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The Netflix streaming service will quickly cease engaged on second- and third-generation Apple TV fashions. It’s not a stunning improvement as each are over a decade previous.
In case you’ve been in search of a motive to purchase a more recent tvOS machine, it might have simply arrived.
Netflix followers may want a brand new Apple TV
Beginning method again in 2006, lengthy earlier than Apple TV+ got here alongside, there have been already Apple TV streaming gadgets. After which 2015 introduced an enormous change: the launch of tvOS with a model of the App Retailer.
On Tuesday, Netflix warned clients utilizing Apple settop packing containers launched earlier than 2015 that help is ending.
The message says:
“You’re receiving this email because you’ve used Apple TV (2nd generation) and/or Apple TV (3rd generation) with Netflix in the past. Unfortunately, we’re sunsetting support for these devices on Jul 31, 2024. We know this can be frustrating, but we’re doing this to ensure you maintain the best possible Netflix viewing experience.”
The second-generation mannequin launched in 2010, and the third-generation reached clients in 2012, so these are practically antiques. The shock isn’t that Netflix is ending help for a 14-year-old machine however that it continued to help such an previous machine till now.
Netflix continues to help Apple TV HD from 2015 in addition to the three generations of 4K fashions which have debuted since then.
The newest Apple TV 4K — which is certain to work with Netflix for a few years to come back — begins at $129.
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