Netflix accessibility release notes

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

• Added Dynamic Type support in sign-in.

2020

November

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

• Improved the ability to filter titles more quickly.

October

• Added speed control in the player.

June

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

May

• Added brightness control in the player.

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

• Added brightness control in the player.

October

• Improved interactive choice interface.

August

• Added speed control in the player.

July

• Improved accessibility in Extras.

June

• Fixed issues in thumb rating interface.