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“#Netflix Play Something Feature Will Shuffle Titles Automatically \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\"Netflix<\/p>\n

Your nights of endless scrolling are over. Netflix<\/strong> is looking to combat decision fatigue amid Peak TV with a new shuffle feature, Play Something<\/strong>. It\u2019s a feature that the streaming giant has been testing out since at least year, and one that will bring Netflix the closest to emulating traditional TV channel surfing.<\/p>\n

Netflix has launched the Play Something button, a new shuffle feature will automatically suggest and play new film and TV titles to Netflix users based on their viewing history. The Netflix Play Something feature will be available on TV devices worldwide including Amazon Fire and Roku, per Deadline.
\nHere\u2019s how it works: Netflix users will find the \u201cPlay Something\u201d button underneath their name in the profile, in the 10th row on their homepage, or as a tab on the menu. When users press this button, Netflix offers three options: a new series<\/a> or film, a series or film they\u2019re already watching, or a title from their list or unfinished title they may want to revisit.<\/p>\n

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PLAY SOMETHING will show you:<\/p>\n

?? A new series\/film similar to one you’ve watched before<\/p>\n

??An episode\/film you\u2019ve already watched and may want to watch again if it’s been a while <\/p>\n

?? An episode from a show you’ve started but haven’t finished (it will pick up where you left off) pic.twitter.com\/cVAVkraeOk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n


\nIt\u2019s only available for the platform\u2019s TV interface for now, but Netflix shared that it will test\u00a0the Play Something feature on Android devices soon.<\/p>\n

This shuffle feature has been long in the works, with the streamer testing out a \u201cShuffle Play\u201d feature for TV users\u00a0in August last year. This feature automatically played random titles\u00a0based on what users had been watching and what they like. And it seems that Netflix has tweaked and expanded on that concept for Play Something.<\/p>\n

But Netflix executives have been dreaming about creating some kind of shuffle feature for even longer. According to a Vulture<\/a> report, Netflix had tried an auto-play shuffle feature as far back as 10 years ago, when its streaming platform was still in its infancy. \u201cInstead of having subscribers start their streaming sessions scrolling through rows and rows of content, [Netflix product engineers] wondered what would happ<\/a>en if a show or movie simply began playing as soon as someone clicked into the app,\u201d Vulture reported. But the feature was a failure among the small slice of subscribers it was tested on, and quietly scrapped.<\/p>\n

But Netflix apparently didn\u2019t give up on the idea of a channel surfing-style feature, and started testing out a shuffle feature that would become Play Something.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s trying to take what is one of the best things about linear TV, which is immedia<\/a>te entertainment, but make it even better, because it\u2019s personalized,\u201d Netflix\u2019s product innovation executive Cameron Johnson described to Vulture. In\u00a0Netflix\u2019s version of changing channels, Play Something allows users to start at the beginning of a title and not somewhere in the middle. It also saves where you were in a binge, and determines suggestions via algorithm. Per Vulture, Play Something is intended to \u201cevolve the Netflix recommendation engine, not replace it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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