Plex sunsets ‘allowed without auth’ setting.
In Winter 2023, Plex introduced an ad for clients accessing a local Plex server without logging in to Plex’s authentication servers (or Facebook, et al). It advertised the benefits of using a Plex account to enjoy a more enriched experience, though a simple press of the back button quickly dismissed it.
That ability was scrapped this week, now requiring clients to authenticate with Plex’s remote auth servers. All clients tested were known to have successful connections with a local Plex server prior to this week’s change.
Roku Ultra (2x)
Firefox on Ubuntu
Firefox on MacOS
The following tested the same, but are not confirmed to have succesfully connected without logging in:
Chrome
Plex iOS app
Edge
Roku TV
Glad you made that point. For anyone like me who’s been putting it off for ages, this was the motivation I needed. Finally installed it on Monday, immediately after noticing the change.
Still configuring, so can’t compare.