Netflix has just announced the official availability of one of the most anticipated functions for the streaming video service, netflix-offline. Now we can watch movies and series without an Internet connection, downloading them directly to our mobile or tablet, thanks to its Android application.
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After many months in which users asked for the possibility of downloading movies and series to watch them offline in the style of Spotify with music, Netflix confirmed that this possibility would be a reality, although it did not talk about what it would consist of, or when it would arrive. . Today it officially announces the availability of this feature, which will finally give us the ability to watch movies and series without an Internet connection.
Available only for apps on Android and iOS
Of course, it must be said that the users who will be able to use Netflix offline will be those who use the Android and iOS apps, and in its latest version. That is, users of Mac, Windows, or any other operating system, will not be able to download movies and series to watch offline.
How to download movies and series to watch offline on Netflix
Obviously, to be able to download movies and series it will be necessary to have the latest version of the app, which will be available soon, throughout the day, and have an Internet connection at the time of download. Now we will only have to go to the movie or series that we want, and look for the button that indicates the download, with a vertical downward arrow, and a bar under it. The typical download icon that we have in all services.
Of course, not all series and movies will be available for download. Due to distribution problems with the production companies, only some titles will be available for offline download. If they have said icon to download, they can be downloaded. But in addition, there will be a specific section in which we will find only movies and series available to watch without an Internet connection, so that it is possible to easily find those contents that we can download to watch when we are offline.
Whether offline or not, we will be able to see all this content without interruptions thanks to a new screen lock they have implemented. Finally comes one of the news that we were waiting for Netflix, and that it will help the service to compete with rivals that were to come, and that will now have a disadvantage with respect to the platform that seems to dominate.