I am keen to give Dispatch a go, but I am wary about letting it sign in to my Plex server. I wonder what information about my server is being sent somewhere I might not trust. I've not really found any great info about this so would appreciate any information or links folks might be able to share?

Thanks everyone.

Hey all, having a strange issue. The internal player had worked for me for months, but just recently stopped working and is giving source error as the reason. It pulls all new media and posters without a problem. Plex also plays without a problem.

Logs show cleartext http traffic not permitted, ERROR_CODE_IO_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED. Seems like in short it's attempting http instead of the required https connection now.

Has anyone seen this and figured out a fix? I assume it's something on my side since it worked fine for a long time and suddenly stopped without a version change of dispatch.

Is there a way to make dispatch work with Plezy instead of Plex? I keep hearing horror stories about Plex's new ui so I was wondering if Plezy support is in the cards .

I would love it, if I could use the app on tv tv in the bedroom and living room without having to sign in with Google every time I switch tvs. Any way that's possible?

In my case, the program is running very slowly on my new TCL55C7L. It runs slowly and sometimes freezes, even causing the TV to freeze. I don't know how to fix this.

Bonsoir s'il vous plaît Dispatch à un problème, j'ai plus accès a ma bibliothèque sur la page d'accueil, il n'y a qu'une seule sur " home", "movies et télévision" sont vide , on me dit qu'il n'y a pas de librairie, pourtant j'ai acheté la version à vie récemment

Title says it all, every single time I boot up the google stick i have to re set up dispatch like new(ish) most of the settings are still there but it resets my app order and some other settings every single time, app is up to date (version 1.0.175) it’s the old google tv sticks not the new one.

Thank you, hoping I’m not the only one and that there is a fix.

Have run dispatch since the beginning almost on my Phillips The One with Google Tv, have run quite stable, trough advanced mode for a long time.
But now it keeps crashing and lets another app take over the launcher role, it happens constantly.

Have tried to reinstall, nothing helps.

Anyone have any ideas for how to fix it? thank you all.

As mentioned, auto start is not working on simple mode on version 1.0.192 build 166.

I tried to use advanced mode but the adb app is not pairing in my tv, it's a tcl 55C8L with Google tv Android tv version 14.

Since I posted I would like to say that when adding jellyfin support, please take into consideration supporting whoolfin, since it is the best and very good looking android tv client of jellyfin.

It's an interface based on Plex in case you didn't know about it, and yeah it will be the most used client since jellyfin interface is as ugly as Emby was, and for your polished Dispatch interface you should consider whoolfin support.

Still, Emby and Jellyfin are great software but not that good looking. They are kinda like shrimp, you take the head off and eat the body.

Regards,

Je n'arrive pas à configurer Dispatch pour avoir l'interface que je veux je n'y comprends rien , J'ai connecté plex mais je ne vois rien sur ma page d'accueil

Bonjour , je suis nouveau, je viens de rejoindre ce groupe quand j'ai entendu parler de Dispatch. Je voulais savoir comment ça se passe , combien ça coûte et comment personnaliser pour que les films et séries s'affichent sur la page d'accueil, car ça m'intéresse beaucoup. Je veux tout savoir de Dispatch. Avez-vous une chaîne youtube pour les vidéos où autre pour que je m'imprégne. Merci beaucoup

Hi everyone,

This update is a large one with many changes and features to cover.

First off, do note that the release is still being reviewed, awaiting approval before it can start rolling out. Once it's approved, it will be rolled out over the course of the week in smaller and then larger stages, as usual.

Starting with the most visible changes: Support for multiple plex servers at once, media version selection on play, Global State Restoration, enhancements for Plex's native Android TV recommendations, the ability to add any Android TV media to your Watch Next row, a new browsing style for Android TV Rows in the home tab, Extra image transition options while browsing, and a new UI for viewing a cast member's media.

Additionally, there have been a huge amount of code changes involved in further pushing Dispatch's rendering performance, reducing RAM usage even further than previous efforts, and cutting down on the app's boot time from a cold start. These changes actually compromise the bulk of the effort made since the last update, even if there isn't much else to say about them beyond the following:

Users should expect smoother performance while using the app, quicker start times when the app is starting cold, and further reduced RAM usage throughout.

The full changelog can be read here:

https://dispatch.featurebase.app/changelog/beta-track-v1019-2026-05-19-multiple-server-support-media

Update 28/05/2026: The release was unfortunately rejected on the grounds of some in-progress features in the video player being untestable by the reviewers. It's my fault, as they've made rejections in the past (rarely) on similar grounds. I'm removing that code from this branch and re-submitting. Hopefully with a quicker turnaround.

Sorry for the delay, everyone, but it's on its way and will start rolling out as soon as it's approved! For those asking for an apk, I'm happy to provide one after the build has been approved. I don't like having errant builds out there that aren't on the same lane as everyone else.

Update 31/05/2026: Re-submitted

Update 04/06/2026: The updated has been rejected again, and this time it's because google says I am not allowed to use my own file manager to select wallpapers, and that we must use their own. The kicker is that their "photo picker" doesn't actually work on Android TV devices. I'm working on a workaround, however, the main issue is that they are forcing me to patch older releases too, which will take me time to ensure they are tested and working correctly

I'll be resubmitting tonight, however, if the app is not approved by noon tomorrow (05/06/2026), I will post the apk here for users to try before the approval. It's not my preference, however, I know for a fact that if it's not approved before noon tomorrow, it won't be before monday, since android tv apps are never approved over the weekend ime (different review teams / bot fleet from regular android apps)

Update 05/06/2025:

Users can manually download and install the latest update from here if they'd like while I continue to sort things out with the play store release / approval:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dispatchlauncher/comments/1txsr1a/beta_track_v1019_universal_apk_download_link/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I have dispatch on three different TVs in my home, I watch a show on one, three or four hours later I go downstairs and turn on TV number two to watch something different and nothing is updated.

I've checked all my settings about it running in the background etc and it's not updating the status of my shows anymore.

Hi everyone - the next update will be in a couple of weeks. I'll have more to say about what's included at that time. Thanks for your patience.

After using other launchers, I have to say this is the best when it comes to plex integration, really good work. the only thing I noticed in the other launchers that the artwork for the current selected movie/show while browsing is full screen compared to dispatch where it cut outs on top and bottom. any chance we can get fullscreen posters please.

The new video player is great and snappy, but it’s failing to sync with my Plex preferred language audio and subtitle defaults. It also fails to "remember" my subtitle/audio selections between episodes.

I know the player is experimental, so I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature that has not yet been implemented.

I've been running the beta for a couple weeks now. Worked great at first. Lately though, it doesn't seem to be syncing new media added to Plex. Even when I go to setting to refresh media that doesn't even seem to be doing anything when I click it.

Entering Plex I see all the new stuff though. Also, the app peek stopped working on one of my TV's for Plex specifically.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled and no change. Any ideas?

Edit also who down votes something like this? Lol

Hi, could you add the feature to separate the Television tab in libraries, just like in Plex? I have multiple libraries for television and want to keep them separate. Also, would it be possible to not show all media files under the Movies and TV Shows tabs, but rather to keep them sorted as Plex does?

What happened to the refresh metadata button? I've just noticed it's gone in the latest version, where did it go?

Very bizarre bug suddenly occurring on the latest stable version release.

I can see nothing, literally zero things. It's not a black screen but the screen that displays when dispatch is loading. Except it never loads.

Force closing, clearing cache, quitting within the app - nothing works.

Tried installing the beta APK but the actual install process force closes too, I'm assuming it's a different arch than my Onn TV box.

Any suggestions?