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Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update

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. "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…

By The Verge

• April 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM

Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update Photo: The Verge

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.”
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