Warning: This process requires downloading APK files from third-party sources. Proceed at your own risk. Always scan files with VirusTotal.

For what it costs to buy a coffee, you can buy a Chromecast or Fire TV Stick (even a used older gen). Plug that into your TV or monitor, and keep using your Android 4.4.4 phone simply as a remote control. The Cast button often still works from the Netflix website via Chrome.

You cannot sign in anymore on fresh installs for many users. Netflix’s servers now require TLS 1.2/1.3 and newer DRM (Widevine L1). Android 4.4.4’s baked-in DRM is so old that Netflix often responds with “Sorry, we could not reach the Netflix service.”

Even if you sideload an old APK, the app will eventually force you to update to a version that doesn’t exist for your OS.

When you download netflix_4.16.1.apk from a random site, you risk downloading a tool that: