Plex Unveils Next-Gen Mobile Redesign: Get a Sneak Peek

A Revolutionized Mobile Experience: Plex Introduces a Redesign Preview

In an exciting announcement, Plex shared its plans to launch a preview of its newly redesigned mobile experience. Set for public release in 2025, the highly anticipated update, which has been under development for two years, is expected to offer users a polished, intuitive, and advanced interface. The new design brings together an individual’s media collection and on-demand content, promising improved discovery and connection opportunities.

Plex’s New Facade: Enhancing User Experience

The revitalized redesign reinforces Plex's commitment to building a global network where entertainment can be discovered, experienced, and shared. The most notable alteration is the revamped navigation, designed for greater exploration simplicity, and ease of understanding the core of Plex. Findings from extensive testing revealed that this new design is user-friendly, aiding both existing and old users to seamlessly explore Plex’s different components.

A significant feature of the redesign is the introduction of a dedicated tab for media libraries. This change allows users to personalize their experience by favoriting different libraries and readily accessing user-friendly features.

The ‘Watchlist’ function now has its own spot in the updated navigation, following its increased usage by the Plex community. This feature facilitates a link of any title, anywhere, and across different services or additions to the Watchlist.

Further modifications include reorganization features such as a streamlined user menu for quick access to personalized details.

More Art, More Personality: Plex’s Redesigned Visual Display

The redesign extends to the visual aspect of the app, featuring abundant use of artwork for a more vibrant and immersive user experience. Plex has introduced title artwork for movies and shows, a much-requested feature, adding a touch of refinement to each page.

Advantages of the New Rollout Strategy: Enabling Cross-Platform Consistency

The remodel is not just a simple facelift. Plex has made a significant shift in rewriting its applications from scratch, merging codebases to create a uniform, streamlined interface across platforms. This strategy hastens the development process and ensures alignment in designs and features.

Plex’s early-access-preview release is designed to ensure a smooth transition to the new platform through user feedback. Running this preview next to the current app allows users to provide valuable feedback without hindering their existing Plex experience.

Join The Testing Program—Plex Invites Community Feedback

In sharing the preview, Plex aims to receive community feedback ahead of the 2025 full release. Although some features will be missing in the initial release, these gaps will be rectified throughout the preview period.

Ready to explore Plex’s new experience? Instructions on accessing the preview are available in their forums. For iOS users, access is limited, so prompt action is recommended to secure a place.

The Future of Plex

Plex is eager to share more about its User Experience journey and the development of its unified architecture. Keep a lookout for forthcoming blog posts with insights into Plex's design approach, testing, prototyping processes, and other riveting revelations. Deep dives into the technical side of the process will also be shared.

As always, Plex is grateful for the community's contribution to this journey. It is eager to unveil more exciting updates as it ushers in the festive season ahead.