Something New Can Be Waiting When You Come Back

Something New Can Be Waiting When You Come Back

Discovery while you sleep, on your terms: how background discovery works.

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When the room goes quiet, Orb can keep looking. Background discovery is the part of Orb that works while you are away, so that something worth watching can be waiting when you come back.

What it does

With background discovery turned on, Orb periodically checks the catalogue and the offers on your services for titles that match the interests you have chosen to save.

What it avoids

  • It does not repeat titles you have already dismissed.

  • It does not invent titles: everything comes from the real catalogue.

  • It does not push a fixed number of picks every day.

Where you find it

When you return, new finds sit in “Found for you” with a short note on why each one is there and how to watch it. Your collections may also have grown with new matches.

On your terms

Background discovery is optional. You can turn it off, pause it, or keep it on without notifications so finds simply wait quietly until you open Orb.

Why it matters

The point is a useful find, not a daily quota. A single good surprise is worth more than a row of guesses.

Where good evenings start.

Every month, we share new Orb features, real evenings, picks worth your time and what we are building next.

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