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Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)
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Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.

Netflix must realize that it's a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.

There's a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 months ago (9 children)

If I could figure out an easy way for my partner to download content to my Plex library, I'd dump Netflix and Hulu in a heartbeat. I'm picturing an app where they can search for any show or movie, hit download, and it will grab it from my private tracker and toss it on my server. AFAIK something like this just doesn't exist.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 20 points 6 months ago

Ombi and Overseerr will do this.

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago

One of those -arrs can be setup to download automatically when someone adds a movie or show to their watchlist.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I setup overseerr to auto add users added to my plex server and auto approve anything they request or add to their watch list, they just need to login once to my overseerr for their plex account to be linked after that as long as they have the online media thing enabled that is enabled by default they can just search for anything through plex and add it to their watch list and overseerr will auto add it to the arrs and begin the search and download. I have to get in there from time to time to manually do shows that are low quality or in a different language some times but other than that it's all automated, you can even setup another tool that auto deletes things after a certain time so you can manage your storage easier

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Very slow reply, but do you have a guide for setting this up?

[–] Mountain_Mike_420@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

You can use the plex watchlist feature to do this. Add the plex watchlist to the arrs and then when anything is added to the watchlist on plex the arrs will see it and add it to the queue. Works great.

[–] eguidarelli@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I’ll second Ombi. It has a slick interface to search for any movie/tv show and when the user presses a download button the backend interfaces with other apps to download the media and provide it to Plex. Having your partner interface directly with Radarr or Sonarr just isn’t as user friendly

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 2 points 6 months ago

I mean I can think of a super easy way for her to do it.

Text you the name. Lol

[–] Bronzie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

There are several.

I use Tailscale for it. Install it on your server, give partner access and she can add stuff to your .arr's from anywhere. Simple and free.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 months ago

You need to buy blurays for that