This week, Plex began testing the TV app integration on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, as MacRumors readers Casey Bailey and Will Sigmon spotted. The feature is available in the latest beta of the Plex app through TestFlight.
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This integration will allow users to follow Plex on-demand content in the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Plex’s on-demand content will be recommended in the TV app and will also sync to a user’s Up Next queue. Plex joins dozens of other providers offering TV app integration in the US, such as HBO Max, Disney +, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, HGTV, NBC, A&E, The CW, MTV, Showtime, Starz and others.
Plex is a popular media player that in recent years has introduced a growing library of free and ad-supported TV shows, movies, and other content from vendors such as Warner Bros., Crackle, Lionsgate, MGM and Legendary Entertainment. It is only this on-demand content that will be integrated into the TV app, and not a user’s personal library of locally stored content, according to a Reddit user who identifies as a Plex employee.
“This feature will only work with our free on-demand movies and TV shows,” the employee said. “We would also like to integrate personal media, but this is technically not possible for several reasons. To make this work, we provide Apple with a list of content available for streaming. As detailed in our privacy policy, we do not. find out what content our users have in their personal media libraries. “
Integration of the TV app will require version 7.14 of the Plex app or later, which is currently in beta testing. There is no deadline for a public release yet.
Update: This article has been updated with a clarification from a Plex employee that the TV app integration will be limited to ad-supported Plex free video content from partners such as Warner Bros., Crackle, and Lionsgate.
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