Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS) Beta Release Notes

Plex Players Player Betas
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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.
3 Likes
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.
2 Likes
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.
3 Likes
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.
3 Likes
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.
4 Likes
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.
2 Likes
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.
2 Likes
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.
3 Likes
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.
3 Likes
56

Plex for Android 2026.4.0
Plex for iOS 2026.4.0

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2 Likes
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.
2 Likes
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.
3 Likes