PlexConnect Apple TV 3 Windows10 What is PlexConnect PlexConnect has been around for a few years, this little piece of software tricks the Apple TV into thinking that Plex is the Trailer app server, brilliant! Aug 16, 2008 If your like me and you've got some Apple Tv 3's lying around.ive put together a step by step guide on how to bring Plex support to them by using PlexConnect (outlined below) PlexConnect - it’s a super clever little hack which allows a rich, fully-functional Plex client on un-jailbroken ATV2 and ATV3 (1080p!) devices. Mar 23, 2014 Setting up PlexConnect on your Mac via a launch daemon is great, and allows PlexConnect to run without user intervention, and without the need for the Terminal window to be running on the desktop. But, if you are making any changes to the PlexConnect files that require a restart of PlexConnect, you don’t always want to reboot your Mac entirely to apply the changes you made. Jun 04, 2013 Enter PlexConnect. The brainchild of Baa, roidy and f00b4r, it’s a super clever little hack which allows a rich, fully-functional Plex client on un-jailbroken ATV2 and ATV3 (1080p!) devices. Essentially, you run a program on your computer which masquerades as the Trailer app. Next, change one setting on the ATV, and you’re up and running.
On January 28, 2013, over 7 years ago Apple TV 3 was released and the system was jailbreak proof. Thanks to the recent discovery by @tihmstar it is now possible to jailbreak Apple TV 3 running iOS 8. For the moment the jailbreak itself doesn't offer any apps or features but stay tuned for updates.
There is a big chance that the jailbreak community will use this AppleTV3 Jailbreak to add customizations to the iOS 8. We can expect in near feature releases of apps like NitoTV, iOS emulators, Kodi, or Popcorn Time iOS to watch TV series and movies for free and without revokes.
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How to Jailbreak Apple TV 3
@tihmstar provided a solution to jailbreak any Apple TV 3 running the latest version of Software Update 7.4 (iOS 8.4.3). Follow our guide to run the exploit and jailbreak your AppleTV 3. Remember to disable auto-updates. This is an untethered AppleTV3 jailbreak.
Step 1. Run Apple TV.
Step 2. Navigate to Settings → General → Network → Wi-Fi
Step 3. Click on your network.
Step 4. Click on Configure DNS.
Step 5. Click on Manual.
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Step 6. Change the DNS to 46.166.144.59 (046.166.144.059).
Step 7. Navigate back to the General section.
Step 8. SelectSend Data to Apple and double click on the play button from the remote.
Step 9. Click Add profile and provide the link http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer
Step 10. Click Submit.
Step 11. Go back to the Apple TV 3 main screen.
Step 12. Open Trailers app and you should see etasonATV.
Step 13. Click the hashtag #etason to exploit iOS 8.4 and jailbreak Apple TV 3.
Step 14. After your Apple TV 3 reboots go set DNS back to normal.
Step 15. SSH into your ATV and install untether by typing command.
After jailbreak, no additional app icon will appear on the main screen. This jailbreak is compatible with AppleTV3,2 (released in 2013, A1469 for Rev A) and AppleTV3,1 (released in 2012, A1427).
Install PlexConnect on Apple TV 3
PlexConnect is the only full-featured app that was created to work on iOS 8.4 (Software Update 7.4) and can be easily installed on jailbroken ATV3.
Step 1. Open terminal (on Windows use PuTTY) and login to Apple TV.
Step 2. Install python and git libraries on ATV3.
Step 3. Install PlexConnect on Apple TV 3.
Install nitoTV App Store on Apple TV 3
As mentioned before, the jailbreak itself doesn't offer any apps or tweaks. To install 3rd party applications on your device you can install nitoTV package manager for Apple TV.
Step 1. Check the Apple TV IP from Settings → General → Network → Wi-Fi.
Step 2. Open terminal (on Windows use PuTTY) and enter the command with Apple TV IP address ex.
Step 3. Add the nitoTV App Store Repo to sources.
Step 4. Update source list with command.
Step 5. Install nitoTV App Store.
Step 6. Finally, refresh the main screen.
When nitoTV package manager for Apple TV will be installed on your device a new icon will appear on the home screen. Upgrade all packages to the latest version when you open the application.
Install Kodi on Apple TV 3
Kodi 14.2 'Helix' is the last version of Kodi to run on the Apple TV 2, and also on Apple TV 3. Please be informed, that those apps are not officially supported by Apple TV 3 and can not work, or work partially. This is an old iOS and it can happen that the developers will not update the app.
Step 1. Open terminal (on Windows use PuTTY) and enter the command with Apple TV IP address ex.
Step 2. Install wget application.
Step 3. Download a new key.
Step 4. Add the first repo if you didn't do it already.
Step 5. Add Kodi Repo to Apple TV sources.
Step 6. Update the source list, make some free space with commands, and install Kodi.
Step 7. If the app didn't install from repo try to do it manually. Download Kodi package for Apple TV 3.
Step 8. Install downloaded .deb package.
Step 9. Delete the .deb package from the device.
Step 10. Reboot the AT3 with command.
Installing Kodi on Apple TV 3 is only a proof of concept because no addons are working. Kodi Popcorn Time can be installed but will not play any movies or TV-shows. More popular Kodi Exodus addon or IPTV Simple Client is also not working with the older version of the system.
Frequently Asked Questions
Error message #etason comeback on ATV3 12H876
To jailbreak Apple TV 3 it's required to use iOS 8.4.3 (12H876) for Apple TV 3 released on 24th September 2019. If you see this error message it is because you are on iOS 8.4.3 (12H885) with Software Update 7.5 released on 24th March 2020. Downgrade Apple TV 3 to older 7.4 updates.
Overview
PlexConnect can be installed in jailbroken ATV2's and ATV3's. However:
ATV's do not have fast processors. Computing intensive tasks (such as image rendering) can take longer in the ATV than in a separate, more powerfull, computer. If you have a large Plex library and you are satisfied with PlexConnect installed in a separate computer think twice before moving to a jailbreak situation
python for ATV does not include PIL/pillow, therefore you can't use fanart
When the ATV becomes unstable (this can happen for unknown reasons) and you decide to reset the ATV to factory settings you can't use the ATV menus. You need one USB cable and an appropriate tool, such as iTunes. After the reset you may decide to jailbreak the ATV again, or not
Installing PlexConnect in ATV has significant advantages:
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There is no need to have a separate computer to run PlexConnect. The ATV will be autonomous and you will be able to use PlexConnect, YouTube, Netflix, etc. either locally or remotely
Installation process is stable. In all other platforms PlexConnect's installation process can be impacted by new operating system versions. Issues such as conflicting tcp ports, python version, autorun at boot, and generating certificates are among the known issues that have occurred in the past
Different users have different requirements, it's up to you to judge what's best for your installation.
Jailbreaking the AppleTV 3
Please check if your ATV3 is at firmare 7.4 level. If not, you can download it from here (it's the Sept/2019 version). To install it in the ATV3 you need one USB cable and an appropriate tool, such as iTunes.
After loading iOS 7.4 you can jailbreak using the process explained here (do not install more apps because the ATV may become unstable, just follow the process up to step 15).
Install PlexConnect to acess Plex via the iMovie Theater icon
In order to avoid any interference with the jailbreak process it is recommended to setup PlexConnect to not use trailers. Using the following instructions PlexConnect will be installed to use iMovie Theater instead.
Take note of AppleTV-IP's address, you will need it to login via SSH. Userid is root and default password is alpine (you may change it after the jailbreak).
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Login and install some prerequisites:
Login to install PlexConnect and certificates:
Then it's time to install certificates. If certificates are not properly loaded you will see a 'no available' message when trying to access Plex.
To use PlexConnect it's highly recommended that you login PlexConnect to https://plex.tv to benefit from secure connections, Plex Pass, and be able to access remote Plex servers. If not you have to authorize the ip used by the ATV3 to access Plex Media Server as explained here.
A note about certificates
PlexConnect now includes sample certificates that can be used to parametrize and test the ATV3. It is suggested that you replace them by your own certs. Here is a possible template:
Do not use the ATV3 to generate certificates. They will not work.