AppleInsider Staff
Netflix on Thursday updated its official application for Apple's iOS, adding high-definition content and AirPlay streaming support for iOS 7 users.
Netflix version 5.0 is now available for download on the iOS App Store. The latest version also includes playback optimizations and stability improvements.
The update represents something of a change of strategy for Netflix, as officials for the subscription service said in 2011 that they had no plans to support AirPlay. At the time, the company suggested that users simply use its dedicated application found on the Apple TV.
But now users will be able to beam content from their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to a connected Apple TV without needing to navigate the application on the set-top box.
The new "Super HD" support in Netflix 5.0 for iOS also comes just a week after the company's high-definition support landed on Apple TV. Super HD is most useful for 1080p displays that can take advantage of higher bit-rate streams.
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52 Comments
Airplay and a QAM tuner will get you far in the US television market...
I don't get it...what is the difference? Can't I just use the built in app for netflix on the apple tv box?
It's about the navigation...much better from an iDevice as opposed to the Apple TV remote.
Nice update, too bad it still has the "Cannot play movie" error on my iPads and is utterly worthless.
It's about the navigation...much better from an iDevice as opposed to the Apple TV remote.
Alternately you could just use your iDevice as the remote. Oh well, for those that actually want air play to their Apple TV they now have it.
Still seems a bit of a pointless feature.