New Netflix upgrade will save you hours of shuffling with new viewing experience – and it’s totally free
A NEW Netflix feature will save you hours of shuffling, fast-forwarding and rewinding for your favourite moments in TV shows or movies.
And it’s rolling out to iPhones and Android devices – for free – in the coming weeks.
Netflix has introduced a new mobile app feature called Moments which can let viewers save and share their favourite scenes with friends.
But they can also act as bookmarks.
Once you save a Moment on your phone, the episode or film will play right from the scene you bookmarked.
It can make watching the latest season of a long-running show less arduous.
This way, you can hop from highlight to highlight to catch up with the details before the latest season airs – instead of re-watching from start to finish.
The feature is only beginning to roll out to smartphones globally from today.
It will be available on all subscription models.
However, you will need to update your Netflix app in order to access it.
According to Netflix, Moments is only in its first iteration.
The streaming giant hopes to build out the feature in the future, however, it has remained tight-lipped on what else it has in store.
Netflix prices and perks - how much are you paying?
Here's what you need to know...
Netflix Standard with Ads
Price: £4.99 / $6.99
- Ad-supported, all but a few movies and TV shows available, unlimited mobile games
- Watch on 2 supported devices at a time
- Watch in 1080p (Full HD)
- Download on 2 supported devices at a time
Netflix Standard
Price: £10.99 / $15.49
- Unlimited ad-free movies, TV shows, and mobile games
- Watch on 2 supported devices at a time
- Watch in 1080p (Full HD)
- Download on 2 supported devices at a time
- Option to add 1 extra member who doesn’t live with you
Netflix Premium
Price: £17.99 / $22.99
- Unlimited ad-free movies, TV shows, and mobile games
- Watch on 4 supported devices at a time
- Watch in 4K (Ultra HD) + HDR
- Download on 6 supported devices at a time
- Option to add up to 2 extra members who don’t live with you
- Netflix spatial audio
How does it work?
A new Moments button will appear at the bottom of the screen when you’re watching Netflix content.
Once your favourite scene is playing, or even if it’s just finished, tap the Moments button.
The scene will then automatically save to your My Netflix tab.
You can then head into that tab to rewatch all of your favourite moments and share them.
Or, you can share them on the spot with options to send to Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, iMessage and more.
You can even just copy the link to send it in an email, or post it on social media.
Previously, Netflix blocked smartphone owners from being able to screen-record content, for fear of piracy.
Netflix arrivals this October
Here are some of the other films and shows to look out for this month on Netflix
- Bridesmaids
- Couples Retreat
- Get Him to the Greek
- Point Break
- The Karate Kid Collection
- Till Death
- Unfriended