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 straight 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 should open up a single app to entry every part.

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. Meaning you continue to have to enter the Netflix app to proceed watching your exhibits. Clearly, that is not the top of the world, however I recognize saving time once I can. Though it isn’t the identical factor, I discovered a workaround that permits you to get the subsequent neatest 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

If you happen to’re like me, you most likely do not do quite a lot of tweaking to your Apple TV 4K’s house web page, however there’s fairly a bit you are able to do. If in case you 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 recognized is that your app’s place issues. Apps within the prime row of your Apple TV homepage act in a different way as you are in a position to hover over them and nonetheless have entry to the very prime of the display screen. By doing this, you will get entry to Netflix with out opening the app.

All you need to do is maintain down the large middle circlepad in your Apple TV distant whereas having the Netflix icon chosen on your house display screen. This can pull up the choice to Edit Residence Display screen, and from there, you wish to drag your Netflix tile to the highest row. You may 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 your Netflix picks on the prime of the display screen so long as you may have the Netflix app chosen. It is very restricted, and you will have to open the app to see every part, however that is greater than sufficient for getting again into what you watched final. I additionally assume it is good to see a few of the new issues hitting Netflix, even should you get much more info by opening the app itself.

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

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A tricky-to-swallow tablet

I am unsure if there can be something higher than this workaround with regards to 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 acknowledged previously that it desires subscribers to really scroll by the app as an alternative of with the ability to entry it by different means.

We all know the know-how to make the combination is so simple as a flip of a swap as a result 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 would 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 point out up in your Apple TV house display screen. It is not the true deal, nevertheless it’s one of the best we will get for proper now.

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