Cast isn’t gone, but it might not work.
  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    16·
    2 days ago

    It was already half-dead. Cheapest subscription already had it disabled. I know cause my wife (no idea why) pays for netflix cheapest subscription and she cant use her account on any devices but one or else it will not play anything. Casting didnt work cause this somehow counts as “another device”… Tested on Chromecast 2

      • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        16 hours ago

        I run Jellyfin but we have already seen 90% of it. I have managed to setup a fully automated Arr stack with Jellyseer but need to deploy rpi3 in my homeland that will act as a VPN so the country I am in wouldn’t bite my ass with a huge fine for torrenting stuff.

        Other than that, we do use Myflixer a ton. She, in fact, is primary user. Thing is, Myflixer is English and Netflix is in local language which even I find it being better for both of us since we are foreigners. This is the reason I have set an Arr stack so I can download movies in local language. But I have to figure out how to get in local private torrent trackers.

        Also, I am watching my Jellyfin instance as I type this comment :)

    • titanicx@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      That’s fine, for those that have media. Most people don’t, and don’t want to. I use Plex, have to look at jelly fin.

  • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    71·
    2 days ago

    Casting support is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively, according to Netflix’s support page, but only for subscribers on pricier ad-free plans, which start from $17.99 per month. Netflix users with an ad-supported subscription ($7.99 per month) will be unable to cast from their phones even if they own legacy Chromecast devices.

    Scummy

  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
    141·
    2 days ago

    Shits coming more and more full circle. Netflix peaked around covid, then enshitification has just intensified since.

  • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
    301·
    2 days ago

    Meanwhile I’m still able to cast anything from my Plex server 😏

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
    13·
    2 days ago

    When I read the headline without context, I thought casting directors were just casting actors unseen over the phone.
    But this is worse.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    Oh wow really? Casting kinda sucked anyways. Why I moved away from Chromecast after so many issues trying to pause or reconnect to it

    • tfm@europe.pubOPEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      That might be true, but it’s still an enshittification that isn’t excusable.

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

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

    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      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

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Yeah, that’s a good one. Forcing an account to be setup on the TV. We do that all the time at our folks.

    • deadcade@lemmy.deadca.deEnglish
      8·
      2 days 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.