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Netflix seems to be turning against older Apple TV models. The streaming platform on Tuesday sent an email to customers, saying that it would no longer support second- and third-generation Apple TV models after July 31. 

 

Netflix also updated  its Apple TV support page, saying that the older Apple TVs would lose support at the end of next month.

 

Netflix didn’t immediately respond to a CNET request for comment on its decision to end support for older Apple TV models.

 

Apple launched the second-generation Apple TV in 2010 and followed with the third-generation model in 2012. While they come with a nearly identical design to the current 4K model the company launched in 2022, they’re decidedly underpowered in comparison, with only HD support and no compatibility with Apple App Store.

 

The second- and third-generations of the Apple TV are also outdated in Apple’s own calculation: the company ended all support for the devices seven years after their launch dates— so seven and five years ago, respectively.

 

Looking ahead, it’s unknown when Netflix will phase out support for otherApple TV hardware. But considering the fourth-generation model launched in 2015 — just three years after the third-generation version — it may not be long before it meets the same fate.