Server Version#: 1.41.6.9685 Player Version#: 2025.15.0 (966828394) For the last few days, I have been unable to cast to my chromecast from my Android Plex app. It will start a Plex player, but it will just spin and never play anything. If I instead cast to the chromecast from a app.plex.tv in a …

Doesn’t matter what it casts from. There’s a codec issue. They’re working on it.

[image] Plex Now Transcoding x264 to Devices that previously Direct Streamed/Played Mobile Devices The new Plex Experience continues to be a complete ■■■■-show no one asked for. Now, I’m noticing that x264 files are being transcoded when played on Google devices and it’s c…

The description here doesn’t quite match what I’m seeing. I will add that I figured out I can cast from the Plex web app via chrome but not Firefox (and of course NOT the native android app).

Plex on Chromecast works from web browser, but spins if cast from android

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apennismightier May 12, 2025, 2:44am 4

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Plex on Chromecast works from web browser, but spins if cast from android

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