How to stop plex (on android) from using local content?

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I need to have the control to block plex from using local files. How can I do this? Is plexignore the only way to go?

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Are you referring to local content such as local media assets (movie extras, posters) or local media outside Plex on your Android phone?

For local media assets: disable Local Media Assets in your server’s Agent settings
For local media: you should be able to configure the permissions of Plex on your system to restrict it from seeing what’s outside its own sandbox.

3

When on my android tablet, I see that

videos are being drawn from my tablet

itself…these are not synced videos and

not present on other devices.

I want to be able to turn off Plex’s ability

to draw material from my local device.

I seem to have no control over this.

4

…typically these are media files - mp4, etc.

5

I consider you might want to take a look into Android’s “app permissions”:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6270602?hl=en

6

Yes that’s possible…but from what I read

many more people have my same issue.

I could probably solve the issue through

app permissions…but Plex should have

a setting that blocks local data.

Here is one such person…

r/PleX - Trying to disable local content on Android

r/PleX - Trying to disable local content on Android

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