5 Tips and Tricks to Get the Best Out of Your Netflix Experience - Your Guide to Netflix Optimization

Are you tired and stressed out with your life? Is there no comfort food available? Then Netflix is your only mode of survival.

Welcome, dear reader, to yet another article. As you may have guessed, we are discussing how to get the maximum out of your Netflix subscription to guarantee entertainment and relaxation and maximize your chill with some awesome Netflix tips and tricks.

So, whether you are an aged grandma, a stressed-out mother, a beaten-down office employee, or just a couple of teenagers looking to chill, we have the tips and tricks that will supercharge your Netflix experience.

So, get comfortable, grab a cola, and get ready to be mystified.

Curate Your Continue Watching List

We all know this story. We feel a title might be worth watching and open it up, and then it turns out it’s just not as good as we hoped. Now comes the problem, that title’s now part of your “Continue Watching” list on your Netflix homepage, taunting you for not finishing what you started.

The good news is this doesn’t have to be the case. You can get rid of that guilt by simply deleting shows you’re never going to finish from your continue watching list, leaving you with only those titles you intend to finish.

This is pretty simple to do. Of course, the steps differ with the type of device you use. Previously the steps in this guide were needed to eliminate those un-watched shows cluttering your continue watching list, however, now Netflix has made it much, much easier to do this. Simply click on one of your movies or programs displaying on your continue watching list, and from the list of options available, select the option to remove, and that's it.

Know and Use Netflix Code to Find Niche Content

There is always that one obscure piece of content we absolutely want to watch, but no matter how the query is phrased, Netflix search just won’t cough it up. Frustrating, right? Well, there’s a way to make searching for that elusive title easier.

Netflix codes take you quickly to any genre of your choice so you can see all the titles Netflix offers for that genre. Simply search the code number in the search area on Netflix and that's it.

Of course, there is a whole list of codes that you can use. If you want to go down that rabbit hole, we recommend this list of codes. Have fun!

Netflix Shortcut Keys on PC or Mac

A surefire way to break immersion when watching a good show or a riveting movie is to have to faff around just to change the volume or some other small setting. It may not seem like a big deal until it ruins that spectacular scene in your movie.

Well, one way to make sure you have all the settings you will ever need to change at your fingertips is to use keyboard shortcuts. Once you know what key to hit, you won’t ever have to take your eyes off the screen to do menial tasks like changing the volume. So if you want to watch like a pro, feel fully immersed, and have all the controls for your viewing experience at the press of a button, this resource has all you need to make Netflix bow to your will.

Captions, Subtitles, And More

Listening to the show or movie as it was produced is well and good. But it’s not always the optimum viewing experience. Sometimes the show is in a language that we can’t fully understand, or maybe we’d just like to listen to it in one that we are better apt at.

Well, fortunately for us, Netflix offers most of its titles in multiple languages for both subtitles and audio, for those of us who have a visual impairment, there’s also the option to hear the audio description, which makes it easier to listen to what is happening when we can’t see it. Turning on and changing the subtitles and audio is easy. Just follow this guide, and you’ll have the subtitles and audio tuned to your liking in no time.

Get Rid of Autoplay

Whether you’re trying to get in a late-night binge session, trying to watch an episode quietly in the college library between classes, or just opening up Netflix to chill and watch your favorite show after a long and stressful day, one thing is for certain. You don’t want that annoying preview at the top of the Netflix home page blasting your ears with whatever new shows Netflix thinks you should be watching.

Netflix’s new autoplay for the featured show on the home screen is nice at first. But over time, it can become annoying or downright distracting. Fret not; there is a way to make the madness cease. The powers that be at Netflix have heard our prayers and blessed us with this guide on how to stop autoplay and save our eardrums from bombardment while trying to sneak in a watch.

As a bit of a bonus, you can also opt not to automatically play the next episode or recommended show. That’s also pretty easy to do and you can find the steps here.

That’s A Wrap!

So, there you go. Five useable and effective tips and tricks to help you take your Netflix entertainment to the next level. With these tips, you will be searching like a pro, avoiding unwanted clutter in your watch lists and would bend Netflix to your will like an entertainment ninja as you flex your killer keyboard shortcuts.

We hope this article helps you to turbocharge your Netflix relaxation and boosts your overall experience. After all, if it can’t help you chill, what good is Netflix anyway? Now go out there and take over the world with your newfound power. And don’t forget to have fun!