New: Enjoy Automatic Downloads on the Netflix App for Android

There’s nothing quite like streaming your favorite shows and movies, especially when you have the Netflix app for Android phones and tablets. And, just when you thought the streaming experience couldn’t get better, there’s a new and exciting announcement.

Netflix will soon start rolling out Smart Downloads, which simply means that your app will automatically download the upcoming episode right after the previous episode. The Smart Downloads feature is available for Android users right now — iOS users will have to wait until later this year to enjoy Smart Downloads.

Here’s a look at how Smart Downloads help the average Netflix app for Android user, as well as more on how it works.

A Huge Benefit to Travelers and Commuters

Streaming television shows and movies can chew up a lot of your data, which is why Netflix began letting users download individual movies and episodes. Downloading means you can get the content while connected to Wi-Fi, and then consume the content when not connected to the Internet — all without using any of your cellular data.

But travelers and commuters who love to binge television shows have run into a problem — they watch all their downloaded content before they reach their destinations. It’s easy to forget to reload your Netflix queue with more downloads, but Smart Downloads makes it impossible to forget.

How Does Smart Downloads Work?

Smart Downloads by Netflix is designed to track how many episodes are in your downloaded queue. If you download 3 episodes at a time, Smart Downloads will automatically delete them once they are complete, while also replacing them with new episodes.

If you’re bingeing through The Crown or Orange is the New Black (or any of Netflix’s other Emmy-winning programs listed in the infographic), you never again have to worry about deleting old episodes and replacing them with new ones. The Netflix app for Android takes care of it all for you. You get to sit back and relax without worrying about managing your queue.

How Can You Get This Update?

If you have the Netflix app for Android on a phone or tablet, simply update the app. You’ll find that Smart Downloads is ready to rock and roll as soon as you have the latest version.

iOS users will have to wait until closer to the end of 2018, according to Netflix. The iOS version of Smart Downloads will look and feel a little different than the Android version, simply because the 2 operating systems are so different.

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