How to Change Quality on Netflix on iPhone or iPad

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The Netflix mobile app allows you to watch a wide variety of movies and original shows on your iPhone or iPad. This wikiHow shows you how to change the video quality that Netflix streams to your device and the quality of video you can download from Netflix for offline viewing.

Fixing Bad Netflix Quality on iPhone/iPad

  • If Netflix looks blurry while streaming, go to More > App Settings > Cellular Data Usage and select Maximum Data .
  • For higher quality video downloads, go to More > App Settings > Video Quality and select Higher .
  • Because these high-quality settings use more data, it's best only to use them when connected to Wi-Fi.
Method 1
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Adjusting Streaming Quality

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    The app icon looks like a red letter N on a black background.
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    The More icon is in the bottom right corner of the screen and looks like three stacked horizontal lines.
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    This brings you to a page with four options: Automatic, Wi-Fi Only, Save Data, and Maximum Data.
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    • When set to Automatic, Netflix balances the quality of your video with required data usage, which lets you watch approximately 4 hours of video for every GB you stream.
    • When set to Save Data, you'll get lower-quality video, but you'll be able to watch about 6 hours of video for every GB you stream.
    • When set to Maximum Data, you'll get the highest quality video that both your device and the specific video can support. This can result in very high data usage of 3 GB per hour or more. [1]
    • To avoid potential data overage charges from your cellular provider, it's best to choose the Wi-Fi Only option when using Maximum Data.
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Improving Download Quality

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    This shows two options: Standard and Higher.
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    • Choosing the Standard option gives you normal-quality video that takes up less storage space on your phone.
    • Choosing the Higher option gives you better video quality that takes up more storage space on your phone.
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