Plex Photos (Android & iOS)

Plex Photos 2025.1.0

New

  • Added a library selection screen during first-run.
  • Albums and the album screen have both been redesigned to better showcase your album cover art.
  • Full support for Plex Home, including user switching on launch, adding Home users, and a setting to automatically sign in.
  • Theme support, including Bubble Gum and Moonlight themes for Plex Pass subscribers.
  • Added new settings screen and implemented some common settings.
  • Improved appearance of the Viewer screen.
  • Improved the design of the app header bar.
  • Updated the appearance of menus.
  • Redesigned the user menu.
  • Edge-to-edge support for Android devices.

Fixed

  • Resolved several reported crashes.
  • Improved video codec support.
  • Ultrablur backgrounds could sometimes fail to load.
  • Improved Ultrablur quality with reduced banding.
  • Switch user wasn’t working in some situations.
  • Improved scrolling performance in the viewer screen.
  • No longer attempt to intercept plex:// URLs or notifications.
  • Some menus could fail to open.
  • Libraries could fail to load if the device name contained special characters.
  • Android: improvements to login behaviour, especially when using a password manager.
  • Assorted accessibility improvements.

Known issues

  • Large libraries may experience performance issues, and some screens may fail to populate.
  • Video playback may stop when the device orientation changes.
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Plex Photos for Android 2025.2.0 (Google Play)
Plex Photos for iOS 2025.2.0 (App Store)


New

  • Show album summaries when available.
  • Try the new Settings Search! It should now be easier than ever to find settings.
  • Improved layout and design of the item details menu.

Fixed

  • Album titles were slightly misaligned.
  • Flickering when images load in the viewer screen.
  • Hide Map view in the item details menu when geolocation values are invalid.
  • Infinite spinner during onboarding immediately after signing out and back in.
  • Switching users caused other users’ favorite library to be forgotten.
  • The settings screen didn’t have a title.
  • Viewer screen images failed to load after rotating to landscape.
  • Improved app startup time.
  • [Android] Images barely visible on Android 9.0 and below.

Known issues

  • Large libraries may experience performance issues, and some screens may fail to populate.
  • Video playback may stop when the device orientation changes.
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