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Netflix not working on projector

  • 21-04-2020 05:50PM
    #1
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,293 ✭✭✭


    My friend has a new projector - Vanyko 470

    It is connected to an iPhone XR and displays everything fine except Netflix.

    The app opens, allows a movie to be selected, starts to load it but it doesn't play.

    At first the movie would play on the phone and not the projector but now it just hangs on both the phone and projector.


    Do Netflix block external displays?


Comments

  • #2
    newirishman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 294 ✭✭newirishman


    The streaming apps like Netflix usually prevent screen mirroring capabilities, on a phone os level (it is a feature you can disable as an app developer).

    So that won’t work unfortunately,


  • #3
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,498 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Will need something like a Firestick, presuming the projector has a HDMI connection.


  • #4
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,293 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    newirishman wrote: »
    The streaming apps like Netflix usually prevent screen mirroring capabilities, on an phone os level (it is a feature you can disable as an app developer).

    So that won’t work unfortunately,

    What about a connecting a MacBook ?

    And thanks for the quick response.


  • #5
    newirishman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 294 ✭✭newirishman


    Spon Farmer wrote: »
    What about a connecting a MacBook ?

    And thanks for the quick response.

    With a cable it will work just fine, as the projector would just be seen as an external screen.

    Depending in on the projector, it might work without cable.


  • #6
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,293 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    newirishman wrote: »
    With a cable it will work just fine, as the projector would just be seen as an external screen.

    Depending in on the projector, it might work without cable.

    Thank you.

    My friend doesn't have the necessary connector but I do. Just needed know it was worth her while before telling her to collect it on her way home.


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