The evolution of Apple operating systems leaves many older devices without updates. Planned obsolescence and hardware incompatibility of older devices with new operating systems force users to change products from time to time. The same thing happens with applications: they are no longer compatible with older operating systems, sometimes leaving users unable to access their favorite applications. This is what is happening right now with Netflix, one of the most widely used video streaming platforms in the world, which announced that will be removing support for its apps for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. That’s to say, It will only be compatible with devices from iOS 17 or iPadOS 17.
Netflix will stop working on iOS 16
On June 16th, we finally welcome iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 after more than 3 months of betas since their presentation at WWDC24. From that day on, developers will start updating their apps to integrate all the new features offered by this new operating system. In addition, many other developers will have to decide when to stop supporting the operating systems, although Apple still updates iOS and iPadOS in their older versions to protect against security errors.
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This is happening now with Netflix. The new update currently being installed on iPhones and iPads with iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 issues an alert to users who The app will stop working if you don’t update to iOS 17 or iPadOS 17:
We’ve updated the Netflix app! To use the latest version, please update to iOS 17 or later.
This decision could be interesting and consistent given that new performance improvements come with new operating systems. However, The lack of compatibility with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 leaves many users behind with these products unable to update to the new versions. These devices include the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, the iPhone X, the 5th generation iPad released in 2017, and the 1st generation iPad Pro.
For now, this is just a warning as the app is still working. However, It’s only a matter of days before Netflix turns off the tap and disables the app in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. Don’t catch them off guard!
