Netflix finally decides to play nice and support the Apple TV app

Some Apple TV 4K users successful the US are being prompted to link their Netflix accounts to the Apple TV app. This would look to awesome an extremity to the streaming service’s longtime refusal to person its contented aggregated into third-party platforms. Users who nexus their accounts are capable to adhd definite Netflix originals for illustration Squid Game and Stranger Things to their Apple TV app watchlist, pinch shows besides appearing successful the Continue Watching section.

The Verge has besides verified that Netflix is now listed arsenic a participating work wrong the Apple TV app alongside the apps that were already supported, though this isn’t yet reflected connected Apple’s website. The integration appears to still beryllium successful the process of rolling retired — the full Netflix catalog isn’t disposable yet, and only US-based users person reportedly been capable to get it working. Apple and Netflix some person yet to denote the update.

Offering a cosmopolitan watchlist from galore different streaming services is simply a flagship characteristic of the Apple TV app, arsenic it lets users support up pinch the latest contented and prime up playback wherever they near off. But Netflix has traditionally rebuffed these convenience-focused efforts — and not conscionable from Apple: it has besides been absent from Google TV.

Apple and Netflix person been astatine likelihood connected this for arsenic agelong arsenic they’ve been streaming competitors. Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings said successful 2018 that the institution wouldn’t merge pinch the Apple TV level because “we for illustration to person our customers watch our contented successful our service.” Netflix was besides among the companies to bypass in-app subscriptions to evade paying Apple’s fees earlier the iPhone shaper later softened its rules astir allowing developers to straight nexus to their ain sign-up websites extracurricular the App Store.