Plex Announces Price Hikes and Paid Remote Playback

2025-03-19
Plex Announces Price Hikes and Paid Remote Playback

Plex is increasing Plex Pass subscription prices and introducing a fee for remote playback of personal media, effective April 29, 2025. Lifetime subscribers are unaffected, but existing and new monthly/yearly subscribers will see price increases. Remote playback will require either a Plex Pass or a new, cheaper Remote Watch Pass subscription. These changes aim to fund future development and improvements, including a planned integration with Common Sense Media for parental controls. The mobile app activation fee is being removed.

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Plex's 2025 Roadmap: Revamped User Experience and New Features

2025-01-22
Plex's 2025 Roadmap: Revamped User Experience and New Features

Plex kicked off 2025 with a bang, announcing updates focused on enhancing user experience and introducing exciting new features. These include a revamped review and interaction system allowing users to write and comment on reviews, enhanced profile visibility and sharing options on watch.plex.tv for increased community interaction, a preview of a redesigned Apple TV app, and the official release of HEVC hardware encoding for Plex Pass subscribers, boosting video quality while reducing bandwidth consumption. Overall, Plex aims to create a more robust streaming platform and a more vibrant community.

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