If you’ve got opened the Netflix app on a tool working iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 lately, you might need seen a warning message pop up: it says help for the streaming service is coming to an finish for units working these software program variations.
As noticed by 9to5Mac, as of now the most recent Netflix app wants iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 to run. That does not imply Netflix will cease working straight away on older units, however no extra app updates shall be issued for the older platforms.
You’ll nonetheless be capable of run Netflix on iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 for now, however you are not going to get any safety updates or bug fixes from this level on, and people are each fairly vital on the subject of the graceful working of an app.
Eventually, Netflix will cease engaged on units that may’t be up to date to the most recent software program, although we do not know precisely when that shall be. If you are affected by this modification, it could be time to take a look at our greatest iPhones and greatest iPads roundups for an improve.
Affected iPhones and iPads
The iPhones that may run iOS 16 however cannot run iOS 17 are the iPhone X, the iPhone 8, and the iPhone 8 Plus, all launched in 2017. These units have lengthy been taken off sale, however Apple nonetheless points bug fixes and affords some restore choices for them.
As for the tablets which might be caught on iPadOS 16 with no choice to improve to iPadOS 17, we’re trying on the Fifth-generation iPad mannequin, launched in 2017, and the 1st-generation iPad Pro launched in 2016.
Netflix help will have already got been discontinued for any units older than these we have talked about. The iPad Air 2 (2014) and the iPad mini 4 (2015) could not be upgraded to iPadOS 16 for instance, so help has already ended for these tablets.
Of course, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 are about to be pushed out to hundreds of thousands of units internationally, providing you with another excuse to consider upgrading your {hardware} – even when the Apple Intelligence options will take some time to reach.
