Dec 1, 2016 - To clarify, the Plex Media Server has always been free for Mac users. By clicking on 'Download a Plex app': https://www.plex.tv/downloads/.
I was also shocked and extremely bummed to find my Plex app not working on my Apple TV 4K. I’ve been running an older version of Plex (0.9.16.2) with little to no issues for years on my old Core 2 Duo Mac that can’t be updated to the latest version. As someone else said, is there any way to install an older version of the Plex app on Apple TV that is compatible, or even better, to walk back the decision to only support 1.3 and above?? I understood dropping support for the Server app when that happened, but forcing people to spend another couple hundred dollars for new hardware when the old hardware is working just fine is really not cool. I don’t follow announcements - I have little enough time for watching my videos.
Anyway, the app on my AppleTV had working despite several tvOS update. This issue didn’t affect me until yesterday when I deleted/reinstalled the app on AppleTV to try resolve a different problem. All my Plex videos are stored on an iMac from 2007 (or there about) running Lion.
Does the requirement for “server 1.3 or higher” mean I can no longer use my iMac with the tvOS Plex app? I have a newer MacBook but I’d like to still use my iMac for this if it possible. Can anyone offer a solution? After some testing i have come to the conclusion that there is something with the app for the firestick that is the issue. I think play back issues are because it does not have a pass through option. The app for Kodi that can be side loaded works perfectly because it has a pass though option for local play back. After building a tower specifically for Plex.
I saved a copy of all my media on that computer and using my NAS for back up only. I no longer have a connection issue just a play back issue.
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