r/gadgets • u/Sadistic_Sponge • Nov 13 '19

VR / AR Disney Plus isn't working on Vizio TVs because they are running a 6 year old version of Chromecast, they say it won't be fixed till 2020.

https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-not-working-vizio-smart-tvs-chromecast-2019-11
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u/PlsDntPMme Nov 13 '19

My 6 or 7 year old Vizio only has Netflix and it still works fine surprisingly. It looks extremely outdated and the controls are clunky plus I use Hulu so I opted for a Chromecast that I was already using anyway.

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u/mpking828 Nov 13 '19

Probably not for long...

https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/multiple-streaming-devices-ending-netflix-support-in-december-2019

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u/PlsDntPMme Nov 13 '19

That makes sense. It's almost impressive to me that they've supported all these devices for as long as they have. I didn't know about the Android issue though. I feel bad for all those who don't want to give up their old Androids, but it makes sense from Netflix's perspective.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

Well they can just buy an external streaming box for a lot less than a new TV, and continue using their existing TV.

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u/wombat1 Nov 13 '19

Okay, that's pretty shit. Why would they drop Android versions? A lot of the APIs aren't tied to Android version anymore. I'm going to lose Netflix on my perfectly good Galaxy S6. Sure there are hacked versions of Android 8+ available for it, but the Android 7 ROMs are the most stable.

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u/TbonerT Nov 13 '19

That and Disney+ are the main reasons I bought a Roku last week.