Thanks a bunch, Netflix – its Windows app is about to lose downloads
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But ad-supported plans will now be catered for

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15542273

Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.

Netflix must realize that it’s a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.

There’s a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.

  • southernbrewer@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    What’s the point of installing the app then? Just use netflix in a browser if you’re going to use netflix. The only reason you even needed the stupid app was to use the download feature

    • nehal3m@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      6 months ago

      I think the app allows for a higher quality stream because non-native browsers don’t support the DRM required for higher quality streaming. It’s bullshit but here we are.