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At least it doesn't auto-play trailers like Netflix does on my PS4. I spend very little time in their app as a result of that.

liveoneggs 9y ago
funny because it (amazon video) auto plays trailers before shows on the iphone app
nkozyra 9y ago
This decision was indeed perplexing. People don't like things that auto-play as a rule, I would be very surprised if this passed user testing. This and the parent comment lend themselves to a bigger concern of mine: services not always owning the UX. Either the services have to design multiple apps leading to the kind of inconsistencies that arise naturally from that or the devices have to use some API against whatever UI they happen to support. Basically, you have to re-learn these services depending on where you're playing them. I feel like Netflix has locked it down a bit but there's always smart TVs, media players, etc. that will never uniformly support a single UX for any given service.
- em3rgent0rdr 9y ago
  > "People don't like things that auto-play as a rule" Really? In amazon's case they auto play the next episode, so given that the user statyed up through the entire episode, that means they probably like that series and so like the next episode. Also I find YouTube autoplays to be more often than not to be enjoyable by me. And I discover new stuff I like that I wouldn't have discovered otherwise.
hanklazard 9y ago
My GF's smart TV auto-plays next episodes, even cuts movie credits off after just a few seconds to try to bait us into the next thing. Maybe its just me, but I generally like to see the credits, hear the end music, etc. Rather than actually escorting us into the next video, this UI "feature" just compels us to shut the whole system down out of annoyance.
- Aissen 9y ago
  This is a standard Netflix feature. Netflix runs the same code on almost every (TV) platform: consoles, TVs, set-top-boxes, etc.
- gknoy 9y ago
  The windows 10 Netflix app seems to have a good compromise: When the credits (opening and closing) of some shows (maybe only ones produced by Netflix?) start there's a "Skip credits" or "Skip intro" button, but it's not automatic.
- cpeterso 9y ago
  You can disable "Play next episode automatically" in your account settings on Netflix's website: https://www.netflix.com/HdToggle https://www.netflix.com/HdToggle The Netflix app on my smart TV honors that setting. Unfortunately, this setting does not stop Netflix from auto-playing the video when you first select it.
maxxxxx 9y ago
I often see trailers on Prime before a show starts. Really annoying.

liveoneggs 9y ago

funny because it (amazon video) auto plays trailers before shows on the iphone app

nkozyra 9y ago

This decision was indeed perplexing. People don't like things that auto-play as a rule, I would be very surprised if this passed user testing. This and the parent comment lend themselves to a bigger concern of mine: services not always owning the UX. Either the services have to design multiple apps leading to the kind of inconsistencies that arise naturally from that or the devices have to use some API against whatever UI they happen to support. Basically, you have to re-learn these services depending on where you're playing them. I feel like Netflix has locked it down a bit but there's always smart TVs, media players, etc. that will never uniformly support a single UX for any given service.

em3rgent0rdr 9y ago
> "People don't like things that auto-play as a rule" Really? In amazon's case they auto play the next episode, so given that the user statyed up through the entire episode, that means they probably like that series and so like the next episode. Also I find YouTube autoplays to be more often than not to be enjoyable by me. And I discover new stuff I like that I wouldn't have discovered otherwise.

hanklazard 9y ago

My GF's smart TV auto-plays next episodes, even cuts movie credits off after just a few seconds to try to bait us into the next thing. Maybe its just me, but I generally like to see the credits, hear the end music, etc. Rather than actually escorting us into the next video, this UI "feature" just compels us to shut the whole system down out of annoyance.

Aissen 9y ago
This is a standard Netflix feature. Netflix runs the same code on almost every (TV) platform: consoles, TVs, set-top-boxes, etc.
gknoy 9y ago
The windows 10 Netflix app seems to have a good compromise: When the credits (opening and closing) of some shows (maybe only ones produced by Netflix?) start there's a "Skip credits" or "Skip intro" button, but it's not automatic.
cpeterso 9y ago
You can disable "Play next episode automatically" in your account settings on Netflix's website: https://www.netflix.com/HdToggle https://www.netflix.com/HdToggle The Netflix app on my smart TV honors that setting. Unfortunately, this setting does not stop Netflix from auto-playing the video when you first select it.

maxxxxx 9y ago

I often see trailers on Prime before a show starts. Really annoying.