sometimes.
  • [Android][iOS] Community share links wouldn’t open the app.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed focused airing after reordering Live TV favorites.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV and Libraries tab not hidden when needed.
  • [Android][iOS] Prevent the same item from being downloaded multiple times.
  • [Android][iOS] Settings and Plex Pass modals showing up empty.
  • [Android][iOS] The TV Guide player did not fit correctly in landscape mode.
  • [Android][iOS] The media ratings and reviews page had no horizontal margin.
  • [iOS] Fixed an issue where repeatedly dismissing the overflow menu by tapping outside could lock the app.
  • [iOS] Player: Ads could play but not show over video.
  • [iOS][Android] Fixed user menu requiring multiple taps on Android and prevented duplicate navigation when rapidly tapping links.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Chinese and Norwegian subtitles could not render correctly.
  • [tvOS] ActionButtons inside a FlashList would animate in uncontrolled way.
  • [tvOS] Don’t close the app while inside primary navigation.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus resetting to tab bar when navigating within Ratings & Reviews and Cast & Crew screens.
  • [tvOS] Fixed horizontal scrolling in Activity Feed’s Popular Activity section.
  • [tvOS] Fixed scrolling in Libraries secondary navigation when there are many favorite libraries.
  • [tvOS] Fixed secondary navigation stealing focus after selecting a library from All Libraries menu.
  • [tvOS] Focus border missing in Remote Watch Pass screen.
  • [tvOS] Focus will randomly jump to Avatar button.
  • [tvOS] Incorrect focused on tab when browser seasons.
  • [tvOS] Library that is not favorite does not show in secondary navigation when active.
  • [tvOS] Season episodes have an incorrect offset.
  • [tvOS] Set initial focus to How to Watch button on TVOD details pages.
  • [tvOS] The remote’s select button stopped working after closing search.
  • [tvOS] Unable to add user through the user switcher.
49

Plex for Android 2026.2.0
Plex for iOS 2026.2.0

NEW:

  • Allow users to update recording settings.
  • Create subscreens for version info when a metadata item has multiple versions.
  • Playlists source and favoriting Playlists
  • Show PMS Live TV hubs on Home.
  • Show Playlists hub on Home screen when Playlists source is favorited
  • [Android][iOS] Notification indicator for pending friend requests.
  • [Android][iOS] Updated the Ratings and Reviews page.
  • [tvOS] Add coming soon features screen to onboarding flow.
  • [tvOS] Automatically go fullscreen on Live TV after 60 seconds.
  • [tvOS] Improve offline server behavior.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Improved vertical navigation behaviour in the guide.

FIXES:

  • Entering an incorrect PIN on the PIN entry screen would show the spinner forever.
  • Improve library grid screen performance.
  • Internal screen title briefly appeared before metadata item title on file info.
  • Live TV: Player OSD would show wrong currently playing information in some situations.
  • Player OSD was showing wrong description for shows without episode numbers.
  • Player: Unable to disable subtitles when transcoding.
  • See All related content on Live TV details screens causes an error.
  • The reaction picker component would have square shadows.
  • [Android][iOS] Selecting a subtitle from preplay screen would not close the subtitle select menu.
  • [Android][iOS] The discard changes confirmation modal would be shown after saving a review.
  • [iOS] Player: Video could not render when choosing the “Shuffle” option.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Content watch state would not sync to connected applications.
  • [tvOS] Episode progress not updating on details screen after stopping playback.
  • [tvOS] Fixed flashing library list on the onboarding favorites selection screen.
  • [tvOS] Focus could unexpectedly skip the activity button on detail pages.
  • [tvOS] Live TV secondary navigation buttons have a shadow.
  • [tvOS] Manage Profile Privacy setting not updating on screen after changing
  • [tvOS] Player: Could sometimes pause LiveTV content.
  • [tvOS] Player: LiveTV content could have an incorrect state when opening in fullscreen.
  • [tvOS] Pressing the menu button would bypass the user picker.
  • [tvOS] When the secondary navigation menu was small, the tertiary menu is cut off when higher.
50

Plex for Android 2026.2.0
Plex for iOS 2026.2.0

NEW:

  • Allow users to update recording settings.
  • Create subscreens for version info when a metadata item has multiple versions.
  • Playlists source and favoriting Playlists
  • Show PMS Live TV hubs on Home.
  • Show Playlists hub on Home screen when Playlists source is favorited
  • [Android][iOS] Notification indicator for pending friend requests.
  • [Android][iOS] Updated the Ratings and Reviews page.
  • [tvOS] Add coming soon features screen to onboarding flow.
  • [tvOS] Automatically go fullscreen on Live TV after 60 seconds.
  • [tvOS] Improve offline server behavior.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Improved vertical navigation behaviour in the guide.

FIXES:

  • Entering an incorrect PIN on the PIN entry screen would show the spinner forever.
  • Improve library grid screen performance.
  • Internal screen title briefly appeared before metadata item title on file info.
  • Live TV: Player OSD would show wrong currently playing information in some situations.
  • Player OSD was showing wrong description for shows without episode numbers.
  • Player: Unable to disable subtitles when transcoding.
  • See All related content on Live TV details screens causes an error.
  • The reaction picker component would have square shadows.
  • [Android][iOS] Selecting a subtitle from preplay screen would not close the subtitle select menu.
  • [Android][iOS] The discard changes confirmation modal would be shown after saving a review.
  • [iOS] Player: Video could not render when choosing the “Shuffle” option.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Content watch state would not sync to connected applications.
  • [tvOS] Episode progress not updating on details screen after stopping playback.
  • [tvOS] Fixed flashing library list on the onboarding favorites selection screen.
  • [tvOS] Focus could unexpectedly skip the activity button on detail pages.
  • [tvOS] Live TV secondary navigation buttons have a shadow.
  • [tvOS] Manage Profile Privacy setting not updating on screen after changing
  • [tvOS] Player: Could sometimes pause LiveTV content.
  • [tvOS] Player: LiveTV content could have an incorrect state when opening in fullscreen.
  • [tvOS] Pressing the menu button would bypass the user picker.
  • [tvOS] When the secondary navigation menu was small, the tertiary menu is cut off when higher.
51

Plex for Android 2026.3.0
Plex for iOS 2026.3.0

NEW:

  • Re-add the EPG browse screen
  • Review action in context menus.
  • [tvOS] Indicator for received friend requests.
  • [tvOS] Updated UX on My Services.

FIXES:

  • After reordering a list, the items would flash the incorrect ordering.
  • Folder filters were not working in Library browse screens.
  • The active item could become invisible and consume no space while dragging to reorder a list.
  • The rate action in context menus did not work.
  • Update default background colors for improved contrast.
  • [Android] Player: prevent crash adjusting subtitle offset.
  • [Android][iOS] The artwork on the details page would sometimes be dim.
  • [tvOS] Activity card actions were taking up too much space.
  • [tvOS] Episodes list scrolling back to the start.
  • [tvOS] Fire TV attempts to link to external apps and services.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus getting stuck in Ratings & Reviews action bar, preventing navigation to other reviews.
  • [tvOS] Fixed inability to scroll through privacy options on first visit in Manage Profile Privacy setting screens.
  • [tvOS] Fixed layout shift in hub below Ratings & Reviews when navigating between items with different heights.
  • [tvOS] Focused element still shown in blurred background.
  • [tvOS] Home screen focus would jump when offline server comes online.
  • [tvOS] Improved Show/Episode Preplay screens. Performance, focus and loading states improvements.
  • [tvOS] Improved memory usage by recycling hubs.
  • [tvOS] Player: Replaying the same Live TV channel from Plex Media Server.
  • [tvOS] Primary navigation should close submenu when hiding popover.
  • [tvOS] The “See All” button on the related music section would be too wide.
  • [tvOS] Using incorrect background colors per episode.
52

Plex for Android 2026.3.0
Plex for iOS 2026.3.0

NEW:

  • Re-add the EPG browse screen
  • Review action in context menus.
  • [tvOS] Indicator for received friend requests.
  • [tvOS] Updated UX on My Services.

FIXES:

  • After reordering a list, the items would flash the incorrect ordering.
  • Folder filters were not working in Library browse screens.
  • The active item could become invisible and consume no space while dragging to reorder a list.
  • The rate action in context menus did not work.
  • Update default background colors for improved contrast.
  • [Android] Player: prevent crash adjusting subtitle offset.
  • [Android][iOS] The artwork on the details page would sometimes be dim.
  • [tvOS] Activity card actions were taking up too much space.
  • [tvOS] Episodes list scrolling back to the start.
  • [tvOS] Fire TV attempts to link to external apps and services.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus getting stuck in Ratings & Reviews action bar, preventing navigation to other reviews.
  • [tvOS] Fixed inability to scroll through privacy options on first visit in Manage Profile Privacy setting screens.
  • [tvOS] Fixed layout shift in hub below Ratings & Reviews when navigating between items with different heights.
  • [tvOS] Focused element still shown in blurred background.
  • [tvOS] Home screen focus would jump when offline server comes online.
  • [tvOS] Improved Show/Episode Preplay screens. Performance, focus and loading states improvements.
  • [tvOS] Improved memory usage by recycling hubs.
  • [tvOS] Player: Replaying the same Live TV channel from Plex Media Server.
  • [tvOS] Primary navigation should close submenu when hiding popover.
  • [tvOS] The “See All” button on the related music section would be too wide.
  • [tvOS] Using incorrect background colors per episode.
53

Plex for Android 2026.3.0
Plex for iOS 2026.3.0

NEW:

  • Re-add the EPG browse screen
  • Review action in context menus.
  • [tvOS] Indicator for received friend requests.
  • [tvOS] Updated UX on My Services.

FIXES:

  • After reordering a list, the items would flash the incorrect ordering.
  • Folder filters were not working in Library browse screens.
  • The active item could become invisible and consume no space while dragging to reorder a list.
  • The rate action in context menus did not work.
  • Update default background colors for improved contrast.
  • [Android] Player: prevent crash adjusting subtitle offset.
  • [Android][iOS] The artwork on the details page would sometimes be dim.
  • [tvOS] Activity card actions were taking up too much space.
  • [tvOS] Episodes list scrolling back to the start.
  • [tvOS] Fire TV attempts to link to external apps and services.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus getting stuck in Ratings & Reviews action bar, preventing navigation to other reviews.
  • [tvOS] Fixed inability to scroll through privacy options on first visit in Manage Profile Privacy setting screens.
  • [tvOS] Fixed layout shift in hub below Ratings & Reviews when navigating between items with different heights.
  • [tvOS] Focused element still shown in blurred background.
  • [tvOS] Home screen focus would jump when offline server comes online.
  • [tvOS] Improved Show/Episode Preplay screens. Performance, focus and loading states improvements.
  • [tvOS] Improved memory usage by recycling hubs.
  • [tvOS] Player: Replaying the same Live TV channel from Plex Media Server.
  • [tvOS] Primary navigation should close submenu when hiding popover.
  • [tvOS] The “See All” button on the related music section would be too wide.
  • [tvOS] Using incorrect background colors per episode.
54

Plex for Android 2026.3.0
Plex for iOS 2026.3.0

NEW:

  • Re-add the EPG browse screen
  • Review action in context menus.
  • [tvOS] Indicator for received friend requests.
  • [tvOS] Updated UX on My Services.

FIXES:

  • After reordering a list, the items would flash the incorrect ordering.
  • Folder filters were not working in Library browse screens.
  • The active item could become invisible and consume no space while dragging to reorder a list.
  • The rate action in context menus did not work.
  • Update default background colors for improved contrast.
  • [Android] Fixed buttons not responding to taps on Android by using RNGH Pressable for compatibility with Reanimated.
  • [Android] Player: prevent crash adjusting subtitle offset.
  • [Android][iOS] The artwork on the details page would sometimes be dim.
  • [tvOS] Activity card actions were taking up too much space.
  • [tvOS] Episodes list scrolling back to the start.
  • [tvOS] Fire TV attempts to link to external apps and services.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus getting stuck in Ratings & Reviews action bar, preventing navigation to other reviews.
  • [tvOS] Fixed inability to scroll through privacy options on first visit in Manage Profile Privacy setting screens.
  • [tvOS] Fixed layout shift in hub below Ratings & Reviews when navigating between items with different heights.
  • [tvOS] Focused element still shown in blurred background.
  • [tvOS] Home screen focus would jump when offline server comes online.
  • [tvOS] Improved Show/Episode Preplay screens. Performance, focus and loading states improvements.
  • [tvOS] Improved memory usage by recycling hubs.
  • [tvOS] Player: Replaying the same Live TV channel from Plex Media Server.
  • [tvOS] Primary navigation should close submenu when hiding popover.
  • [tvOS] The “See All” button on the related music section would be too wide.
  • [tvOS] Using incorrect background colors per episode.
55

Plex for Android 2026.4.0
Plex for iOS 2026.4.0

NEW:

  • Add Manage action to Collections and Playlists.

FIXES:

  • Changing sort on collections could override the browse screen.
  • File info was incorrectly available for some media that didn’t have files.
  • Live TV: Fixed delay when selecting a category.
  • Related hubs on personal media details screens were only showing 5 items.
  • Summary shifts down once the rest of data is loaded on a details page.
  • XMLTV sources could have broken links in Whats On.
  • [Android][iOS] Reviews would be lost when switching apps while writing them.
  • [Android][iOS] Wrong menu item was marked as selected when navigating to Discover → People.
  • [iOS] Swiping to remove an item could trigger the click action.
  • [iOS] The height of the top bar was incorrect on iPads.
  • [iOS] The system share sheet would automatically dismiss itself when opened from the in-app share sheet.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Live TV: Channel preview playback could start unmuted.
  • [tvOS] Airing details popover would have initial focus in the wrong place.
  • [tvOS] Fixed vertical alignment on My Ratings & Reviews screen.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Fixed back button behaviour on guide.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Improved focus navigation through guide.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Sources were not aligned correctly in menu.
  • [tvOS] On Season details screen the watch button would get focus before episode tile.
  • [tvOS] Show details screen would have incorrect focus on episode tiles sometimes.
56

Plex for Android 2026.4.0
Plex for iOS 2026.4.0

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

60

Plex for Android 2026.5.0
Plex for iOS 2026.5.0

NEW:

  • Improve performance on Personal Media Browse grid screens.
  • Player: Modernized Player UI with streamlined controls.
  • [tvOS] Added video preview for Live TV and trailer hubs.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Updated guide video player.

FIXES:

  • File info would appear on some types with no files.
  • Live TV: Scheduled recordings would still show up in guide after being cancelled from DVR schedule.
  • Player: Fixed Live TV progress bar showing incorrect colors.
  • Text showing behind Live TV recent channels on Home.
  • [Android] Alternate app icons had the wrong scale.
  • [Android] Deep links from l.plex.tv failed to open.
  • [Android] Fix occasional crash when scrolling quickly.
  • [Android] Improved performance of content rows.
  • [Android] Improved scrolling performance on content-heavy screens.
  • [Android] Items in All Libraries list sometimes not rendering correctly when scrolling.
  • [Android] Top bar background flashed when opening menu or navigating between tabs.
  • [Android][iOS] DVR Schedule screen could appear behind the header.
  • [Android][iOS] Deep links from links.plex.tv failed to open when the user switcher was enabled.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Marker button not visible enough
  • [Android][iOS] Review text was slightly cut off in the creation screen.
  • [Android][iOS] The “Where to Watch” sheet would display the empty message twice when no streaming sources were available.
  • [Android][iOS] The activity feed on the preplay screen was showing an incorrect loading state.
  • [tvOS] Background art would sometimes not be visible after exiting playback.
  • [tvOS] Fixed an extra back press being required to exit the app from the Home screen.
  • [tvOS] Fixed subtitle offset adjuster back button closing playback and focus not returning to OSD after dismissal.
  • [tvOS] Fixed vertical navigation from channel header buttons in Live TV guide landing on airings instead of adjacent channel headers.
  • [tvOS] Improved loading performance of person detail screens.
  • [tvOS] Player state indicator icon was too small on TV.
  • [tvOS] Player: Dismiss pause ad when pressing directional key.
  • [tvOS] Player: Focus border for postplay hub items.
  • [tvOS] Player: Marker buttons missing, or having unclear focused state.
  • [tvOS] Player: Subtitle offset adjuster was incorrectly positioned, causing focus to be incorrect.
  • [tvOS] Player: When pressing the Add to Watchlist when watching a trailer, the “Added to your Watchlist” toast would not always appear.
  • [tvOS] Scroll down when focusing mobile app button on People screen.
  • [tvOS] Search loading spinner was not vertically centered on TV platforms.
61

Plex for Android 2026.6.0
Plex for iOS 2026.6.0

FIXES:

  • Added zero state when browsing a library with filters that yield no results.
  • Context Menus for items on the Watch History screen were missing some actions.
  • Home would not show local personal media servers when offline.
  • Improve scroll performance on Library Browse screens.
  • Reduce memory usage when navigating between many screens.
  • The remove from watchlist action would not work correctly in Discover → Activity.
  • [Android] Date fields in metadata management didn’t work on Android.
  • [Android] Disable poster scale animations to improve scroll performance.
  • [Android] Occasional crash when scrolling under certain conditions.
  • [Android] Opening and closing the user menu caused the background to flicker.
  • [Android] Player: Seeking during playback would cause the player to run out of memory.
  • [Android] Screens in the navigation history could become broken after device orientation change.
  • [Android] Some bottom sheet menus had incorrect bottom inset spacing.
  • [Android] Watch Version action would crash the app on android.
  • [Android][iOS] Clipped shadows on home screen library buttons.
  • [Android][iOS] Downloads storage limit slider msomtimes issing unit or decimal.
  • [Android][iOS] Incorrect item spacing on the Categories screen.
  • [iOS] Text input fields had misaligned text.
  • [tvOS] Focus could leave PIN input by moving left or right.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Pressing pause during Plex channel playback would erroneously show pause indicator.
  • [tvOS] Player: Seekbar arrow key presses could conflict with pending scrub timeouts, causing unexpected seek positions.
  • [tvOS] Watch history onboarding wasn’t showing updated value.
62

Plex for Android 2026.7.0
Plex for iOS 2026.7.0

NEW:

  • Improve performance of browse screens with filters.

FIXES:

  • Fixed multiple issues related to the Manage Favorite Channels screen.
  • Improved design and consistency of text inputs throughout the app.
  • Player: Optimized version was not chosen when available.
  • Text input fields had misaligned text.
  • [Android][iOS] Push notifications would fail to open if the user switcher was enabled.
  • [Android][iOS] Server unavailable screen was rendering incorrectly on mobile.
  • [Android][iOS] The avatar of the owner was being shown on favorite libraries instead of the library icon.
  • [Android][iOS] The on screen keyboard was not dismissed after sharing content.
  • [iOS] Player: Controlling playback with the keyboard wasn’t working.
  • [tvOS] “Other Videos” libraries were incorrectly sized in browse screens.
63

Plex for Android 2026.7.0
Plex for iOS 2026.7.0

NEW:

  • Improve performance of browse screens with filters.

FIXES:

  • Fixed multiple issues related to the Manage Favorite Channels screen.
  • Improved design and consistency of text inputs throughout the app.
  • Player: Optimized version was not chosen when available.
  • Text input fields had misaligned text.
  • [Android][iOS] Push notifications would fail to open if the user switcher was enabled.
  • [Android][iOS] Server unavailable screen was rendering incorrectly on mobile.
  • [Android][iOS] The avatar of the owner was being shown on favorite libraries instead of the library icon.
  • [Android][iOS] The on screen keyboard was not dismissed after sharing content.
  • [iOS] Player: Controlling playback with the keyboard wasn’t working.
  • [tvOS] “Other Videos” libraries were incorrectly sized in browse screens.
64

Plex for Android 2026.7.0
Plex for iOS 2026.7.0

NEW:

  • Improve performance of browse screens with filters.

FIXES:

  • Fixed multiple issues related to the Manage Favorite Channels screen.
  • Improved design and consistency of text inputs throughout the app.
  • Player: Optimized version was not chosen when available.
  • Text input fields had misaligned text.
  • [Android][iOS] Push notifications would fail to open if the user switcher was enabled.
  • [Android][iOS] Server unavailable screen was rendering incorrectly on mobile.
  • [Android][iOS] The avatar of the owner was being shown on favorite libraries instead of the library icon.
  • [Android][iOS] The on screen keyboard was not dismissed after sharing content.
  • [iOS] Player: Controlling playback with the keyboard wasn’t working.
  • [tvOS] “Other Videos” libraries were incorrectly sized in browse screens.
65

Plex for Android 2026.8.0
Plex for iOS 2026.8.0

NEW:

  • Add dimensions to Edit Artwork screen. Requires wifi and mid or high performance device.
  • Live TV: Selecting a channel or airing now directly starts playback rather than take you to the Live TV guide screen first.
  • [tvOS] Player: support for nerd statistics.
  • Show initials as fallback for user profile images that fail to load.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Bring back next / previous buttons.
  • [tvOS] Update the selected and focus states of the jumpbar on TV.

FIXES:

  • After creating or duplicating a list, the user would be returned to the lists screen instead of the list details screen.
  • Browse screen jumpbars were broken for folder lists.
  • Categories screens were broken for personal media.
  • Fixed a crash on the Discover onboarding screen when the API response is missing UI data.
  • Fixed a crash when viewing unmatched library items with no metadata in the server response.
  • Fixed playback progress reporting errors during early live TV playback.
  • Fixed ultrablur color requests to Luma failing with 401 errors due to missing authentication headers.
  • Live TV: Selecting the same previous category did nothing
  • Managed users now see a specific permission error when attempting to cancel a recording made by a different user.
  • Movies in collections could fail to load or show a blank screen while loading.
  • Player: Subtitle selection and OSD state now carry over correctly when switching FAST channels.
  • Skeletons were sometimes showing the incorrect number of titles/subtitles on browse screens.
  • Smoother background color transitions when navigating between items.
  • Some filters were not being applied correctly on personal media browse screens.
  • [Android] Android would crash upon connecting to a TV for casting.
  • [Android] Content could appear behind the status bar on devices without a notch or hole-punch camera.
  • [Android] Crash when navigating away from a screen during image loading.
  • [Android] Fixed an infinite re-render loop when browsing show details on certain devices.
  • [Android] Libraries could not be closed by pressing the backdrop.
  • [Android] Player: allow playback to be terminated when in the background.
  • [Android] Player: resuming with external subtitles could resume at the wrong position.
  • [Android] Player: update PMS dashboard with pause state correctly.
  • [Android] Reduced memory usage by releasing image bitmaps on screens in the background.
  • [Android][iOS] Comments can now be 1000 characters in length.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed a crash that could occur when a server went offline while downloads were being processed.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed a crash when clearing downloads before the database has fully initialized.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed download progress tracking crash when server doesn’t report file size.
  • [Android][iOS] Improve behavior when scrolling scroll All Libraries.
  • [Android][iOS] Improve the UX of activity cards in the activity feed.
  • [Android][iOS] Library filter/sort buttons were misaligned.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Consecutive FAST category deeplinks could navigate to the wrong category.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Deeplinking into a Plex Channels category could show the wrong source’s tabs and header.
  • [Android][iOS] Playlist favorite libraries were not re-orderable on mobile.
  • [Android][iOS] The activity comment input field would not allow entry of more than the maximum number of characters. The limit is still enforced when submitting the comment.
  • [Android][iOS] The navigation did not properly reflect the selected tab when opening a deeplink to a watchlist tab.
  • [Android][iOS] The navigation tabs could appear slightly scrolled when first loading a screen.
  • [Android][iOS] Use title instead of language on stream selectors.
  • [Android][iOS] l.plex.tv deeplinks failed to open when automatic sign in was disabled.
  • [iOS] Crash when swiping through a Carousel hub.
  • [tvOS] DVR schedule screen remained visible during playback when watching a recorded item.
  • [tvOS] Displayed all libraries in the My Libraries menu when no favorites are set.
  • [tvOS] Fixed OSD seek bar focus getting lost or delayed
  • [tvOS] Incorrect focus behavior on Switch User screen.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Improved focus behaviour after selecting a category.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: OTA airing details now appear immediately when the guide loads.
  • [tvOS] Logo shifting on some episode details screens.
  • [tvOS] Long username no longer cut off when focused on the user switcher screen.
  • [tvOS] Maintain focus in DVR schedule after removing recording.
  • [tvOS] Manage would stay open when the app was backgrounded and restored to the user switcher.
  • [tvOS] Moving through episodes causes too many fetches on slow devices.
  • [tvOS] Player: Not closing when no next item is available.
  • [tvOS] Player: Playback could continue in the background after reaching PostPlay.
  • [tvOS] Player: Playback would always resume when returning from the screensaver.
  • [tvOS] User switcher now focuses the current user instead of the first user in the list.
66

Plex for Android 2026.8.0
Plex for iOS 2026.8.0

NEW:

  • Add dimensions to Edit Artwork screen. Requires wifi and mid or high performance device.
  • Live TV: Selecting a channel or airing now directly starts playback rather than take you to the Live TV guide screen first.
  • Player: support for nerd statistics.
  • Show initials as fallback for user profile images that fail to load.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Bring back next / previous buttons.
  • [tvOS] Update the selected and focus states of the jumpbar on TV.

FIXES:

  • After creating or duplicating a list, the user would be returned to the lists screen instead of the list details screen.
  • Browse screen jumpbars were broken for folder lists.
  • Categories screens were broken for personal media.
  • Fixed a crash on the Discover onboarding screen when the API response is missing UI data.
  • Fixed a crash when viewing unmatched library items with no metadata in the server response.
  • Fixed playback progress reporting errors during early live TV playback.
  • Fixed ultrablur color requests to Luma failing with 401 errors due to missing authentication headers.
  • Live TV: Selecting the same previous category did nothing
  • Managed users now see a specific permission error when attempting to cancel a recording made by a different user.
  • Movies in collections could fail to load or show a blank screen while loading.
  • Player: Subtitle selection and OSD state now carry over correctly when switching FAST channels.
  • Skeletons were sometimes showing the incorrect number of titles/subtitles on browse screens.
  • Smoother background color transitions when navigating between items.
  • Some filters were not being applied correctly on personal media browse screens.
  • [Android] Android would crash upon connecting to a TV for casting.
  • [Android] Content could appear behind the status bar on devices without a notch or hole-punch camera.
  • [Android] Crash when navigating away from a screen during image loading.
  • [Android] Fixed an infinite re-render loop when browsing show details on certain devices.
  • [Android] Libraries could not be closed by pressing the backdrop.
  • [Android] Player: allow playback to be terminated when in the background.
  • [Android] Player: resuming with external subtitles could resume at the wrong position.
  • [Android] Player: update PMS dashboard with pause state correctly.
  • [Android] Reduced memory usage by releasing image bitmaps on screens in the background.
  • [Android][iOS] Comments can now be 1000 characters in length.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed a crash that could occur when a server went offline while downloads were being processed.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed a crash when clearing downloads before the database has fully initialized.
  • [Android][iOS] Fixed download progress tracking crash when server doesn’t report file size.
  • [Android][iOS] Improve behavior when scrolling scroll All Libraries.
  • [Android][iOS] Improve the UX of activity cards in the activity feed.
  • [Android][iOS] Library filter/sort buttons were misaligned.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Consecutive FAST category deeplinks could navigate to the wrong category.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Deeplinking into a Plex Channels category could show the wrong source’s tabs and header.
  • [Android][iOS] Playlist favorite libraries were not re-orderable on mobile.
  • [Android][iOS] The activity comment input field would not allow entry of more than the maximum number of characters. The limit is still enforced when submitting the comment.
  • [Android][iOS] The navigation did not properly reflect the selected tab when opening a deeplink to a watchlist tab.
  • [Android][iOS] The navigation tabs could appear slightly scrolled when first loading a screen.
  • [Android][iOS] Use title instead of language on stream selectors.
  • [Android][iOS] l.plex.tv deeplinks failed to open when automatic sign in was disabled.
  • [iOS] Crash when swiping through a Carousel hub.
  • [tvOS] DVR schedule screen remained visible during playback when watching a recorded item.
  • [tvOS] Displayed all libraries in the My Libraries menu when no favorites are set.
  • [tvOS] Fixed OSD seek bar focus getting lost or delayed
  • [tvOS] Incorrect focus behavior on Switch User screen.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Improved focus behaviour after selecting a category.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: OTA airing details now appear immediately when the guide loads.
  • [tvOS] Logo shifting on some episode details screens.
  • [tvOS] Long username no longer cut off when focused on the user switcher screen.
  • [tvOS] Maintain focus in DVR schedule after removing recording.
  • [tvOS] Manage would stay open when the app was backgrounded and restored to the user switcher.
  • [tvOS] Moving through episodes causes too many fetches on slow devices.
  • [tvOS] Player: Not closing when no next item is available.
  • [tvOS] Player: Playback could continue in the background after reaching PostPlay.
  • [tvOS] Player: Playback would always resume when returning from the screensaver.
  • [tvOS] User switcher now focuses the current user instead of the first user in the list.
67

Plex for Android 2026.9.0
Plex for iOS 2026.9.0

NEW:

  • Add progress indicators to local extras on details screens.
  • Added Spoiler as a report reason for reviews.
  • Added activity type filters to the activity feed screen.
  • Edit Artwork screen includes inline descriptions.
  • Loading spinner when saving or editing a review.
  • [Android][iOS] Add ability to upload artwork from mobile devices. Requires Server version 1.43.1.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Long-press the Live TV tab to quickly switch between available sources.
  • [tvOS] Player: support for rewinding on resume.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: Playing channel was not being re-tuned when returning to the guide.
  • Record badge’s icon was misaligned when next to a text-only badge.
  • Server names would be truncated, incorrectly favouring the server owner name.
  • Some activity cards’ text was unreadable.
  • The watch history privacy icon did not match the label when adjusting the privacy level.
  • [Android] A rare crash on details screens when availabilities finished loading.
  • [Android] Fixed images occasionally disappearing during screen transitions.
  • [Android][iOS] Bottom sheet menus no longer announce an unresponsive “Close” button to VoiceOver and TalkBack.
  • [Android][iOS] Clear logo could briefly flash when opening preplays.
  • [Android][iOS] The character count was not visible when entering long comments.
  • [iOS] Swiping back from a review screen with unsaved changes no longer bypasses the discard-changes confirmation.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Show play button in OSD when playback is paused due to Airpods disconnecting.
  • [tvOS] Adjacent auto preview content on Live TV hub would sometimes not start playing
  • [tvOS] Focus would disappear after selecting a privacy option.
  • [tvOS] Focus would get stuck after entering text in the Create/Edit Managed Account and Edit Username screens, so the action button below was unreachable.
  • [tvOS] Jumpbar could permanently trap focus if using swipe controls.
  • [tvOS] Personal Media Browse screens were not always focusing properly when opened.
  • [tvOS] Some items were getting cut off at the top of browse screens.
68

Plex for Android 2026.9.0
Plex for iOS 2026.9.0

NEW:

  • Add progress indicators to local extras on details screens.
  • Added Spoiler as a report reason for reviews.
  • Added activity type filters to the activity feed screen.
  • Edit Artwork screen includes inline descriptions.
  • Loading spinner when saving or editing a review.
  • [Android][iOS] Add ability to upload artwork from mobile devices. Requires Server version 1.43.1.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Long-press the Live TV tab to quickly switch between available sources.
  • [tvOS] Player: support for rewinding on resume.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: Playing channel was not being re-tuned when returning to the guide.
  • Record badge’s icon was misaligned when next to a text-only badge.
  • Server names would be truncated, incorrectly favouring the server owner name.
  • Some activity cards’ text was unreadable.
  • The watch history privacy icon did not match the label when adjusting the privacy level.
  • [Android] A rare crash on details screens when availabilities finished loading.
  • [Android] Fixed images occasionally disappearing during screen transitions.
  • [Android][iOS] Bottom sheet menus no longer announce an unresponsive “Close” button to VoiceOver and TalkBack.
  • [Android][iOS] Clear logo could briefly flash when opening preplays.
  • [Android][iOS] The character count was not visible when entering long comments.
  • [iOS] Swiping back from a review screen with unsaved changes no longer bypasses the discard-changes confirmation.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Show play button in OSD when playback is paused due to Airpods disconnecting.
  • [tvOS] Adjacent auto preview content on Live TV hub would sometimes not start playing
  • [tvOS] Focus would disappear after selecting a privacy option.
  • [tvOS] Focus would get stuck after entering text in the Create/Edit Managed Account and Edit Username screens, so the action button below was unreachable.
  • [tvOS] Jumpbar could permanently trap focus if using swipe controls.
  • [tvOS] Personal Media Browse screens were not always focusing properly when opened.
  • [tvOS] Some items were getting cut off at the top of browse screens.
69

Plex for Android 2026.10.0 Beta 1
Plex for iOS 2026.10.0 Beta 1

NEW:

  • Live TV guide now shows channel numbers for DVR channels.
  • Live TV: Category section headers in guide.
  • Live TV: Reorder channel button actions so watch action is primary action.
  • Move the shuffle action to the action bar for certain media types.
  • Send confirmation email button when trying to report content as a user without a confirmed email.
  • Show both mark as watched and mark as unwatched for partially watched items.
  • [Android][iOS] Live TV: Show more DVR channels when nothing is tuned yet.
  • [Android][iOS] Send confirmation email button when trying to comment as a user without a confirmed email.
  • [iOS] Player: Support Picture-In-Picture for Live TV.
  • [tvOS] “Reorder Favorites” added to “All Libraries” instead of long pressing on library in Libraries menu.
  • [tvOS] Comment header and count on activity details screens.

FIXES:

  • Attempting to change a username would always result in an error.
  • Fixed Luma section reveal animation using stale layout values for paginated rows.
  • Player: Seeking while paused, or seeking and resuming before the seek completed, could leave the seekbar momentarily stuck at the pre-seek position. With Rewind on Resume enabled, this also caused playback to rewind from the old position instead of the new one.
  • Player: Selecting on-demand subtitles could restart playback from the beginning.
  • Show an explanatory error screen instead of a loading skeleton when a post is unavailable.
  • Unavailable channel icons broke the Manage Favorites UX.
  • [Android] A blank screen would be displayed when navigating back quickly.
  • [Android] Crash on the welcome screen when the in-app browser native module was unavailable.
  • [Android] Crash when marking a season as watched from a context menu.
  • [Android] Home could take a long time to load while connected to Wi-Fi without internet access.
  • [Android] Slow estimating download size for videos with multiple audio tracks or that require transcoding.
  • [Android][iOS] Retrying while actively downloading could result in downloads getting stuck.
  • [iOS] Download progress did not update after resuming a paused download.
  • [tvOS] Backing out from manage menus would cause focus to be lost.
  • [tvOS] Change artwork screen cuts off dimensions text.
  • [tvOS] Fixed stray info text appearing at the top of the Review Favorite Libraries onboarding screen.
  • [tvOS] Focus episode list instead of summary on details screen.
  • [tvOS] Image dimensions on Change Artwork screen were not showing.
  • [tvOS] Improved scrolling performance on lower end TV devices.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Fix focus sometimes prematurely escaping the guide when scrolling up quickly.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Focus could be lost after unfavoriting a channel.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Watch action would not be available on some channels in certain situations.
  • [tvOS] Player: Live TV could pause when opening to fullscreen or navigating to the Live TV tab.
  • [tvOS] Player: VOD playback could resume after seeking without user input.
  • [tvOS] Restored initial focus on profile privacy detail screens (Watch History, Watchlist, Ratings, Friends, etc.).