How I tricked my Apple TV into working with Netflix

For causes I do not know if I will ever perceive, Apple and Netflix simply don’t seem to get along. Each main streaming service integrates immediately into the Apple TV app, which helps you to entry your watchlist and simply proceed watching one thing with out having to open up the precise app. It is a good timesaver as you solely must open up a single app to entry all the pieces.

Exterior of an error that built-in Netflix into the app, there would not appear to be any indication that Netflix and Apple will lastly enter a partnership. Which means you continue to have to enter the Netflix app to proceed watching your exhibits. Clearly, that is not the tip of the world, however I admire saving time once I can. Though it is not the identical factor, I discovered a workaround that permits you to get the subsequent smartest thing. The perfect a part of all of it is that it takes only a few seconds to arrange.

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How you can make Netflix and Apple play properly

It is easy and simple

When you’re like me, you most likely do not do loads of tweaking to your Apple TV 4K’s house web page, however there’s fairly a bit you are able to do. You probably have many alternative apps put in, you’ll be able to categorize them into folders simply to make issues much less cluttered. What you won’t have identified is that your app’s place issues. Apps within the prime row of your Apple TV homepage act otherwise as you are capable of hover over them and nonetheless have entry to the very prime of the display. By doing this, you will get entry to Netflix with out opening the app.

All you must do is maintain down the massive middle circlepad in your Apple TV distant whereas having the Netflix icon chosen on your house display. This may pull up the choice to Edit House Display, and from there, you wish to drag your Netflix tile to the highest row. You will have to maneuver one thing out of the spot, so simply transfer one thing you do not ever use. When you do that, you’ll be able to scroll by means of your Netflix picks on the prime of the display so long as you will have the Netflix app chosen. It’s totally restricted, and you may have to open the app to see all the pieces, however that is greater than sufficient for getting again into what you watched final. I additionally assume it is good to see a number of the new issues hitting Netflix, even in the event you get much more info by opening the app itself.

This undoubtedly would not repair all the problems you could possibly have with Netflix not integrating with Apple TV, however I discovered it to be a pleasant workaround within the meantime. I might nonetheless very a lot desire full integration throughout the app, however I will take this for now.

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A troublesome-to-swallow tablet

I am unsure if there will likely be something higher than this workaround in the case of Apple and Netflix. Each main app seems on the Apple TV app besides Netflix, and it would not appear to be there are any plans to alter that. Netflix has said prior to now that it desires subscribers to really scroll by means of the app as an alternative of having the ability to entry it by means of different means.

We all know the expertise to make the mixing is so simple as a flip of a change because of it randomly working earlier in 2025. Because it seems, that was short-lived, so it would not seem to be there’s going to be any deal struck, as a lot as I might like one to be. On the very least, I hope you’ll be able to make the most of this easy trick to get your Netflix Continue Watching list to indicate up in your Apple TV house display. It is not the actual deal, but it surely’s the very best we’ll get for proper now.

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