Release Announcements - Android TV beta

Plex Players Player Betas
221

Plex for Android 7.20.0.11867-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [News] App could crash when displaying News.
  • [TV] App could crash when trying to load tabs.
  • [TV] Library Radios could not be played.

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222

Plex for Android 7.20.0.11875-beta

Available on Google Play.

This update only includes changes that impact Mobile.

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223

Plex for Android 7.20.0.11940-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Make sure reset to defaults resets home hubs when there’s only one server.

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224

Plex for Android 7.20.0.11964-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [TV] App would crash on low powered devices if the preferred server includes a lot of libraries.

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225

Plex for Android 7.21.0.12128-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Player: automatically choose the correct HDR or SDR version based on the display.

FIXES:

  • Crash could occur when the application is started in the background.
  • Live TV: improvements to channel switching and “Watch from start” functionality.
  • Playback: improve loading efficiency when starting at a given offset.
  • Player: various codecs would fail to software decode.
  • In some scenarios the app could treat an available server as ‘unauthorized’.
  • [TV] When appropriate (e.g., “Recently Added Music”), aggregate home hubs from the same server.
  • [TV] Recommendation channel could disappear when the app is idle.
  • [TV] Login: indicate when the link code is being fetched.
  • [TV] App could crash when video ended.
  • [TV] App would crash on low powered devices if the preferred server includes a lot of libraries.
  • [TV] Display correct message if a source from an offline server is selected.
  • [TV] Better error message when no content is returned from filters.

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226

Plex for Android 7.21.0.12194-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] App could crash when selecting a source in the sidebar.

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227

Plex for Android 7.21.0.12255-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App shows incorrect empty message for empty libraries.

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228

Plex for Android 7.21.0.12295-beta

Available on Google Play.

Mobile changes only.

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229

Plex for Android 7.22.0.12467-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [TV] Improve cards appearance.

FIXES:

  • Navigating to a Related Podcasts item would fail sometimes.
  • Home and Recommended items would not always display items from the start after refresh
  • Player: race condition resulting in a crash when using the software video decoder.
  • Player: upgrade ExoPlayer to v2.10.3.
  • Player: playback of live tv could fail if server bandwidth limit is set.
  • Player: crash could occur when seeking on 32-bit devices.
  • [Auto] Music sources would sometimes not be displayed if Podcasts was disabled.
  • [TV] Server: remove undesired text from server configuration screens.
  • [TV] Ensure pressing back works as expected when navigating sources.
  • [TV] Some screens were missing a background on devices with API 21.
  • [TV] Improve source reordering.

BETA:

  • [TV] Live TV: new TV guide with improved performance.

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230

Plex for Android 7.22.0.12524-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Live TV: add support to play channel from any program in the TV guide.
  • [TV] Live TV: UI updates and tweaks for TV guide.
  • [TV] Live TV: new TV guide with improved performance.

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231

Plex for Android 7.22.0.12535-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Plyer: resolve issue preventing trailers and extras to be played.

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232

Plex for Android 7.22.0.12627-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

No user-facing changes on TV.

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233

Plex for Android 7.22.0.12686-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Live TV: minor improvements to TV guide UI.

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234

Plex for Android 7.23.0.12762-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: Selecting a recorded item in the DVR schedule would show incorrect information.

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235

Plex for Android 7.23.0.12770-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash trying to open player.

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236

Plex for Android 7.23.0.12806-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • No user-facing changes on TV.

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237

Plex for Android 7.23.0.12902-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Amazon: ensure surround sound AAC can be played on compatible devices.
  • [TV] App could not display promoted hubs in home screen.

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238

Plex for Android 7.23.0.12949-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] App could crash at startup.

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239

Plex for Android 7.23.0.12998-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Player: Downloading subtitles during playback would result in a playback error.

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240

Plex for Android 7.23.0.13123-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] The list of pinned sources could be cleared when switching users.

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