Plex on android cannot see desktop player

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Server Version#: 1.18.5.2309
Player Version#: 1.5.0.951-eb39ca04

I checked the box in the Plex app on OSX to advertise as a player but when I click on the cast button on the android plex app it says that no players can be found. They are both on the same network and other apps (airdroid) seem to be able to talk to each other just fine.

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What version of Plex is installed on your Android?

Can you try upgrading the Plex app on your Mac to 1.6 (just released)?

I was able to cast from my iPhone to the Mac app (v1.6) so it might be an issue with the Android app…

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try closing the android app by clicking on the recent button at bottom (the square) and swiping it away then reopen. Think it needs some time to refresh and pick up the app on desktop. It was not available for me right away when I enabled Advertise as player , but picked it up after I did that.

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On Android the app is version 7.27.0.15018, doesn’t look like there is anything newer in the play store. I’ve tried restarting it and the phone a few times with no change. I’ve updated the app to version 1.6.2.994-e05b79d6 and it hasn’t seemed to change anything.

I left the apps running for 20 minutes and the phone still doesn’t see anything.

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20 minutes later and still nothing.

I see there is a preview of version 3.0 but the notes don’t suggest any change here. Is that something I should try though?

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Is your server on the same network? What are the sharing settings in the Android app and do you have secure connections enabled on your server? (Just trying to get a picture of what might be causing it not to see it.)

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The android app and the plex app are on the same network. My media server is a continent away.

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it does need a server on same network. when you “advertise as player” it actually sends to a local server it can find that it is available which then relays that to other casting devices on the same local network.

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And having the android app advertise as a server doesn’t help? That’s a shame.

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