Netflix is one of the most popular
streaming services with a deep catalog of original programming as well as licensed TV shows and movies. If …
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services with a deep catalog of original programming as well as licensed TV shows and movies. If you can’t start Netflix or play its content, that can ruin a binge-watching session. Here are seven ways to troubleshoot Netflix and get back to watching whatever show you are currently binging. If Netflix won’t start or isn’t playing video, the first — and easiest — fix is to close and restart the app. Closing the app should flush away any bad data that’s keeping the app from working properly. This is a good first step whether you need to close the app on your iPhone, on Android, on a streaming media player, or on a smart TV. How you do this varies depending on what kind of device you have, but for most streaming devices, select the app and then click and hold or long-press on it until you see additional options that include force-closing the app. One way to narrow down your problem is to try Netflix on another device. If you are trying unsuccessfully to watch Netflix on your TV’s Roku, for example, see if you can make Netflix work using the mobile app on your phone or in a browser on your laptop. If it works on one device but not the other, you’ve narrowed down the problem to that specific device, and it’s not an issue with the Netflix service or your internet connection.
