NETFLIX will hold your guilty pleasure binges against you, if you let it.
The streaming service uses your watch history to gauge what you liked, and therefore want you want more of.
Nteflix / The Sun Your embarrassing binges need not stick around and wreak havoc on your Top Picks for You list[/caption]
But if a not-so-good guilty pleasure show or film has sneaked into your watch history, it can really sour the taste buds when it comes to what Netflix recommends you.
Luckily, there is a way to reverse the damage.
Your embarrassing binges need not stick around and wreak havoc on your Top Picks for You list.
You can delete these moments of weakness from your watch history altogether.
And in doing so, you’ll improve recommendations from Netflix.
All you need is a laptop or computer, as this hidden settings feature is not available on the iPhone or Android app.
First, log into Netflix on a PC and head to your Account page.
Expand the options for your profile under the Profile & Parental Controls section and then click the small View link to the right of Viewing activity.
Here you will see everything you’ve ever watched.
If you’d like to hide anything from your history, just click the circle with a slash through it on the right and it will disappear.
Thumbs up
If you want to go a step further to improve your Netflix recommendations, click the Rating tab beneath the Activity for You header.
The Sun’s Tech Section has previously advised Netflix viewers on how best to utilise the streamer’s ratings system to find better things to watch on the platform.
Netflix has a thumbs up and thumbs down button on all it’s content (after axing its five-star ranking).
They’re not there for decoration – you should use them.
If you really love something, the best way to discover more like it is to give it two thumbs up.
Inside this hidden settings section, you can see everything you have ever rated – and how highly you rated it.
With any shows or films that have been given a thumb rating, you can bump these ranking up or down so you can better train the Netflix algorithm to recommend similar content.
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