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Player Remote UI only working for Admin #6804

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opened 2026-02-07 04:07:51 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 1 comment
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-07 04:07:51 +03:00
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Originally created by @BotBlake on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025).

This issue respects the following points:

  • This issue is not already reported on GitHub (I've searched it).
  • I agree to follow Jellyfin's Code of Conduct.
  • This report addresses only a single issue; If you encounter multiple issues, kindly create separate reports for each one.

Describe the bug

When trying to use Jellyfins builtin remote, the UI for it only works when you have the "manage Server" permissions.
Here is a screenshot of an admin streaming to the AndroidTV client:

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And here is a screenshot of a normal user doing the same:

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This issue does not only happen with the

Reproduction Steps

  1. Open a Session on a Client that can be Remote Controlled (ATV, Web, ...) as a User (non admin)
  2. Open a Session on Jellyfin-Web with the same non admin user
  3. "stream" from the jellyfin web session to the other Client.
  4. Click on the "now playing" view

Expected/Actual behaviour

I expected the RemoteUI to work for normal Users as well.

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10.10.6

Web version

10.10.6

Build version

10.10.6

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Linux, Windows

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Firefox, Chrome

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Originally created by @BotBlake on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025). ### This issue respects the following points: - [x] This issue is **not** already reported on [GitHub](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-web/issues?q=is%3Aissue) _(I've searched it)_. - [x] I agree to follow Jellyfin's [Code of Conduct](https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/community-standards.html#code-of-conduct). - [x] This report addresses only a single issue; If you encounter multiple issues, kindly create separate reports for each one. ### Describe the bug When trying to use Jellyfins builtin remote, the UI for it only works when you have the "manage Server" permissions. Here is a screenshot of an admin streaming to the AndroidTV client: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/43e2c2c1-e9e5-4acd-9366-edb222ceafae) And here is a screenshot of a normal user doing the same: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/03d48e9a-1d27-4860-af1e-020be58923da) This issue does not only happen with the ### Reproduction Steps 1. Open a Session on a Client that can be Remote Controlled (ATV, Web, ...) as a User (non admin) 2. Open a Session on Jellyfin-Web with the same non admin user 3. "stream" from the jellyfin web session to the other Client. 4. Click on the "now playing" view ### Expected/Actual behaviour I expected the RemoteUI to work for normal Users as well. ### Logs _No response_ ### Server version 10.10.6 ### Web version 10.10.6 ### Build version 10.10.6 ### Platform Linux, Windows ### Browser Firefox, Chrome ### Additional information _No response_
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OVERLORD commented 2026-02-07 04:07:55 +03:00
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@viown commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025):

This looks like a server issue not sending the session data for non-admin users. I was able to fix it by forcing it to poll the sessions by removing this check.

@viown commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025): This looks like a server issue not sending the session data for non-admin users. I was able to fix it by forcing it to poll the sessions by [removing this check](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-web/blob/ed899a77cf8a207f000a5b1c18e795dd43ad1282/src/plugins/sessionPlayer/plugin.js#L194).
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