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Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)

submitted 4 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 4 months ago

Y’all just need to cancel your Netflix, they are too expensive for far too little

[–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago

A quick reminder : you don't need to watch Netflix.

[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

I just hope this does not affect WEB-DLs 🥲

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"What killed streaming?" - article from 2026

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"millennials are killing the streaming industry"

The next season of Bridgerton is cancelled because you selfish millennials wouldn't drink your verification cans

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

honestly every single headline about how shitty streaming is getting, wantonly, willfully, feels like a hit of crack. nothing better than owning your own library.