If you don't want to do without a video evening with friends despite the corona pandemic and quarantine, you can use the free Chrome browser add-on Netflix party help: Because the extension allows you and your friends to stream Netflix content at the same time as IGN reported.
What does Netflix Party bring?
Netflix Party is an extension for web browsers based on Chromium, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge (Chromium).
The addon synchronizes the video and sound playback on participating players and also adds a group chat, which you can use to chat with the participants in your Netflix party.
How does Netflix Party work?
So that you can use Netflix Party and watch Netflix with friends or relatives as well as use the chat, a few have to requirements be fulfilled:
- All participants must have their own Netflix account and install Netflix Party. You can download the addon in Download the Chrome Web Store.
- All participants must have access to the content you want to watch together. Films and series that are not available in a country cannot be viewed together with participants from that country.
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To use Netflix Party, do the following:
- Download Netflix Party and install the addon.
- Log in to Netflix – regardless of whether you are the host yourself or just want to attend a Netflix party.
- Now select the film or series episode you want to watch together (also applies to all users).
- Then the NP button in the browser bar turns red in the top right. The person hosting the party clicks the button to generate a link for the NP room, which they in turn share with all participants in the party.
- The participants of the party copy the link into the browser with which they have already logged into Netflix and open it. Then click on the NP button, which should also be colored red.
- Now the chat room opens for all participants and the host can start the video.
This guide sounds a bit complicated at first glance, but you shouldn't have any problems using Netflix Party if you stick to the order described.
