Netflix tests timer on Android devices

Have you ever fallen asleep on a TV show? Do you watch episodes that "interest" you, did you sleep and the shows continue to play?

Not anymore: The tries one timer on Android that will allow you to stop a show after a certain amount of time has passed.

Credit: The Verge

The new feature allows users to choose between four timer settings: 15, 30, 45 minutes or at the end of the episode.

When the selected timeout expires, the Netflix application will stop. This should, in theory, help maintain battery life on Android devices, while ensuring that episodes do not continue to play automatically.

While the trial is limited to select users worldwide with Android devices right now, Netflix will roll it out to other devices, including TVs and , depending on whether subscribers like the idea, according to the company. .

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