Netflix launching redesigned iPhone app with vertical video feed
After botching its Apple TV app with an inferior custom video player, Netflix is updating its iPhone app with a vertical video feed.
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Netflix ruined its Apple TV app by switching to a custom video player
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.
Read MoreNetflix now includes an iPhone and iPad games app for kids, here’s what it includes
Netflix has released a new iPhone and iPad app called Netflix Playground. Similar to Apple Arcade, the new Netflix Playground app includes ad-free games with no in-app purchase content.
Read MoreNetflix drops bid to buy HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix won’t be the new owners of Warner Bros. Discovery after all. Back in December, the company beat out Paramount with a huge $83 billion deal to acquire WBD, but today the company dropped its bid.
Read MoreCover your eyes: Netflix vertical video is coming this year
