Guide: everything you need to know about Netflix on Android

With the Netflix app you can look the full range of video service on your smartphone, or stream your favorite movies and tv series to Chromecast. Android Planet turn in this Netflix-guide with all tips for the mobile app for you at a glance.

Netflix-guide for Android

Of the different video services on the market Netflix still the most popular. That is not crazy, because Netflix has the largest selection. Also, the company makes more and more of my own productions. Netflix is not the place for Dutch series to watch, because you do need more in Videoland. You can, however, every day seasons bingen without ever bored hit.

On Android, you can, provided you have a Netflix subscription, the full range view. There are some tips that the use of the app finer make. We put them together in this Netflix-guide.

It is useful to have in the app a watch list to keep track of. This is a list of series and movies you want to see and so didn’t want to forget. Start you later on Netflix, so you do not by the offer to scroll, because you dive just the list in which all the things in which you are interested. Something in your list when you do a series or movie to open, and then click the plus sign to tap.

Your list you find back in the main screen, just under the heading “Verderkijken for..”. Or you go to the menu and tap on “My list”.

Each month, we give on Android Planet five new Netflix kijktips, but of course there is much more to see. To find something you’re also dependant on what Netflix telling you. Therefore, you should the service help to series and movies that fit with your taste. Do you already have automatically by things to look at, but helps you additional by in the screen of a series or a movie on the thumb with a ‘Rate’ button. Then you can tap a thumb up or down.

The algorithms convert then not only the series and movies in the main screen, which Netflix hopes that you will like them, but every series and film also gets a rating. You see, for example, a “95% match”, then there is a big chance that you see this series or movie will.

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The bottom of the screen brings the middle button (a rectangle with an arrow in it) you to a new screen where Netflix makes a selection of upcoming series and movies. Often you can direct a trailer to watch, but not always. Anyway, can you see the series and movies in this display are already on your watch list.

Netflix offers the ability to series and movies to download on the way to watch without internet. Not everything on Netflix is downloading, but many do. To do this, go to the page of a series, scroll down and tap next to the episode on the arrow. In a movie, tap on “Download” directly under the short description of the movie.

All your downloads can be found in the ‘Downloads’tab. Downloads you can also delete it again. You can downloaded entertainment, incidentally, is not unlimited, for downloads expired by itself.

Go to the menu and select ‘App settings’, then there are several useful settings that you can customize. When “Play” is where you set whether you are using wi-fi should look, or that data wants to save money. You choose an option by selecting the slider to the left to pick up. The slider to the right, then choose Netflix is simply the best available connection.

You can also in this menu, notifications turn off, ensure that downloads over wi-fi only download and what the quality of these downloads may be. Higher quality means larger files.

Are you watching and do you want the language, or perhaps only the subtitles change? This is done by clicking the pop-up tapping and ‘Audio’ the language of the spoken dialogue and ‘Subtitles’ subtitles to choose.

Many a Netflix Original supports the possible to be viewed with hdr. To do this you must device this technology to support it. Although there are still few smartphones with a 4k resolution, there are more and more devices that have hdr support. Do you have a smartphone with a touch screen, then you can not directly watch Netflix with hdr. This should be Netflix’s first device to support.

Examples of devices that Netflix hdr support, the Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 8, Sony Xperia XZ2, Huawei P20 and Degree 10 Pro. On this page you can find all compatible devices at a glance.

Of course, you can also put your Netflix images to a Chromecast send. Via the Android app and a Chromecast to watch is even the easiest option. You do not need a slow tv app to open, or the remote control of the box under your tv to search.

Images cast in two ways. Or you tap on the Chromecast icon in the main screen of the Netflix app and select the series or movie you want to watch. Or you open the series or film, and then tap on the Chromecast icon. Through the app you can then use another series or film start, rewind, fast forward, pause, and stop. Looking for something to watch? Check below our Netflix-tips from the past few months.

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25 June 2018, 22:45 | Views: 189