You'll now need to pay for a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass to stream remotely.

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Media server Plex announced in March that it would put an end to free remote streaming, but hasn't yet put the new changes into effect. That changes this week as Plex plans to pull the plug on free ...

Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee. Previously, people outside of a server owner’s network could ...

The Plex personal media server had long allowed remote streaming for free users. The company announced back in March that this would in future require a paid Plex Pass subscription, which was set to ...

Starting this week, the Plex app for Roku will require a Remote Watch Pass or Plex Pass for remote streaming. This requirement will be expanded to other platforms, including Android TV, Fire TV, and ...

This marks the first price increase for Plex Pass in over 10 years. Plex says the price increase is necessary “to keep up with rising costs” while also staying “committed to ensuring both Plex Pass ...

Plex has announced that it will no longer offer free remote streaming for personal media and says its subscription options will see a significant price increase effective April 29, 2025. The media ...

Hold onto your hats, Plex users: A huge Plex Pass price hike is incoming, along with big changes for Plex Media Server users who want to stream their content remotely. After holding the line in terms ...

Enshittification continues, everywhere. Plex have been going downhill for a while, in my estimation. My particular trigger was when they announced they were removing the Watch Together feature, though ...