The little box that gives you preview of what you’re fast forwarding through on Netflix is gone.

hello.


i have an Apple TV 4 with TVOS11. Ive just noticed the little fast forward box has vanished from Netflix. Does anybody know how to get it back?


thanks for the help.

Apple TV, tvOS 11

Posted on Sep 30, 2017 2:10 PM

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Oct 25, 2017 4:15 PM in response to RandomFakeName1234

I been having the same problem for maybe the past 2-3 weeks.

The fast forward preview pane is not working when using the Netflix app, but appears to be OK with most, not all, other apps.

I called Netflix, and after 40 minutes was told that it was an Apple problem and that their engineering staff have submitted a "ticket" to Apple to get a fix.

I tend to agree with what others have said about this being an App issue that falls in the Netflix court, but wasn't going to spend time arguing with them.

Maybe the best thing users can do is continue to call Netflix support, (866) 579-7172 to escalate the urgency to get it fixed.

Apple TV4

tvOS 11.0

Oct 16, 2017 6:52 AM in response to Don__C

I spoke to Netflix last night and was told that the Netflix “engineers” have confirmed (they checked during a 20 minute wait) the Apple TV change. I was told Netflix has assumed Apple deleted the feature to reduce video “load times”.


Netflix said they will contact Apple with this issue.


Both my Apple TV 3 and 4 with TVOS 11 have this lost the feature.

Oct 16, 2017 9:20 AM in response to Don__C

they don't though like with iPhone and iPad apps they give an api the companies like netflix can made an app up against and apple test the app to verify it does not misbehave


you likely got a std. generic reply from a netflix supporter not knowing much about the subject or paying the developers in their end time while they troubleshoot as what the problem really is

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