Test-drive a preview of our newly reimagined, redesigned Plex experience for Roku.
This experience is designed to bring everything you love into one seamless interface—from your personal media collection to on-demand content, along with improved ways to discover and connect with friends and fans just like you.
Please Note : Plex Media Server version 1.41.2 or later is required fully support the new Plex app. Please visit our Downloads page for the latest server packages.
As posted in the Plex for Roku Announcements area:
Roku, the Preview is updated - 7.37.9
Hello dear Preview Roku users. The Preview has now been updated to the new experience. We would love to hear from you. If you have issues, bugs, general feedback, or you just want to gush about the beautiful artwork, we want to hear it all.
We will be posting continuous updates.
Best way to give us feedback:
If you’re running into something, let us know the following:
The version number of the app (found at the top right under Settings in the app)
What you were doing when the issue happened
Whether it’s reproducible
Bonus: Send us logs (support article here )
Bonus Bonus: Pics or videos
Extra bonus: If something is fixed, let us know in your topic—it helps us close the loop
Start a new topic in the “Plex Experience Preview ” category—we’re monitoring closely and reaching out when we need more details. You can use roku-preview forum tag when posting questions or issues about our Preview.
You want to get on the Preview too? Here is how:
Add the channel to Roku here: Roku
If the channel doesn’t appear after adding on Roku’s website, you can force your Roku to update via the device menu: Settings → System → System update
We truly appreciate your help and feedback
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.0.0
FIXES:
Add source titles to the Home hubs.
Fix migrating pinned sources to favorite libraries on first run.
Initially focus content instead of header.
Make episodes list position fixed.
Update content when favoriting first library or removing all favorites.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.0.1
FIXES:
Fix crash selecting Libraries after selecting Live TV.
Fix loading Live TV Guide after selecting Live TV.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.0.5
FIXES:
Fix focus loss on the bottom and side slide-out options.
Fix for multiple Libraries or Live TV sources being selected at the same time.
Fix issue where Live TV OSD channel was incorrect.
Keep focus on related hubs after non-PMS details refresh.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.1.0
NEW:
Add Browse Libraries hub to Home.
Display shows and seasons in a single tabbed screen.
FIXES:
Fix a crash opening More Ways to Watch.
Fix art zoom when returning to a screen.
Fix playback issue with suggested items on the Up Next screen.
1 Like
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.2.0
NEW:
Add “Time Format” setting.
Update play/resume button style for movies.
FIXES:
Add missing “Go to Episode” context option to Activity items.
Display LIVE and Ad indicators.
Fix clearing non-favorited library from the list.
Fix issue where search wouldn’t complete after selecting a filter.
Fix navigating from Browse Libraries hub when the Library is not favorited.
Fix possible crash expanding a truncated summary.
Fix missing metadata for Live TV.
Implement handling for moderation and fix rating/review deletion.
Improvements and fixes of library hubs on person pages.
Show stars and allow rating on non-reviewable PMS movies.
2 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.2.2
FIXES:
Don’t show the label for the search navigation item.
Fix a crash when deleting an item and close the screen as needed.
Fix center scrolling of item rows.
Fix possible crash on movie details screen.
Fix possible crash when closing screens.
Fix issue where the favorite option was missing from the All Libraries view.
1 Like
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.3.0
NEW:
Update play button style for TV Show screens.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.3.4
NEW:
Live TV: Moved favoriting to options menu and return focus to playing channel on back in EPG.
Live TV: Only show sources when more than one is available.
Live TV: Removed jump bar for OTA and added section headers to all sources.
Show “More Ways To Watch” in search context options.
Update screen back behavior.
FIXES:
Fix art flashing when going from Continue Watching to episode details.
Fix details screen “More” options not displaying for shows and seasons.
Fix display of Discover services hub empty state and setting item.
Fix episodes row disappearing after details screen refresh.
Live TV: Start playback direct from Where to Watch, What’s on Now and search.
Show season artwork for episodes in Continue Watching.
Version bumped to 8.3.5 to fix a regression refreshing content on Home.
1 Like
ruuk
July 10, 2025, 4:56pm
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We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.3.8
FIXES:
Add confirmation when marking PMS shows/seasons as watched/unwatched.
Fix back doing nothing from reviews screen tabs.
Fix first back doing nothing on some screens.
Fix possible crash on failed screen load/refresh.
Fix possible focus loss when opening live TV from outside of the guide.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.4.0
NEW:
FIXES:
Don’t display activity from friends on detail pages when it’s disabled.
Don’t show inline metadata for the Browse Libraries hub.
Fix a possible crash loading or refreshing a screen.
Fix focus being reset when marking a season watched from the episodes screen.
Fix OSD not showing on key press down during Live TV playback.
Fix padding below header and add missing link icon on Profile screen.
Fix showing watched indicators on Season and Episode detail pages.
Prevent cinema trailers from playing when resuming a movie.
Show hint of first hub on episodes screen.
Special note - for additional information regarding Music and Photos please see this forum post
4 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.4.4
NEW:
Add a clock on the header.
FIXES:
Fix background colors not matching episode and season art.
Fix Channel Guide positioning in What’s On Now Hub.
Fix possible memory issues related to image size.
Fix showing search locations when Person pages are unavailable.
2 Likes
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.5.0
NEW:
Add DVR Schedule and DVR Priority screens.
Add support to reorder favorite Live TV channels.
Implement dropdown style for Libraries & Live TV navigation.
Updated layout and styles for grid screen filters, sorts, scroll bar, and jump bar.
FIXES:
Fix a possible crash refreshing a screen.
Fix buttons sometimes overlapping summary on show screen.
Fix Delete button sometimes briefly showing when opening a DVR episode.
Fix missing icon and left alignment in activity footer.
Fix missing option to delete DVR content.
Fix navigation after voice search.
Fix text not displaying on expanded critic review page.
Fix duplicate and invalid playback controls on music detail screens.
Fix language setting not being applied.
Display the title on card for On Demand Categories.
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.5.3
NEW:
Don’t zoom & dim art for episodes screen.
Remove the Browse Libraries hub from the Home Screen.
Update artwork display style for better text readability.
Update sidebar style and move “Rescan” option to library context options.
FIXES:
Fix a possible crash when scrolling through season tabs.
Fix spacing and width of show & season tabs.
1 Like
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.5.6
NEW:
Persist last selected library and live TV source between sessions.
FIXES:
Don’t show Rate & Review when Discover source is disabled.
Fix “Rate & Review” showing when View State Sync is disabled.
Fix crash when opening a flattened show with reviews.
Fix crash when opening collection or music screens.
Include library server names when there are multiple servers.
2 Likes
ruuk
August 13, 2025, 8:05pm
24
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.5.9
FIXES:
Fix a possible crash when opening the library/live TV source picker.
1 Like
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.5.10
FIXES:
Fix focus possibly moving to the guide while a dialog is showing.
ljunkie
August 30, 2025, 12:38am
26
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.6.0
NEW:
Enable spring loading by default on capable devices for all users.
Show DUO What’s New onboarding.
FIXES:
Display improvements and fixes on collections screen.
Don’t focus the summary while loading a details screen.
Fix a possible crash going back to the previous screen.
Fix a possible crash using favorite libraries.
Fix a possible crash viewing a PMS details screen.
Fix activity feed focus resetting to end of first page on refresh.
Fix clear logo flickering between screens.
Fix possible missing space before settings item in header.
Fix related hubs initially only showing six items.
Fix season tabs fade background not extending fully to right.
1 Like
ljunkie
September 2, 2025, 11:43pm
27
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.6.2
FIXES:
Don’t include EPG sections in OSD channel changer.
Fix add user screen position.
ljunkie
September 5, 2025, 8:15pm
28
We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 8.6.3
FIXES:
Fix missing subtitle options in Movies & Shows.
Live TV: fix possible crash when EPG request fails.
1 Like
