If you are an person who was contemplating switching to new ad-supported plan, it is likely to be greatest to carry off for now. The extra budget-friendly model of the service (the “Basic with ads” tier) at present is not supported on Apple TV units, together with the brand new Apple TV 4K unit.

“Basic with adverts plan help on tvOS just isn’t accessible at launch however coming quickly,” Netflix informed . As noticed by , a notes that you will solely be capable to watch Netflix on Apple TV in case you’re subscribed to the Basic, Standard or Premium tiers. Otherwise, you may must entry Netflix by way of a special system.

Netflix did not clarify why the Basic with adverts plan would not work on Apple TV as but, but it surely appears a little bit of an oversight. It initially deliberate to start out providing that $7 per thirty days tier in early 2023, but it surely . It needed to get out of the gate earlier than Disney+ .

As of right now, Netflix’s ad-supported plan is dwell within the UK, UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Spain. It turned accessible in Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Beyond the inclusion of adverts, the plan has another downgrades from Netflix’s larger tiers, comparable to video decision maxing out at 720p (the identical because the ad-free Basic plan), some content material being unavailable and an absence of offline viewing.