On your sony bravia smart tv its always recommended to update Netflix app on sony smart tv and also update any other apps like amazon prime video, hbo max, discovery app, Disney plus or any other apps on netflix to updated version. So, lets see in detail below.
If your apps are not updated then you will have issues while watching Netflix videos on sony smart tv and apps gets crash or videos on netflix keeps buffering or netflix crashes often and netflix stuck on logo and fix netflix not working on sony tv as well and you will not be able to experience new features of netflix app on sony smart tv as well.
Update Netflix on Sony smart tv
Below methods will guide you to update netflix apps on sony smart tv.
Using Apps Section
Step 1: Turn on your sony smart tv and grab your remote and press home button.
Step 2: On the left side bar -> Go to Apps
Step 3: Navigate to Netflix app and press ok
Step 4: Select Update and wait for your netflix app to download and install latest version of Netflix app on your sony bravia smart tv.
That’s it, this is how you update Netflix app on your Sony smart tv.
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From Home Screen
Step 1: Go to your Sony tv home screen
Step 2: Locate netflix app
Step 3: Highlight Netflix app and Press and hold Ok button or middle button on sony tv remote.
Step 4: A pop up menu will appear and from here you can select update and get more option here.
Step 5: Simply click on update netflix and wait for it to update.
Once the update is done, go ahead and open netflix app and your issue with netflix app will be resolved and your netflix app will work very smoothly without any issue.
Auto Enable Netflix app and other apps on Sony Smart tv
It is recommended that your auto update all apps on your sony smart tv and enable this option is sony tv settings and as soon as a new version is available then your sony tv will automatically update it to the latest version.
Why to Update Netflix on Sony Smart tv
If you are running outdated version of netflix app on your sony smart tv then when you open netflix and play netflix videos or websites then your netflix app crashes or videos keeps buffering or when you open netflix app then it will get stuck on logo or becomes slow or unresponsive orr laggy as well.
Once you update your netflix app on sony smart tv then your issues with netflix app will be fixed and for better user experience its always recommended to update apps on sony bravia smart tv and update netflix on sony tv.
FAQ:
Netflix is preinstalled app and you need to enable auto update option on sony tv or manually go to google play store and update netflix on sony tv, just like updating other apps on sony tv.
If you are running outdate netflix app on your sony tv or if your sony software version is outdated then you will see netflix features not available or it can also be due to region as well.
Yes! You will need to update netflix on sony tv and if you have enabled auto update then it will update netflix app automatically when new update is available or you need to update manually.