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Netflix to disappear on older Samsung TVs
Samsung has announced that Netflix will no longer be supported on some of its older smart TVs.
From 1 December, the Netflix app will no longer work on some 2010 and 2011 models due to "technical limitations".
Seven older Roku streaming sticks will also no longer support Netflix from December, Roku told Digital Trends.
Netflix can be watched on smart TVs, set-top boxes, streaming media players and video consoles. Users can check if their devices are compatible here.
Samsung wrote on its support page: "Due to technical limitations, Netflix will no longer be supported on 2010 and 2011 TVs beginning on 1 December 2019.
"If you have one of the affected models, you may see a message on your TV indicating that Netflix will no longer be available on this device. You'll still be able to watch Netflix on your TV by connecting another device with Netflix on it."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 08 2019, @11:57AM (1 child)
Apple phones get updates for longer than that.
Android phones are closer to abandonware.
(Score: 2) by choose another one on Friday November 08 2019, @04:08PM
Yeah and generally (there have been exceptions) the Apple phones carry on working fine for years too - I have four year old 5S bought for one of the kids (all he wanted, the only phone he would ever want, he'd want no more presents for several years, he'd never need a gaming computer, and so on). It's still being updated and still works absolutely fine and survived two years of abuse from the kid absolutely fine.
After two years Apple wasn't cool enough anymore, so the kid moved to a Chinese Android with bigger screen better spec and more uptodate. Not sure if it's still getting updates, but it does appear to still work (less than half the age of the apple though), and the kid puts up with using it through spider-web of cracks on the screen which seems to be a teenage badge of honour thing.
So yeah, on the face of it, buy Apple. Except the Chinese Android was 1/3 (or less) the price of the Apple, so you can get a new one every year or so and still have change from the iPhone.