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The Netflix app is especially bad about this. At least on my prior-gen 4K ATV, do a search in the Netflix app and you'll never get out of the search menu. Menu

The Netflix app is especially bad about this. At least on my prior-gen 4K ATV, do a search in the Netflix app and you'll never get out of the search menu. Menu button does nothing, select one of the items in search does nothing because as soon as you Menu out of it, you're back to the unescapable search screen. The only way out is to kill the Netflix app. (This might have been fixed, haven't watched anything on Netflix in a while. Definitely repro'ed a month ago.) And, BTW, you might not need to reboot to escape a lockup. I don't have an ATV on and accessible, but I'm pretty sure you double-tap the TV/Home button that brings up an Alt-Tab-like view of your running apps. Swipe or arrow left or right to the problem app, swipe up to kill it. It's what I do with the Netflix app way too often, like when I used the search functionality. :-)

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
I simply want Netflix results to be included in the main AppleTV search. I have seen some results give an “Open In” choice for Netflix, but selecting that simply opens the Netflix app at the “Home” screen. It’s also quite rare. I think I have only encountered ite once or twice. Most results for movies and shows that are only available in Netflix, come up as “Rent or Buy.” Shows and movies exclusive to Netflix don’t show up in AppleTV searches. I also prefer the AppleTV “Details” screen, but even there, when reviewing a certain actor, the displayed “filmography” is really strange; often missing some major roles. Sometimes, headline actors are missing from a show’s cast, in “Details.” It seems like legal issues, but it is so random, that I suspect technical reasons.
- mikestew 5y ago
  It seems like legal issues I saw some blurb when Apple was introducing "Up Next", or whatever that ATV integration is, and Netflix reportedly was having no part of it. So I imagine that whatever drives that whole integration probably drives search and other details. Regardless of the cause, I'm with you. I watch less Netflix as a result, too.

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago

I simply want Netflix results to be included in the main AppleTV search. I have seen some results give an “Open In” choice for Netflix, but selecting that simply opens the Netflix app at the “Home” screen. It’s also quite rare. I think I have only encountered ite once or twice. Most results for movies and shows that are only available in Netflix, come up as “Rent or Buy.” Shows and movies exclusive to Netflix don’t show up in AppleTV searches. I also prefer the AppleTV “Details” screen, but even there, when reviewing a certain actor, the displayed “filmography” is really strange; often missing some major roles. Sometimes, headline actors are missing from a show’s cast, in “Details.” It seems like legal issues, but it is so random, that I suspect technical reasons.

mikestew 5y ago
It seems like legal issues I saw some blurb when Apple was introducing "Up Next", or whatever that ATV integration is, and Netflix reportedly was having no part of it. So I imagine that whatever drives that whole integration probably drives search and other details. Regardless of the cause, I'm with you. I watch less Netflix as a result, too.