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Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update
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Netflix announced on Thursday that it will be launching a redesigned mobile app, which will include a vertical video feed, at the end of April.
Key facts
- In Thursday’s letter, the company said that the lines between “entertainment on TV and mobile devices are blurring,” noting that video podcasts “over-index” on mobile
- Streaming News Tech The redesigned app is set to launch at the end of April
- This redesign will better reflect our expanding entertainment offering and make it easier for members to engage how and when they want,” the company said in its Q1 2026 earnings letter
- The redesigned app is set to launch at the end of April
Summary
Streaming News Tech The redesigned app is set to launch at the end of April. In Thursday’s letter, the company said that the lines between “entertainment on TV and mobile devices are blurring,” noting that video podcasts “over-index” on mobile. Co-CEO Greg Peters said in January that the company was planning to revamp its mobile UI as a way to “better serve the expansion of our business over the decade to come.” Related Netflix will try a TikTok-like feed on its mobile app Netflix is getting a big TV revamp The mobile redesign follows a big update for Netflix’s TV app that it launched last year .