Android TV "new player" can't play anything

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I also see many people with same issue in this thread, however it’s a kind of mixed bag with many different issues:

"Playback has stopped because the connection to the Plex Media Server has been lost"

After years without a problem, since last week I am getting a “Playback has stopped because the connection to the Plex Media Server has been lost” issue on my Android TV device. I cannot play anything. The player can see the server and the server can see the player, but as soon as I try to play content it hangs and then gives the error. I am not having the issue on either of my Android mobile devices (OnePlus 3 and Samsung GalaxyTab S3). Connection is through a home wifi network. The Player is: …