What does this mean? My friend got this, but I have a lifetime plex pass as server owner: “As of April 29, 2025, we’re changing how remote streaming works for personal media libraries, and it will no longer be a free feature on Plex. We noticed that you’ve accessed libraries from friends and fami…

I received a similar e-mail yesterday for my test account which does not have a Plex Pass. I sent friends/family who stream from my server a quick note saying “I’ve a Plex Pass, you don’t need one or a Remote Watch Pass to stream from my server.”

If they report an inability to stream from your server, the first thing to try is to stop the server for a few minutes, then restart it. (Only if you didn’t perform a restart already, since the changes went into effect.)

Will this change come into effect automatically or on the next release/update to the server?

[image] Toby_Groves: this change What change precisely? They are already in effect. https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/

[image] Older IOS plex app paywalled for remote streaming, while server has a plex pass Mobile Devices This is explicitly only valid for the new apps. If you install the legacy app, all the rules from before still apply to them. Which in this case means: either be a manag…

I have had family members say they are now needing to purchase a Plex pass to watch my media. I am not happy about this. Increasing subscripion costs - sure, I get that. Changing the rules of existing passes will piss of your users; it has for me. I’ve had lots of freinds purchase Plex passes be…

You have a Plex Pass so you shouldn’t be affected. Do your friends and family have access to other servers? The message may refer to one of those. The message doesn’t specify which server they can’t connect to.

[image] B-Bye: I have had family members say they are now needing to purchase a Plex pass to watch my media. They wrong. As long you pay for Plex Pass they can stream from you.

@B-Bye You have a Plex Pass. Nobody needs a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass to stream from a server claimed by your account (as @MovieFan mentions, they may need a Pass to stream from a different server). Why do your family members believe they need a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass? Did the Plex M…

Because they received a message from Plex to that effect and they contacted me about it. If that’s the case, I will send an email to the small group and tell them to ignore the messaging but I would submit that perhaps those messages were not 100% clear.

Remote access changes?

Plex Media Server Remote Access

darcilicious May 3, 2025, 9:15am 7

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