# Ability to remote control a plex client **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [October 3, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-remote-control-a-plex-client/639624 "2020-10-03T23:17:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![diniboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/diniboy/32/155767_2.png) [@diniboy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/diniboy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-remote-control-a-plex-client/639624/1 "2020-10-03T23:17:03Z")
Hey, I really enjoyed Plex’s old feature that allowed remote controlling of various clients. However it had various bottlenecks such as the pre-requisitory of having the server and the client on the same network etc. I would love to see a http remote api implemented where we can control the playback more in depth with seeking, play/pause and stop functions. Also subtitle/dub changing option. I know that would be a lot of work on the client side however watch together is already implemented which could be a great starting point for pausing the content. I believe it would be extremely convenient to be able to remote control our favorite plex clients with any device. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-remote-control-a-plex-client/639624/2 "2021-06-30T20:43:38Z")
Just catching up on this suggestion… Given I’ve recently started playing with this, it appears all those features exist – except for the option to fling/control media outside your own network. > **[Category : Casting, Flinging, & Remote Control | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/casting-flinging-remote-control/)** ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-remote-control-a-plex-client/639624/3 "2021-07-25T15:30:02Z")
2021 clean-up: - implemented for local playback (see above) - duplicate → [Flinging content to a remote friend](https://forums.plex.tv/t/flinging-content-to-a-remote-friend/229433)