Netflix announced a free update to the iPhone app that more closely matches the iPad tablet experience.
At the top of the new browse screen on iPhone and iPod touch is a row that lets you continue watching shows or movies that you previously started watching right where you left off, a very handy feature. The Instant Queue, available in some regions, is presented on the Home screen just below your Top 10 list. Lower down in the new experience are several personalized rows filled with movie and TV show recommendations.
Tapping the browse menu gives you access to an extensive list of genre galleries that show even more titles organized into categories. Parents--like me--will really appreciate the children and family gallery with many titles organized by age.
A simple tap on any title presents all of the information for that title and a double-tap on any title starts instant playback. Also, search is available everywhere in the application, so you can always find what you are looking for.
If you've ordered a new iPhone 5 don't worry -- they're working on an update that will take advantage of the larger screen.
My android already looked like this when I looked at it today!
Posted by: justin | September 20, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Never mind. two hours later and it is back to the old UI :(
Posted by: justin | September 20, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Justin, same thing happened to me.
Posted by: Scott Howell | September 20, 2012 at 05:45 PM
Mined did the same thing on Thursday 9/20. Started it, saw the new UI then it crashed. When I restarted, it was back to the old.
Posted by: Rod | September 22, 2012 at 02:57 PM
Will they PLEASE not only allow full rotation without hacking the app but also include a feature to select the video quality/bitrate without having to use their bloated desktop site?
Posted by: b | October 02, 2012 at 10:32 PM