Netflix gets a feature similar to Instagram Stories

As much as the content of Netflix is consumed horizontally, it is natural that the service adapt to smartphones. And that's why the service streaming today announced the new “previews” that will appear in mobile version application.

Netflix previews show trailers similar to what you see in Instagram Stories

with duration of 30 seconds, the trailers of some movies and series will show, in an adapted way, something that hooks you more easily. That is, the result is more or less what you see below, in "Previews":

Just like in Instagram, previews will appear in this circular format seen in the photo. However, this pattern has already been seen in other applications, such as Facebook and Whatsapp.

And the similarity with Stories don't stop there. to go from one preview for the other, you can use the same gesture used in the social network. That is, the one where you drag left to skip the video in question.

So when you log into your Netflix smartphone version, you will come face to face with the new feature. He will use the same algorithmic used on the platform for you suggest what you must like.

According to the service streaming, these previews Already exist on smart tvs and other devices connected to your television. In other words, they just transported the idea from one place to another.

O The Verge states that the new feature should arrive on devices Android coming soon. Meanwhile, users of iOS you can now face him.

Still, this kind of novelty is often released gradually. So, in the course of a few weeks, everyone must have seen her.

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Sources: The Verge e Netflix.

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