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lorZzeus t1_jds8z8a wrote

I have Apple TV+ for two weeks now, but can't tell yet if the subtitles in my language are that bad or not. I'll have to watch more episodes and more TV shows to check that out.

We share the "broken" subtitles issue, though, and we're not alone. A quick search on the internet will prove it and usually it's because the user is not using an Apple product to watch their streaming service. That's right, Apple TV+ streaming service has issues in non-Apple products!

I can only watch Apple TV+ in a computer's browser, because their Windows app is only available for Windows 11 users and I'm a Windows 10 user. Their android app doesn't appear in my android box play store, nor in my smartphone's play store. So, besides the subtitles issue, where sometimes it shows up and stays for 0.1 seconds, I can't change the subtitles' font size, font, background, etc. In some browsers I couldn't even choose the subtitle and the audio for the video, but I found out it was related to the browsers' ad blocker. Another thing is they limit their content a lot in their browser version. I basically just have access to their original TV shows and movies, so it seems like I'm using a trial version of the app where I don't have access to their full catalogue and can't customize my experience by changing a simple thing like a subtitle's font size. Fortunately there are browser extensions that let me costumize the subtitles, or else I would have quit Apple TV+ already.

In conclusion, I feel like I'm a third rate client for Apple, because I don't have any Apple product to use their streaming service and I'm seriously considering to watch their contents in other ways.

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