# Control playback on connected players **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [September 1, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-playback-on-connected-players/808970 "2022-09-01T21:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ne0shell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ne0shell/32/136195_2.png) [@ne0shell](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ne0shell)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-playback-on-connected-players/808970/1 "2022-09-01T21:08:52Z")
Scenario - a player in the kid’s bedroom is connected and shows up in dashboard. It would be great to be able to control that from the media server UI. Select what video to play, start playing a crashed video again, etc. We use plex daily to play sleeptime videos in the kids room which sometimes crash but the player still shows connected to plex on the TV. It would be great to be able to start it playing again without having to go in the room. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-playback-on-connected-players/808970/2 "2022-09-01T21:28:30Z")
You should already be able to do that… [https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/casting-flinging-remote-control/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/casting-flinging-remote-control/) ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-playback-on-connected-players/808970/3 "2022-09-02T06:34:54Z")
Well, not quite. Controlling the other app only works if the app is running. If the app crashed then you won’t be able to control it. I’d be more interested in getting the crash fixed. Care to share more about that? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-playback-on-connected-players/808970/4 "2022-10-01T09:33:15Z")
2022 clean-up: - implemented (flinging and remote control while Plex app is running on the tv) - crash → abandoned