Disney+ is restoring Dolby Vision and 3D movies in Europe after a patent dispute.

Calendar 3/14/2026

The Disney+ platform has re-enabled support for Dolby Vision technology and 3D movies in Europe, which were previously temporarily removed from the service. The quality limitation appeared at the beginning of February and affected users in many European countries. At that time, Disney explained the situation only as "technical issues," but it has now been confirmed that the true cause was a patent dispute.

Dispute with InterDigital

As revealed, the removal of Dolby Vision was related to a court case being conducted in Germany by the company InterDigital. The case involved technology used in advanced image formats. As a result of the court's decision, Disney had to temporarily limit the availability of Dolby Vision in Germany and parts of other European markets.

The issue also affected users of Apple Vision Pro. In the Disney+ app on this device, movies in 3D format disappeared because they use Dolby Vision technology. Once the issues were resolved, the formats were restored and should work again on compatible devices.

Disney confirmed that support for Dolby Vision and 3D has already been restored in Europe and the United Kingdom. To again use these features, users should update the Disney+ app to the latest version. It is worth noting that the absence of these technologies lasted just over a month.

Although some premium package subscribers did not have access to full image quality for a while, Disney does not plan to compensate users affected by the problem.

After more than a month of restrictions, Disney+ has restored support for Dolby Vision and 3D movies in Europe, which means the return of the highest quality picture for compatible TVs and headsets such as Apple Vision Pro.

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