Netflix launches a new feature called “Moments” which allows you to save and share bookmarks in a specific place in a show or movie. It seems like the feature could be a very useful way to share parts of something you're watching with friends or on social media.
To capture a moment, tap the screen while watching something on Netflix to see the various menu options, then tap the new “Moments” button to bring up a new menu, then tap the Save button. From the Moments menu, you can also view other Moments you've saved for that show or movie and share Moments with multiple apps. You can also copy a link to the Moment to your clipboard.
It's pretty easy to use and I think a lot of people will share links to their favorite scenes in their group chats or on social media. I could also see Moments being used widely as a personal bookmarking tool. Instead of searching YouTube for the exact clip from a certain moment of a show you want to watch again, you can watch it from your personal library of saved clips.
If you end up being a frequent Moments user, it looks like you probably won't have to worry about having too many. “The number of Moments you can save depends on the length of the content,” says spokesperson Dorian Rosenburg. The edge. “However, there is plenty of space to save your favorite Moments, so most members won't have to worry about a limit when it comes to saving multiple shows and movies.”
The ability to create Moments launches globally today on iOS and will arrive in the “coming weeks” on Android. Netflix currently has no plans to bring the feature to the web or TVs, Rosenburg says. But in its blog post about the news, Netflix says that “Moments will hopefully expand in the future, offering even more ways for members to use and enjoy the feature.”
