The ten things you need to know before downloading series on Netflix

Netflix made an open secret yesterday official that it had been working on for months: .

The new functionality comes with the intention of providing service in places where the Internet connection is not accessible, but where the user wants to be able to enjoy Netflix. A strategy that goes beyond being able to watch series on planes, but is oriented towards the arrival of Netflix in less developed markets where Internet connection penetration is lower.

Although the new functionality allows you to download series or movies, you must take into account a series of considerations when using the service.

· What is available?

Despite the fact that Netflix has a wide catalog, . The vast majority of its original productions are available for download, so you can watch The Crown, Narcos or Stranger Things offline. However, other own productions such as Jessica Jones, Luke Cage or ARQ are impossible to download.

Of course, the Netflix subscriber will be able to download both series that are not the platform’s own production such as Breaking Bad, Broadchurch or House, as well as movies such as Deciphering Enigma, John Wick or Untouchable.

· Where is it available?

Exclusively in mobile applications on Android and iOS, so at the moment it is impossible to download the videos from consoles, Apple TV or computers. To do so, it will suffice to have the app updated to its latest version.

· How to download them?

Netflix, , differentiates the user within the application what is the content that can be downloaded. As in the rest of the platform, this section does not differentiate between movies and series, but Netflix categorizes it based on the content that the user has seen – and liked.

Once the user has decided what they want to download, they only have to enter the chapter or movie they want to watch offline and click on the down arrow to download the content.

· Language, subtitles?

Once a movie or series has been downloaded, the user will be able to choose the language of the audio or subtitles when they start watching said content, in this way, “the title will be downloaded with all the available audios and subtitles,” Netflix clarifies .

· How to see the downloads?

Once Netflix has finished downloading the content, all you have to do is go to the My Downloads section where the user can see, ordered by content, which series or movies are available to watch.

· How much do the downloads occupy?

On average, a 50-minute chapter in standard quality occupies about 200 megabytes, while a 2-hour movie is about 500 megabytes. In any case, the service allows the user to establish the quality in which they want to download the content.

To do this, you can select the quality in the Application Settings option in the main menu; there you will have to go to Downloads, and there to Video quality, where you can select standard or high.

“Standard quality is a slightly lower video resolution that requires less storage space and reduces download time. High quality is a higher video resolution that requires more storage space and increases download time,” the company explains. .

· Is there a download limit?

The content that is downloaded is saved in the phone’s memory (it does not allow it to be done in the microSD), yes, from Settings in the application you can check how much available storage is left in the terminal. In addition, from that menu you can establish if you want to download only through WiFi or also with data.

Beyond what the series occupy, Netflix explains that some titles come from the same license agreement in which a download limit is established that must be included in the option. To fix it, the only measure available is to delete the episodes after watching them.

· When do downloads expire?

In other services like Apple’s iTunes, movie or series rentals disappear from the device after a few days after they start watching, something that also happens on Netflix.

The company explains that depending on the licenses of the titles, they will be downloaded for 7 days or for 48 hours from when the play is given for the first time. To check how much time is left until the content expires, simply go to My Downloads once it has started playing for the first time.

· How to delete the downloaded?

Due to space and license limits, when the user has finished viewing a downloaded file, it is advisable to delete it before downloading the next one. To do so, the following steps must be followed.

Go to the Main Menu, My Downloads and Edit. Once there, all you have to do is click on the red X icon to remove the title from the device.

In the event that you want to delete all the content at once, just go to the Main Menu, scroll down and touch Application Settings. Once there, all you have to do is click on Delete all downloads. On the confirmation screen, tap Delete.

· What if what you want to download is not there?

As usual, Netflix is ​​open to improving the service, so in these cases they provide the opportunity for the user to request which series or movies they would like on the platform.

To do so, simply fill in what they have available on their website. In the event that they add the title or a movie or series related to it, they will notify the user.