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

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.

  • @OpenStars@discuss.onlineEnglish
    4•6 months ago

    Let’s not pretend that an “average” mobile user is capable of doing that?

    Which is why we need to help one another to get there:-).

    • deweydecibelEnglish
      2•6 months ago

      If we’re talking about mobile, the Jellyfin app lets you download to the device already.

      If we’re talking about laptops, as far as I’m aware, the Jellyfin desktop app doesn’t have a download feature.