Here are the latest accessibility updates to the Netflix app.
TV
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.
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.
Fixed text-to-speech issues when signing up and browsing titles.
September
Fixed subtitles unexpectedly disappearing on specific titles.
Fixed subtitles not displaying or disappearing too fast.
February
Improved text-to-speech in change email/password communications.
iOS
May
Added badge on the title details page for titles with audio descriptions.
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.
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.
Added Dynamic Type support for choosing text size to the detail page shown after selecting a TV show or movie.
Added Dynamic Type support in sign-in.
November
Added Dynamic Type support on extended credits, row headers, and Continue Watching.
Improved the ability to filter titles more quickly.
Added speed control in the player.
Improved labeling for icons (for example, Dolby badges).
Added brightness control in the player.
Improved VoiceOver actions in the New & Hot/Coming Soon section.
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.
Improved VoiceControl support.
Updated player controls to be toggled.
Updated player controls to appear longer on screen before they’re hidden.
Android
Focus on Watch Credits button when screen reader is active after finishing an episode or movie.
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.
Improved text color contrast of the search field placeholder text.
Fixed control type of buttons on the sign-in page.
Made improvements to the buttons (for example, labels and descriptions) and controls in the player and on the title details page.
Improved compatibility between text (for example, episode titles) and screen reader software.
Fixed issues with buttons on the title details pop-up and screen reader software.
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.
Fixed redundancies related to screen readers and content labels on the Continue Watching row.
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.
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.
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.
Improved interactive choice interface.
Improved accessibility in Extras.
Fixed issues in thumb rating interface.