Go get your Netflix gamertag

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Netflix’s games section on an Android phone. There’s a new section in the middle titled, “Create your Netflix game handle.”
You can set up your username right from the games tab in the Android app. | Image: Netflix

Netflix is officially introducing gamertag-style handles subscribers can use in its mobile games. The company first began rolling out handles that will be shown in multiplayer games and on online leaderboards in some games last month, but in a blog post published Tuesday, Netflix said that users can now set them up on both iOS and Android devices.

The process of actually making your handle differs depending on which operating system you use. On Android, in the games tab in Netflix’s navigation bar, you can tap the banner that says “Create your Netflix game handle” to get started. The iOS version of the Netflix app doesn’t have a dedicated games tab, so you’ll need to download a game like Rival Pirates or Lucky Luna and follow the in-app...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/27/23375319/netflix-games-gamertag-username-handle-ios-android

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