TechVRNetflix isn’t on Apple Vision Pro at launch, but there’s a workaroundA native Vision Pro Netflix app won’t be available to begin withWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechVRNetflix isn’t on Apple Vision Pro at launch, but there’s a workaroundA native Vision Pro Netflix app won’t be available to begin withWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
A native Vision Pro Netflix app won’t be available to begin with
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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TheApple Vision Proheadset is getting closer to hitting the market on 2 February, with pre-orders starting tomorrow, 19 January 2024.
So, we’re learning more and more about the extravagantly-priced and premium headset as it moves closer, but the latest tidbit of news to emerge is actually less than ideal fromApple’s point of view.
While otherstreaming servicesare seemingly toeing the line,Netflixhas confirmed (viaBloomberg) that it won’t release a standalone app for Vision Pro. That means there won’t be a native in-app way to watch Netflix on the headset.
There are doubtless plenty of reasons behind this, the biggest surely being that Netflix is far from sure how many people will actually buy the headset, making its investment in an app a questionable one.
Crucially, it’s also confirmed that this won’t completely lock people out of using the Vision Pro to watch its content – you’ll still be able to open up Safari in the headset and find the Netflix website, watching things there just as you would on yourMacBook Air.
Interestingly, this isn’t how we were told that Netflix would work, either. Vision Pro can run native apps (and those will presumably be the smoothest and most impressive to interact with) but it also has the option of runningiPadapps as a backup.
Netflix had said last year that the iPad version of its app would be the one that it recommends to people on Vision Pro, advice that it now seems to be scrubbing out.
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This makes for an interesting melange of positions, and while Apple isn’t commenting officially on the situation, it’s doubtless disappointed not to have the biggest name in streaming on board.
Of course, Apple itself is now a streaming rival to Netflix thanks toApple TV+, and that rivalry could well be another facet that played into Netflix’s decision to skip the platform for now.
If the Vision Pro becomes a runaway success and best-seller, though, this is clearly something that could change - don’t be surprised if Netflix releases an app if and when the headset has attracted a proper base of users.
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