The oldest Fire TV devices are losing Netflix support soon

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It’s yet clip to upgrade for galore owners of the earliest Amazon Fire TV devices, arsenic Netflix is ending enactment for them adjacent month, reports German outlet Heise.

The cutoff for US users is June 3rd, according to ZDNet, which writes that the institution has been emailing those who would beryllium affected by the change. Netflix is specifically ending enactment for the 1st-generation Fire TV streaming container and Fire TV Stick, arsenic good arsenic the 2016 Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, ZDNet writes. If you didn’t get the email but privation to beryllium definite whether your Fire TV instrumentality is 1 of those reportedly losing Netflix, the outlet writes that you tin cheque the “About” conception nether Settings > My Fire TV.

According to Heise, Amazon is offering discounts connected caller Fire TV Sticks to those affected by the change. Amazon didn’t instantly respond erstwhile The Verge reached retired to inquire whether that’s existent for US users, arsenic well.

In a FAQ added to a Netflix assistance page sometime successful the past mates of months (March 15th is erstwhile it first showed up connected The Internet Archive), the institution says it whitethorn extremity enactment for devices that “can nary longer get indispensable updates from its shaper oregon enactment caller features.” The institution besides added caller references to mistake codes R4, R12, and R25-1.

Netflix did not instantly respond to The Verge’s petition for comment.

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