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

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By Chance MillerApr 15, 2026, 11:23 am135 ptsTrending
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…

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