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This are highly subjective design choices. Hence why they are perpetually unsolved. For me, Netflix on fire Tv is by far the worst experience I encounter lately
by conductr 5y ago
This are highly subjective design choices. Hence why they are perpetually unsolved. For me, Netflix on fire Tv is by far the worst experience I encounter lately. I had to relocate the icon because if I accidentally click into it, it takes me 5 minutes to get back to Home Screen. Yes I timed it. Amazon has given apps ability to control the exit app UI and naturally apps do not want to let you exit. They hide and make it difficult to get to the exit app “button” and then still ask “are you sure?” But just getting into Netflix, there is a loading screen, a profile selection screen, a loading screen, then the last screen I was on (or home), then I have to scroll to the navigation bar, go all the way down to “exit netflix”, yes I’m sure, loading screen, then finally back home on fire tv. It takes 5 minutes and I never streamed any content. The Disney+ app is nearly as bad. It’s just faster so doesn’t take as long but requires a lot of remote control clicks. They actually make me choose a profile when we only have 1 profile.
- r00fus 5y agoPerhaps you need a new streaming device. My 3-year old AppleTV4 it's near-instantaneous. Both Netflix and Disney+ are great, even Prime is good.
- bradknowles 5y agoYeah, I think the device makes a huge difference. Amazon Prime on AppleTV is not horrible. It’s not the best UI out there, but it’s loads better than Hulu, and I like it much better than Netflix because it doesn’t try to constantly scream at me while I’m trying to find something to watch.
- conductr 5y agoI’d blame the device if other apps weren’t noticeably faster with similar UI/features. But it’s mostly that they’ve hijacked system level defaults, like what the intent of a remote control back button push is and obviously make it difficult to escape the app. Performance is salt in the wound.