Server Version#: N/A (client-side Roku UI issue; server behavior unchanged) Player Version#: Plex for Roku 9.0.34.10854-d6855ec86 Logs: Not attached (UI regression; no playback issues) On multiple Roku devices in my home, the Plex Roku app recently removed the left sidebar navigation and replaced…

[image] Vote to roll back to Plex Classic! Feature Suggestions As it says in the title, this is a vote to let Plex know you want to go back to Plex classic or have an option to use Plex classic and not the new interface!

[image] bry_cha_yahoo.com: the Plex Roku app recently removed the left sidebar navigation and replaced it with top tabs. Changed in Sept 2025: New Plex Experience for Roku - Available for Everyone [image] bry_cha_yahoo.com: inconsistent with Plex on Android TV (NVIDIA Shield still uses …

Welcome to the party. They’ve made their intent clear. Emby are looking to add sidebar nav to Roku, if you’re considering an alternative. Whether or not that will happen or not is unclear but seems likely.

[eddie-murphy-beverly-hills-cop-1850322459] Their current stance and has been since the rollout….

I have to control what I say because I just want to spit out a torrent of hate and anger over my frustration with this change. Whatever has been done to the interface is terrible and unusable. Nothing is more irritating than to have something that you’ve spent time configuring and getting to work,…

I’ve been using the new interface for 3 months now. If you think you’re ready to spit hate now, wait for 3 months, you’ll still hate it. It’s awful. You may have missed when it was slow and awful, now it’s just awful. The best thing to do is try not to watch different things. Pick something that ha…

[image] cthulhu944: I’ve spent my career in human factors engineering and user interface design and I can say with authority that the current Roku app behavior is terrible. Please fix ASAP There are many threads on this Roku UI topic. You’re better off taking your arguments to Roku, in the f…

I’m having this same issue and it’s making me regret ever suggesting Plex as an option for our household. We are definitely not giving Plex or whoever buys their future hollowed-out husk any more money until this is fixed.

Roku Plex UI regression: sidebar removed, top tabs now — request Classic Sidebar toggle

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FordGuy61 January 11, 2026, 7:56pm 3

Changed in Sept 2025: New Plex Experience for Roku - Available for Everyone

The Plex mobile apps, iOS & Android, also have the new UI.

All apps, including Android TV, will eventually have the new UI.

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Roku Plex UI regression: sidebar removed, top tabs now — request Classic Sidebar toggle

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