Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS)

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Plex for Android 2026.8.0 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.8.0 (App Store)

NOTE: Timings for submissions, approvals, and releases in the app stores can vary. Each release gets rolled out to users over the course of multiple days. If you don’t see the new release available for your device yet, please be patient.

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.