Netflix accessibility release notes

Here are the latest accessibility updates to the Netflix app.

2022

October

  • Added 'Audio Description' (AD) and 'Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing' (SDH) badges on the title description, and enabled text-to-speech on the badges.

January

  • Fixed issue with screen reader and the Continue Watching row.

  • Prevent speech when Netflix is in the background.

2021

June

  • Fixed issue with screen reader when signing up.

April

  • Added missing speech on various buttons and on the title details page.

March

  • Fixed missing speech when browsing in a Kids profile.

January

  • Fixed text-to-speech issues when signing up and browsing titles.

2020

September

  • Fixed subtitles unexpectedly disappearing on specific titles.

April

  • Fixed subtitles not displaying or disappearing too fast.

February

  • Improved text-to-speech in change email/password communications.

2022

May

  • Added badge on the title details page for titles with audio descriptions.

January

  • Added support for VoiceOver custom actions in the New & Hot tab (for example, play trailer, add to My List).

  • Added Dynamic Type support for text, icon, and buttons in the New & Hot tab.

2021

December

  • Improved VoiceOver navigation in Fast Laughs.

  • Enabled custom actions for all buttons in Fast Laughs (for example, Share, play clip).

July

  • Expanded Dynamic Type support for all content on the Home page.

May

  • Added Dynamic Type support for choosing text size to the detail page shown after selecting a TV show or movie.

January

2020

November

  • Added Dynamic Type support on extended credits, row headers, and Continue Watching.

  • Improved the ability to filter titles more quickly.

October

June

  • Improved labeling for icons (for example, Dolby badges).

May

April

  • Improved VoiceOver actions in the New & Hot/Coming Soon section.

February

  • Updated auto playback of trailers to turn off when VoiceOver is running.

  • Updated so subtitles in trailers aren't read aloud when playback volume is muted.

2019

December

  • Improved VoiceControl support.

June

  • Updated player controls to be toggled.

  • Updated player controls to appear longer on screen before they’re hidden.

2023

January

  • Focus on Watch Credits button when screen reader is active after finishing an episode or movie.

2022

October

  • Added ability to change subtitle appearance on the app.

  • Added 'Audio Description' (AD) and 'Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing' (SDH) badges on the title details page.

July

  • Improved text color contrast of the search field placeholder text.

  • Fixed control type of buttons on the sign-in page.

June

  • Made improvements to the buttons (for example, labels and descriptions) and controls in the player and on the title details page.

March

  • Improved compatibility between text (for example, episode titles) and screen reader software.

February

  • Fixed issues with buttons on the title details pop-up and screen reader software.

January

  • Added category name labels to rows.

  • Improved labeling for icons on the Help page (for example, the End Call button).

  • Added content label to the Play Something feature's Back button.

  • Increased size of the touch target for TV Shows, Movies, and Categories buttons on the Home screen.

  • Increased size of the Play and Download buttons on the title details page.

  • Added content label to Close buttons on sign-up pages.

2021

December

  • Fixed redundancies related to screen readers and content labels on the Continue Watching row.

November

  • Improved handling of large text and long episode titles and descriptions on the title details page.

  • Changed season selector to a button on the title details page.

August

  • Added and improved content labels on icon buttons in Fast Laughs feature.

2020

November

  • Improved row names to be tagged as headings for easier navigation (on phones using Android version 9 or later).

  • Added Show Controls button in the player to make it easier to bring the playback controls back on screen.

May

  • Improved the wait time to hide player controls to adhere to what is selected in Android's Time to take action setting.

  • Fixes to the new edit profile screen.

  • Added names of navigation tabs for screen readers.

2019

December

October

  • Improved interactive choice interface.

August

July

  • Improved accessibility in Extras.

June

  • Fixed issues in thumb rating interface.

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