From Selling Sunset to The Crown, Netflix is jam-packed full of thousands of TV programmes and films.
While the platform’s selection is undeniably excellent, choosing what to watch can be a tricky task that can lead to heated arguments between couples.
Now, Netflix is testing a new feature that could help to resolve these arguments.
The tech giant is testing a ‘Shuffle Play’ button, that will randomly play TV programmes and films it thinks you’ll enjoy.
The new button is currently being tested for certain users on the Netflix app for TV devices.
Unsurprisingly, the response to the feature has been very mixed, with many praising the option, and others baffled by it.
Taking to Twitter, one user wrote: “Why does my Netflix have a ‘shuffle play’ option? Who would ever use this and why?”
Another added: “Whoa whoa what is this cool “shuffle play” feature on Netflix?!? It’s amazing and helpful for my indecisive self.”
And one joked: “What kind of insane person just says, ‘yolo, let’s spin the Netflix wheel of fortune.’”
Netflix has now confirmed the test, although it remains unclear when it will roll out to all users.
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Speaking to The Verge, a spokesperson explained: “We run these tests in different countries and for different periods of time – and only make them broadly available if people find them useful.”
The news comes shortly after Netflix rolled out the option to delete titles from the ‘continue watching’ row.
The Verge explained: “If someone is no longer interested in watching a movie or a TV show, the title doesn’t disappear from the row. It eventually gets pushed down the line as new titles are watched, but it doesn’t just go away.
“Now, people can access the feature by clicking on a title in the row.”
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