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===Revocation of free remote access (''April 2025'')=== | ===Revocation of free remote access (''April 2025'')=== | ||
In April 2025, an announcement was made<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 Mar 2025 |title=Important 2025 Plex Updates |url=https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218193554/https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/ |archive-date=18 Feb 2026|access-date=15 Aug 2025}}</ref> noting various changes. Of note, remote access would no longer be a free feature, and would require a | In April 2025, an announcement was made<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 Mar 2025 |title=Important 2025 Plex Updates |url=https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218193554/https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/ |archive-date=18 Feb 2026|access-date=15 Aug 2025}}</ref> noting various changes. Of note, remote access would no longer be a free feature, and would require a Remote Watch Pass subscription. In addition, prices of the existing Plex Pass were increased. | ||
The change also affected users who had previously paid the one-time Android or iOS in-app activation fee. Rather than grandfathering those users into continued remote playback, Plex stated that they would only receive an extended trial of the new Remote Watch Pass subscription.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 Mar 2025 |title=Important 2025 Plex Updates |url=https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218193554/https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/ |archive-date=18 Feb 2026 |access-date=8 Mar 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 Apr 2025 |title=Extended Trial Availability for Remote Watch Pass |url=https://support.plex.tv/articles/extended-remote-watch-pass-trial/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324043300/https://support.plex.tv/articles/extended-remote-watch-pass-trial/ |archive-date=2026-03-24 |access-date=8 Mar 2026}}</ref> Plex's support articles for the legacy Android and iOS one-time activations also state that these in-app purchases cannot be refunded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2025 |title=Unlocking or Activating Plex for Android |url=https://support.plex.tv/articles/203868088-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-android/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260407202447/https://support.plex.tv/articles/203868088-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-android/ |archive-date=2026-04-07 |access-date=8 Mar 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2025 |title=Unlocking or Activating Plex for iOS |url=https://support.plex.tv/articles/205556278-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-ios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260402104121/https://support.plex.tv/articles/205556278-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-ios/ |archive-date=2026-04-02 |access-date=8 Mar 2026}}</ref> | |||
===Banning media servers hosted on Hetzner (''September 2023'')=== | ===Banning media servers hosted on Hetzner (''September 2023'')=== | ||