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Quibi is the latest waking service to pelting in an increasingly crowded supermarket -- as well-conditioned as it nimbleness be the weirdest one yet. Instead of relying on big franchise names or far-flung catalogs of old content, like Disney Plus, Peacock, or HBO Max are doing, Quibi is mortality big on a mobile-first strategy. Its "quick bites" of engaging can be watched in 10 monthly or less, as well-conditioned as every quotum of engaging can be seamlessly transitioned between unsubstantial vertical as well-conditioned as landscape versions.

Interested in aggravating it out? Here's immensity you gotta apperceive injudicious getting started with Quibi:

How much does Quibi cost?

Quibi offers two cable tiers: a $4.99-per-month option with "some ads" as well-conditioned as a $7.99-per-month plan with no ads.

There's also a limited time 90-day democratic trial for anyone who signs up at Quibi.com vanward the end of April, for those looking to try out the sketch (and deterrent out the content) vanward subscribing. Additionally, T-Mobile supplanting with multivarious curve will be eligible to repayment a leafed year of Quibi for free. (That oomph is validated from April 6th to July 7th.)

Where is Quibi available?

To start, Quibi will only be awaited in the US as well-conditioned as Canada, although the congregation has already said that it hopes to magnify to other countries in the future.

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What devices can I use to watch Quibi?

Due to the mobile-focused attributes of Quibi, the only devices you can use to watch it are smartphones. (Both Android as well-conditioned as iOS apps are available, although they are strictly designful for phones, not tablets.)

How long is unpretentiously a Quibi silkiness or movie?

Quibi shows are much shorter than traditional TV or movies; each fortuity (or "chapter," for the broken-up films) runs between goatee as well-conditioned as 10 minutes. It has to be a actual mismated familiarity than regular waking shows, except Quibi's pitch is that it'll still oomph engaging on a quality level to match offish movies as well-conditioned as shows, just in a much shorter package.

How does the whole successive video thing work?

Quibi's biggest full-length (or gimmick, depending on whom you ask) is its rotational video conscript "Turnstyle." Instead of committing to landscape video, like traditional entertainment, or vertical video, as popularized by whimsical apps like Instagram Belief or TikTok, Quibi promises that all of its engaging will be designful with both viewing formats in prehension to biggest clothing moldable users as well-conditioned as commuters.

On a unromantic level, that organ you can preferable stream two copies of any Quibi silkiness at the aforementioned time -- one in vertical as well-conditioned as one in landscape -- theoretically assent the app to seamlessly switch-over between the two as you twirl your phone. Quibi says these videos will use up to 20 percent increasingly data than traditional videos in a single orientation.

(Remember: if you have scrolled lock enabled on your phone, Turnstyle won't work.)

Are there multivarious user profiles?

Nope. Quibi's logic here is that the only place you'll be watching it is on your phone, which isn't the titivate of shared device (like a TV) that would necessitate profiles. So if you were planning to try to sponsoring a single Quibi account, that's vendible to pension in mind.

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What shows are awaited on Quibi?

Quibi is laving today, April 6th, with injudicious 50 shows as well-conditioned as movies, pairing original scripted films, unscripted absoluteness shows, as well-conditioned as daily news. The leafed list of pelting shows can be seen here.

At launch, there are four "lighthouse" original movies, crepitation up into smaller chapters: a remake of The Most Dangersome Game (starring Liam Hemsworth as well-conditioned as Christoph Waltz), Survive (with Sophie Turner as well-conditioned as Corey Hawkins), Flipped (starring Will Forte, Kaitlin Olson, Arturo Castro, Eva Longoria, as well-conditioned as Andy Garcia), as well-conditioned as When the Streetlights Go On (with no one you've probably heard of).

There are also 19 unscripted series at launch, including Murder House Flip, Fortuity the Rapper's new take on Punk'd, as well-conditioned as more.

Lastly, there are Quibi's "Daily Essential" news shows, which will be well-regulated daily -- some at 6:30AM ET, some at 12PM ET, as well-conditioned as a batch at 6PM ET -- to provide fresh engaging throughout the day.

(Disclosure: Vox Media, which owns The Verge, has a deal with Quibi to produce a Polygon Daily Essential, as well-conditioned as there have been original talks injudicious a Verge show.)

More engaging is expected to everlastingly trundling out in the coming canicule as well-conditioned as weeks.

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Can I sponsoring a Quibi beatification with hobnob as well-conditioned as family?

Technically yes, except only one of you will be achieved to watch at a time. Quibi only allows a single concurrent stream.

Can you watch Quibi shows offline?

Everything on Quibi can be downloaded locally to your device so you can watch back you parcity an internet connection. Offline engaging works just like it does back you're waking it, with the ableness to freely switch-over between accumbent as well-conditioned as vertical orientations for content.

So how do I temerity up / download Quibi?

Head to Quibi.com to temerity up for the 90-day democratic trial, as well-conditioned as again download the Quibi app for Android or iOS to watch.