![]() You DONT have to sign into all your subscriptions if you’re not using the PlayOn cloud services. You do sign in with your PlayOn Home account email. Note: casting from the PlayOn Cloud mobile app WORKS even if you’re NOT using or paying for PlayOn Cloud credits. Otherwise using the PlayOn cloud mobile app does see PlayOn Desktop/PlayOn Home. Unfortunately, you have to have held onto that app cuz it’s not available on the iOS store. The PlayOn legacy mobile app still casts to Roku if you have PlayOn Cloud installed on your Roku, in case you prefer that to the the newer PlayOn Cloud mobile app on your device, so that is a separate workaround if you have it, and it skips commercials (not sure if it does in the media library) but doesn’t do the new subtitles. It even includes a purple gear box labeled settings which shows known issues and server options including several things. Now look for the yellow computer looking icon in the M part, to access your Media library Any channels inside are alphabetical, just like the original PlayOn desktop app, though the icons look bigger on mine than before. Otherwise it’s just the icon with the blue P.Ĭlick and off you go. Any USBs attached should follow that icon if you have any. the access to your PlayOn server will be a blue P icon and above it says PlayOn. ![]() If you don’t have Roku Media Player, install it from the Roku channel store. Immediate workaround (without ad skip and subtitles unless it’s an older PlayOn recording with the burned in ones) See our complete Roku User's Guide for more Tips, Tricks and Solutions.Issue: original PlayOn app for Roku and the MyMedia channels disappeared from Roku completely.Įdit: thanks to herrservo’s and great Houdini’s posts farther down, which gave me the idea to spell out the workaround I’ve posted in this post and a few others instead of just referring to Roku media player! From there, you can watch content from your computer anywhere you take your Roku device. Boot up Plex on your Roku and link your account by entering a code on Plex's website. Once the syncing process is complete, you should be good to go. paid support page.)ĭownload the Plex Media Server program for your computer, and follow the instructions to include your videos, music and photos. (Creating an account is free getting a full feature set costs $5 per month, $40 per year or $150 for a lifetime pass. Visit the Plex website, create an account on the sign-up page. If you don't have a Plex server already, it's not hard to set one up. To watch your Plex content on a Roku, you don't even need to download a new app Plex usually comes preinstalled. While it's not the simplest or most comprehensive app out there, it is almost definitely the prettiest. Plex has quickly become one of the hottest media-server apps on the market, and with good reason. Just be aware that if you activate the advanced options (it will ask you during installation), you might be overwhelmed by the amount of networking and transcoding jargon. It's free and extremely lightweight, and will start off sharing all media on your computer by default. Universal Media Server is also an excellent choice for PCs, Macs and Linux machines. By default, Windows Media Player will share your entire Library, which you can control under Organize and Manage libraries. From there, you can configure which networks and devices have access to your content. Simply open it, click on Stream, and Turn on media streaming. If all else fails, Windows Media Player is actually a perfectly competent media-server program. ![]() If you need to set up a media server, try one of the apps mentioned above. There are no real "steps" to use it: Just configure a media server on your computer or mobile device, then open the app on your Roku. ![]() Roku comes with its own media player, which can play videos and music or view photos right from your computer or mobile device.
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