A Shortlist From Phone to Sofa

A Shortlist From Phone to Sofa

Save a few films at lunch, choose together at home. How the phone and the TV share one shortlist.

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Planning a film night often starts long before the evening. A spare moment at lunch is a good time to think about what you might watch at the weekend, and a bad time to remember it later.

At lunch, on your phone

You open Orb on your iPhone and ask for a few weekend films: something everyone at home will enjoy, not too long. You look through the suggestions and save the ones that appeal. The phone is a comfortable place for a longer conversation and for comparing options side by side.

At home, on the TV

In the evening you choose to show that shortlist on the paired TV. The same titles appear on the big screen in the same order, ready for everyone on the sofa to see.

What is shared, and what is not

Everyone can see the films. The conversation that produced them stays on your phone. Only what you choose to put on the TV goes to the TV.

  • Shared: the shortlist and the title details.

  • Private: your chat with Orb and your profile details.

Why it matters

Good continuity means the work you did at lunch is not lost by evening. A clear line around what is shared means you can use Orb freely on your phone without worrying about what appears on the family TV.

Where good evenings start.

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