Release Notes for Plex Experience Preview (iOS & Android Mobile)

Test-drive a preview of our newly reimagined, redesigned Plex experience.

Currently this Preview is available for testing on mobile, with TV platforms coming very soon! 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. As a participant in the Plex Preview Release testing program, you can see what it’s like to discover, experience, and share all of the entertainment that matters to you easier and even smarter than ever before.

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.

Key Changes

For Everyone

  • Redesigned navigation that makes it easier to dive into the different parts of Plex and discover content with simplicity
  • Front and center features, no hidden hamburger menus
  • Dedicated Watchlist positioning in the top navigation for faster, easier access
  • A streamlined user menu for quick access to personalized details, such as your profile, watch history, friends, and streaming services all in one place
  • Expanded use of artwork throughout, including movie and show detail pages, cast and crew profiles, and even your own personal profile page
  • Title artwork for movies and shows where available—a long-requested feature that adds polish to each page

For Personal Media Pros

  • Centralized media libraries in a dedicated tab
  • Option to favorite libraries
  • Easier access to power-user features
  • More exciting updates to come!

Feature Inclusions/Exclusions

With the initial Preview of our new Plex experience, some features are not included. We’ll be adding many new things during our weekly updates to the Preview app. Please check out the Documentation, Features, & Common Questions forum topic first before posting questions or feedback.

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Preview 0 is now available.

Apple - 2025.0 (670) TestFlight
Android - 2024.9.1.1155 Google Play

New

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Preview 1 is now available.

Apple - 2025.0 (686) TestFlight
Android - 2024.10.0.1199 Google Play

New:

  • Add collection details screen
  • Add request for push notification permissions
  • Previews on Android when scrubbing the seekbar
  • Added help text to “Watched Indicators For Personal Media” and “Ratings & Reviews From” settings

Fixed:

  • Prevent downloads from starting if there is not enough disk space to complete
  • Prevent libraries menu from opening when there are no libraries
  • Menus might cause the screen behind to be unresponsive
  • Fixed Search screen on Android devices
  • Improved codec capability detection for playback
  • Improved performance during playback
  • Fixed crashes that could occur on iOS and Android during playback
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Preview 2 is now available.

Apple - 2025.0 (704) TestFlight
Android - 2024.12.0.1226 Google Play

New:

  • Include collections in the library browse screen
  • Add pull to refresh in activity screens
  • Updated design and UX for menus
  • Allow switching themes

Fixed:

  • Fix Android activity artwork in wrong orientation
  • Prevent invalid download from hiding all other downloads
  • Fix an empty download queue being treated as an error
  • Fix to ensure correct subtitle and audio is selected during playback
  • Fix for stream selection when playing downloaded content on Apple devices
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Preview 3 is now available.

Apple - 2025.0 (742) TestFlight
Android - 2024.12.1.1252 Google Play

New:

  • We have increased the minimum supported iOS version to iOS 16
  • Tapping on downloads notification on Android takes user to downloads screen
  • Show TVOD availabilities
  • Improved confirmation modal when muting and blocking users
  • Improved searching messages
  • Improved appearance of services in the more services screen
  • Improved Search Screen for managed users
  • OTA is starting to appear but is not yet working

Fixed:

  • Couldn’t mark watchlist as done for first time users
  • Remember position and selected streams for downloads
  • Search result cards taking up to much space
  • Server and library titles overflowing
  • Incorrectly showing toast when login failed
  • External subtitles not loading on some networks
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Preview 4 is now available.

Apple - 2025.0 (761) TestFlight
Android - 2024.12.1.1261 Google Play

New:

  • Warn when Plex Media Server is too old
  • Show warning when trying to access an offline server
  • Seek Preview in player on iOS

Fixes:

  • Make scrolling on history screen smoother
  • Activity reactions not being immediately applied in the feed
  • Add support for downloads over 2GB on FAT32 filesystems on Android
  • Playing downloaded content on Android would crash app
  • Double loading of content and possible negative ad duration
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Preview 5 is now available.

Apple - 2025.0.0 (796) TestFlight
Android - 2025.0.0.1308 Google Play

New:

  • Add other user watchlist page
  • Add PMS shared source support
  • Add details ratings and reviews
  • Add support for Live TV OTA favorite channels
  • Add filtering and sorting to Completed Downloads
  • Add mute + block user actions to comments
  • Add muted support for Apple player
  • Merge recently added items for the same media type on the same server

Fixes:

  • Fix My Libraries not loading recently used unsupported server
  • Fix hubs being attributed to the wrong server when another server is offline
  • Fix connection to server being lost
6 Likes

Preview 6 is now available.

Apple - 2025.1.0 (810) TestFlight
Android - 2025.1.0.1325 Google Play

New:

  • Embed all streams in transcoded downloads

Fixes:

  • Improved User Switcher
  • Improved Search results
  • Improved All Libraries screen
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Preview 7 is now available.

Apple - 2025.3.0 (844) TestFlight
Android - 2025.3.0.1370 Google Play

New

  • Hide library tab if user has no server
  • Display managed user’s avatar and title in account menu

Fixed

  • Fixed slow loading of home if a shared media source is favorited
  • Ensure managed users can open the user switcher
  • Fixed pin entry not working on some devices
  • Fixed watchlist action sometimes not working
  • Prevent media activity feed from jumping
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Apple - 2025.6.0 (844) TestFlight
Android - 2025.6.0.1409 Google Play

New

  • Allow Live TV OTA when FAST is disabled.
  • Add support for playlists.
  • Allow switching users while offline.
  • Implement picture In picture.
  • Added support for playback speed adjustments on Android.

Fixed

  • Slow refresh on activity feed.
  • Missing data after switching users.
  • Content clipped in user switcher.
  • Device settings to be saved per user when users are switched.
  • Ensure app is able to be put in background state.
  • Adjust tablet spacing and artwork tile sizes.
  • Update watched indicator setting title.
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Apple - 2025.7.0 (888) TestFlight
Android - 2025.7.0.1421 Google Play

New

  • Enabled self-service account deletion for Apple and Google sign-ins
  • Added new interfaces including a libraries error screen, notification settings, and reporting screens
  • Enhanced onboarding with a library favoriting guide
  • Updated playback controls for improved interaction
  • Added additional languages
  • Added download option to context menu
  • Added haptic feedback

Fixed

  • Resolved issues with missing subtitles and live TV display
  • Optimized tablet layouts and deep linking
  • Improved review flow with updated privacy, rating, and navigation interactions
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Apple - 2025.8.2 (918) TestFlight
Android - 2025.8.2.1452 Google Play

New

  • Add share action to activity cards
  • Add privacy screens
  • Add minimum PMS version information to outdated server screen
  • Add downloads storage location setting
  • Activity optimistic updates when muting or blocking user
  • Clear stored library and offline user information on sign out
  • Add clear filter/sort button
  • Add Remove from Continue Watching action
  • Add share with friends in detail screens
  • Downloads: add ‘Waiting for WiFi’ status
  • Add plex home management for add/update/delete managed users

Fixed

  • Increase opacity on inline player buttons
  • Fix Live TV sources after switching users and not loading when no sources are available
  • Don’t use recent library from offline server
  • Fix downloads not starting after adding to download queue
  • Prefer actively downloading state over server unavailable
  • Fix 3 button navigation overlapping content
  • Improve swipe to delete on Tablets
  • Store last used library separately for each user
  • Fix long press on Libraries
  • Fixed being unable to switch between guide and favorites pivots on FAST

Known Issues:

  • Logout can only be completed by deleting the app and reinstalling
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Our newly reimagined and redesigned Plex experience is starting to roll out on mobile!

Going forward, release notes can be found in the new topic.

Read our initial blog post to learn all about what’s going on, as well as our helpful forum post for changes and what to expect.

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Please review our “Mobile (phone/tablet) Preview migrating to Beta channel” topic for information about migrating from the “Preview” to the “Beta”.

Thanks!