As you go on and on with watching things, and as you watch different things, Netflix‘s recommendation algorithm will adjust and give you suggestions for different things to watch. And while these recommendations may get cluttered or misaligned from your current interests. Fortunately, you can completely change your viewing history to refresh these suggestions without creating a new account.
Why Should You Reset Your Netflix Recommendations?
Netflix recommends by studying your past viewing behaviour. If you’ve watched quite the array of genres or shared your account, the algorithm might throw up content for you which is no longer in sync with your tastes. Resetting your viewing history makes Netflix recalibrate its suggestion to be more tailored towards what you are viewing right now.
Steps to remove your viewing history
To clear all of your recommendations, you’ll have to do this for each profile individually. This process is straightforward:
Access Your Netflix Account:
- Run Netflix in your web browser.
- Log in to your account.
Select the Relevant Profile:
You click on the profile you want to change.
Navigate to Account Settings:
- Find your profile icon in the top right corner and click.
- Then you click on “Account” from the drop down menu.
View Your Viewing Activity:
- Click on the su
- Go towards the profile you’re editing and click the arrow next to it.
- Click “View” under ‘Viewing activity’.
Remove Titles from History:
- It’ll give you all title you’ve watched.
- Click the ‘hide’ icon (a circle with a line through it) next to a title to remove it.
- From there, refer to the bottom and select ‘Hide all.’
- To confirm, select Yes, hide all my viewing activity.
Once you’ve gone through these steps, Netflix will automatically update your recommendations in 24 hours and will now recommend things more in tune with your current interests.
Additional Tips
Manage Multiple Profiles:
Then just repeat these steps with each profile you would like to reset.
Use Profiles Effectively:
To maintain personalised recommendations, assign different users different individual profiles.
Regular Maintenance:
Check with your viewing activity periodically and update them as per the recommendations.
If you hold the reins of your viewing history, Netflix’s recommendations will always reflect your preferences so that your overall streaming experience remains as smooth as ever.