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Feature Comparison

David Carver edited this page Oct 24, 2018 · 11 revisions

Here is a brief comparison between what is supported by Plex for Android and Serenity for Android. This is accurate as of Plex for Android 3.1.2.37 and Serenity for Android 1.3.2.

Feature Plex for Android Emby Media Player Serenity for Android
Direct Play Movies Yes Yes Yes
Direct Play TV Shows Yes Yes
Queue Movies and TV Shows Yes Unknown 2.1.0
Continuous Play of Movies/TV Shows Yes Unknown 2.1.0
Transcoding support Yes Yes Yes
Server Discovery Yes Yes Yes
Detail Meta Data for Movies and TV Shows Yes Yes Yes
Support Resume playback Yes Yes Yes
Support Resume playback with External Players No Unknown Yes
Android TV support Yes Yes Yes
Tablet Support Yes Yes No
Phone Support Yes Yes No
Music Library Support Yes Yes No
MyPlex Yes No
Download Videos to Device Yes - Requires MyPlex and Plex Pass Yes - Emby Premier No
Channel Support Yes Yes No
Photo Support Yes Yes No
Second Screen Support Yes - using Plex Remote protocol Yes No
Keyboard Optimizations Limited Unknown Yes - See the Remote and Keyboard Controls page for complete listing
Remote Control Navigation Optimizations Limited Unknown See the Remote and Keyboard Controls page for complete listing
Chromecast Support Yes Yes No
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