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Netflix has made a small but welcome change to its interface to allow users to edit the ‘Continue Watching’ row of their homepage. The new feature means that you can now delete content that you have no plans to revisit, and is available across Netflix’s TV, web and mobile apps.

To ditch a TV show or movie from your ‘Continue Watching’ row on all devices, select the item and then scroll down to ‘Remove from Continue Watching’ from the page options. If you’re a little too rash in banishing that must-see show you’re never quite in the mood for, you can also undo the removal by clicking the back arrow button.

The feature is long overdue, as, with multiple streaming services to grapple with (and no successful universal search option available), viewers increasingly struggle to find content they enjoy. Netflix wants its home page to be a prompt to help you recall and quickly navigate to the content you’re interested in. Whereas previously, the prominently displayed ‘Continue Watching’ row read more like a rogues gallery of disappointing documentaries and series’ that lost their way, serving only to remind you just how many hours you wasted on Iron Fist five years ago. As all-powerful as Netflix’s algorithm may be, a bit of user control definitely won’t go amiss.

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Tired of staring down a seemingly endless row of shows and movies Netflix wants you to "Continue Watching?"

The streaming giant is finally giving users the option to remove a show or movie from their "Continue Watching" section.

Netflix confirmed details of the update in a recent blog post.

To do this on the app, click on the three dots stacked vertically, then go to "remove from row." If you're watching on TV, click on the show or movie and select "Remove from Continue Watching." If you change your mind, you can select the back arrow to undo the removal.

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"This new button lets you constantly keep your ‘Continue Watching’ row fresh and filled with the shows and movies you can’t wait to watch," said Christine Doig-Cardet, director of product innovation at Netflix, in a blog post.

Last month, Netflix announced it was raising prices again. In the U.S. and Canada, its basic plan will start at $9.99, up from $8.99 previously.

The popular Standard plan, which supports high-definition content and allows users to watch separately on two screens, jumps from $13.99 to $15.49. The Premium plan will jump $2 to $19.99 a month.

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Netflix has finally added the option for users to manually delete shows and movies from their “Continue Watching” row. That means you can finally get rid of the half-finished documentaries that you gave up on or binge-watched TV shows that you never quite got around to finishing that haunt the row of Netflix’s user interface.

The new feature is already out on Netflix’s web, mobile, and TV apps. To remove a show or movie, all you have to do is select the offending card in the row and scroll down to the new “Remove from Continue Watching” option to clear it. Clicking a second time will quickly undo the removal, in the event you accidentally remove that octopus documentary that you’ve been really, truly meaning to get around to watching one of these days.

While the update isn’t the most monumental change to Netflix’s UI, the Continue Watching row does hold an important place in the streaming site’s design: it’s one of the first things that users see when they open up Netflix on their phones or TVs. So giving everyone just a little bit more control and curation over what actually shows up in that row is a welcome addition.