Offering a universal watchlist from many different streaming services is a flagship feature of the Apple TV app, as it lets users keep up with the latest content and pick up playback where they left off. But Netflix has traditionally rebuffed these convenience-focused efforts — and not just from Apple: it has also been absent from Google TV.

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