# Plex player on iPad

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-mac, ios\
**Created:** [May 28, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405 "2025-05-28T08:57:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/1 "2025-05-28T08:57:41Z")

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On my iPad Plex, I am presented with ‘Live TV’, ‘On Demand’ or ‘Discover’ on my home screen. I don’t want to have either of these, as I don’t use any of them. How can I have just my NAS libraries, as before? TIA.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/2 "2025-05-28T08:59:39Z")

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If you don’t use any of the online media sources to start with… simply disable those in your account preferences.

[https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/online-media-sources](https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/online-media-sources)

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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/3 "2025-05-28T18:36:51Z")

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Thank you for your help. I have found and changed my settings on the Plex webpage, but the app still shows ‘Live TV’ etc. Do you know how I can change it in the app? I logged out and back in again on the webpage and the app.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/4 "2025-05-28T18:58:09Z")

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Usually, signing out and back into the iPad app should do the trick. Does it persist after you force-quit the app?

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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/5 "2025-05-30T05:48:44Z")

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Unfortunately, nothing has changed, even after force restarting the app. I was looking around my settings for something to be able to change my online source settings, like there is on the website version of Plex.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/6 "2025-05-30T06:57:21Z")

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Can youvshafe a screenshot what exact online sources are left on your navigation / screens?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/7 "2025-05-30T07:10:36Z")

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“Disabled for managed users” does **not** mean disabled for you, as the Plex Home admin.

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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/8 "2025-05-31T16:49:56Z")

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Thanks again. So, I don’t want any of this stuff, except for “Movies”, “TV Shows” and “Other Videos” from my NAS.

 ![IMG_0457.PNG](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/5/1/e/51e668c08e699bbc739fdf16f8701992e4538561.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/9 "2025-05-31T16:52:40Z")

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Would you mind sharing the online media sources preferences of this account?

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**Author:** ![ReaperSPTN2109](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/reapersptn2109/32/85193_2.png) [@ReaperSPTN2109](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ReaperSPTN2109)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/10 "2025-05-31T18:01:54Z")

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set all these to disabled like in the screenshot and they will go away on the client app  
only your personal stuff will remain

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-01 040042](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/7/2/5/7255a0c88d3dc333069c5953b7035f75dda9eb4a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/11 "2025-05-31T19:17:26Z")

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This may cross over with ReaperSPTN2109’s post and advice, but here you go.

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-31 at 20.13.24](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/2/8/8/2881e73c32c1c9d6a20c9c69e60fbd72271e0342.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/12 "2025-05-31T19:21:10Z")

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As per Otto‘s point.  
`Disabled for Managed Accounts` is not `Disabled` for you. While the sources aren’t disabled, their content will show up on the Home Screen and other sections.

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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/13 "2025-05-31T19:23:42Z")

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I have set them all to Disabled and trued to restart the app, but there is some sort of temporary issue so I will give it some time, and post a comment when I can access Plex on my iPad again (prob tomorrow now)

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**Author:** ![bward149](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bward149](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bward149)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/14 "2025-06-01T16:31:27Z")

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That did the trick, and gave me one more string to my Plex bow if I ever need it again. Many thanks to all.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-on-ipad/920405/15 "2025-08-30T16:32:11Z")

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