How to Watch Netflix Together with Friends and Family

Feb. 2, 2022

How do you have a watch-party while maintaining social distance? The rise of deadly viruses has brought us to this new world where we work from home, live at home, and do everything from home. Some might like the coziness and the extra time in their hands. However, I miss hanging out with friends, especially going to theatres or watching series andmovies on Netflixtogether. To counter this, some OTT platforms like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video have a watch party feature where you can stream a particular show along with your friends. However, Netflix does not support such a feature currently. Thanks to independent developers, there are other ways we can watch our favorite Netflix movies and shows together with friends. This article will discuss how to watch Netflix with friends remotely. So, if you are ready to have a watch party, let’s begin.

Watching a movie or TV show along with friends is more about hanging out for the shared experience. That’s why we enjoy a new film in theatres or watch our favorite game in a sports bar. We can’t replicate the experience while having a remote watch party. Still, it is better than watching a nostalgic film alone in your bedroom. We will discuss a few apps, browser extensions, and other methods to watch Netflix with friends while at home. Some ways are exclusive to web browsers, while others let you join the party from your iPhone, Android device, and Windows and Mac computer.

There are severalChrome extensions, as well asextensions for Edge, and Firefox, which you can use to watch Netflix or other video streaming sites together. The extensions work great with Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and similar platforms. I tested many and picked two working extensions for you to create a Netflix watch party. Let’s see how to use them.

Teleparty is one of the most straightforward ways to watch Netflix together with your friends. You can also use the extension to create a watch party for Hulu, HBO, Disney+, and Amazon. What’s more, Teleparty is planning on launching a smartphone app soon as well. So you might be able to enjoy Netflix watching parties with your friends on your phone too.

Another great extension to watch Netflix together is Metastream. It is an open-source extension available for Chrome and Firefox browsers. The procedure to use this extension is pretty tricky. But don’t worry; just follow our step-by-step instructions and you’ll be virtually hanging out with your friends in no time.

You have the option to make the room Public, Private, or Offline. Anyone with the link can join in the Public mode, and you have to grant individual permissions if using Private mode. Anyone with the link and extension can open the watch party if you allow them to join.

There’s one pretty big drawback of using Metastream, however.When using Metastream, your friend has to manually search and open the movie you are watching, and Metastream only syncs the playback. This means that if you open a different show or movie and your friend accidentally starts another movie, you’ll be in a funny situation. Say, you are at 0:10:00 minutes in The Hangover movie and your friend started Inception on his device; well, he will be synced at 0:10:00 minutes for Inception. The film is different, but the playback is synced.

That said Metastream also works quite well with other streaming platforms like Hulu, Disney+, YouTube, and more. Once you are comfortable operating the playback precisely, it can be a charming way to host a watch Netflix with your friends.

If you don’t feel like using a browser or want to connect to a watch party using your smartphone, try the Rave app. It is available for all major platforms like Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS devices. The app is pretty straightforward to use, and you can stream video content other than Netflix as well. For instance, you can stream videos on YouTube, Vimeo, and other similarvideo sharing platforms. You can also watch movies or TV shows using Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+, and more. Here’s how to use the Rave app for watching Netflix together with your friends and family.

Discord is a popular community-based app that allows users to stream their screens. Therefore, you canuse Discord to stream Netflixas well. However, we do not recommend using this method because it violates Netflix’s terms and conditions. Other methods require you to have a Netflix account. However, using Discord for streaming does not necessarily need you to have a Netflix account. Moreover, you can’t use this method to stream smartphone content due to DRM limitations.

No, Netflix does not have an inbuilt watch party feature. Still, you can use third-party apps and extensions to watch Netflix together with your friends.

You can use the Rave app, Watch Together, Metastream, Scener, Kast, and other similar apps and extensions to watch Netflix together on your computer, smartphones, and web browsers.

Netflix party syncs the playback automatically. If you encounter a lag by one or two seconds, that’s normal, and we cant rectify it entirely.

Watching Netflix Together

Unlike Amazon Prime Video, Netflix does not have a watch party feature. Still, we can use various browser extensions and apps to watch Netflix with our friends while at home. We tested and picked some working methods to watch Netflix by syncing the playback on your devices. Since they are not official methods, they can stop working at any given time. I hope you find this article helpful. If you have any doubts about the methods mentioned in this article, feel free to comment below.

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