This morning I could not get any device, phone, tablet, or computer to connect to my Google Nest Hub Max or any Chromecast. I restarted my phone. I uninstalled/reinstalled Plex on my phone. I reset my router. I reset the Nest Hub Max. I reset a Chromecast. Still nothing works. It connects for 1…

Is there some kind of mass outage again? Do you know where we can check?

Considering everything else I’ve tried casting seems to still work (twitch, deezer, etc), this feels like it probably is a Plex problem. However I didn’t update Plex or anything, so I’m not sure what could have changed in the last 4 hours that would cause it to suddenly be able to not communicate wi…

I’m currently speaking with a Google Support tech to see if maybe there’s another outage on CC that’s affecting apps like Plex. EDIT - There isn’t.

Same problem here. Different phones and tablets going to all Chromecasts. Happening on 3 different sites.

Same problem here with casting to any chromecasts normal or UHD, instant failure to connect.

What would cause this to happen suddenly outside of any updates on Plex or Google’s end?

Lots of things. SSL could have expired (I think this happened last time). Google’s edge firewalls could have blocked the Plex API. The app it self could be flagged as ‘untrusted’ by some kind of automation. Pretty much any automation for traffic and abuse could have been triggered on both the P…

Any ETA when the issue will be resolved? Also, do we have to update the server, clients or both to apply the fix?

[image] apennismightier: What would cause this to happen suddenly outside of any updates on Plex or Google’s end? Update on our receiver in the cloud. [image] swedownhill: Any ETA when the issue will be resolved? Should be resolved now or shortly, the fix in the cloud is active.

Plex will not connect to any Google Device (using any phone, tablet, PC)

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elan April 24, 2025, 6:48pm 8

Being fixed as we speak, sorry about that!

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Plex will not connect to any Google Device (using any phone, tablet, PC)

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