Before some time we reported on an update to the Netflix for Android app
to bring it up to the same feature level as the iOS version that had
been released last week. The biggest changes involve the updated
interface, including the ability to quickly access information about
media while it is playing on a device.
You may have been wondering how you might access information while at
the same time viewing media. Netflix made it easier for owners of
Playstation 3 consoles as the Netflix app will give them the choice of
playing the media via their PS3 if they have both devices on the same
wifi network. If a user opts to display the media on their PS3, their
Android device will continue to function as a remote control enabling
them to fast forward, pause, and resume play. Users can also call up
that extra content on their device while the media continues to play via
their PS3 or they can surface to other content.
This ability to play media via a second screen while using a
smartphone to access related content seems to be an effort to mimic
functionality found in apps like Shazam or IntoNow.
The goal of these apps is to minimize distractions and interruptions of
the media while also giving users access to additional information or
even interacting with other viewers. To see how Netflix is trying to
implement this functionality on the PS3, check out the video below.
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