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Yoshi Heffernan

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Aug 2, 2024, 12:00:13 PM8/2/24
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my 3rd gen apple tv is directly connected to the router via ethernet, i can say that is definitively not a network issue, and the content streams beautifully. it's only when i pause netflix, i get kicked completely out and it takes me back to the apple tv menu screen. i have to log back in to netflix, chose which viewer, got to "recently watched" select the episode and then i can resume from where i left off.

yes, obviously... hence why i wrote what i wrote... did you just post to point out the obvious? i'm sure it's highly likely that the OP has moved on, but they are still active on these boards, and may get a notification. if so, yay for me, if not, it was worth a shot.

1. Auto-Play: I am talking about the automatic "play the show before I even have a minute to look at other options". When I go to a TV show or movie it starts automatically. I don't even have time to push the play button. Why is the play button even there? I don't want it to start automatically. I don't even have time to push the different episode button. There doesn't seem to be a way to control this option.

2. PAUSE BEHAVIOR: Often, I go back and then pause because there is something on the screen I want to get a closer look at, or read. But for some idiotic reason, after a few seconds, Netflix throws up the title of the show and other garbage covering most of the screen. Can't they just leave it paused and clean of that junk.

My Netflix account already DOES NOT have Autoplay Previews checked. Also, they just made another annoying change. When you get into the Netflix channel, you used to have the various rows, "continue watching", "my list", "new", "recommended", etc. Now I get a banner about some show or movie and I have to press DOWN several times (each time this banner changes), before I can finally access those rows.

On pretty much every app on the Roku, from Youtube to Netflix and Amazon when you're watching a video and you press pause, the image from the video is darkened and images are overlaid on the bottom of the still as well as on the top.

I have found though, that in most Channels/app, after you pause, there is normally a remote button you can press to clear the screen. In some cases, it is the Back button, in others it may be one of the Arrow keys.

Some developers assume that when you Pause, it is because you want to get into the Settings, look at program info, or access some feature that is in those text/box overlays. (closed caption, audio, etc).

I'm actually a Netflix user on XB1X (probably will never own a Roku), but I was getting so frustrated with the overlay while trying to catch all the neat little details on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.

While the larger point of developers not considering or concerning themselves with the needs of end users stands and is a major detracting point against streaming services in general, in this specific app, the physical back button works like a charm.

What started as a DVD rental company has grown into a mammoth entertainment service, essentially rendering cable television useless. The rise of Netflix and other streaming platforms has facilitated people to enjoy their favorite TV shows or movies from the comfort of their homes.

To pause your Netflix subscription for a month, go to the Cancel Membership page and select "Pause for 1 Month." If you wish to extend your break for another month, go to the Your Account page and click on "Extend Pause." You can stretch a subscription pause for a total of three months at a time. This is also where you can find the option to unpause your membership at any time.

With over 250 million paid subscribers, perhaps Netflix finds it easier and more cost-effective to simply get rid of old data. This is exactly what happens to your Netflix account if you stay unsubscribed for over 10 months. Netflix stores your watch history, recommendations, ratings, and other account details that make it easy to switch between devices and still have your entire catalog carried over.

When you return to Netflix after pausing or canceling your membership, you'll start where you left off. Unfortunately, 10 months is all Netflix gives its users before nuking their account details. While a streaming platform doesn't store essential user data, you might find it annoying to come back to it months later just to realize you forgot which episode of "Breaking Bad" you were supposed to watch next, with no easy indication of where you had stopped before.

If you have been playing games on Netflix, this is yet another consideration to worry about when canceling your membership for a long period. Despite a few games offering cloud save on the platform, these saves are made to your Netflix profile and are affected in the same way as the rest of your account information.

Surprisingly, there is very little friction in restarting your Netflix membership. Apart from promotional emails and notifications if you still have the app installed on your phone, a simple login and button press is enough for your Netflix subscription to begin again. Since Netflix stores your credit or debit card details for automatic renewal every month, you don't need further authentication before resubscribing to a plan.

Despite Netflix's new password-sharing restrictions, most of us continue to find ways to give access to our accounts to friends and family. However, this means anybody with the login credentials to your Netflix account can accidentally restart your membership and end up charging you for another month. The simplest way to avoid this is to change your account's password. To be extra cautious, head to the Your Account page, and under the Security & Privacy section, click on the "Sign out of all devices" option.

Like most subscription-based services, your access to Netflix's catalog of movies and TV shows doesn't immediately come to a halt the moment you cancel your plan. You can continue using Netflix till the last day of your billing period. For example, if you pay for your account on day 21 of each month and cancel your subscription on day 7, you still have around two weeks to enjoy your favorite content. To find out the exact renewal date, visit the Billing Activity page on your computer or phone through a web browser.

There is one exception to this rule, though. If your account was on hold for whatever reason, it will be shut down the moment you cancel your plan. An account can be on hold for a few reasons, the most common one being a failed transaction for the month prior. If you aren't able to use your Netflix account despite being charged, contact support or check with your bank.

I recently came to the end of my contract and signed up to a new one for a further 18 months. Netflix is still included in this contract but for some reason after my new package went live when I try to watch Netflix it says please add payment information and that my account is on pause.

I called Virgin Media 5 days ago and explained the problem and the person said that she has sent the problem to a certain department and it should be sorted in 3 - 4 days. However I am still unable to watch Netflix after 5 days. I would think it would be as simple as relinking my Virgin Media account to Netflix and I can't understand why this is taking so long. It should never have been removed in the first place.

I refuse to add payment information to Netflix because I don't want to be charged for a service that should be included with my Virgin Media contract. If anyone knows how I can get this resolved quickly it would be greatly appreciated. I watch a lot of Netflix and I should be able to watch it as part of my new contract.

Yes on every device. I get a notification saying my account is on hold and asking to add payment information. As Netflix is included in my Virgin contract I should not need to add any payment information.

While watching a netflix video on a Netflix site, my goal is to have a userscript invoke the playback controls programmatically. Specifically, the volume, level, play/pause state, and time position of the video.

I've been able to manipulate the html5 video element itself, but controlling that directly does not provide the needed netflix control bar feedback to the user. (i.e. video is paused, but the control bar still shows it as playing).

My approach thus far has been to try and locate the elements that represent the "buttons" you click when using the normal controls, and trigger their click events through the userscript. But I can't seem to isolate the proper elements. Additionally netflix is using a javascript compressor/obfuscator which increases the difficulty of finding the proper elements that represent the buttons on the control bar.

The console.log statements are showing some of the things I've found so far. But I haven't figured out how to invoke functions off them, or which of them might have what I'm looking for (I think largely due to the javascript compressor making it difficult for me to follow the code).

You can then use the API to perform various commands on the Netflix player, such as seeking (by using player.seek() with the number of milliseconds in the parentheses), playing or pausing the video (by using player.play() or player.pause() respectively), or controlling the volume (by using player.setVolume() with the value in the parentheses, with 1 being 100 percent and 0 being 0 percent).

So, for example, to get the "button" that controls play and pause, you could use: document.getElementsByClassName("player-control-button player-play-pause")[0]. Then to click it programmatically in tampermonkey, you simply invoke the click event using:

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