If your evening routine is still just opening Netflix, scrolling aimlessly for 20 minutes, and settling for the same three shows, it's time for an upgrade. Hidden beneath the surface of that simple interface are dozens of powerful settings, secret search codes, and third-party tools that can completely overhaul your viewing experience.
Download your shows and movies offline
Credit: Khamosh PathakAnd if you're running low on space or your downloads are slow, you can adjust download quality to fix that. To adjust quality, open the Netflix app, go to your Profile, tap the Menu button at the top (the three horizontal lines), then go to App Settings > Downloads > Video Quality. Here, choose between Standard or Higher based on your storage space or network.
Now, just tap the Download button next to an episode, season, or movie to download it. You’ll find downloaded media in the Downloads section in your Profile tab, where you can watch and delete shows.
Sign out of one, or every other device
Credit: Khamosh PathakClick the Profile icon and go to Account. Here, switch to the Devices tab and choose Access and devices. Then, find a device you want to log out from and click Sign Out. You can also click the Sign Out of All Devices button to log out all devices together.
Stop Netflix from sharing your private data to third parties
Credit: Khamosh PathakClick the Profile icon, go to Account, switch to the Profiles tab, choose your profile, and go to the Privacy and data settings option. Finally, disable Allow matched identifier communications. Repeat this for all the profiles on your account.
Transfer your profile to a new account
Credit: Khamosh PathakOpen the Netflix website and choose your profile. Then, click the Profile icon at the top and go to Transfer Profile. This will open up a wizard that'll walk you through the next steps. Click Start Profile Transfer and choose if you want to transfer to a brand-new account or to an existing one. Netflix will help you set up a new account with all your data already on it. If you're transferring to an existing account, you'll need to know the email and the password for the account. Follow the instructions to transfer your profile to a new account.
Remove unwanted content from your watch history
Credit: Khamosh PathakTo do this, go to Netflix’s Viewing Activity page (you can also get there from Account > Profiles > Your Profile > Viewing Activity).
If you're fine with Netflix tuning your recommendations around something you've watched, but still want to remove it from your Continue Watching list, you can do that, too. Depending on the platform, the steps are slightly different.
If you're watching in the mobile app, tap on the three-dotted menu icon below the show or movie's poster, and choose Remove from row. From the popup, tap the Remove button to confirm. On the website, simply hover over the thumbnail and click the "X" button to remove it from the list. If you're using the TV app, press and hold your remote's main button to go to the details page. Then, tap the Remove from Continue Watching button.
Use a VPN to get past content restrictions
Credit: Pranay ParabIt's no secret that Netflix has a different media catalog for each country. Depending on which one you choose, you can use a VPN to bypass this. You can access all the K-dramas streaming in Korea, while sitting in your home in the U.S. You can use a free VPN, sure, but for fast streaming, a paid and secure VPN might be the best option (NordVPN is a secure and budget-friendly option). As a bonus, it will also encrypt your traffic and protect your data when you're connected to public networks.
Enable smart downloads for your mobile devices
Credit: Khamosh PathakMenu > App Settings > Smart Downloads.
Stop Netflix from using too much mobile data
Credit: Khamosh PathakMenu > App Settings > Cellular Data Usage. Here, disable the Automatic feature and switch to the Save Data option. This will adjust video quality while you're off wifi to allow for about six hours of playback per GB of data.
Make sure you’re watching in HD or 4K
Credit: Khamosh PathakIt would be a shame to pay for the 4K Netflix plan but only watch in 720p because you didn’t adjust your settings. Go to Netflix’s playback settings page, and from the Data Usage Per Screen option, switch to the High option. Now, you’ll get the best quality for the device or screen that you’re on.
Stop Netflix from automatically playing next episodes and previews
Credit: Khamosh PathakYou can disable both features on a profile-by-profile basis. After opening the Netflix website, go to the Profiles screen. Here, click the Manage Profiles button and choose the profile where you want to disable these features.
Now, uncheck Autoplay next episode and Autoplay previews. Click the Save button to save your preferences.
Make your subtitles easier to read
Credit: Khamosh PathakFrom here, you can change the subtitle font, text size, shadow, background color, and window color. Once you’re done, tap the Save button to save your settings.
Choose original dubs in your shows and movies
Credit: Khamosh PathakWhen you’re watching a foreign language film, Netflix has a habit of defaulting to English language dubbing. Sadly, there’s no setting to stop Netflix from doing that, but there’s always a way to switch to the original audio in the Netflix player. When you’re watching something, go to the Subtitles menu, and from the Audio section, switch to the Original audio.
Lock your profile to keep it private from other users
Credit: Khamosh PathakIf you want to protect your profile (especially if you share your account with your kids), click the Profiles icon and choose the Account option. Switch to the Profiles tab, choose your profile, and go to the Profile Lock section. Then, click Create a Profile lock.
Enter your account password, and from the next page, enter the four-digit pin and click the Save button. The next time you open Netflix, you’ll need to enter this pin to access your profile.
Block adult content, if you want
Credit: Khamosh PathakFrom the top, you can change the profile's maturity rating (7+ to 18+). If you want, you can also turn the current profile into a children’s profile, which only shows content suitable for children. From the bottom, you can even choose to block a particular TV show or movie. Once you’re done, click the Save button.
Switch to dialogue-only subtitles
Credit: NetflixThis new subtitle option removes commentary and stage directions from subtitles. So you won't see details about the background music or heavy breathing. You'll just see character dialogue.
Netflix's search feature is pretty great, but the way its app organizes content kind of sucks. On the home screen, you might keep seeing the same popular content repeated in different sections. If you want to discover new content in a particular genre, style, or language, there is a better way. And that's to use Netflix's secret codes.
You can also enter these codes into a Netflix URL yourself. So, to view "Asian action movies", you'd navigate to netflix.com/browse/genre/77232.
Enable screen lock when watching on your mobile device
There's nothing quite as annoying as accidentally brushing your phone or tablet screen while watching Netflix and pausing a movie, skipping ahead, or turning on subtitles. To me, this happens mostly when I'm traveling or watching in bed. Netflix has a solution for this, though, in the form of a screen lock. When you're watching something, tap the screen to bring up player controls, and then tap the Lock button. Now, no matter how much you swipe, you won't end up changing the volume randomly. How to unlock it, you ask? Tap on the screen again, tap the Screen Locked button, and tap once again to unlock the screen.
Add reviews to show pages using the Trim extension
Credit: Khamosh PathakTrim is a neat little Chrome extension that provides you contextual information about movies and TV shows, so you don't have to open different websites to find them. You'll see ratings and reviews from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes for any given show right on its Netflix page, saving you a click before you choose what you want to watch.
Add more features to Netflix using the Netflix Enhanced extension
Credit: Khamosh PathakLastly, you can try the Netflix Enhanced Chrome extension to add some small quality-of-life improvements to Netflix. It automatically skips intros, and plays the next episode immediately after the current one ends, saving you some clicks and valuable time. You can also use nifty keyboard shortcuts, like pressing "N" to go to the next episode, using the arrow key to change the volume, and more.
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