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This is good list. I'd also call out the common complaints I see about the recommendations.

Further, it seems like there are a number of people unhappy with the homepage UI, which may be tangentially associated to recommendations. When the same things keep getting recommended in multiple categories for several months, it gives the impression the library is even smaller than it actually is.

Personally, in terms of UI, especially regarding player functionality, I would take Netflix over Hulu and HBO Max every time. But, I am slightly bitter about them replacing the 5 star rating system with a two star system and now a 3 star system.

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The most annoying part of the UI for me, and netflix isnt alone in this, is that the last thing I was watching is not the most easily accessible content after i sign in. I have to scroll down through 2-3 categories to get to "continue watching" . . it's like something out of a comedy skit

Am I crazy, or should it be expected behavior that if I click nothing but "ok / enter" after opening the app that I should end up on the last thing I was watching?

Also it's always making noise or doing something and the only way to shut it up for a minute is to play something and pause it

You should really try Amazon Prime Video on Android TV; you'll learn to appreciate Netflix, a LOT at that... Netflix is definitely guilty of mishandling "continue watching" though, not even showing everything I've watched recently while insisting on keeping things I haven't touched for months easily accessible. The noise thing, I believe, has to do with your settings though, because the only thing I hear, other than what I'm watching, is the app opening sound with the NF logo.

> insisting on keeping things I haven't touched for months easily accessible

I think this highlights their entire UI goal design i think. They constantly pressure you to watch new things. They want to inflate their unique viewer counts on as many shows as possible. They want to hook you on something new before you finish what you're watching.

>The noise thing, I believe, has to do with your settings

makes sense, ill check it out. maybe there is a setting in there for continue watching priority too

> Further, it seems like there are a number of people unhappy with the homepage UI,

One thing I really dislike about the homepage UI is where it plays videos (w/ audio at full volume) when you hover over things.

That autoplay thing actually sped me up on the homepage. I tried to find something to watch faster so random videos would stop screaming down my speakers. Now that I think about it, that might be the intended effect.

Bah. Better off without all that. I just download movies now, it's a lot easier (and cheaper too, judging by Netflix's current prices).

Yes! That’s really annoying. I’m pretty sure I watch Netflix less because of that “feature” -- browsing for new shows is just too stressful.

I haven’t unsubscribed yet, but if we wanted to downsize, Netflix would likely be the first to go.

How about it recommending shows/movies you’ve already watched? Or not allowing the auto-removal of items from your list after you’ve watched them?

Good point, the My List functionality is really annoying without the auto-removal. It's very cumbersome to remove items from the list on mobile so I end up with a list of mostly watched items with a sprinkling of things I may want to actually watch now. Not very useful.

There's some logic behind non-automatic removal: you get reminded about new seasons for things on your list. If you remove something and there's a new season, you will not be notified about it.

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