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Often when you travel and check into your hotel room, it\u2019s only natural to unwind by connecting your phone to the Wi-Fi, and, via a single tap, stream the latest episode of your favorite Netflix<\/a> series directly to the room\u2019s TV. <\/p>\n It was a way to avoid remembering your password and manually inputting it onto unknown TVs with the help of the hotel remote. <\/p>\n As of this week, however, consider those days officially over. <\/p>\n Subscribers have Netflix to thank, as the streaming giant removed the ability to cast content from its mobile apps to televisions and other streaming devices, according to Netflix\u2019s updated help page<\/a>. <\/p>\n The change forces subscribers to ditch their phones as controllers and log in directly through the Netflix app installed on their TV or dongle. <\/p>\n \u201cNetflix no longer supports casting shows from a mobile device to most TVs and TV-streaming devices,\u201d the company\u2019s help page<\/a> notes. \u201cYou\u2019ll need to use the remote that came with your TV or TV-streaming device to navigate Netflix.\u201d<\/p>\n So, why make this move? <\/p>\n It\u2019s seemingly because of a forced migration towards native apps, which offers the streaming giant more control over the user interface, data collection, and ad delivery. <\/p>\n Even though the company hasn\u2019t issued a press release on the matter, according to Fortune<\/a>, a customer service representative told one Reddit user<\/a> that the decision was made \u201cto improve the customer experience\u201d and \u201cif the device had its own remote, you can\u2019t cast.\u201d<\/p>\n The new restriction also seems to fall in line with the general strategy of tightening control over how subscribers gain access to the platform, which follows the company\u2019s aggressive crackdown on password sharing between different households. <\/p>\n The swift change for casting rolled out in mid-November before it was confirmed on Monday. The major shift affects most modern hardware, including the Google Chromecast with Google TV and Google TV Streamer. <\/p>\n For travelers though, it\u2019s super inconvenient news as the former method allowed users to keep all their credentials secure on their personal devices while watching content on a much larger screen. <\/p>\n Now, if you have a newer streamer stick \u2014 or are using a smart TV for a limited time, like in an Airbnb or hotel room \u2014 subscribers must manually enter their email address and password (assuming you remember it) using a physical remote control. <\/p>\n And you can accidentally leave your log-in data on this shared device unless you remember to sign out upon checking out. <\/p>\n There are a few exceptions to the new rule, but even that has its own caveats. <\/p>\n Casting will still work on \u201clegacy\u201d hardware \u2013 specifically first, second, and third-generation Chromecasts and Google\u2019s Chromecast Ultra. <\/p>\n That\u2019s because they\u2019re older and lack an on-screen interface or remote control. But this only works if you\u2019re a subscriber on the Standard or Premium tiers. If you have the cheaper, ad-supported tier, which is $7.99 a month, casting is officially disabled across all devices, no matter the age. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Often when you travel and check into your hotel room, it\u2019s only natural to unwind by connecting your phone to the Wi-Fi, and, via a single tap, stream the latest episode of your favorite Netflix series directly to the room\u2019s TV. 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