diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 1fc3dcd72..82f32efa2 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                     existingTimer.Status == RecordingStatus.Completed)
                 {
                     existingTimer.Status = RecordingStatus.New;
+                    existingTimer.IsManual = true;
                     _timerProvider.Update(existingTimer);
                     return Task.FromResult(existingTimer.Id);
                 }
@@ -663,6 +664,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 RecordingHelper.CopyProgramInfoToTimerInfo(programInfo, timer);
             }
 
+            timer.IsManual = true;
             _timerProvider.Add(timer);
             return Task.FromResult(timer.Id);
         }
@@ -758,6 +760,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 existingTimer.PostPaddingSeconds = updatedTimer.PostPaddingSeconds;
                 existingTimer.IsPostPaddingRequired = updatedTimer.IsPostPaddingRequired;
                 existingTimer.IsPrePaddingRequired = updatedTimer.IsPrePaddingRequired;
+
+                _timerProvider.Update(existingTimer);
             }
 
             return Task.FromResult(true);
@@ -2203,6 +2207,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
         private bool ShouldCancelTimerForSeriesTimer(SeriesTimerInfo seriesTimer, TimerInfo timer)
         {
+            if (timer.IsManual)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (!seriesTimer.RecordAnyTime)
             {
                 if (Math.Abs(seriesTimer.StartDate.TimeOfDay.Ticks - timer.StartDate.TimeOfDay.Ticks) >= TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5).Ticks)
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Session/SessionManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Session/SessionManager.cs
index a20fb67b2..8051b7848 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Session/SessionManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Session/SessionManager.cs
@@ -954,8 +954,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Session
         {
             var session = GetSessionToRemoteControl(sessionId);
 
-            var controllingSession = GetSession(controllingSessionId);
-            AssertCanControl(session, controllingSession);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(controllingSessionId))
+            {
+                var controllingSession = GetSession(controllingSessionId);
+                AssertCanControl(session, controllingSession);
+            }
 
             return session.SessionController.SendGeneralCommand(command, cancellationToken);
         }
@@ -1042,11 +1045,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Session
                 }
             }
 
-            var controllingSession = GetSession(controllingSessionId);
-            AssertCanControl(session, controllingSession);
-            if (controllingSession.UserId.HasValue)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(controllingSessionId))
             {
-                command.ControllingUserId = controllingSession.UserId.Value.ToString("N");
+                var controllingSession = GetSession(controllingSessionId);
+                AssertCanControl(session, controllingSession);
+                if (controllingSession.UserId.HasValue)
+                {
+                    command.ControllingUserId = controllingSession.UserId.Value.ToString("N");
+                }
             }
 
             await session.SessionController.SendPlayCommand(command, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -1136,11 +1142,14 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Session
         {
             var session = GetSessionToRemoteControl(sessionId);
 
-            var controllingSession = GetSession(controllingSessionId);
-            AssertCanControl(session, controllingSession);
-            if (controllingSession.UserId.HasValue)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(controllingSessionId))
             {
-                command.ControllingUserId = controllingSession.UserId.Value.ToString("N");
+                var controllingSession = GetSession(controllingSessionId);
+                AssertCanControl(session, controllingSession);
+                if (controllingSession.UserId.HasValue)
+                {
+                    command.ControllingUserId = controllingSession.UserId.Value.ToString("N");
+                }
             }
 
             return session.SessionController.SendPlaystateCommand(command, cancellationToken);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
index 80885271c..ed8449b83 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/MediaInfoService.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
                 SetDeviceSpecificData(item, result.MediaSource, profile, authInfo, request.MaxStreamingBitrate,
                     request.StartTimeTicks ?? 0, result.MediaSource.Id, request.AudioStreamIndex,
-                    request.SubtitleStreamIndex, request.MaxAudioChannels, request.PlaySessionId, request.UserId);
+                    request.SubtitleStreamIndex, request.MaxAudioChannels, request.PlaySessionId, request.UserId, true, true, true);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             {
                 var mediaSourceId = request.MediaSourceId;
 
-                SetDeviceSpecificData(request.Id, info, profile, authInfo, request.MaxStreamingBitrate ?? profile.MaxStreamingBitrate, request.StartTimeTicks ?? 0, mediaSourceId, request.AudioStreamIndex, request.SubtitleStreamIndex, request.MaxAudioChannels, request.UserId);
+                SetDeviceSpecificData(request.Id, info, profile, authInfo, request.MaxStreamingBitrate ?? profile.MaxStreamingBitrate, request.StartTimeTicks ?? 0, mediaSourceId, request.AudioStreamIndex, request.SubtitleStreamIndex, request.MaxAudioChannels, request.UserId, request.EnableDirectPlay, request.EnableDirectStream, request.EnableTranscoding);
             }
 
             return info;
@@ -251,13 +251,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             int? audioStreamIndex,
             int? subtitleStreamIndex,
             int? maxAudioChannels,
-            string userId)
+            string userId,
+            bool enableDirectPlay,
+            bool enableDirectStream,
+            bool enableTranscoding)
         {
             var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById(itemId);
 
             foreach (var mediaSource in result.MediaSources)
             {
-                SetDeviceSpecificData(item, mediaSource, profile, auth, maxBitrate, startTimeTicks, mediaSourceId, audioStreamIndex, subtitleStreamIndex, maxAudioChannels, result.PlaySessionId, userId);
+                SetDeviceSpecificData(item, mediaSource, profile, auth, maxBitrate, startTimeTicks, mediaSourceId, audioStreamIndex, subtitleStreamIndex, maxAudioChannels, result.PlaySessionId, userId, enableDirectPlay, enableDirectStream, enableTranscoding);
             }
 
             SortMediaSources(result, maxBitrate);
@@ -274,7 +277,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             int? subtitleStreamIndex,
             int? maxAudioChannels,
             string playSessionId,
-            string userId)
+            string userId,
+            bool enableDirectPlay,
+            bool enableDirectStream,
+            bool enableTranscoding)
         {
             var streamBuilder = new StreamBuilder(_mediaEncoder, Logger);
 
@@ -297,6 +303,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
 
             var user = _userManager.GetUserById(userId);
 
+            if (!enableDirectPlay)
+            {
+                mediaSource.SupportsDirectPlay = false;
+            }
+            if (!enableDirectStream)
+            {
+                mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream = false;
+            }
+            if (!enableTranscoding)
+            {
+                mediaSource.SupportsTranscoding = false;
+            }
+
             if (mediaSource.SupportsDirectPlay)
             {
                 var supportsDirectStream = mediaSource.SupportsDirectStream;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/TimerInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/TimerInfo.cs
index ea12db7f9..0b94c85fa 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/TimerInfo.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/TimerInfo.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is post padding required; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool IsPostPaddingRequired { get; set; }
 
+        public bool IsManual { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the priority.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs
index fc4714be3..57a2254b0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaInfo/PlaybackInfoRequest.cs
@@ -23,5 +23,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.MediaInfo
         public string LiveStreamId { get; set; }
         
         public DeviceProfile DeviceProfile { get; set; }
+
+        public bool EnableDirectPlay { get; set; }
+        public bool EnableDirectStream { get; set; }
+        public bool EnableTranscoding { get; set; }
+
+        public PlaybackInfoRequest()
+        {
+            EnableDirectPlay = true;
+            EnableDirectStream = true;
+            EnableTranscoding = true;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/SharedVersion.cs b/SharedVersion.cs
index ef83fd78c..7d9fa0d70 100644
--- a/SharedVersion.cs
+++ b/SharedVersion.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.2.1.110")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.2.1.111")]