Netflix teases a latest Microsoft Windows 11 app with ads, but no Downloads feature

I want I had been incorrect, however Netflix appears to be ditching its present app for Microsoft Windows 11 (and Microsoft Windows 10) in favour of an internet app. When I opened the Netflix app on Microsoft Windows, I noticed a latest pop-up that stated the corporate was engaged on a latest app that may substitute the present one and wouldn’t help “Downloads.”

I requested Netflix for more particulars, and the corporate confirmed it’s engaged on a latest Microsoft Windows app. Netflix help workers additionally instructed me the expertise is just like the present internet app (Netflix.com), which is why the latest Microsoft Windows app wouldn’t help Downloads. The firm wouldn’t make clear if the latest app is an internet wrapper.

When I requested for more particulars, Netflix shared a hyperlink to the help doc. According to the doc, the Netflix app for Microsoft Windows will help a number of latest options, together with higher streaming high quality, ad-supported plans, help for stay occasions, and different adjustments.

However, “downloads will no longer be supported,” and “you can continue to watch TV shows and movies offline on a supported mobile device”, the corporate stated in a help doc first noticed by Microsoft Windows Latest.

The New Netflix app will arrive in June 2024

Netflix instructed me the latest app will start rolling out in “June 2024” and can substitute the present app. The present or legacy Netflix app will finally cease working if you happen to don’t updates.

“In order to offer a consistent, quality experience for our members across the devices they use to watch our TV shows and movies, the Netflix app is being updatesd for Microsoft Windows computer and tablet devices. The latest version will now include access to live events, compatibility with ad-supported plans, and more,” Netflix help workers instructed me.

“Mostly, it will remains same. As the browser streaming does not support Downloads, same way latest Netflix App won’t be supporting downloads. Only streaming online can be done. You can continue to watch TV shows and movies offline on a supported mobile device,” they added.

In the help doc, Netflix warned customers that everybody shall be prompted to updates the app to proceed streaming motion pictures and exhibits on Microsoft Windows. It’s additionally really helpful that you just activate computerized app updatess within the Microsoft Store so that you don’t miss the “ latest experience,” which doesn’t have the downloads characteristic.

I don’t get why Netflix made this determination. Many folks use Downloads on Microsoft Windows and like the present app greater than the web site. If you might have a gradual web connection or journey loads, having the ability to obtain exhibits may very well be necessary to you.

Also, what’s the purpose of getting a Microsoft Windows app if you happen to can’t use it with out the web? It’s nearly like using an internet site, besides that it’s obtainable within the Microsoft Store.