{"id":3429,"date":"2026-09-17T20:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/2026\/09\/17\/plex-for-apple-tv-redesigned-ui-rolls-out-to-regular-tvos-app\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:43:14","slug":"plex-for-apple-tv-redesigned-ui-rolls-out-to-regular-tvos-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/en\/2026\/09\/17\/plex-for-apple-tv-redesigned-ui-rolls-out-to-regular-tvos-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Plex for Apple TV: Redesigned UI Rolls Out to Regular tvOS App"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-2866274688\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>The media center platform Plex is rolling out a major design update for Apple TV. Following a testing phase via Apple&#8217;s beta platform TestFlight and separate preview releases, the modernized interface is now making its way to the regular release for tvOS.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Redesigned Navigation with Collapsible Sidebar<\/h2>\n<p>At the heart of the update is a fundamentally revamped navigation experience. The sidebar has been completely re-architected and is now collapsible, keeping the screen cleaner and less cluttered. 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regular media libraries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fewer clicks:<\/strong> Within an individual media source, users can quickly jump between different sub-pages without having to navigate back through the main menu every time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Bug Fixes and Improved Remote Navigation<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the visual redesign, the update includes under-the-hood enhancements: overall performance has been optimized, additional bugs have been fixed, and remote focus navigation issues have been resolved.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Putting the New Features to Use<\/h2>\n<p>With the stable rollout now underway, the redesigned interface is ready on tvOS. 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