Direct Play, the way the file was made.
Native ExoPlayer. Plays the original file, keeps HDR when the display can, and falls back to HLS only when a TV can’t bitstream TrueHD or DTS.
StreamPilot turns your own Plex server into a living-room experience. Sign in with Plex, pick who’s watching, and Direct Play in 4K HDR, with a Home that’s built for the remote.
A full-screen billboard follows your focus, Continue Watching sits up front, and your pinned Plex rows glide in as you move.
Clear logos, artwork tint, Resume or Start over, versions, audio and subtitle chips, trailers, extras and Top Cast.
Episode rails with airdates, what will play next, and the exact audio and subtitles you picked for that show.
A D-pad keyboard that keeps up, instant results across your servers, and your Watchlist one press away.
Filters, collections, studios and an A–Z rail. Open an actor to see everything they’re in on your server.
Remote-first on Android TV and Shield. Sign in with the Plex account that already owns your libraries. Nothing else to set up.
Native ExoPlayer. Plays the original file, keeps HDR when the display can, and falls back to HLS only when a TV can’t bitstream TrueHD or DTS.
Plex Home profiles and PINs on launch. Switch people without signing out, and everyone keeps their own Continue Watching.
Leanback on Shield and Android TV boxes. D-pad rows, a TV clock, a search keyboard and focus that stays where you left it.
Heart the libraries you want on Home, reorder the sidebar, hide watched titles and sort Continue Watching your way.
Off, on-screen prompt or automatic. Autoplay the next episode, or get a gentle “Still watching?” after a run.
Long-press OK for the stats overlay. Everything else is one press away.
Share a room code from Settings and friends sync playback on the same library. The media never leaves your server.
After idle, art drifts from Continue Watching, Watchlist, recents, unwatched or random. The nav hides until a key wakes it.
Browse A–Z, collections and studios. Artists, albums and tracks play through the same player with a now-playing chip.
Add titles from any title page. Home can show Watchlist, playlists and Because You Watched, or turn those rows off.
Open an actor to see what they have on this server, or browse a studio plate and play from there.
The living-room player is what’s shipping. A touch Android app lives in the same project and is on its way.
What ExoPlayer Direct Plays, what the server burns in, and the quality ladder when the original won’t go through.
The same tabs you’ll find on your TV, plus a few that live in the in-player menu.
Install StreamPilot from Google Play on a Shield, an Android TV box or a living-room display.
Use your Plex account, pick who’s watching, then heart the libraries you want on Home.
Direct Play from your Plex servers, with Continue Watching, search and a remote that actually behaves.
For Play reviewers, household members, and you with a remote in hand.
Something not right? Report an issueFree, open source, and built around the library you already have.
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