This article was published on March 17, 2017

Netflix’s new button lets you skip your show’s intro sequence


Netflix’s new button lets you skip your show’s intro sequence

Netflix appears to be rolling out a button that allows you to skip a shows intro sequence, as spotted by The Verge. It turns out one of us at TNW has had the feature for a while as part of a test, but it seems to be rolling out globally now given widespread mention in social media.

It seems it doesn’t show up on a show’s first episode – you know, they want you to at least see it once – but after that I was able to skip the intro on pretty much any show I tried (even if that intro didn’t happen at the very beginning of an episode).

Mind you, I actually like watching the intros. As The Verge’s Casey Newton points out, it’s a good time to check your phone during a binge. And sometimes the music is really catchy. Or maybe I just need a quick bathroom break.

That said, Netflix does often skip intros automatically during a binge anyway – although I’ve sometimes found it frustratingly cutting off crucial parts of an episode too – so the point may be a bit moot. For all those other times, the button is at least a nice option to have if you’re trying to marathon through a show as quickly as possible.

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