# Plex Photos (Android & iOS)

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-android-ios/918475>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** release-announcements, photos-app\
**Created:** [May 13, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-android-ios/918475 "2025-05-13T19:03:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aubrey.wodonga](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aubrey.wodonga/32/175408_2.png) [@aubrey.wodonga](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aubrey.wodonga)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-android-ios/918475/1 "2025-05-13T19:03:09Z")

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**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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**Author:** ![aubrey.wodonga](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aubrey.wodonga/32/175408_2.png) [@aubrey.wodonga](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aubrey.wodonga)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-android-ios/918475/2 "2025-06-11T01:24:45Z")

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**Plex Photos for Android 2025.2.0** ([Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.plex.photo))  
**Plex Photos for iOS 2025.2.0** ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plex-photos/id6504519803))

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**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.