Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS) Beta Release Notes

Plex Players Player Betas
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73

Plex for Android 2026.10.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.10.0 Beta 2

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

74

Plex for Android 2026.11.0 Beta 1
Plex for iOS 2026.11.0 Beta 1

NEW:

  • Add actions for adding content to playlists and collections.
  • Email to the account settings screen.
  • [Android][iOS] Added search to the Manage Streaming Services screen.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Show channel information on channel header focus.

FIXES:

  • Deleting a playlist would silently fail.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when launching the app from an unknown deep link.
  • Fixed images reloading from the network when returning to a screen.
  • Player: Live TV playback could stop after initial airing ended.
  • Player: prefer playing versions that exist over ones that don’t.
  • The context menu would stay open after performing some actions.
  • [Android][iOS] Crashes on details, library, settings and Live TV screens caused by FlashList going into a render loop.
  • [Android][iOS] Empty images could be uploaded as posters.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Auto-Skip Intro/Credits could not be cancelled.
  • [Android][iOS] Tapping the edit button on the moderation status screen would close the screen instead of opening the editor.
  • [Android][iOS] The signed in user’s friend request count would be incorrectly displayed on others’ friends lists.
  • [iOS] Downloads could restart after backgrounding and foregrounding the application.
  • [iOS][Android] Horizontally swiping on Manage Artwork screen causes vertical scrolling and can close the menu.
  • [tvOS] Fix initial focus landing on Cast & Crew on some detail pages.
  • [tvOS] Fixed an issue that prevents moving focus to the card on activity detail pages.
  • [tvOS] Fixed focus jumping to the top navigation when changing a filter or sort on a Library Browse screen.
  • [tvOS] Fixed info-only menus (such as the How to Watch side sheet) requiring an extra Back press to dismiss.
  • [tvOS] Fixed the empty Watchlist screen so you can select several suggested items before pressing Done, instead of each selection being undone or sending you straight to your Watchlist.
  • [tvOS] Focus could be lost when navigating up from the episode list to the season top nav, forcing the user to press back to escape.
  • [tvOS] Moderated comments on activity details could not be focused.
  • [tvOS] Player: Marker button would steal focus when seeking.
  • [tvOS] Player: album artwork on player could disappear.
  • [tvOS] Using the trackpad to move focus through the jump bar caused it to jitter.
  • [tvOS] Wrong initial focus on Play History screen.
75

Plex for Android 2026.11.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.11.0 Beta 2

NEW:

  • [Android][iOS] Clickable links in activities.
76

Plex for Android 2026.12.0 Beta 1
Plex for iOS 2026.12.0 Beta 1

NEW:

  • Video playlists will appear as lists.

FIXES:

  • A crash could occur when opening a show or episode whose details were missing or had been removed from the server.
  • Collections would not appear when adding to list from a browse screen.
  • Consent prompts now show an error message when the request fails instead of failing silently.
  • Favorite Libraries would not update information after being added.
  • Fixed a crash on the Recommended library screen when a server reported no providers.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Live TV guide.
  • Fixed the Live TV guide showing stale airings after returning from a long playback session.
  • Live TV: Channel would not be re-tuned when opening Live TV guide again.
  • Player: Maintain subtitle selection for FAST playback after switching channels.
  • [Android] An error could prevent downloads from working right after app launch.
  • [Android] Can’t scroll horizontally on Change Artwork screen
  • [Android] Fixed a class of crashes triggered by animations.
  • [Android] Fixed stale artwork, title, and subtitle briefly appearing in grid cells while scrolling — cells now show a placeholder skeleton until the correct content loads.
  • [Android] Hubs could have unpredictable focus behaviour and jump when scrolling.
  • [Android] Live TV: Picture-in-Picture could trigger in a broken state when backgrounding app on Live TV guide.
  • [Android] Player: fixed a crash that could occur during playback notifications.
  • [Android][iOS] A crash could occur when opening a downloaded item.
  • [Android][iOS] Playback progress for downloaded episodes and movies not always synced back to your server when reconnected.
  • [Android][iOS] The Friends tab bar appeared shifted to the left when opening Friends from the User Menu.
  • [Android][iOS] The help text for an empty watchlist could intersect the navigation bar.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Error message for attempting to cancel a recording without permission was always generic on apple platforms.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Fixed a crash that could occur when dismissing modal screens.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Images in pop-up menus no longer disappear after navigating to another screen and back.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Joining a Live TV channel that’s already playing now starts at the live edge with a correct seekbar, instead of at the beginning.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: fixed a crash that could occur while playing video.
  • [tvOS] Fixed hard-to-read text overlapping the artwork on the Confirm Rental screen.
  • [tvOS] Fixed the Activity Feed zero state scrolling past its header when no friends or activity were present.
  • [tvOS] Re-enable inline preview player for Live TV and hubs.
  • [tvOS] The on-screen keyboard no longer pops up on its own when opening the Username screen; it now appears only when you select the text field.
  • [tvOS] Top navigation popover stayed open when navigating between server libraries.
77

Plex for Android 2026.12.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.12.0 Beta 2

NEW:

  • Video playlists will appear as lists.

FIXES:

  • A crash could occur when opening a show or episode whose details were missing or had been removed from the server.
  • Collections would not appear when adding to list from a browse screen.
  • Consent prompts now show an error message when the request fails instead of failing silently.
  • Favorite Libraries would not update information after being added.
  • Fixed a crash on the Recommended library screen when a server reported no providers.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Live TV guide.
  • Fixed the Live TV guide showing stale airings after returning from a long playback session.
  • Live TV: Channel would not be re-tuned when opening Live TV guide again.
  • Player: Maintain subtitle selection for FAST playback after switching channels.
  • [Android] An error could prevent downloads from working right after app launch.
  • [Android] Can’t scroll horizontally on Change Artwork screen
  • [Android] Fixed a class of crashes triggered by animations.
  • [Android] Fixed stale artwork, title, and subtitle briefly appearing in grid cells while scrolling — cells now show a placeholder skeleton until the correct content loads.
  • [Android] Hubs could have unpredictable focus behaviour and jump when scrolling.
  • [Android] Live TV: Picture-in-Picture could trigger in a broken state when backgrounding app on Live TV guide.
  • [Android] Player: fixed a crash that could occur during playback notifications.
  • [Android][iOS] A crash could occur when opening a downloaded item.
  • [Android][iOS] Playback progress for downloaded episodes and movies not always synced back to your server when reconnected.
  • [Android][iOS] The Friends tab bar appeared shifted to the left when opening Friends from the User Menu.
  • [Android][iOS] The help text for an empty watchlist could intersect the navigation bar.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Error message for attempting to cancel a recording without permission was always generic on apple platforms.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Fixed a crash that could occur when dismissing modal screens.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Images in pop-up menus no longer disappear after navigating to another screen and back.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Joining a Live TV channel that’s already playing now starts at the live edge with a correct seekbar, instead of at the beginning.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: fixed a crash that could occur while playing video.
  • [tvOS] Fixed hard-to-read text overlapping the artwork on the Confirm Rental screen.
  • [tvOS] Fixed the Activity Feed zero state scrolling past its header when no friends or activity were present.
  • [tvOS] Re-enable inline preview player for Live TV and hubs.
  • [tvOS] The on-screen keyboard no longer pops up on its own when opening the Username screen; it now appears only when you select the text field.
  • [tvOS] Top navigation popover stayed open when navigating between server libraries.
78

Plex for Android 2026.12.0 Beta 3
Plex for iOS 2026.12.0 Beta 3

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

79

Plex for Android 2026.12.0 Beta 4
Plex for iOS 2026.12.0 Beta 4

NEW:

  • Rate button now uses a star icon, and a checkmark is shown on the button when rated; adjustments to rate screen.

FIXES:

  • Rate screen omitted show name for seasons.
  • [tvOS] Show details episode list was sometimes showing extra information on TV.
80

Plex for Android 2026.13.0 Beta 1
Plex for iOS 2026.13.0 Beta 1

NEW:

  • [Android][iOS] Episodes on the season details screen now show a download status indicator.
  • [tvOS] Enable scroll animations at all device performance levels.

FIXES:

  • Deeplinks no longer get dropped when the app launches into onboarding, sign-in, or switch-user before the main navigator mounts.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when following certain links or deep links the app couldn’t open.
  • Improved scrolling performance for screens with lots of rows.
  • Library details screens would not close when the item was deleted.
  • Live TV: Offline channels could show loading skeleton in some situations.
  • Player: Paused playback could resume on its own when the screensaver appeared or the device went idle.
  • Player: Quickly stepping through a seek could leave the controls showing a paused state.
  • Player: Subtitles could turn on automatically when watching Live OTA channels.
  • [Android] Enable scale animation when artwork items are pressed.
  • [Android] Resolve black flicker at bottom of screen when opening some screens.
  • [Android][iOS] Deeplinks containing a locale segment showed a “Something’s not right” screen instead of opening the destination.
  • [Android][iOS] Invalid click.plex.tv links no longer get stuck in the app and now open in the browser again.
  • [Android][iOS] Opening the app from a marketing link or QR code now takes you straight to the linked movie or show.
  • [Android][iOS] Swiping right on change artwork rows caused list to snap to start.
  • [iOS][Android] Filtering downloads by movies or shows with nothing downloaded could leave you without a way to clear the filter.
  • [iOS][tvOS] Player: Seek preview could briefly show thumbnails from the previously played title.
  • [tvOS] Collection screen items couldn’t be focused.
  • [tvOS] Improve scroll animation performance.
  • [tvOS] Improved performance when navigating complex screens.
  • [tvOS] Last row of the Live TV guide had focus border cut off.
  • [tvOS] Live TV guide artwork could revert to a previously focused channel while browsing.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: App would be locked after re-opening during playback of a channel.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: focus could jump back into the guide while you were using the top navigation.
  • [tvOS] Posts screen content could overflow screen bounds.
  • [tvOS] Search results could scroll unexpectedly while typing.
  • [tvOS] Season details screens could have unpredictable focus.
  • [tvOS] Skip long press opacity animations on TV.
  • [tvOS] Some show details screens were not showing episodes on tv.
  • [tvOS] Sort direction icon not shown on Browse screen.
  • [tvOS] The focus border’s corner radius was incorrect.
  • [tvOS] The remote’s back button could stop responding after backing out of a video while it was still loading.
  • [tvOS] Watchlist zero state artwork overlay was missing corner radii styles.
81

Plex for Android 2026.13.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.13.0 Beta 2

FIXES:

  • [Android][iOS] Downloads would not start when tapping the download button.
82

Plex for Android 2026.14.0 Beta 1
Plex for iOS 2026.14.0 Beta 1

NEW:

  • Add server dashboard.
  • [tvOS] Added ultrablur to the activity feed.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Minor design updates.

FIXES:

  • Don’t clear search results while updating the query.
  • Fixed sign-in hanging forever on a slow connection; it now shows a retryable error instead.
  • Improved performance of the person details screen.
  • Loading spinner could freeze on slower devices.
  • Player: Seeking through multi-part videos. Requires Plex Media Server 1.43.3 or later.
  • [Android] Fixed a crash or freeze that could occur during playback notifications.
  • [Android] Fixed a crash that could happen while loading or managing downloads.
  • [Android] Navigating back from a user’s followers list would result in an error.
  • [Android] Push notifications would be displayed for users who disabled them.
  • [Android] Push notifications would be displayed twice.
  • [Android][iOS] Clearing the search input only unfocuses the field if it’s empty.
  • [Android][iOS] DVR Schedule overlapped app heading and navigation buttons.
  • [Android][iOS] Performance on show or season details while episodes are downloading.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Up Next screen now shown for downloads, Autoplay and Passout Protection settings are used for continuous playback.
  • [Android][iOS] Prefer downloading a version that does not require transcoding.
  • [Android][iOS] Show tap feedback when switching profiles.
  • [Android][iOS] The home screen would turn purple when certain ads were displayed.
  • [iOS] Auto-play could skip an episode when advancing from the post-play screen to the next one.
  • [tvOS] Ensure library onboarding screen receives focus when first opened.
  • [tvOS] Fix detail pages sometimes focusing the wrong element the first time they open.
  • [tvOS] Fixed the show page refreshing or jumping back to your library when moving focus off the Play button or between episodes.
  • [tvOS] Improved performance of profile switcher screen.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Back button could sometimes not work as expected on guide.
  • [tvOS] Odd focus issues when re-ordering favorite libraries.
  • [tvOS] The sign-in code now appears as soon as it’s ready, instead of waiting on the QR code image.
83

Plex for Android 2026.14.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.14.0 Beta 2

BETA:

  • Reverted incorrect changes to app fonts.
84

Plex for Android 2026.14.0 Beta 3
Plex for iOS 2026.14.0 Beta 3

FIXES:

  • [Android] Fixed the loading spinner rotating around the wrong point on some devices.
85

Plex for Android 2026.14.0 Beta 4
Plex for iOS 2026.14.0 Beta 4

BETA:

  • Reverted more incorrect font changes.
86

Plex for Android 2026.15.0 Beta 1
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 Beta 1

NEW:

  • Add Geo Location to now playing session details.
  • Add play history chart to Server Dashboard.
  • [Android][iOS] Editing of Edition metadata for TV shows.

FIXES:

  • Checking a server connection was closing the all libraries list unnecessarily.
  • Collections of the wrong type could appear in add to list screen.
  • Deeplinking could fail in some circumstances.
  • Edit artwork screen could hang when making a selection
  • Fixed a crash when opening the Live TV source selection.
  • Fixed a stall on the loading screen after sign-in where navigation could take too long to appear.
  • Player: Changing quality during Live TV playback could stall playback.
  • Player: Clearer error messaging.
  • The bottom sheet would not automatically dismiss when deleting a list.
  • Time breakdowns for top users would only highlight if the user finished a playback.
  • [Android][iOS] Player: Fixed a crash when opening the video player.
  • [tvOS] Auto Preview did not start on the first item of a row and restarted unnecessarily when moving between items playing the same channel.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: Maintain preview player size when returning to Guide after backgrounding app.
  • [tvOS] Live TV: OSD no longer shows a paused state after returning to the app during FAST channel playback.
87

Plex for Android 2026.15.0 Beta 2
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 Beta 2

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

88

Plex for Android 2026.15.0 Beta 3
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 Beta 3

FIXES:

  • [Android] Player: Show the loading spinner until playback starts.
89

Plex for Android 2026.15.0 Beta 4
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 Beta 4

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

90

Plex for Android 2026.15.0 Beta 5
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 Beta 5

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

91

Plex for Android 2026.15.0 Beta 6
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 Beta 6

Bug fixes and performance improvements.