Hi, with latest updates Plex for Android 8.19.x, playing video in original quality doesn’t work anymore… Plex will force transcode and appears playing from “127.0.0.1” in both tautulli or plexdesk Downgrading to version Plex for Android 8.18.2 solves the problem (direct play works again, and lan …

[image] Plex for Android Announcements Plex for Android 8.19.4 Available on Google Play and the Amazon App Store . NOTE: We are performing a staged rollout, which means the update may take a day or two before it becomes available. FIXES: Connectivity: ensure 172.x IP a…

Expericing the same problem here on Nvidia Shield '17.

I am on 8.19 on both my 2019 Shield Pro and Sony XH95 and both are working fine. Here are my current settings on the shield… [image] Although the 1 thing I do notice on 8.19 is that there is no longer a setting for Manual IP’s. I wonder if this has been taken out?? Can you both please check if…

I have a slightly higher version that the one in your screenshot: 8.19.1.26306. That might make the difference. I do not have an option to set a manual IP. Here is a capture of my logs trying to play a 4K HDR title. [Capture]

Welp, enabling HDMI passthrough seems to have cured my ills. Maybe it got disabled upon update? Not sure, but everything is Direct Playing now. I also disabled “recommended settings” under Home Streaming in the server settings and set it to Maximum.

[image] williambell: Welp, enabling HDMI passthrough seems to have cured my ills. Ah yes… That would definitely have caused a transcode. Glad it’s now working for you :+1:

Tried to put the update again… I’m welcomed with a message saying “indirect play, you’re not directly connected to this server”… Well, my server and my player should be seen as in the same network… My player is in a 172.22.1.0/24 network and the server in 172.22.2.0/24 network. Both reachable from…

Plex for Android 8.19.x breaks direct play from local network

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typhoe July 6, 2021, 4:22pm 8

FIXES: Connectivity: ensure 172.x IP addresses are detected as local addresses.

Thanks !

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Plex for Android 8.19.x breaks direct play from local network

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