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I liked the way Netflix used to automatically start playing whatever show/movie you're hovering over in the app from the first scene. If the first 30-60 seconds
by cj 2y ago
I liked the way Netflix used to automatically start playing whatever show/movie you're hovering over in the app from the first scene. If the first 30-60 seconds pulled you in, you'd continue on to watch the full movie/show without actually clicking "Play" (which also fixed the mental burden of deciding what to watch, since "stop scrolling through options" resulted in automatically playing whatever you landed on).
They've since replaced that with auto-playing trailers which seems to be standard these days. I really like when they just auto-played the movie/show -- most movies/shows already set up the plot decently enough in the first 60-90 seconds (well enough to know whether you want to watch it) and of course that also resolves the "spoiler in trailer" issue.
- magicalhippo 2y ago> I liked the way Netflix used to automatically start playing whatever show/movie you're hovering over in the app from the first scene. I cancelled my Netflix subscription over that feature... If I want to watch it, I'll press play.
- sitkack 2y agoAnd these misfeatures spread like a memetic virus because PMs only clone() never new()
- allenu 2y agoThese autoplay features make me a little anxious. If I'm browsing through movies, I just want to read the description in peace and not have to worry that the trailer or movie itself will start playing. It makes me click Next more quickly than I would want just to avoid the countdown timer expiring.
- pests 2y agoInstead of just disabling the setting? Seems a little overkill.
- magicalhippo 2y agoWasn't a setting when I canceled, I contacted support to verify. Wasn't and act of impulse either, it annoyed the heck out of me for at least half a year before I had enough. Haven't had a good reason to come back.
- bravetraveler 2y agoFactor in the price hike last quarter or the one about to happen, then.