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Plex: Find Movies and TV Shows

Stream movies and tv shows, and watch live tv with Plex.

by Plex Inc.

iPhone · iPad · Android

Active Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Quick verdict

What it is
Plex is a streaming app that allows users to watch movies and tv shows, as well as live tv. It also has a personal media server feature that allows users to organize and stream their own media.
Best for
  • someone who wants to stream movies and tv shows
  • someone who wants to watch live tv
At a glance
  • From $2.99/mo
  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases

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Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Family Sharing Yes Unknown App Store Store published
Free app Yes Free Store published
In-app purchases Yes Limited free Store published

Screens

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32 store screenshots

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Pricing & paywalls

Shown for US

  • Monthly Remote Watch Pass — $2.99/month
  • Monthly Remote Watch Pass — $29.99/year ($2.49/mo)
  • Monthly Plex Pass — $6.99/month
  • Monthly Plex Pass — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo)
  • iOS App Activation (enable streaming playback on iOS devices) — $4.99
  • Lifetime Plex Pass — $979.00

Shown for US

  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases: $0.99 - $949.99 per item

Ratings & reviews

Shown for US

4.6 137708 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5Great app, TERRIBLE support.

    On their website, there is literally no way to open contact with support. All they provide are links to articles. They even explicitly state that all contact for support with Plex will be ignored. IMO, that’s a terrible way to run a company. User feedback is one of the most important factors of making a satisfactory product. So leaving a review and hoping the developers see it is my last resort to report this bug. I have an issue regarding my Plex Pass subscription. When I watch downloaded videos, the skip button is grayed out. For streamed videos, this bug is not present. I am a little irritated at the quality of the video player for downloaded videos, especially since it’s a paid subscription. The lack of customer support regarding legitimate issues and bug reporting is astounding. It’s a wonder there is a functioning product at all. You know what all successful software companies have in common? They have open channels to listen for customer feedback about their product. Now I understand the financial cost of accepting torrents of emails from customers. I understand it can be frustrating to receive thousands of emails that could have easily been answered by reading an FAQ. But seriously guys, you need at least SOME way to report bugs. Especially for a paid service. I love Plex, but it has its issues. You guys deserve to hear about them as much as your customers deserve to have them fixed. Please open a channel of dialogue between you and your community. I promise that you will have a stronger product as a result. Thank you for everything that you do. I hope you take what I said here to heart.

    Correii · 30 Aug 2026

  2. 5/5Almost perfect...

    For a long time, I couldn't find fault with this media app. It looks amazing and is extremely flexible and scalable. I use it at home on a Mac as the server and am able to run an Apple TV with its beautiful interface. My most irritating pair of bugs is with the iOS (iPadOS) app. When I'm watching content on my iPad, subtitles are shown when they shouldn't be. They show up as "OFF" in the settings, but they're most definitely on. The only way to get them to go away is to turn them on, then turn them off again. HOWEVER, after turning them on, the timing for tapping the required menu to turn them off again is very important, because there can be no subtitles present on the screen when the video is paused to turn subtitles off or that subtitle will be present at the bottom of the screen for the rest of the video, or until this whole maneuver is attempted again. Very distracting and an irritating bug to say the least. Most shows have a minute or two of recaps, so it's pretty much all nonstop dialogue (subtitles). This all being said, the Plex team has created an AMAZING media environment for the user. This level of quality is what every media company should aim for. I'm sure once the folks at Plex discover this bug, they'll be able to squash it in short order.

    doverby · 30 Aug 2026

  3. 5/5Plex is the beat

    I love Plex for it’s beautiful organization and easy to use interface. Having almost all my media in one place has always been the dream and Plex has done that for me (for about 80% - still missing native audiobook support and support for eBooks). Having full control of my own personal media cloud and server has been incredible. The movie and show ratings from Rotten Tomato are awesome and being able to watch a trailer of something is convenient if someone wants a quick synopsis. I love being able to put all our childhood videos converted from VHS on my own cloud and give access to my family to see any of the embarrassing and amazing home videos anytime. ***DEVS: Would love to see a audio only version for Apple Watch for streaming or offline usage to listen to podcasts, music, audiobooks - Audible does this now which has been amazing. Being able to listen to Plex media with only a watch and bluetooth headphones would be a game changer. Also native audiobook support and support for eBooks would basically round out any media needs I could possible want to have in one app! Love what the Plex teams does and always looking to see what they’ve recently added. More than happy to be a part of the Plex Pass Lifetime member. Keep up the amazing work!

    AngryAlexG · 30 Aug 2026

  4. 2/5Local server connections

    I have always had trouble with the iOS versions of this app, even though I’m only connecting to a local server. The app on my Roku has no difficulty connecting to the same server. It is extremely frustrating. I am now completely unable to connect to the server from my iPad, despite having tried logging out and back into the app, logging out and using a wait list of local network connection, deleting the app and re-downloading it, deleting all three instances of the iPad app from my list of allowed devices in my account, etc. For some inexplicable reason, my Plex account has now decided that my iPad app is also a server, so some of the other client apps now list two entries for my iPad as servers. Also, when my home Internet isn’t working and I can’t go online, even though my Plex server is on the same local network/router as Plex app on my phone, iPad, and TV, none of them are able to access the server. They all say that the server is unavailable. My SMB file sharing on the same Mac at the Plex server works fine, so it’s not a problem with my local network. I would think that playing files in Plex over the local network would not be affected by an Internet outage… I’ve had so many problems with the iOS apps that I don’t see how the people at Plex hope to entice me to purchase a subscription when I can’t even really use the features that a subscription affords. The app is nice when it works, but far too often it doesn’t really work.

    elgrego1939 · 30 Aug 2026

  5. 4/5Fantastic family media solution

    Plex has some amazing features built into it and the app is surprisingly easy to use, even when networking multiple servers with different content. For example I have different servers for music, tv shows, movies, and 4K movies, and navigating between them is simple and straightforward. Content descriptions and title covers are auto generated form plex’s online archive and it even gives movie ratings, a great touch. The “access outside network” feature makes port forwarding a breeze, literally 1 click. I can stream music in my car, or watch movies at friends house. The only slight drawback is if you want to stream to multiple users (my entire family and close friends all have access) you will need some serious horsepower. If you are using it for yourself and maybe 1 other person, any modern laptop or desktop will suffice but if you want to provide your content to more than 2 or 3 people simultaneously you will need a serious server grade rig. To give some insight on that, I have a HP Z workstation that has 48GB of ram, dual 12 core CPUs, and 6TB of storage. This set up successfully handled thirteen 1080p HD streams at once without bottlenecking anybody, but it was getting close to the maximum capability of the CPUs. This rig could maybe do 15 or 16 at max tilt. So if you are thinking about running and administering your own media server, plex is a great way to learn and make all your friends and family happy. But just be aware you'll need something more substantial than your i7 laptop or your gaming rig to push lots of content simultaneously.

    Pennywise626 · 30 Aug 2026

Shown for US

3.6 484297 ratings · Google Play

  1. 1/5

    useless app

    Tarun Chauhan · 1 Aug 2026

  2. 1/5

    my shared libraries populate from other versions of Plex, but not this one. can you help? No one has responded to my forum post. Can someone from Plex actually help or am I waiting on a random community member good Samaritan to solve the issue? I don't like forums for that specific reason. I want someone actually involved with the app to help me resolve the issue.

    Ed · 1 Aug 2026

  3. 1/5

    Tested by uploading a movie folder on my pc. the phone app updateded. After that I tried again with another folder and the phone does not see my laptop anymore - keeps showing offline. reopen, reinstall, nothing changes. This is main reason I wanted this app and it does not work....

    Alin Ursache · 1 Aug 2026

  4. 1/5

    Useless. Plays nothing.

    Vineet Kapila · 1 Aug 2026

  5. 3/5

    I don't know how too start the movie I want too watch

    Ettienne Britz · 1 Aug 2026

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Versions

App Store

  • 2025.24.0

    NEW: - Accessibility improvements on the Live TV guide. - Browse screen jump bar improvements. - Improved privacy preferences. - Show relevant metadata for sort on browse screens. FIXES: - App freeze when opening PMS Live TV source. - Consent screen only showing up once per install. - Deferred deeplinks were not fired after initial app install and launch. - Details screen for OTA Live TV slow to load. - Downloads removed on sign out due to invalid token. - Haptic feedback in library letter jump bar won't trigger multiple times for the same letter. - Hides scroll bar indicator on browse library screens. - Live TV channel could start playing when reopening app on What's On screen. - Live TV player could erroneously show loading state when nothing was loading. - Player: Content would not render in "Original" Display Mode. - Player: Subtitles would not render when initially playing media. - Removed image opacity in personal media, on-demand and discover details screen. - Some screens (e.g., the Watchlist) would stop updating after switching tabs. - The Live TV guide could continue playing a channel when the guide is empty. - Unable to change filter when filter has no items.

  • 2025.25.0

    NEW: - Player: Support customizable seek interval times. - Player: Support tap gestures for seek forward and backward during playback. - Support for pull-to-refresh on the Discover People screen. FIXES: - Currently playing Live TV channel could change when scrolling through guide. - Improve loading performance of Live TV and Library screens. - Live TV player could continue playing previous channel when switching to favorites. - Lower quality thumbnails were used for larger artwork. - Player: PGS subtitles would not be positioned correctly for some media. - Player: decision errors could be to long and confusing. - Show a loading indicator when switching between Live TV sources. - Slightly improve app performance during server connection testing.

  • 2025.26.0

    FIXES: - Action buttons on detail screen could show intermittent state. - Clear logos on mobile devices were improperly aligned. - Improve Live TV grid loading performance. - Improve user menu performance and behavior. - Live TV playback session was not being cleared when navigating to a different screen. - Live TV: Jumping ahead to future date would not load airings. - Low resolution portrait images for PMS content. - Performance regression when navigating between different screens. - Player: Purchased and Rental media could fail to load. - Player: Subtitles would not clear properly for some media. - Subsequent deeplinks to a Live TV channel would not trigger playback. - User Switcher behind other modals when backgrounding the app.

  • 2025.27.0

    NEW: - Add release notes for server updates. FIXES: - Back button shown at top level of filter menu. - Fix menus collapsing when switching views. - Live TV guide could get stuck in loading state after unfavoriting channel. - Player: Changed "Chapters" and "Play Queue" views to snap scroll in the Player Controls overlay. - Player: The wrong episode was being played when deeplinked. - Player: Seek handle was too small to accurately touch.

  • 2025.28.0

    FIXES: - Improve messaging when opening Libraries and all servers are unavailable. - Player: external subtitles could disappear for downloads. - Player: support subtitle offset adjustments for downloads. - The detail page subtitle could overflow the screen. - The unblock button could be misaligned on profiles. - low resolution of the follow suggestions in the onboarding.

  • 2025.29.0

    NEW: - Show progress bar and watched indicator for Downloads. - Skip intro/credits for downloads. - Subscription management and upgrade on Apple. FIXES: - Download with unavailable file would be stuck Queued. - Downloads storage limit slider while offline. - Ensure download confirmation modals are consistently themed. - Improve slider behavior and visual feedback in some cases. - Player: Playback could restart at the very end of playback for episodes or movies longer than 60 minutes. - The consent preferences were erroneusly displayed to managed accounts. - The delete download confirmation modal was not properly themed. - Unable to record future airings. - Updating Live TV favorite channels after favoriting/unfavoriting.

  • 2025.30.0

    NEW: - Ability to cancel or retry multiple downloads in one action. - Ability to remove or refresh all completed downloads. - Live TV: Display currently playing channel details. - Live TV: Long press support on airings. - Option to keep screen awake while downloading on In Progres Downloads screen. - Square Art and Clear Logos for Collections and Playlists. - Support 'Square Art' background images. FIXES: - Details screen closing after starting download for episodes in season. - Fixes Home sometimes getting stuck in a loading state. - Going to Library from 'Browse Libraries' would always open Recommended. - Hide empty Library row from home screen on TVs. - Improved scrolling performance across many screens. - Live TV: App could hang when opening Live TV guide if Plex Live TV source is disabled. - Live TV: Playback would restart after opening a menu. - Live TV: The favorites channel guide displays a full channel list rather than an appropriate message. - Local servers could be slow to connect after launching app. - Player: Error messages shown when unable to start playback. - Push notifications could have been delivered unreliably. - Subscriptions setting would be shown for non-personal media users. - Subscriptions setting would show the Plex Home admin's plan for other Home users. - The Delete Data from Plex setting was erroneously shown to managed accounts. - User menu was accessible via swipe while playing full screen live TV.

  • 2025.31.0

    NEW: - Move management actions to a new submenu. FIXES: - Action menu for unavailable library was formatted incorrectly. - App would become unresponsive after attempting to download season from long press menu. - Library Browse would show filter menu instead of the sort menu. - Player: Video Screen could be presented as a modal. - Sharing menu on Activity would not open properly. - Watch Versions action was not working.

  • 2025.31.1

    FIXES: - Sometimes the home screen would load before establishing connections to personal media libraries.

  • 2026.0.0

    NEW: - Add more file info details for personal media. - Share review action on review screens. FIXES: - Inconsistent back button behavior for Show, Season and Episode screens. - Live TV: Guide scroll position would sometimes reset. - Long press menu could be slow to open for some items. - The activity feed loading skeleton was improperly positioned behind the app bar.

  • 2026.0.1

    FIXES: - Player: Some subtitle fonts would not render correctly.

  • 2026.1.0

    NEW: - Download quality shows bitrate and estimated usage. - Live TV: Haptic feedback when long pressing airings or channels. - Overhaul the File Info screens. - Player: support for cinema trailers before playback. FIXES: - Community share links wouldn't open the app. - Could not navigate to some season or episode screens for locally matched or custom agent matched content. - Don’t trigger idle state when a screenreader is enabled. - Favorite libraries not loading for home user after signing in. - File Info was not available to non-admin users. - Fixed an issue where repeatedly dismissing the overflow menu by tapping outside could lock the app. - Fixed focused airing after reordering Live TV favorites. - Hide “more on this title” when already on that screen. - Live TV and Libraries tab not hidden when needed. - Live TV: Animation improvements. - Live TV: Playback could continue when navigating to another screen. - Live TV: Wrong channel could start autoplaying in some situations. - Player: Ads could play but not show over video. - Player: Chinese and Norwegian subtitles could not render correctly. - Player: Live TV errors would be too generic. - Player: OTA playback could freeze after selecting subtitles. - Player: Playback could fail after selecting subtitles with "Burn In" enabled. - Player: Unable to select new subtitles when transcoding. - Player: error could be displayed during playback after backgrounding app. - Prevent the same item from being downloaded multiple times. - Settings and Plex Pass modals showing up empty. - The TV Guide player did not fit correctly in landscape mode. - The media ratings and reviews page had no horizontal margin. - Unmatched tv details screens were being redirected.

  • 2026.10.0

    NEW: - Live TV guide now shows channel numbers for DVR channels. - Live TV: Category section headers in guide. - Live TV: Reorder channel button actions so watch action is primary action. - Live TV: Show more DVR channels when nothing is tuned yet. - Move the shuffle action to the action bar for certain media types. - Player: Support Picture-In-Picture for Live TV. - Send confirmation email button when trying to comment as a user without a confirmed email. - Send confirmation email button when trying to report content as a user without a confirmed email. - Show both mark as watched and mark as unwatched for partially watched items. FIXES: - Attempting to change a username would always result in an error. - Download progress did not update after resuming a paused download. - Fixed Luma section reveal animation using stale layout values for paginated rows. - Player: Seeking while paused, or seeking and resuming before the seek completed, could leave the seekbar momentarily stuck at the pre-seek position. With Rewind on Resume enabled, this also caused playback to rewind from the old position instead of the new one. - Player: Selecting on-demand subtitles could restart playback from the beginning. - Retrying while actively downloading could result in downloads getting stuck. - Show an explanatory error screen instead of a loading skeleton when a post is unavailable. - Unavailable channel icons broke the Manage Favorites UX.

  • 2026.11.0

    NEW: - Add actions for adding content to playlists and collections. - Added search to the Manage Streaming Services screen. - Email to the account settings screen. FIXES: - Crashes on details, library, settings and Live TV screens. - Deleting a playlist would silently fail. - Downloads could restart after backgrounding and foregrounding the application. - Empty images could be uploaded as posters. - Fixed a crash that could happen when launching the app from an unknown deep link. - Fixed images reloading from the network when returning to a screen. - Horizontally swiping on Manage Artwork screen causes vertical scrolling and can close the menu. - Player: Auto-Skip Intro/Credits could not be cancelled. - Player: Live TV playback could stop after initial airing ended. - Player: prefer playing versions that exist over ones that don't. - Tapping the edit button on the moderation status screen would close the screen instead of opening the editor. - The context menu would stay open after performing some actions. - The signed in user's friend request count would be incorrectly displayed on others' friends lists.

  • 2026.12.0

    NEW: - Video playlists will appear as lists. FIXES: - A crash could occur when opening a downloaded item. - A crash could occur when opening a show or episode whose details were missing or had been removed from the server. - Collections would not appear when adding to list from a browse screen. - Consent prompts now show an error message when the request fails instead of failing silently. - Error message for attempting to cancel a recording without permission was always generic on apple platforms. - Failures to create music playlists. - Favorite Libraries would not update information after being added. - Fixed a crash on the Recommended library screen when a server reported no providers. - Fixed a crash that could occur when dismissing modal screens. - Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Live TV guide. - Fixed the Live TV guide showing stale airings after returning from a long playback session. - Images in pop-up menus no longer disappear after navigating to another screen and back. - Joining a Live TV channel that's already playing now starts at the live edge with a correct seekbar, instead of at the beginning. - Live TV: Channel would not be re-tuned when opening Live TV guide again. - Playback progress for downloaded episodes and movies not always synced back to your server when reconnected. - Player: Maintain subtitle selection for FAST playback after switching channels. - Player: fixed a crash that could occur while playing video. - The Friends tab bar appeared shifted to the left when opening Friends from the User Menu. - The help text for an empty watchlist could intersect the navigation bar.

  • 2026.13.0 · 6 Jul 2026

    NEW: - Episodes on the season details screen now show a download status indicator. FIXES: - Deeplinks containing a locale segment showed a "Something's not right" screen instead of opening the destination. - Deeplinks no longer get dropped when the app launches into onboarding, sign-in, or switch-user before the main navigator mounts. - Filtering downloads by movies or shows with nothing downloaded could leave you without a way to clear the filter. - Fixed a crash that could occur when following certain links or deep links the app couldn't open. - Improved scrolling performance for screens with lots of rows. - Invalid click.plex.tv links no longer get stuck in the app and now open in the browser again. - Library details screens would not close when the item was deleted. - Live TV: Offline channels could show loading skeleton in some situations. - Opening the app from a marketing link or QR code now takes you straight to the linked movie or show. - Player: Paused playback could resume on its own when the screensaver appeared or the device went idle. - Player: Quickly stepping through a seek could leave the controls showing a paused state. - Player: Seek preview could briefly show thumbnails from the previously played title. - Player: Subtitles could turn on automatically when watching Live OTA channels. - Swiping right on change artwork rows caused list to snap to start.

  • 2026.14.0 · 30 Jul 2026

    NEW: - Add server dashboard. FIXES: - Auto-play could skip an episode when advancing from the post-play screen to the next one. - Clearing the search input only unfocuses the field if it's empty. - DVR Schedule overlapped app heading and navigation buttons. - Don't clear search results while updating the query. - Fixed sign-in hanging forever on a slow connection; it now shows a retryable error instead. - Improved performance of the person details screen. - Loading spinner could freeze on slower devices. - Performance on show or season details while episodes are downloading. - Player: Seeking through multi-part videos. Requires Plex Media Server 1.43.3 or later. - Player: Up Next screen now shown for downloads, Autoplay and Passout Protection settings are used for continuous playback. - Prefer downloading a version that does not require transcoding. - Show tap feedback when switching profiles. - The home screen would turn purple when certain ads were displayed.

  • 2026.15.0

    NEW: - Add Geo Location to now playing session details. - Add play history chart to Server Dashboard. - Editing of Edition metadata for TV shows. FIXES: - Checking a server connection was closing the all libraries list unnecessarily. - Collections of the wrong type could appear in add to list screen. - Deeplinking could fail in some circumstances. - Edit artwork screen could hang when making a selection - Fixed a crash when opening the Live TV source selection. - Fixed a stall on the loading screen after sign-in where navigation could take too long to appear. - Player: Changing quality during Live TV playback could stall playback. - Player: Clearer error messaging. - Player: Fixed a crash when opening the video player. - The bottom sheet would not automatically dismiss when deleting a list. - Time breakdowns for top users would only highlight if the user finished a playback.

  • 2026.16.0 · 17 Aug 2026

    NEW: - A sticky header when reordering a list. - Add library filter to Server Play History screen. - Prompt to send a confirmation email when writing a Discussion or Review with an unverified email address. - Stopping a stream now offers quick reason options and remembers your recent custom reasons. FIXES: - Episode details took too long to update when moving between episodes. - Live TV: Buttons on favorites menu were too close to the bottom of the screen. - Live TV: Channel playback could be frozen after backgrounding and foregrounding app. - Menus opened from a previous menu were missing their back button. - Player: OSD would not show when Reduce Motion was enabled. - Playlist or collection subtitle wouldn't update immediately after removing an item. - The bottom sheet would not dismiss after deleting a list from the list details screen.

  • 2026.2.0

    NEW: - Allow users to update recording settings. - Create subscreens for version info when a metadata item has multiple versions. - Notification indicator for pending friend requests. - Playlists source and favoriting Playlists - Show PMS Live TV hubs on Home. - Show Playlists hub on Home screen when Playlists source is favorited - Updated the Ratings and Reviews page. FIXES: - Entering an incorrect PIN on the PIN entry screen would show the spinner forever. - Improve library grid screen performance. - Internal screen title briefly appeared before metadata item title on file info. - Live TV: Player OSD would show wrong currently playing information in some situations. - Player OSD was showing wrong description for shows without episode numbers. - Player: Content watch state would not sync to connected applications. - Player: Unable to disable subtitles when transcoding. - Player: Video could not render when choosing the "Shuffle" option. - See All related content on Live TV details screens causes an error. - Selecting a subtitle from preplay screen would not close the subtitle select menu. - The discard changes confirmation modal would be shown after saving a review. - The reaction picker component would have square shadows.

  • 2026.3.0

    NEW: - Re-add the EPG browse screen - Review action in context menus. FIXES: - After reordering a list, the items would flash the incorrect ordering. - Folder filters were not working in Library browse screens. - The active item could become invisible and consume no space while dragging to reorder a list. - The artwork on the details page would sometimes be dim. - The rate action in context menus did not work. - Update default background colors for improved contrast.

  • 2026.4.0

    NEW: - Add Manage action to Collections and Playlists. FIXES: - Changing sort on collections could override the browse screen. - File info was incorrectly available for some media that didn't have files. - Live TV: Channel preview playback could start unmuted. - Live TV: Fixed delay when selecting a category. - Related hubs on personal media details screens were only showing 5 items. - Reviews would be lost when switching apps while writing them. - Summary shifts down once the rest of data is loaded on a details page. - Swiping to remove an item could trigger the click action. - The height of the top bar was incorrect on iPads. - The system share sheet would automatically dismiss itself when opened from the in-app share sheet. - Wrong menu item was marked as selected when navigating to Discover -> People. - XMLTV sources could have broken links in Whats On.

  • 2026.4.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 2026.5.0

    NEW: - Improve performance on Personal Media Browse grid screens. - Player: Modernized Player UI with streamlined controls. FIXES: - DVR Schedule screen could appear behind the header. - Deep links from links.plex.tv failed to open when the user switcher was enabled. - File info would appear on some types with no files. - Live TV: Scheduled recordings would still show up in guide after being cancelled from DVR schedule. - Player: Fixed Live TV progress bar showing incorrect colors. - Player: Marker button not visible enough - Review text was slightly cut off in the creation screen. - Text showing behind Live TV recent channels on Home. - The "Where to Watch" sheet would display the empty message twice when no streaming sources were available. - The activity feed on the preplay screen was showing an incorrect loading state.

  • 2026.7.0

    NEW: - Improve performance of browse screens with filters. FIXES: - Fixed multiple issues related to the Manage Favorite Channels screen. - Improved design and consistency of text inputs throughout the app. - Player: Controlling playback with the keyboard wasn't working. - Player: Optimized version was not chosen when available. - Push notifications would fail to open if the user switcher was enabled. - Server unavailable screen was rendering incorrectly on mobile. - Text input fields had misaligned text. - The avatar of the owner was being shown on favorite libraries instead of the library icon. - The on screen keyboard was not dismissed after sharing content.

  • 2026.8.0

    NEW: - Add dimensions to Edit Artwork screen. Requires wifi and mid or high performance device. - Live TV: Selecting a channel or airing now directly starts playback rather than take you to the Live TV guide screen first. - Player: Bring back next / previous buttons. - Player: support for nerd statistics. - Show initials as fallback for user profile images that fail to load. FIXES: - After creating or duplicating a list, the user would be returned to the lists screen instead of the list details screen. - Browse screen jumpbars were broken for folder lists. - Categories screens were broken for personal media. - Comments can now be 1000 characters in length. - Crash when swiping through a Carousel hub. - Fixed a crash on the Discover onboarding screen when the API response is missing UI data. - Fixed a crash that could occur when a server went offline while downloads were being processed. - Fixed a crash when clearing downloads before the database has fully initialized. - Fixed a crash when viewing unmatched library items with no metadata in the server response. - Fixed download progress tracking crash when server doesn't report file size. - Fixed playback progress reporting errors during early live TV playback. - Fixed ultrablur color requests to Luma failing with 401 errors due to missing authentication headers. - Improve behavior when scrolling scroll All Libraries. - Improve the UX of activity cards in the activity feed. - Library filter/sort buttons were misaligned. - Live TV: Consecutive FAST category deeplinks could navigate to the wrong category. - Live TV: Deeplinking into a Plex Channels category could show the wrong source's tabs and header. - Live TV: Selecting the same previous category did nothing - Managed users now see a specific permission error when attempting to cancel a recording made by a different user. - Movies in collections could fail to load or show a blank screen while loading. - Player: Subtitle selection and OSD state now carry over correctly when switching FAST channels. - Playlist favorite libraries were not re-orderable on mobile. - Skeletons were sometimes showing the incorrect number of titles/subtitles on browse screens. - Smoother background color transitions when navigating between items. - Some filters were not being applied correctly on personal media browse screens. - The activity comment input field would not allow entry of more than the maximum number of characters. The limit is still enforced when submitting the comment. - The navigation did not properly reflect the selected tab when opening a deeplink to a watchlist tab. - The navigation tabs could appear slightly scrolled when first loading a screen. - Use title instead of language on stream selectors. - l.plex.tv deeplinks failed to open when automatic sign in was disabled.

  • 2026.8.1

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 2026.9.0

    NEW: - Add ability to upload artwork from mobile devices. Requires Server version 1.43.1. - Add progress indicators to local extras on details screens. - Added Spoiler as a report reason for reviews. - Added activity type filters to the activity feed screen. - Edit Artwork screen includes inline descriptions. - Live TV: Long-press the Live TV tab to quickly switch between available sources. - Loading spinner when saving or editing a review. FIXES: - Bottom sheet menus no longer announce an unresponsive "Close" button to VoiceOver and TalkBack. - Clear logo could briefly flash when opening preplays. - Live TV: Playing channel was not being re-tuned when returning to the guide. - Player: Show play button in OSD when playback is paused due to Airpods disconnecting. - Record badge's icon was misaligned when next to a text-only badge. - Server names would be truncated, incorrectly favouring the server owner name. - Some activity cards' text was unreadable. - Swiping back from a review screen with unsaved changes no longer bypasses the discard-changes confirmation. - The character count was not visible when entering long comments. - The watch history privacy icon did not match the label when adjusting the privacy level.

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31 Aug 2026
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