Netflix Simplifies Homepage Experience with New Preview Feature and Streamlined Menu

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Hovering over a title plays a short preview directly within the tile
Left-side menu replaced with streamlined selection of options at the top of the screen: search, home, shows, movies, and My Netflix
Netflix is testing new layout designs for its TV app
New design simplifies homepage experience by consolidating information and adding preview feature
Netflix Simplifies Homepage Experience with New Preview Feature and Streamlined Menu

Netflix is currently testing new layout designs for its TV app. The redesign aims to simplify the homepage experience by consolidating information and making it more prominent on the screen. Hovering over a title will now play a short preview directly within the tile, providing users with a better understanding of the content before deciding to watch it.

The new design replaces the left-side menu with a more streamlined selection of options at the top of your screen: search, home, shows, movies, and My Netflix. The My Netflix tab offers content recommendations and quick access to titles you have recently watched or saved.

Patrick Flemming, Netflix's senior director of member product, explained that users often struggle to navigate the existing homepage due to the amount of information available. By consolidating this information into a more centralized and consistent place, Netflix hopes to make it easier for users to find content that suits their interests.

The beta program is expected to be ongoing as users provide feedback about the experience. If successful, these changes could be rolled out more broadly in the coming months and quarters.



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    • Netflix is testing a big homepage redesign on its TV app.
    • The new design consolidates information, making it more prominent on the screen.
    • Hover over a title, and Netflix will play a short preview within the tile.
    • The refresh replaces the left-side menu with a more streamlined selection of options at the top of your screen: search, home, shows, movies, and My Netflix.
    • The My Netflix tab offers content recommendations and quick access to titles you recently watched or saved.
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    • My Netflix feature being tested on TVs serves as an all-in-one hub for watch lists, Continue Watching row, reminders, trailers you've seen or titles you've marked with a thumbs up.
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    • Netflix is testing a new layout design for its TV app
    • My Netflix feature being tested on TVs serves as an all-in-one hub for watch lists, Continue Watching row, reminders, trailers you’ve seen or titles you’ve marked with a thumbs up
    • Netflix is experimenting with fine-tuning its personalization features and tailoring a title’s details to users while having it all appear in a more centralized and consistent place
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  • Unique Points
    • Netflix is testing a major redesign for its TV app across devices like Apple TV 4K, Chromecast, and smart TVs.
    • The new Netflix homepage design is dynamic and replaces the static tiles with boxes that extend when the remote lands on them.
    • The sidebar menu has been replaced with a more streamlined selection of options at the top of the screen: search, home, shows, movies, and My Netflix.
    • Netflix plans to roll out these changes more broadly before long after testing it with a select group of users.
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    • ]The new Netflix homepage design is dynamic and replaces the static tiles with boxes that extend when the remote lands on them[
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