We recently bought a used 1stGen iPad Air (MD788LL/A). It looks like we can't install the Netflix app because it requires iOS 13, and our iPad cannot be updated to that version of the operating system. Is there any way to work around this? Is it possible, for example, to watch Netflix in the Safari browser?
IPad – Any way to watch Netflix on an iOS device running outdated software
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Best Answer
It is a common thing among outdated apple devices.
If you have a friend, relative or access to any device with the latest iOS, just open up your account from them.
Install the app, delete it and log out.
Once you go back to your own device, the app will be listed in your "Purchased" section.
When you press download from there, the prompt will say something like (paraphrasing) "The latest version of Netflix is not compatible with your version of iOS, do you want to install latest compatible version?"
From then, you can install the app and use it up until Netflix cuts support for that version of app.