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Netflix Apple TV App Now Uses Redesigned tvOS 15 Video Player
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That app has been such a huge turd for so long, I have to wonder if Apple gave 'em a heads-up that they "might want to get their tvOS UI together" sooner-than-later.
Am I the only one who struggles getting to the subtitles toggle with the swipe-up interface, and then getting it to go away again?
I just use Siri instead bc I mess it up a lot, the swipe up is like — okay do I swipe up again to get to the subtitles? Do I need to be careful not to scroll forward on the episode? Just doesn’t work right for me.
I just use Siri instead bc I mess it up a lot, the swipe up is like — okay do I swipe up again to get to the subtitles? Do I need to be careful not to scroll forward on the episode? Just doesn’t work right for me.
To clarify I meant me and my family, but there do seem to be a lot of people with the same problem.
And it's different from being over the device limit, this is launching the Netflix app on the Apple TV and getting the login startup screen like it's the first time opening it ever.
Same account on 4 computers, 5 phones, and 2 iPads with zero problems. It's only the Apple TV app.
I think that's a decision that at one point made sense, but is starting to make less and less sense as time goes on and I now watch across like 10 or whatever different streaming apps.
I'm often thinking about canceling Netflix these days, and a reminder in the TV app of what I was watching or what new show I need to watch would help keep me subscribed.
Stop using shared account lol. Nobody uses Netflix normally in the same family has that issue.
I'm sorry but we do! It's just me, my wife, and my kids, all in the same house together.
you can use PLEX's up next and multi streamer search.
apple's up next always sends me to the wrong episode. it's becoming more of a sore every day.
I saw somewhere that Just Watch has also done this although I have not tried it out yet.
You are abusing the service with 4 computers, 5 phones, 2 iPad and Apple T . That’s 12 devices. Try to reduce the devices might help.
Netflix (and a few other awful apps) have this incredibly user-hostile behavior where, if you don't use the app for some amount of time (something like 2 to 3 weeks) then they log you out.
It solves ZERO security issues, but makes the app a billion times less pleasant to work with. I'm sure it's some subtle a**h*le marketing thing that's trying to "encourage" you to use the app every day, just in case.
I didn't want to hijack the thread, but this isn't a case of too many devices. We're not using them at the same time, that displays a message, that's different than this.
We sit down as a family to watch something together on the Apple TV, open the Netflix app, and it's logged out. This happens every day, it doesn't matter if there's hours or days between. I was mentioning the other devices because we don't have this problem anywhere else, it's not an account issue, it's only on the Apple TV.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that you have that many devices associated with one account and are experiencing difficulties. We, my wife, my daughter and I, share an account between the three of us but in reality only use two devices most of the time to watch on. Netflix knows there’s three account users because we all have our own user profile. We don’t watch Netflix but on three, at most, devices. Netflix knows. They always know who’s using what and when. Try minimizing the devices logged in and see if your issue doesn’t resolve. IIRC the EULA states the max number of devices associated with an account, depending which tier the subscriber is on.
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just to whinge about the utter craptastic interface of prime video. iʻd go there more often if it looked nicer and worked better...i love their xray stuff...everything else about their interface is awful.
Netflix is currently in the process of rolling out an update to its Apple TV app, introducing support for the tvOS 15 player. As noted on Reddit and Twitter (via 9to5Mac), the updated interface began appearing on Apple TVs earlier this week in version 2.1.23 of the app.
The tvOS 15 native player displays show and movie titles in a larger type on the bottom of the screen above the playback bar. There's also an updated information button that displays details about the content, run time, and subtitles, and more.
With this change, there is no longer an option to swipe down to access subtitles, language, sound output settings, and more, as the native tvOS 15 video player interface does not use that layout.
Some other streaming services like HBO Max also use the same native player, so the interface will feel familiar to those who already use apps that support the tvOS 15 player. Other apps like Amazon Prime Video continue to use their own interfaces and have not adopted support for the native player.
Apple TV apps update automatically, so users should begin seeing the updated Netflix interface soon.
Article Link: Netflix Apple TV App Now Uses Redesigned tvOS
What about airplay?
Netflix is currently in the process of rolling out an update to its Apple TV app, introducing support for the tvOS 15 player. As noted on Reddit and Twitter (via 9to5Mac), the updated interface began appearing on Apple TVs earlier this week in version 2.1.23 of the app.
The tvOS 15 native player displays show and movie titles in a larger type on the bottom of the screen above the playback bar. There's also an updated information button that displays details about the content, run time, and subtitles, and more.
With this change, there is no longer an option to swipe down to access subtitles, language, sound output settings, and more, as the native tvOS 15 video player interface does not use that layout.
Some other streaming services like HBO Max also use the same native player, so the interface will feel familiar to those who already use apps that support the tvOS 15 player. Other apps like Amazon Prime Video continue to use their own interfaces and have not adopted support for the native player.
Apple TV apps update automatically, so users should begin seeing the updated Netflix interface soon.
Article Link: Netflix Apple TV App Now Uses Redesigned tvOS 15 Video Player
Yeah I liked X-ray. Didn’t use it much but liked it. The UI overall was just meh. Tried too hard to be different.
How tf do I even turn off subtitles?? Horrible interface, it worked perfectly before.
It's most likely an issue with your AppleTV and not Netflix app. Even the Reddit link you include narrows it down to only one model of Apple hardware device. I've never had Netflix do this to me but I've had other apps do this constantly and it all stopped when I performed a full reset (delete all content and settings) of AppleTV.
Every AppleTV user I know would watch more Netflix if they integrated into the TV app. Hard to believe keeping their data out of Apple's hands is worth more than their own paying customers' satisfaction.
