Netflix Will Drop for Old 5d5g2u Gen Apple TV Models Next Month: Report

Netflix reportedly says this move is to ensure that viewers maintain the “best possible viewing experience”. 6d4re

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 5 June 2024 14:10 IST

Netflix Will Drop for Old-Gen Apple TV Models Next Month: Report

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Subscribers using older Apple TV models reportedly received emails about Netflix “sunsetting service”.

Highlights

Netflix may reportedly drop for older generation Apple TV models
Apple TV (2nd generation) and Apple TV (3rd generation) may be affected
Both devices have already been declared obsolete by Apple

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Netflix – the popular video streaming service – may soon drop for older Apple TV models, according to claims on Reddit. s on the social media forum reported receiving emails from the streaming platform about “sunsetting ” for several older-generation models. Instead, Netflix is said to focus on the newer models and provide the latest features, such as redesigned icons and a new home screen, both of which were introduced in recent months.

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In a Apple TV subreddit, a shared a screenshot of what appears to be an email from Netflix, informing about the end of for older Apple TV models. As per the details, the streaming platform will stop ing Apple TV (2nd generation) and Apple TV (3rd generation) starting July 31.

The email read, “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 for these devices on July 31, 2024.”

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Netflix says this move is to ensure that viewers maintain the “best possible viewing experience”. Below the post, one of the s speculated that it may be a complete shutdown. “My guess would be complete shutdown, since I believe the ‘apps' for these generations of Apple TV are just web apps either hosted by Apple or just the home screen launch icons/URLs are hosted by Apple.”

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Notably, all the Apple devices that Netflix is dropping for have already been termed “obsolete” by the Cupertino-based tech giant, according to its official page. Apple says this term is given to devices whose distribution stopped more than seven years ago. The company does not offer any hardware service for obsolete products and service providers cannot order parts for repair.

Apple TV (2nd generation) was launched in September 2010 and offered viewing in up to 720p resolution. On the other hand, Apple TV (3rd generation) debuted in 2012, powered by an A5 chip. It ed content streaming at up to 1080p resolution.

Notably, both devices ran on an early version of iOS instead of tvOS, which was introduced later in 2015 with for third-party applications.

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