Release Announcements - Android TV beta

Plex Players Player Betas
563

Plex for Android 9.9.0.35492-beta

Internal changes only.

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

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2 Likes
564

Plex for Android 9.10.0.35737-beta

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

WHATS NEW:

  • Search: improved way to display recent searches.
  • [TV] Users can now rate content.
  • [TV] LiveTV: automatically focus tuned channel when TV Guide loads.

FIXES:

  • Player: correctly select tracks on future content in a play queue.
  • Display old “added at” dates correctly in card subtitles.
  • Player: moving back to the guide could crash during Live TV playback.
  • Search: include photo tags in results.
  • Search: navigating to some results could fail randomly.
  • Search: deal correctly with photo album results.
  • Player: improved Google Assistant integration to allow playback controls.
  • [TV] LiveTV: EPG would not populate for more than a day on Amazon Live TV integration.
  • [TV] LiveTV: use program artwork instead of channel logos for rows on Amazon homescreen.
  • [TV] Search: recent search buttons could become unselectable sometimes.
  • [TV] Search: ensure popular searches row is always accessible.
  • [TV] Search: display person’s credit types in subtitle.

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3 Likes
565

Plex for Android 9.10.0.35838-beta

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

BETA:

  • Update dependency that was causing a crash on older devices.
  • [TV] LiveTV: user could get stuck on fullscreen playback when tuning in from Program page.

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3 Likes
566

Plex for Android 9.10.0.35867-beta

Internal changes only.

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

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1 Like
567

Plex for Android 9.10.1.36037-beta

Internal changes only.

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

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1 Like
568

Plex for Android 9.11.0.36101-beta

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

WHATS NEW:

  • Add Media Libraries hub to universal people preplay screen.

FIXES:

  • LiveTV: channel logo would not show during playback.
  • LiveTV: favorite channels to be removed properly on manage favorites screen.
  • Stream selection in detail pages could be ignored sometimes.
  • Player: switching refresh rate or resolution would cause playback to get stuck on Chromecast with Google TV devices.
  • Search: include genres in “Free on Demand” results.
  • Search: Make sure long song titles don’t override source titles.
  • [TV] Search: respect high-contrast theme.

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2 Likes
569

Plex for Android 9.11.0.36219-beta

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

FIXES:

  • Make sure that “Remove from Continue Watching” is included in context menus.
  • Prevent unnecessary network requests made by the app.

BETA:

  • [TV] App could crash when being controlled through Plex Companion.

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1 Like
570

Plex for Android 9.11.0.36242-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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2 Likes
571

Plex for Android 9.11.0.36281-beta

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

BETA:

  • Fix an issue in the Android manifest that prevented the app from being released.

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2 Likes
572

Plex for Android 9.11.0.36352-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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NOTE: APK download links expire once the next major beta has been released.

2 Likes
573

Plex for Android 9.11.1.36473-beta

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

FIXES:

  • [TV] Ensure content doesn’t overlap in season preplay.

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2 Likes
574

Plex for Android 9.11.1.36538-beta

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

Mobile changes only.

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

2 Likes
575

Plex for Android 9.12.0.36630-beta

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

FIXES:

  • Prefer playlist thumb when available.
  • Player: correctly select automatic subtitle selection when playing videos with multiple versions.
  • Player: ensure seek previews are visible for TV episodes.
  • App could crash randomly at launch.
  • App could crash opening certain sections.
  • Player: prevent crash updating UI elements when player is closing.
  • [TV] Platform: sidebar could get stuck showing no text.
  • [TV] LiveTV: screensaver would sometimes appear during playback.
  • [TV] Live TV: App could crash on start-up when syncing EPG content with the system.
  • [TV] Don’t show rating bar in people detail pages.
  • [TV] People Pages: clear background when returning to filmography.
  • [TV] Empty libraries could steal focus from the sidebar.

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2 Likes
576

Plex for Android 9.12.0.36662-beta

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

BETA:

  • Fix subtitle selection in Movies & Shows detail pages.
  • Fix potential crash on start up.

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

2 Likes
577

Plex for Android 9.12.0.36793-beta

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

BETA:

  • Show “Remove from My TIDAL” action when appropriate.

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2 Likes
578

Plex for Android 9.13.0.36986-beta

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

FIXES:

  • Player: prevent crash when switching to Live TV guide.
  • Player: prevent crashes when closing the player.
  • Startup: prevent crash starting up application on Sony TVs.
  • [TV] App was crashing on startup on certain devices.
  • [TV] Inline artwork could be displayed incorrectly when navigating back quickly.
  • [TV] Preplay: an incorrect title could be briefly displayed when navigating from the profile.

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3 Likes
580

Plex for Android 9.13.0.37059-beta

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

FIXES:

  • [TV] Some TV show detail pages did not show the correct watched status on episodes.

BETA:

  • Don’t show Discover source as selected in sidebar when Home source is selected.

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2 Likes
581

Plex for Android 9.13.0.37127-beta

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

BETA:

  • App could crash at startup.
  • [TV] The app could crash when navigating between screens.

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2 Likes
582

Plex for Android 9.13.0.37163-beta

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

FIXES:

  • Player: when transcoding a DoVi stream we shouldn’t attempt to play it as DoVi.

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2 Likes
584

Plex for Android 9.13.0.37217-beta

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

Beta:

  • [TV] App could crash when switching users.

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2 Likes