Can you watch Netflix on the Apple Watch?

Ar
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I know strange question but can you watch Netflix on the Apple Watch Series 5, clearly impractical because of the sound and screen size, but maybe someone who has tried it knows it?

at

That's not possible because there's no Netflix app and no browser for the watch. For good reason. Don't you find the question pretty silly yourself? How boring you have to be…

za

You can send yourself a link via email and then tap on the applewarch

Ar

Why should this question be silly? It was a question of pure interest and if you find it silly you should keep your opinion to yourself.

at

Why should I keep my opinion to myself? Would you like to be a dictator? But you're right to want to watch films on a smartwatch is not silly, it's stupid. Saublöde.

Ar

Okay, I accept your opinion if you see it that way.

Al

Basically, the Apple Watch (since watchOS 5) can also display websites, but I do not know whether video playback is possible on websites.

Unfortunately, I don't have a watch with the corresponding watchOS version at hand, mine supports a maximum of watchOS 4.3.2 - but you could simply test it yourself if you have a newer Apple Watch.

Al

And no browser for the watch there.

It actually exists - with watchOS 5, Apple has brought WebKit to the Apple Watch. There's no standalone Safari app, but if you e.g. If a link in news or email opens on the watch, a more or less full browser is available - including forward and back buttons, the ability to enter text and view the reader.

at

And you can then surf on Netflix, log in and watch films😂

Al

And you can then surf on Netflix, log in

As far as possible!

Only entering the password may be a bit cumbersome, you might have to temporarily set a simpler password for the purpose…

and watch movies

Maybe not. Some videos are probably playing, others are not - YouTube, for example. Probably won't work with Netflix either, but the questioner would have to try it out for himself…

at

Sorry, movies on ner watch is just crazy!

Al

Sure -

is crazy too, but funny… 😅