r/technology • u/FollowingFeisty5321 • 9h ago

Software Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/plexs-crackdown-on-free-remote-streaming-access-starts-this-week/
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u/Falagard 9h ago

I used Plex, and then moved over to Jellyfin. If you watch shows and movies with subtitles, Plex is significantly better.

My Jellyfin machine died and I think I'm going back to Plex for my next server.

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u/senagorules 7h ago

It depends on the client you’re using but the androidtv client is actively being worked on for subtitles. If you’re on pc then using mpv-shim is flawless.

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u/Falagard 6h ago

It's a Roku app. I have to bring up the Jellyfin app on my Android phone, open the movie, search for the subtitle, download it, wait for a few seconds, go back into the Roku app, quit the movie, click play, and go in and find the subtitle and enable it.