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Change the resolution in Netflix
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Quick guide: change the resolution in Netflix
Quick start guide: Change the resolution in the Netflix app

How to change the video resolution in Netflix is ​​explained step-by-step in our instructions!

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You can easily change the video quality in Netflix and adapt it to your needs. How to set the resolution in the playback settings in Netflix and the Netflix app is explained in the following instructions.

Change the resolution in Netflix

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

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Log into your Netflix account and click on your profile icon in the top right corner . Then click on " Account " in the drop-down menu .

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Now scroll down and click on the " Playback Settings " entry .

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You can now set the video quality here. If you choose the Automatic option , Netflix will automatically adjust the resolution to match your Internet connection. To make sure that you always see videos in HD quality, select " High ". You get the basic video quality with " Low " and the standard video quality of around 720p with " Medium ". Confirm your change with " Save ".

Read this article to find out what to do when your Netflix stream hangs.

Change the resolution in the Netflix app

Note: You can only change the resolution in the Netflix app for streaming with a cellular data connection. When you stream on WiFi, the video quality is automatically adjusted to the Internet connection..

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

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Open the Netflix app on your smartphone and tap the burger menu ( ). You will find this on the iPhone at the bottom right, on Android devices at the top left.

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In the menu, tap on the " App settings " entry .

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In the app settings, tap on " Mobile data consumption " at the top .

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Now you can set whether the resolution should be " automatic " adapted to your Internet connection, whether you want to " save data " and watch videos in SD quality or whether you want to stream in HD quality with " maximum data consumption ".

Quick guide: change the resolution in Netflix

  1. Log into your Netflix account and go to your profile picture in the top right corner .
  2. In the drop-down menu click on " Account ".
  3. Scroll down and open " Playback Settings ".
  4. There you can set the video quality . Confirm your change with " Save ".

Quick start guide: Change the resolution in the Netflix app

  1. Open the Netflix app and go to the burger menu ( ).
  2. Then tap on " App Settings " and then on " Mobile Data Usage ".
  3. Here you can now set how high the data consumption should be when you are not connected to the WLAN. The resolution is then automatically adjusted depending on the data consumption.

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