Netflix supports audio only mode.Save data by “listening while listening” with the screen off –Engadget Japanese version

The Netflix app now supports “voice only” mode. You can enjoy the program only by voice while using other apps or even if you turn off the screen of your smartphone.

To use it, just tap the “Video on” button under the title in the center of the screen during playback. The screen is fixed to the thumbnail of the program, and you can listen to Netflix voice like a music app even if you switch to another app or turn off the screen of your smartphone.

Stopping is the same as playing / stopping music. Switch the app to Netflix and stop it, or from a notification.

When the video is off, only the audio data is communicated, which saves the amount of data. Currently, the latest version of the Android application is supported.

You can operate it manually by pressing the “Video on / off” button during playback, and you can select the behavior in the app settings.

offIs in audio only mode only when you manually press a button on the screen.

Headphones or external speakersOnly when the audio is output externally, even if the application is switched or the screen of the smartphone is turned off, the video is automatically turned off and the audio only mode is set.

Always onIn the case of, even if you turn off the screen of your smartphone, even if you switch apps or return to home, Netflix voice will continue to play. To stop it, switch to Netflix and stop, or stop with music control from the notification. Same as playing music.

Even with the iOS version app, you can listen to only the audio by locking the screen during playback and then playing with the lock screen control or headphone button.

The Netflix app is a picture-in-picture sub-screen display on both iOS and Android, and has supported “watching while watching” while using other apps, but in audio-only mode, turn off the smartphone screen and use it in your pocket. Even if you put it in your bag, you can continue to listen to only the sound.

It seems that Netflix had previously stated that the reason for not introducing variable speed playback was “because it respects the intentions of the content creator” (the work will change if you listen quickly and quickly). However, before I knew it, I was able to select the playback speed, and this time I was able to select the video pear on the user side.

As long as the creator does not make it as an audio drama, the content is not always transmitted only by the sound, and in the sense of enjoying the work, look at the screen properly! However, there are many cases where voice is sufficient, such as when you are doing the same program for many laps and want to ruminate only the sound, when learning a language, or when it is a music program in the first place, so it is better for the user to select. There is none.

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