The times of utilizing your phone as a Netflix distant are successfully over. In a transfer that is confused subscribers since stories first surfaced on Reddit in early November, Netflix seems to be blocking the power to beam content material wirelessly out of your cellphone to your TV.
CNET testing confirmed the choice has vanished from newer setups, like LG TVs, although some individuals say that it may nonetheless be accessed through older variations of the app and legacy Chromecast dongles.
A consultant for Netflix did not instantly reply to a request for remark. Nevertheless, on a Netflix Help Center page, the corporate seems to be nudging prospects within the course of utilizing built-in Netflix apps for TVs and units.
Till the streaming large clarifies why, the brand new rule is easy: if you wish to watch on the massive display screen, you’ll want to launch the app instantly from the massive display screen.
Based on the Netflix Help Center page, solely those that aren’t on an ad-supported primary plan can nonetheless entry the characteristic for older units, reminiscent of Chromecasts. The assistance web page explicitly mentions the few units that also assist casting with Netflix:
- third era or older Chromecast (no distant)
- Google Nest Hub Sensible Show
- Sure Vizio TVs
- Sure Compal TVs
In the event you’re fascinated about bypassing the Netflix casting ban with screen mirroring, you are most likely out of luck. The Netflix assist web page particularly mentions that customers with ad-supported plans will not have entry to “casting or mirroring,” even for previous units.
After we tried to reflect the display screen of an iPhone 17 Professional operating iOS 26.1 to a TCL TV, we acquired the next “E100” error utilizing a Netflix Customary plan (no adverts).
We acquired this error message after we tried to reflect an iPhone display screen on a TCL TV.
Netflix’s determination to finish casting comes as film and TV providers (and music providers such as Spotify) are steadily increasing their prices, main some viewers to cancel streaming services to economize.
