Netflix introduces 30 second trailers for mobile viewers
Netflix appears to be taking note of Snapchat and Instagram’s Stories features with its new 30 second previews for mobile users.
Now, when iOS users open their Netflix app, they’ll find a scrollable row of circular thumbnails for different Netflix shows which, when clicked, will start playing a trailer for that show.
These previews are definitely a good way of making the Netflix mobile experience more sleek and user-friendly since clicking on them does require that you turn your phone on its side to watch like starting up a full Netflix show would.
Sneak peek
Once a video is playing you can swipe or tap through to get to the next one without having to return to the main screen.
Showing short clips of shows to entice viewers isn’t new for Netflix – previews have been a feature on Netflix’s website and its TV app for a while. But the form these trailers take has definitely been optimised for mobile given they bear such resemblance to one of Instagram's most popular features.
The aim with these trailers, Netflix has explained, is to help people spend less time browsing and more time watching: “Years of testing has made it clear that video previews help our members browse less and discover new content more quickly. With the launch of mobile previews, we are bringing a video browse experience to your mobile phone in a fun and mobile-optimized way.”
Given Netflix has said that it’s planning to invest $8 billion in new shows we think this has come just in time.
Netflix mobile previews will roll out on iOS from today and Netflix has said that Android users will see it launched “soon.”
Via TechCrunch
