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Plex Begins Gating Remote Streaming Behind Plex Pass, Starting With Roku Devices
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Kathleen Greenler Sexton --- Subscription Expert Kathleen Greenler Sexton --- Subscription Expert
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Monday, December 1, 2025

 
Plex has started requiring a Plex Pass subscription to stream personal media libraries remotely on Roku devices, marking a significant shift in the platform’s longstanding free feature mix. The company confirmed the change in a blog post and in an accompanying staff announcement in its user forums. According to Plex, the update starts with the Roku client release. Some Roku users are already…
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