Release Announcements - Android TV beta

Plex Players Player Betas
442

Plex for Android 8.19.0.26150-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • App could crash in the background when device booted.
  • App could crash when fetching home recommendations.
  • [TV] Live TV: filters for Plex channels could sometimes show duplicate airings.
  • [TV] Live TV: Channel numbers will be displayed for OTA sources.
  • [TV] Live TV: Remove lineup customisation option from mobile.

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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

1 Like
443

Plex for Android 8.19.0.26181-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • [TV] Live TV: app could crash when opening the guide during playback.

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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

1 Like
444

Plex for Android 8.19.1.26283-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

FIXES:

  • [TV] Settings: fix memory usage when opening settings.
  • [TV] App could crash trying to display the sidebar.

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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

1 Like
445

Plex for Android 8.19.2.26351-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

FIXES:

  • [TV] Live TV: Fix guide crash on older devices when adding program badges.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

446

Plex for Android 8.20.0.26438-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

WHATS NEW:

  • Downloads: only show ‘initializing downloads’ subtitle during actual view state sync.
  • [TV] Start initial focus on first hub item with new sidebar.

FIXES:

  • App could crash trying to populate home screen
  • Player: ensure software audio decoder doesn’t exceed the channels supported by the device.
  • TV: darken default application background
  • Player: crash could occur while closing playback with refresh rate switching enabled.
  • Player: improve audio playback.
  • Hubs could incorrectly show as offline.
  • [TV] Background: reduced threshold for rejecting dark extracted colors.
  • [TV] App could crash trying to display clock in playback controls overlay.
  • [TV] Update the appearance of the search screen.
  • [TV] Player: crash could occur trying to display blurred background in post-play.
  • [TV] Remove from watchlist does not reflect on UI.
  • [TV] Sidebar: quickly clicking on a sidebar item would break the content.
  • [TV] Update the appearance of the subtitle search screen.

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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

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448

Plex for Android 8.20.0.26486-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

WHATS NEW:

  • Downloads: only show ‘initializing downloads’ subtitle during actual view state sync.
  • [TV] Start initial focus on first hub item with new sidebar.

FIXES:

  • App could crash trying to populate home screen
  • Player: ensure software audio decoder doesn’t exceed the channels supported by the device.
  • TV: darken default application background
  • Player: crash could occur while closing playback with refresh rate switching enabled.
  • Player: improve audio playback.
  • Hubs could incorrectly show as offline.
  • [TV] Player: prevent crash when restoring original display mode.
  • [TV] Background: reduced threshold for rejecting dark extracted colors.
  • [TV] App could crash trying to display clock in playback controls overlay.
  • [TV] Update the appearance of the search screen.
  • [TV] Player: crash could occur trying to display blurred background in post-play.
  • [TV] Remove from watchlist does not reflect on UI.
  • [TV] Sidebar: quickly clicking on a sidebar item would break the content.
  • [TV] Update the appearance of the subtitle search screen.

BETA:

  • Fix crash with messaging initialisation happening on Amazon devices.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

449

Plex for Android 8.20.0.26521-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

WHATS NEW:

  • Downloads: only show ‘initializing downloads’ subtitle during actual view state sync.
  • [TV] Start initial focus on first hub item with new sidebar.

FIXES:

  • App could crash trying to populate home screen
  • Player: ensure software audio decoder doesn’t exceed the channels supported by the device.
  • TV: darken default application background
  • Player: crash could occur while closing playback with refresh rate switching enabled.
  • Player: improve audio playback.
  • Hubs could incorrectly show as offline.
  • [TV] Player: prevent crash when restoring original display mode.
  • [TV] Background: reduced threshold for rejecting dark extracted colors.
  • [TV] App could crash trying to display clock in playback controls overlay.
  • [TV] Update the appearance of the search screen.
  • [TV] Player: crash could occur trying to display blurred background in post-play.
  • [TV] Remove from watchlist does not reflect on UI.
  • [TV] Sidebar: quickly clicking on a sidebar item would break the content.
  • [TV] Update the appearance of the subtitle search screen.

BETA:

  • Downloads: it wasn’t possible to start new downloads in some scenarios.
  • Fix crash with messaging initialisation happening on Amazon devices.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

450

Plex for Android 8.20.0.26534-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • Fix crash with Firebase messaging on unsuccessful token retrieval tasks.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

451

Plex for Android 8.21.0.26725-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

WHATS NEW:

  • [TV] Player: improved player UI.

FIXES:

  • Crash while multiselecting on devices with api 21.
  • Downloads: app could crash trying to display list of downloads.
  • Core: sidebar might not collapse on empty libraries.
  • Player: app could crash trying to display channel logo during Live TV playback.
  • Player: wrong track playing when selected from play queue.
  • DVR: display error message when trying to modify DVR schedule without permission.
  • Playlists should indicate that server is offline.
  • [TV] Sidebar: reorder arrows were not shown when reordering.
  • [TV] Preplay: focus could get lost when navigating to the sidebar and back to playlist.
  • [TV] Sidebar: items in more menu were not selecable.

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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

2 Likes
452

Plex for Android 8.21.0.26754-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • No user visible changes.

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453

Plex for Android 8.21.0.26901-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

NOTE
Mobile changes only.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

454

Plex for Android 8.21.0.26974-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA

  • No user visible changes

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

455

Plex for Android 8.22.0.27128-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

FIXES:

  • App would show startup animation everytime it was resumed.
  • Player: update ExoPlayer to v2.14.1.
  • [TV] Some layout had incorrect sizing with 720p TVs

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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

3 Likes
456

Plex for Android 8.22.0.27166-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

Internal changes only.

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457

Plex for Android 8.22.0.27303-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • Player: ensure bandwidth calculations are correct for adaptive streams.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

458

Plex for Android 8.22.0.27327-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • Preplay: the background was sometimes incorrectly chosen.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

459

Plex for Android 8.22.0.27526-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

Changes for this release on impact mobile devices.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

460

Plex for Android 8.23.0.27576-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

FIXES:

  • Related hubs on details screen would only display 10 items.
  • Audio: prevent crash playing empty play queue.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

461

Plex for Android 8.23.0.27621-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

FIXES:

  • [TV] Preplay: display user rating.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

462

Plex for Android 8.23.0.27681-beta

Available on Google Play, beta access can now be joined (or removed) directly from the Google Play store listing.

BETA:

  • [TV] Preplay: only display user ratings when an item is rated.

DOWNLOAD APK (Plex Pass required):

NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.