Testing new features to make your service better is a perennial task and Netflix knows it well. The streaming giant was earlier testing a mobile-only subscription plan and it went live in India last week. Now that users will have the opportunity and the means to easily watch content on the move, Netflix is testing a quirky new feature.
The streaming giant was silently running this test using the newly introduced physical activity permission in Android Q – which is expected to officially roll out in a couple of months. It collects the data generated from motion detectors and other sensors in our Android phones, which should give Netflix a good idea of your current physical activity.
