Netflix is hoping you’ll forget about the password sharing crackdowns with the launch of its new feature called the My Netflix tab. It’s a “one-stop shop tailored to you with easy shortcuts to help you choose what you want to watch,” the company says in a blog post.
Basically, the My Netflix tab is taking the place of downloads in the mobile app. Downloads will now be rolled into the new tab along with a handful of other features the service offers. Tapping on the new tab, you can find not only your downloads, but a host of content you’ve interacted with. Including shows and movies you’ve liked, things you’ve added to your list, and reminders.
It even contains a carousel of trailers you’ve watched on the platform. That last one could actually be quite useful. Had you watched any trailers for content you think you might be interested in. But forgot to add to your list.
The My Netflix tab rolls out to iOS users today, and Android soon
Netflix is rolling out this new feature beginning today, but only for iOS users. The company says iOS users can find the My Netflix tab in the app from today. But Android users won’t have access to it until August.
The company doesn’t mention a specific time for the Android arrival of the feature. So if you’re looking forward to it, it might be best to just assume it’ll show up at the end of the month. That way if it shows up earlier you can be excited that it’s available sooner than you were expecting.
Netflix says the more you tell it what you like, the more you’ll see on this new tab. So think of it kind of like recommendations. Where the recommendations for content pop up the more you watch stuff on Netflix as it tries to learn what content to serve you. For now this seems to be an iOS and Android only feature. Which means you shouldn’t expect it to show up on the website, or the apps for other platforms like consoles or smart TVs.