NETFLIX SERIES | Netflix will stop working in July: take note if you have this TV

Quite a bit of Netflix users will suffer blackout in July. It won’t have any effect planned obsolescencebut the streaming platform also doesn’t make a compelling argument: essentially, the application will no longer be supported with some TVs. Moreover, the company did not notify its subscribers because it has no control over what devices they use. However, to ensure the news reaches as many users as possible, especially those who will be affected in the future, we explain: everything you need to know about measurements.

Netflix, which is currently the online video service with the most users in Spain (closed in 2023). over 10 million subscribers) will stop supporting its application on several Smart TV devices from Sony And Samsung And AppleTV. In other words, the platform will stop working day after day. This will happen in July, but the days will vary depending on the brand.

The Netflix “app” will no longer be compatible with Sony TVs He July 23. “After this date, it will be removed from the application menu on all affected models,” the manufacturer states on its website, where it also claims that the streaming giant’s decision is due to “technical limitationsBe that as it may, this will happen with Sony BRAVIA LCD displays produced since 2014. Damaged goods 11: S9 series products, W5, W6, W7, W8, W70, W85 and W95 products and variants, and X85, X9 and X95 series.

“To maintain the best experience”

Some “Smart TV” from Samsung They will also stop playing Netflix from July 24, although the manufacturer hasn’t said which models are affected.

The latest brand affected is Manzana and your old TVs: everything Apple TV second and third generation will be able to access the streaming platform for the last time July 31. In this case, Netflix is ​​announcing this in English on its website, but MacRumors reported that the company sent an email to its US subscribers explaining that this is a measure to “maintain the best experience For users.”

What’s surprising about this case is that one of the Apple devices It is not old and is still on the market.. Although the second generation of Apple TV was sold from 2010 to 2012, the third generation was released in 2015 and is still sold on the official Apple website in Spain, starting at €169.

Alternative to Continue Watching Netflix

Although the Netflix app will no longer be compatible with more than a dozen TVs, thousands of affected people won’t have to throw away their devicesalthough they should do small investment continue watching TV series and movies.

An alternative is to install device that allows you to send content of all kinds from other devices over a wireless network. They plug into the TV’s HDMI input and, without an Internet connection or operating system, become “Smart TV’. There are many of them on the market, but they sell best Chromecast from Google or Fire TV stick from Amazon.

In fact, this solution not only allows “quit” on TV Netflix content, as well as Max, Disney+, Prime Video and Apple TV, as well as Spotify, YouTube, as well as videos and photos from the smartphone itself.