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Homes with BT may wish to verify their gear is absolutely up thus far, or they might discover they instantly can’t watch their favorite boxsets on Netflix. It’s simply been confirmed that some older BT-branded set-top packing containers are about to lose help for the favored streaming service, which implies the app will no longer work. It’s principally down to Netflix upgrading its platform and ageing gear not having the ability to keep up.

“This is happening because Netflix is updating its app to create the best experience, and it will no longer be compatible with these boxes,” BT stated.

So what gadgets are shedding Netflix entry?

There are two packing containers that may finish help together with the TV Recordable Box (G4) and TV Box (Z4).

As noticed by the crew at Cordbusters, the change will come into impact from March 4, 2026 and can imply clients will need to improve to proceed watching reveals comparable to Drive to Survive, Stranger Things, Seven Dials and Breaking Bad.

BT is eager to level out that Netflix will nonetheless work on different gadgets and clients gained’t have their subscription cancelled. This is solely a compatibility situation.

“The rest of our EE TV Boxes, including the 4K Recordable Box (G5) will continue to be supported,” BT confirmed

“Your Netflix subscription won’t be affected, and you can continue to watch on supported devices.”

If you assume you may have one of these gadgets underneath your TV, then you definately may wish to get in contact with BT to ask about switching to a newer box.

You can, of course, nonetheless watch Netflix through different gadgets comparable to Fire TV Sticks, sensible televisions, gaming consoles and Apple TV devices.