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It lets you skip intros in TV shows, save videos or music for offline enjoyment, or even set content restrictions for children. Plex Pass truly turns your Plex Media Server into a personal streaming service.Īdditionally, Plex Pass gives you some awesome quality-of-life features. A Plex Pass subscription lets you stream media from your server to devices outside your home, including those owned by friends and family. But really, the benefits of Plex Pass are hard to ignore.

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Some Plex users are perfectly happy with a free membership. (To be clear, the Plex app is free on smart TVs.) Plex Pass Unlocks Remote Streaming and More Gary L Hider / Also, without Plex Pass, the Plex mobile app costs $5 per device. A Plex Pass membership is required if you want to stream media outside of your home. But if that doesn’t happen, at least you’ll have an exit plan.That said, you’ll run into some restrictions when using Plex for free. With any luck, Google will see the light and provide a way for YouTube Music users to keep casting their own record collections. Double-click the icon to open the music player, or right-click and highlight “Select Device” to choose your speakers or Chromecast devices from the list. Now, open Music Caster.exe, and you should see a white Cast button in taskbar.

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Head to the download page, select the “Portable.zip” option, then extract it anywhere on your computer. It has its own music player, it supports casting to individual speakers or groups, and it works without issue in my experience. If you want to play music from your laptop, but haven’t set up a Plex server, Music Caster can help. One other thing to consider: If you’re paying for enough cloud storage to hold your MP3 collection, you might use the Autosync apps for OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive to sync some or all of your music collection onto your phone automatically. To start casting, just hit the “Playing to this device” button at the bottom, and choose your Google Home speaker, speaker group, or Chromecast from the device list. Once installed, Hi-Fi Cast automatically detects all the music on your device and lets you browse by artist, album, genre, or playlist. Hi-Fi Cast is a fine option for Chromecast and Google Home music if your phone has enough storage.

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(A $3-per-year or $9 one-time in-app purchase removes advertisements and unlocks Android Auto support.) Jared Newman / IDG The app supports gapless playback on Chromecast devices for any MP3, AAC, FLAC, and WAV Files stored on your phone, and it’s free to use. Option 2: Hi-Fi Cast for Androidįor Android users who don’t want to deal with all of Plex’s setup, the Hi-Fi Cast app is a fine alternative, especially if your phone has ample storage or a MicroSD card slot for holding a large music collection. The Plexamp app will be an even better way to play music once it gets Chromecast support. Chromecast support is currently in development. If you’re a Plex Pass subscriber, I also suggest checking out Plexamp, an excellent alternative app that’s strictly focused on music instead of all media types. Select any of your Google Home speakers, speaker groups, Chromecast devices, then choose some music to start playing. Plex should find your media server automatically, and you should see the Cast icon on the screen. Just visit or download Plex’s apps for iOS or Android, then sign in with the same account with which you set up the server. Once you’ve dealt with all that setup, using Plex is fairly easy. Using Plex with Chromecast and Google Home Be sure to read Plex’s devices and limitations page as well. Instructions for NAS setup vary depending on the manufacturer, but you can start by visiting Plex’s download page to get the appropriate software. Plex’s web app lets you manage your music library, even with the Shield TV. Locate the “Music” section in the sidebar, hit the vertical “…” button, then select Manage Library > Edit > Add folders. If your music files are on an external hard drive, set up Plex to scan those files by visiting.(Detailed Shield installation instructions are available on Plex’s website.)

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Download the regular Plex app, which should detect your Shield and offer to install the media server.To change where Plex looks for music files on your computer, head to . Locate the “Music” section in the sidebar, hit the vertical “…” button, then select Manage Library > Edit > Add folders.This will allow Plex to scan for music files and stream them to your other devices. When prompted, specify the folder where your music files are located.If you’d really rather not, you can click “What’s this?” then select “Skip and accept limited functionality. Create an account if you don’t have one.Download Plex Media Server for your desktop computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) or NAS, then follow the installation process and hit “Launch.”.

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