A major app update is reshaping how you access Netflix on your TV, leaving many users searching for new streaming workarounds.

Few people used the Netflix feature that casts content from one's mobile device to a TV set, it claims, but as soon as the feature disappeared the complaints began. "Why would they take away features that are incredibly useful?

While Netflix has not issued an announcement about the change, many users have found that the cast option no longer works, and Netflix has quietly updated its support page, where it indicates that the streaming service no longer supports this option.

More than 500 theaters in U.S. and Canada will show the roughly two-hour finale of popular sci-fi show "Stranger Things" on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

If you wanted to watch Netflix on a TV, you could always screencast a show or movie from your phone directly to a smart TV. That's no longer possible.

ZDNET's key takeaways You can no longer cast Netflix from your phone to your TV.Other streaming apps still offer the option.Users quickly voiced their frustration online. Netflix has quietly removed a feature that made it easier to browse content,