Netflix ruined its Apple TV app by switching to a custom video player

Published: Apr 15nd 2026 3:23am on 9to5Mac

Netflix has once again made a controversial change to its Apple TV app. In recent weeks, the company has stopped using the native tvOS 26 video player in favor of a custom player similar to the one it uses on other TV platforms.

In practice, this makes the most common interactions more cumbersome and blocks users from using platform-specific Apple TV features.

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