If I have a device that has the one-time activation paid, and I can’t update the app to the new remote viewing app (highly likely - it’s quite an old tablet), which if I understand the blog post means I can’t use the new pass, am I still going to be able to stream from outside the network?
This really isn’t clear on the blog post whether I’ll still be able to stream to it only on the same network and nothing will work outside the network or if it will essentially stay the same.
I seem to have gotten the idea that only the “new” apps will change, and will check for the presence of some kind of pass before they let you view content from servers. Since this is a Client-based check, it sounds to me that any of the old clients should still work the way they did before, and as long as you don’t update (which you can’t), you ought to be able to continue watching with no pass at all.
There is always a danger of using old clients on new servers however. There may come a day when a fully updated server will no longer accept connections from an old client and your old tablet may not be able to play without updating. I don’t know if you maintain an old server version whether this would work, because the certificates in old clients/servers may expire and won’t work either.
This is covered by one of the FAQ items in here: https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/#my-mobile-device-cant-run-the-newest-plex-app-how-do-the-changes-affect-me
This isn’t covered in that FAQ (hence why I’m asking). I want to know if it’ll still work outside my network without the Remote pass or will now be on the same network only
From the FAQ linked:
It sounds like what I’d stated. I think that Plex is likely to put out separate “new” apps on the respective stores, and these will have the ability to check if you are viewing remote, and then to check for a subscription/pass of some kind. If you run the old app, then it behaves the way it does now, in that it restricts playback after some time unless you have a Plex Pass or paid the $5 fee once.
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