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Plex starts enforcing remote play restrictions.

We knew this day was coming. Starting this week, Plex says it’ll require a Remote Watch Pass or Plex Pass in order to stream remotely to its Roku app. In 2026, enforcement will come to “all other Plex TV apps (Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, etc) and any third party clients using the API.”

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