So, when rumours appeared last month that Plex would be integrating with the Apple TV app, many users got their hopes up that this would finally put Plex in the front seat, allowing content from Plex libraries to be more readily accessible, and combining content from Plex and multiple streaming services into the single Up Next queue provided by the TV app, with the vision of having one “dashboard” for all of your content. Essentially, Plex has always been a silo unto itself - if you wanted to watch content in Plex, you had to manually open the Plex app and access it from there.

Over the past couple of years, however, Plex has been rapidly expanding into new areas, first adding live TV and DVR support to let you watch and record broadcast television from an over-the-air antenna, and then more recently upping the game by offering its own cloud streaming content, so you can download and install Plex and watch a variety shows and movies online regardless of whether you or any of your friends have your own Plex media servers.Īlthough Plex has had an Apple TV app available since 2015, however, it always lacked integration with the larger Apple TV ecosystem - it didn’t tie in when Apple debuted Universal Search, nor could you look up your Plex movies and TV shows using Siri, and lastly it never tied into Apple’s TV app in any way at all. Essentially, it’s like Netflix for the media you own.Īt least, that’s how the service began. Fans of the Plex media platform may be delighted to hear that the service can now integrate with Apple’s TV app, however that enthusiasm could be short-lived considering that limitations with Apple’s TV app ecosystem still prevent the two features from being deeply linked to the level that they really need to be.įor those familiar with Plex, it’s primarily a platform that lets you stream personal content - either from a media server that you have running inside your home, or from those shared by friends and family members over the internet.

Plex for apple tv 4k