- Netflix might be working on a new feature that will allow users to watch partially downloaded content on their devices even if they aren’t connected to the internet.
- The feature was hinted at by strings of code in the newest update for Netflix on Android.
- Netflix added the option to download content for offline viewing in 2016.
Although it isn’t an especially useful feature at the moment, as many of us are still spending most of our days stuck in our homes, the ability to download content for offline listening and viewing has become a standard part of subscription services in recent years. Netflix added show and movie downloads to its service more than three years ago, and has iterated on the feature a few times in the years since, such as with Smart Downloads in 2018.
On Wednesday, XDA Developers shared the results of its teardown of the latest update for the Netflix app on Android, and based on strings of code they found in the APK, another upgrade might be in the works for offline downloads. The strings seem to suggest that partial downloads are currently being tested by the company.
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