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Netflix kills casting from phones (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[–] 0 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I suspect that casting might have been used by people to easily capture and share Netflix shows illegally, so they just shut it down.

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  • [–] 18 points 11 months ago

    No, not really. "Casting" through the netflix app basically just turns your phone into a remote for your TV. The TV still plays videos from Netflix directly, using the Netflix app (or website). Casting using Google or Apple's solution casts to a proprietary device with all the content protections functional, just like using the app on those devices.

    The content protections are bypassed way easier on a computer by using the website and some black magic. The removal/paywalling of casting is purely removing convenience from the user that had barely any financial impact on the company.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Account sharing = IE watching Netflix with the family over the holidays and just casting instead of having to have someone log in and use their authorized devices. This timing was intentional

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