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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

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We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Good to know. Being able to run both at the same time will probably help ease the transition.

[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

I main Jellyfin now. I still have Plex for one device that has no Jellyfin client available. But indeed they run side by side sharing the same media.

Worth doing as Plex will keep getting shitter

this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025

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