Published Jun 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. There is no denying that the official Plex app has been heading in the wrong direction for a while. It's bloated with streaming recommendations that I don't want, loading content has become slow. Moreover, somewhere along the way, it dropped a bunch of features that I actually enjoy.…