Plex will test its new TV app on Apple TVs soon

Plex is getting ready to revamp all of its TV apps this year, and Apple TV users will get to try the new app experience first: The company will launch a preview version of its new TV app on tvOS in the coming weeks, I was told by Plex Chief Product Officer Scott Olechoswki today. “Based on how that goes, we'll see how quickly we can start launching the TV clients” across most major smart TV platforms, he added.

Plex’s revamp of its TV app is part of a bigger move towards a different developer framework. “It is a whole new code base from the ground up,” Olechoswki said. “This is all React Native-based.” The switch to React Native will allow the company to effectively run the same code across mobile and TV, and quickly change things across all supported platforms. “It allows us to move faster,” he said. “The quality is going to be higher. If you fix a bug, it should be fixed everywhere.”