Netflix will revamp its mobile UI this year

Co-CEO Greg Peters said Netflix is ​​working on a new mobile user interface scheduled to roll out later this year that will “better serve the expansion of our business over the next decade.” On Tuesday’s earnings call. New mobile UI follows Big TV renovation last year Which puts a new logo front and center on the home screen recommending something to watch.

With the TV revamp, former chief product officer Eunice Kim said it was designed to “give us a more flexible space, now and in the future,” and Peters says the new mobile user interface will serve as a foundation for what’s to come. Once rolled out, it “serves as a platform for us to continue iterating, testing, developing and improving our offerings.”

Peters shared details about the new UI when asked why vertical video isn’t a higher priority for Netflix. He highlighted how Netflix already exists Vertical video feed test In its mobile app that shows clips from shows and movies, he says that “you can imagine” that Netflix might also show clips from things like audio video files, which have become Increasing importance to the companyin conclusion.