Unlock Emby

[Ultraflurro 0]

This is probably answered somewhere but I can't find it.

Back in the day I was able to pay to unlock Emby playback on a single device. It was called "Unlock Emby for Android TV" and it only allowed playback of my local server content, none of the Premiere subscription options. It was a one-time payment and was only good for one device.
Has this option disappeared?

That I am recommending Emby to a lot of people and they tell me that I have fooled them and that's a paddlin'

[seanbuff 1315]

25 minutes ago, Ultraflurro said:

This is probably answered somewhere but I can't find it

Still available.

[Ultraflurro 0]

Thank you very much. 
I will try it today in the afternoon when I come back from work, actually it is my acquaintances who are telling me that this option does not exist. So I will take an Android TV on which I don't have it installed and try it there. 

Thanks again!

[thymon 11]

Same for me, the users on my server can no longer unlock features individually; they're only given the option to subscribe to the premium plan.
I love EMBY, but if the policy shifts in this direction, I'll move everyone to JELLYFIN, It's unfortunate......

[fox1986 11]

Yes, I reported this issue before: In terms of unlock feature: Yes it's either broken or missing. Like the devs mentioned there is a Android TV version out now allowing playback for up to 5 users without unlock.

However they recommend to use the standard app on TV as well, which still needs unlock but unlock is broken here.

 

All in all it's a total mess right now. But it seems they are working hard to get things more clearly right now which is a good thing

They probably gonna push everyone to subscription. The biggest problem here is: The benefit of the subscriptions features for users outside the US is nearly zero as most of the stuff is blocked or unsupported here in Europe. Therefore I hope for a unlock option or a Premiere (Light) option.

 

[Jdiesel 1431]

I was initially supportive of this switch until I realized that they got rid of the one time payment for extended devices in favour of a monthly payment only. I have never reached the device limit with my usage so far but if I ever do I will likely move things over to Jellyfin. Knowing that there was the option to do a one-time payment for more devices was the reassurance I was banking on if I ever needed to grow my setup. A monthly payment doesn't appeal to me and would be a significant deterrent to me.

The value is so poor imo that I would rather buy multiple life time licenses and run multiple servers rather than pay monthly for additional devices. The only way that option makes sense is of you are going against the terms of service and charging users for access. For personal use it doesn't make sense.

We are in an age now where every person in a house has their own smart tv, phone, and sometimes tablet. Not to mention smart TVs in the common areas. 30 unique devices in a 1 week windows isn't out of the question for an extended family.