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Amazon Prime Video users finally treated to this very useful Netflix feature

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Amazon Prime Video update brings a useful Netflix feature to users

AMAZON has announced a new feature for its Prime Video subscribers that will be immediately recognisable to anyone with a Netflix account.

Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has a number of advantages over Netflix – it allows you to stream in Ultra HD quality at no extra cost, and lets you rent movies not available in the catalogue included with the subscription so you're never short of things to watch. However, there's one essential Netflix feature that Amazon has been slow to replicate: profiles.

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Netflix allows subscribers to create a number of profiles, so that the algorithms can target recommendations based on your viewing history... and not the viewing history of everyone living in the house.

Until now, Prime Video subscribers couldn't partition each family members' viewing habits – meaning the service would try to suggest new shows and films based on everyone's viewing habits. That could lead to some baffling mixes of animated family classics, bloodthirsty horror films and course stand-up shows. Not ideal.

But the latest tweak to the streaming service means Prime Video subscribers will be able to create up to six profiles, including a designated “Kids” profiles that will only show age-appropriate content in search results and suggestions.

Not only that, but viewers on a Kids profile won't be able to make purchases, either. So parents won't find themselves with a hefty bill of rentals and TV boxsets at the end of the month.

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Amazon will now allow adults to restrict purchases on other accounts with a PIN code. While the ability to watch newly-released Hollywood blockbusters, including those still in the cinema, is one of the perks of using Prime Video over the likes of Netflix, which only allow subscribers to watch shows and films from its ever-rotating library of content.

Profiles also allow subscribers to keep tabs of their progress through seasons – so each member of the family can be at different points in the show and resume with a single tap.

Bespoke Watchlists, where viewers can earmark shows and films they want to watch, will be available with each profile.

Profiles will be coming to Amazon Prime on Android, iOS and Fire TV set-top boxes and streaming HDMI dongles. The online version of the streaming service, as well as all Fire tablets from 10th generation or newer and consoles like PlayStation 4.

Although profiles had been available in some countries for a little while, Amazon has now rolled out the feature worldwide. These can often take a little while to slowly hit every device worldwide, so don't be surprised if profiles aren't available on your iPad, Android tablet, or Fire TV quite yet

Keep enjoying with different profile.


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