Plex for Android

by Plex, Inc.

Product Details

• ASIN: B004Y1WCDE
• Original Release Date: April 27, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 27, 2011
Rated: All Ages This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #740 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)
  • #56 in Appstore for Android > Entertainment

Product Features

• Interact with your home computer's Plex Media Server
• View your photos and streaming videos
• Listen to your music library
• Get to your favorite online content through one of 100s of available Plex channels

Technical Details

• Size: 5.7MB
• Version: 2.5.4.7
• Developed By: Plex, Inc.
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode
  • Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
  • Open network sockets
  • Write to external storage
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Access the vibration feature
  • Access information about networks
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST app for streaming music and videos to different devices June 25, 2012

By Kevin Moore

First let me say that I've tried numerous apps to stream music and video. There was always an issue that made the apps less than stellar. Plex gives me 99% of what I want!

Positives
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- Stream movies and videos to iPhone and Android tablet (HP Touchpad running CyanogenMod 9)
- Integrates with iTunes so that my 120GB music database can be played anywhere
- iTunes playlists on home PC are seen with Plex client so I can easily stream music while driving (no more Pandora, Spotify, etc.)
- Plex client login allows you to see all of your libraries automatically, no matter what device you are using
- Plex app for Roku so that I can stream home videos, movies, music to TVs. You can take this little box with you on vacation, hook it to a TV, connect via integrated WiFi and have access to all of your multimedia just as if you were home as well as NetFlix and other apps.
- Integrated database populates the metadata for music and movies instantly. No need to use a metadata manager.
- TV Show series look great and contain all of the info about each episode.
- The quality of the videos can be adjusted automatically or manually based on your connection speed so you can stream over 3G or slow WiFi connections.
- DLNA support in latest beta.
- You can share your libraries with other Plex friends.

Negatives
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- Kindle Fire performance is poor. You can make some changes to the Plex settings to improve quality. I got my son's to work pretty well. Search the Plex forum for "kindle fire" to get info on this.
- No social network integration
- You really need to be on a 192.168.x.x network for stuff to work correctly. This was an issue for me but I bit the bullet and moved everything over.
- Unsupported devices (like my HP Touchpad) may sometimes have playback issues but clearing the cache usually gets around it. Hey, it works so I am not really complaining.
- DLNA implementation is just OK. DLNA is a PITA anyway in my opinion.

This is all just off the top of my head. I'm sure most of the 1-star reviews are for the Kindle Fire performance. The Plex Windows Server is free. All you pay for are the client apps. You can have multiple Windows servers (I have 3 serving up different media types). Also, just got back from the Outer Banks in NC. Other than some dropouts along the coast (where cell service is questionable), there were no lost connections as I streamed music via Plex to my iPhone in the van with Bluetooth and that's a 6-hour drive. No more downloading music or managing playlists on multiple devices. Do it once on your PC and it is accessible with every Plex client. Can't beat it.

Hope this review helps. :-)

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs a fast processor? May 23, 2011

By Mr. P. T. Drew

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a great implementation, but I find the video performance to be lacklustre on my Optimus T. This only has a 600mhz processor so I suspect a 1Ghz processor or above really gets the best out of this. I tried the 'lower color, more speed' option but it didn't do great. I still need to get some time to optimize it.

I'd love to see an addition where the plex app on the phone can act as a remote for Plex on the TV.

The only app I've actually paid for so far.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great before! Mind-Blowing After Update!! April 29, 2011

By Justin P

The Plex devs are an incredible team and continue to amaze me. I've been an avid Plex user for the last few years and in the past year they have come a long way. They seem to innovate day in and day out. I own the plex app for my iPod, iPad, and my HTC Evo. All work flawlessly!

The Android app works better than ever after the most recent update and has also been given a huge face lift. It's gorgeous to look at. Now I use my phone as a full time remote and media browser. It's awesome to be able to control the media center from my phone. A huge thank you to the devs!