Netflix has always been evolving, a restless architect of entertainment, reshaping how audiences experience stories. From a DVD-by-mail service to a global streaming giant, it constantly adds, removes, and experiments, blending nostalgia with novelty and turning watching into an adventure.

Its reinvention touches content, interfaces, and subscription models, boldly rewriting the rules of media. Features appear, flourish, and vanish, each change rippling through viewers worldwide. It adapts to trends, data, and desire, and now it has removed yet another feature.

Netflix has pulled the plug on TV casting, leaving fans scrambling for alternatives. The streaming giant’s latest move shakes up living rooms everywhere, turning convenience into curiosity.

Netflix has ended TV casting from phones for most users, keeping the option alive only on older devices. Its updated guidance offers no reason, echoing its earlier AirPlay retreat and suggesting a wider push to control how its content moves across different screens.

First reported by Android Authority, Netflix “No longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and TV-streaming devices.” The company now directs users to navigate Netflix with their television remote instead, marking a shift from earlier convenience toward stricter device control.

Netflix’s shift becomes even clearer when you look at who still gets to cast. Only older Chromecast units and select televisions with built-in casting survive the purge, and even then, only for ad-free subscribers. Everyone on the ad-supported tier is sidelined.

Users noticed the Cast button disappearing in mid-November with no heads-up, turning a once-simple tap into a quiet reminder that Netflix is steadily tightening control behind the scenes, a move that has now sparked fresh outrage among viewers and set off a wave of complaints.

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Netflix’s latest shake-up has viewers fired up, with furious Reddit threads calling for subscription boycotts. The platform’s quiet switch has turned casual frustration into a full-blown fan revolt roaring across the internet.

Reddit erupted as viewers expressed fury over Netflix’s casting removal. One user wrote, “Removing the casting feature will just result in my not using of Netflix entirely.” Another angrily said, “Same. The Netflix app on my TV is a bag of s--- so I just cast from my phone.”

A viewer asked, “But...... Why?” while another commented, “It’s wild that they’re willing to kill features just to be greedy.” One added, “Pay more get less,” and another warned, “This is only going to turn people away from them.”

The backlash continued as viewers expressed frustration over Netflix’s move. One said, “I swear, it's like these companies actively want to push everyone back to the high seas.” Another added, “Price goes up, features come down.” Some warned, “If I can't even cast to a Chromecast via my phone then your app is useless to me and I'll cancel your service outright."

Fans criticized the restriction and questioned Netflix’s reasoning, showing outrage over the lack of support. While earlier it was Elon Musk whose Netflix boycott caused many subscriber losses, now it seems some viewers are going to join in too due to the latest move.

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