Netflix launches offline mode to download movies and series

Netflix launches offline mode to download movies and series

The platform of movies and television series now allows you to watch some of his works without Internet, downloading them on a smartphone or a tablet.

By plane, in the subway or in a country house without Wi-Fi Netflix announced on Wednesday the launch of an offline mode, which allows its users to watch to download TV series or movies to watch them without Internet connection. This free option is available in the latest version of Netflix mobile applications, on smartphone or tablet, for all subscribers in the world. It is nevertheless reserved for certain films and series of the catalog of the giant of the cultural streaming. The first works available for download are exclusive productions of Netflix: Orange is The New Black, Narcos or The Crown.

Offline mode is a classic option of music streaming applications. Deezer, Spotify or Apple Music offer their users to download songs on their phone. The songs are available only in the application, unlike the classic download, in order to fight against a possible transfer or their piracy by other people. This option is convenient for users using public transport, traveling abroad or by plane. No need to spend data from its mobile plan or find a Wi-Fi connection to listen to its favorite songs on the move.

Explosion of mobile video

It is less obvious to download a movie or a series on his smartphone or tablet. This kind of files is much heavier than a song. Online video platforms are gradually converting to offline mode. Amazon Prime Video or YouTube Red, the paid YouTube platform, offer mobile download. They respond to the demand of urban users and subscribers who do not have good Internet and mobile infrastructures. "The countries in which we have installed all have very different download speeds or access to Wi-Fi," Ted Sarandos, head of content at Netflix, said in November. "Some countries have adapted with a downloading culture." Netflix is ​​now available in more than 190 countries around the world.

Mobile video is also exploding. Many now prefer a smartphone to a computer to watch a video, including long. Nearly 36% of Internet users worldwide say they watch videos of more than 5 minutes on their smartphones every day, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). This rate is 58% for those less than 5 minutes.