Netflix’s New Mobile App Has a Vertical Video Feed, but You Still Have to Watch TV Shows and Movies in Landscape Mode

Apr 30, 2026 7:50am PT Netflix’s New Mobile App Has a Vertical Video Feed, but You Still Have to Watch TV Shows and Movies in Landscape Mode

By Todd Spangler

Plus Icon

Todd Spangler

NY Digital Editor

xpangler

Latest

Netflix’s New Mobile App Has a Vertical Video Feed, but You Still Have to Watch TV Shows and Movies in Landscape Mode 10 minutes ago
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s Pay More Than Tripled in 2025 to a Staggering $165 Million 4 hours ago
Meta Q1 Revenue Soars 33% in Q1, Net Profit Hits $26.8 Billion Ahead of Mass Layoffs 19 hours ago

See All

Courtesy of Netflix

Netflix has added vertical video to its mobile experience, joining the ranks of popular social video apps like Instagram and TikTok that are designed to be viewed while you’re holding a phone upright.

But for Netflix, it’s a baby step on the vertical-video front: Users will have to continue watching full-length series and movies horizontally, by rotating their smartphones 90 degrees.

Netflix’s New Mobile App Has a Vertical Video Feed, but You Still Have to Watch TV Shows and Movies in Landscape Mode

Todd Spangler

Latest

Related Stories

Lionsgate Promotes Laurel Pecchia to Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications

Related Articles

Starz Orders Texas Black Rodeo Drama From Kirk A. Moore

Starz Orders Black Rodeo Drama Series Set in Southeast Texas

Clue Awards Reveal 2026 Nominees; Jeffrey Epstein Survivors to Be Honored and Former ‘Dateline’ Reporter Chris Hansen Will Host (EXCLUSIVE)

It Doesn’t ‘End with Us’: How the Lively-Baldoni Feud Exposed a Secret Hollywood Smear Machine