Server Version#: 1.41.9.9961 Player Version#: AppleTV App 8.45 (9684) I don’t know what’s been going on but the AppleTV app has been getting worse and worse. When “Top Shelf” is enabled and you open a movie or show direct from top shelf one the main ATV menu, when it is done playing, there is n…

Is there a way to get this app? Right now it says “This beta is full” Surely Plex’s official answer to these issues isn’t to install a beta that isn’t available.

The app hasn’t changed in ages, so it cannot be getting ‘worse’. DV content doesn’t really work right, best to get content that is not DV. If you really care about Dolby anything, consider Infuse. Can play DV 5 and 8, can play Dolby Atmos. As far as official app. There is an all new codebase to…

The exact content in question worked perfectly for years, worked on Sunday of this week, and just stopped some time in the last two days. So clearly something has indeed changed somewhere.

The client has not. It’s very very easy to see when it was updated on the app store. Jan 29, 2025 Sounds like you need to look at the server side

When “Top Shelf” is enabled and you open a movie or show direct from top shelf one the main ATV menu, when it is done playing, there is no navigation that lets you get to your account or to play a different item. You end up stuck on a screen that you can’t leave. You literally have to force quit t…

Which version of the app are you using?

The latest non-preview release however the behavior has been like this for years.

Works in the Preview, so that’s good news. Having said that, have you power cycled your ATV, not with remote.

Yes. This has been a bug for literally as long as I have had AppleTV (5+ years). Not something a power cycle or app uninstall/reinstall influences.

The AppleTV Client is a Mess

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JCHH July 15, 2025, 7:36pm 2

I don’t believe the current app is being developed as all effort is going into the “new Plex Experience” app which is in TestFlight at version 2025.20.0 (1159).

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The AppleTV Client is a Mess

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