"Travelers who arrive at a hotel or short-term rental ready to relax by turning on an episode of, say, the latest season of "Love Is Blind" can expect a few more steps than they're used to. Netflix users recently noticed that the casting button is missing from the company's app when they try to play their favorite shows and movies on a television using a mobile device."
"The streaming giant is retiring the feature on devices that come with a remote, forcing users to sign in with their credentials directly on the television. "Netflix no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and TV-streaming devices," Netflix said on its help page as recently as Wednesday. "You'll need to use the remote that came with your TV or TV-streaming device to navigate Netflix.""
Netflix disabled casting from mobile devices to most TVs and TV-streaming devices that include a remote, requiring users to sign in directly on the television. Users can use single sign-on with a TV code to avoid typing passwords on the TV. Travelers in hotels and short-term rentals must now log into Netflix to watch content, regardless of plan. Hotels automatically sign users out at the end of a stay, and guests can remove hotel devices from their accounts. Some customers expressed anger and convenience concerns, saying casting made searching and remote control easier. Netflix cited multiple reasons for the change.
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