Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS)

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Plex for Android 2026.12.0 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.12.0 (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:

  • Rate button now uses a star icon, and a checkmark is shown on the button when rated; adjustments to rate screen.
  • 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.
  • Rate screen omitted show name for seasons.
  • [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] Show details episode list was sometimes showing extra information on TV.
  • [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.
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Plex for Android 2026.13.0 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.13.0 (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:

  • [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] Downloads would not start when tapping the download button.
  • [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.
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Plex for Android 2026.14.0 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.14.0 (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 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] Fixed the loading spinner rotating around the wrong point on some devices.
  • [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.
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Plex for Android 2026.14.1 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.14.1 (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.

FIXES:

  • [Android] Fixed a crash that could happen while navigating between screens.
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Plex for Android 2026.14.1 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.14.1 (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.

FIXES:

  • [Android] Fixed a crash that could happen while navigating between screens.
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Plex for Android 2026.15.0 (Google Play)
Plex for iOS 2026.15.0 (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 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] Player: Show the loading spinner until playback starts.
  • [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.