Release Announcements - Android TV beta

Plex Players Player Betas
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Plex for Android 7.2.1.6014-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [TV] App could crash when in background.

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123

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6107-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • [TV] Higher quality image support.
  • [TV] Improve Library Row appearance.

FIXES:

  • Resolve image loading when server only accessible via reverse proxy.
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve logging when buffer under runs.
  • [TV] Favorite icon would not show in photo player.
  • [TV] Live TV icons missing for relay/remote connections.
  • [TV] Setup device with correct friendly name for the new Fire TV Cube.
  • [TV] Ensure image transcodes take into account 4k displays.
  • [TV] Add news channel name to news clips in Andorid TV Oreo recommendation channel.

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124

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6124-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Live TV was not available.

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125

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6169-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Existing purchases could not be restored if system language is set to Bulgarian, Danish, Hebrew or Serbian.
  • ExoPlayer v2: improve playback of iOS 4K video recordings in a mov container.

BETA:

  • Top bar not available to unregistered users.

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126

Plex for Android 7.3.0.6190-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • Live TV would show twice.

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127

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6209-beta

Available on Google Play.

Internal changes only.

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128

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6228-beta

Available on Google Play.

Mobile improvements only.

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129

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6242-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] App could crash when opening a Podcast detail page.

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130

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6260-beta

Available on Google Play.

Mobile changes only.

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131

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6289-beta

Available on Google Play.

WHATS NEW:

  • Increased recommended quality for home streaming to Maximum.
  • [TV] Move Live TV to Discover Row.

FIXES:

  • Include library playlists hubs.
  • ExoPlayer v2: update to v2.8.2.

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132

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6326-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Live TV “Channels” screen was missing information.

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133

Plex for Android 7.4.0.6409-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Live TV “Channels” screen was missing information.
  • [TV] App could crash when video playback is finished.

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134

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6427-beta

Available on Google Play.

Internal changes only.

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135

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6441-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • [TV] App could crash when launching the video player.

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136

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6495-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • App could crash while updating device reachability.
  • [TV] Home ‘Discover’ row flickers while refreshing.

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137

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6521-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Podcast support.

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138

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6565-beta

Available on Google Play.

BETA:

  • [TV] Reduce space below all episodes list.
  • [TV] App could crash while performing search.

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Fire TV EPG Grid Guide
139

Plex for Android 7.5.0.6609-beta

Available on Google Play.

Internal changes only.

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FEATURE REQUEST: Standard TV / Programming Guide View Option for Plex DVR / Live TV
140

Plex for Android 7.6.0.6748-beta

Available on Google Play.

FIXES:

  • Live TV: switching channels would fail.
  • Live TV: changing quality would break playback.
  • Align DTS codec display with other clients.
  • App could randomly crash when pausing audio playback
  • [TV] Don’t show empty alphanumeric quick jump on Live TV.
  • [TV] Using “play” button on an item in home screen could not offer most updated version of it.

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