- Platform: Netflix
- Error code: nw-6-500
- Occurs: Error may come while opening the Netflix app or while streaming any title
- Effect of the error: Because of the error users are unable to watch anything on Netflix
Netflix error code nw-6-500 is mainly a cache-related issue, and to resolve this you need to refresh the information stored on your device. Also this error can come despite what device you are using to access Netflix.
Below in the next section of the article, you can find the workarounds for this error.
Fixes For Netflix Error Code nw-6-500
Fix 1: Try Reloading The App
As per the Netflix support page error code nw-6-500 should be resolved by simply reloading the Netflix app, so from the error screen choose the More Details option and choose Reload Netflix. Check if reloading the Netflix app fixes the issue or not, if not then try reloading the Netflix again.
Fix 2: Reset Your Device And Router
If reloading of the Netflix app is unable to resolve the issues then try shutting down your device and router for around five minutes. While your device and internet are shut down make sure to unplug them from the power source. Then after five minutes restart your device and internet, and check if the error still remains or not.
Fix 3: Other Workarounds
- If rebooting your device and the internet is not helping with the error then try clearing the cache data for the Netflix app, once the cache data is cleared relaunch the Netflix app and check if clearing the cache data fixes the issue or not.
- If the error still doesn’t go away then visit the Netflix server status page to check if there is any ongoing outage with the Netflix system if so then wait till things come back to normal.
- In case the error still doesn’t go away then contact the Netflix support team to report the problem.
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