> Truly this sounds to really complicated that a phone which is indeed a computer cannot do computer things.
I agree with that point, but I don't think that's what's happening here.
Go back a couple of years and you'll find tons of posts of people trying to get Netflix working on linux. People did find various workarounds of course, including really stupid things like changing the user agent of your browser, but it really wasn't working out of the box like it should.
So the problem really isn't that your pocket computer can't do computer things, but that HDCP is doing what it's designed to do, restrict people from using video streams in a way not envisioned by the designers. The fact that this is a (legally) legitimate use-case doesn't matter, it's just collateral damage.
> That’s exactly what is happening. The newest Google Pixels phone that support DisplayPort alt-mode over USB C should work with the Netflix app.
? I think you misunderstood something, but yes this works now also with usb-c alt modes on newer laptops on linux, hence the "go back a couple of years" part of my post.
I agree with that point, but I don't think that's what's happening here.
Go back a couple of years and you'll find tons of posts of people trying to get Netflix working on linux. People did find various workarounds of course, including really stupid things like changing the user agent of your browser, but it really wasn't working out of the box like it should.
So the problem really isn't that your pocket computer can't do computer things, but that HDCP is doing what it's designed to do, restrict people from using video streams in a way not envisioned by the designers. The fact that this is a (legally) legitimate use-case doesn't matter, it's just collateral damage.