"Netflix's decision to quietly remove the ability to cast content from its mobile apps to smart TVs and streaming devices has caused a bit of an uproar on social media. The complaints are the usual ones you see when a company removes a feature. Some blame greed. Some are upset their method of end-running subscription sharing has been shut down. Some just jump on the opportunity to complain about Netflix."
"But frequent travelers could have a legitimate grievance about the company's decision to largely end casting. The change was enacted without warning and without fanfare in November, with some of the earliest complaints from users coming on Nov. 10. Netflix has since changed the help page on its Website to say it "no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and TV-streaming devices." It follows a 2019 decision by the company to remove support for Apple's AirPlay feature."
Netflix removed the ability to cast from its mobile apps to most smart TVs and streaming devices in November without warning. The company previously removed AirPlay support in 2019 and now states it no longer supports casting shows from mobile devices to most TVs and TV-streaming devices. Netflix says casting was rarely used, yet many business and frequent travelers depended on casting to watch Netflix on hotel TVs rather than phone screens. Hotels often prefer guests to use personal streaming services, shifting entertainment costs to travelers, and hotel solutions vary by property.
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