Netflix’s Streaming Shuffle Feature Is Coming to Android

If you’ve ever sat helpless in entrance of the a whole lot and a whole lot of film and TV present choices on Netflix, unable to resolve which particular sort of senseless content material to settle into for the night time, you’re in luck: After launching its “Play Something” instant-streaming shuffle function on related TVs final April, Netflix introduced on Monday that it could quickly be including the function to Android cell units globally.

In the identical manner it features in your TV, “Play Something” will allow cell Android customers to decide out of the decision-making course of altogether by shuffling prospects’ streaming choices and enjoying one mechanically on command. The phrase “shuffle” right here is considerably deceptive, nonetheless, since Netflix insists that the choice course of isn’t random: “Play Something” works algorithmically to select reveals based mostly on customers’ precise viewing historical past and preferences, and never like, say, your outdated iPod nano, which simply randomized the songs already in your library.

“Play Something helps Netflix members discover new shows and movies when they don’t want to make decisions,” Patrick Flemming, the director of product innovation at Netflix, stated in an announcement. “Today, we’re excited to bring this feature to Android, too — choosing what to watch on your phone has never been easier.”

Back in April, when Netflix launched “Play Something” on related TVs, the platform acknowledged that it deliberate to launch the function on Android cell units imminently, however refused to touch upon whether or not or not iOS person might count on to at some point see the identical function. According to Variety, the platform additionally denied having any plans to roll the function out to net browsers anytime quickly.

Alongside the shuffle function, Netflix additionally introduced two other tweaks to its cell choices on Monday. In a separate replace for Android in particular markets, together with the U.S., Netflix can be including the “Fast Laughs feature,” which rolled out on iOS earlier this yr and is principally a TikTok reel particularly devoted to highlighting humorous clips from the platform’s reveals. And for iOS, Netflix is planning to launch Downloads for You later this month—a software that Android customers are already conversant in as a better solution to set the reveals you’re watching to obtain mechanically for a better offline viewing expertise.