Netflix Updates User Interface for iOS Devices

Netflix rolled out some updates to the user interface for iOS devices.  Read on for details.

Last week, Netflix updated the user interface on iOS devices.  Here is what they announced:

More and more of you are using Netflix on mobile devices every day. Millions of Netflix members already use their smartphones to instantly watch films and TV programmes anywhere, anytime.

We are always working to improve the experience so Netflix members discover more great titles and watch more. Today I am happy to announce the release of a completely new Netflix experience for iPhone and iPod touch.

Compared to the previous version, the new Netflix experience on iPhone and iPod touch is much more immersive. You will see many more titles and galleries than we have ever shown before on a smartphone. It is much closer to the Netflix experience on tablets, which got a major upgrade late last year.

At the top of the new browse screen on iPhone and iPod touch is a row that lets you continue watching programmes or films that you previously started watching right where you left off – a very handy feature. Lower down in the new experience are several personalised rows filled with film and TV programme recommendations.
Tapping the browse menu gives you access to an extensive list of genre galleries that show even more titles organised into categories. Parents – like me – will really appreciate the children and family gallery with many titles organised 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.

This new experience on iPhone and iPod touch together with our recently released new player experience significantly advances the Netflix experience on smartphones.

The new Netflix experience is available for iPhone and iPod Touch devices using iOS v5.0 and above. Download the new Netflix iPhone experience today in the App Store.

We will soon release an optimized version of this new experience for iPhone 5 to take advantage of the larger screen.

Here is a cool video that shows the changes:

If you are running at least iOS5, go ahead and get the update.

Netflix Updates iOS User Interface