2 Workarounds to Watch Netflix on FaceTime ...Middle East

The SharePlay feature within FaceTime enables you to watch videos, even streaming videos, with friends remotely. FaceTime SharePlay enables you to watch YouTube, Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV, TikTok, Crunchyroll and multiple others. Can you screen share Netflix on FaceTime? While the official answer is no, you could get other solutions to watch Netflix on FaceTime. In this article, we will share the practical ways to watch Netflix on FaceTime with others remotely.

Can You Watch Netflix on FaceTime Officially?

Can you watch Netflix on FaceTime officially via the SharePlay feature with friends remotely? Actually, the answer is no. By far Netflix hasn’t enabled SharePlay feature to view contents during FaceTime calls. Netflix employs digital rights management (DRM) to prevent Netflix streaming from unauthorized screen sharing and recording. Once you start a FaceTime call with your friends and then make use of the SharePlay feature to share your Netflix video playback screen, your friends on the other end will only see a blacked screen.

However, you could still watch Netflix on FaceTime with others through other methods. You could either download Netflix on Mac, Windows, or for iPhone/iPad, and then make use of the SharePlay feature, or manually sync Netflix streaming separately by taking FaceTime as a communication tool only.

2 Workarounds to Watch Netflix on FaceTime with Others

As mentioned above, while you will get black screen through FaceTime SharePlaying Netflix, you could get other solutions on how to screen share Netflix on FaceTime. The below solutions will provide you with detailed operation.

1.    Offline Download and Sync for Netflix Viewing

It’s not possible for you to directly SharePlay Netflix on FaceTime for screen sharing, even if you have downloaded Netflix videos within the Netflix app. However, you could make use of 3rd-party Netflix video downloaders to bypass the DRM protection upon Netflix videos and save DRM Netflix videos as regular videos that are free from DRM. Then you could SharePlay the downloaded Netflix videos on FaceTime with your friends.

CleverGet Netflix Downloader is such a kind of Netflix video downloader software tool that could help you download Netflix videos to save as regular MP4/MKV files at up to 1080P resolution with selected subtitles and audio tracks. With this Netflix video saver, you will get DRM-free videos, which could then be SharePlayed over FaceTime easily. The below guide would show you how to download Netflix videos and sync over FaceTime SharePlay feature.

Step 1: Download, install and kick off CleverGet.

Step 2: Open its Settings panel to save the download directory.

Step 3: Open Netflix.com website within CleverGet and log in with your account.

Step 4: Play back target Netflix video and then let CleverGet parse it.

Step 5: Choose download options, output format, resolution, subtitle and audio track.

Step 6: Click the “Download” button to start downloading Netflix videos.

Step 7: Once the Netflix downloads complete, start a FaceTime call and wait for everyone to join in.

Step 8: Click the “Share Content” option to choose to share the entire screen or a specific app window that will play back downloaded Netflix video.

Step 9: Open the Netflix video download folder and play back the downloaded Netflix video with your media player.

Step 10: Once your friends click to join the screen sharing, you all will start watching Netflix videos together remotely.

By following the above step-by-step guide, you will easily learn how to watch Netflix on FaceTime with others remotely. There will be no black screen issue ever.

2.    Manual Sync While on FaceTime (Old-Fashioned but Works)

Alternatively, you could just take FaceTime as a communication tool to talk with your friends and then start watching the same Netflix video simultaneously and respectively. You could follow the below steps to learn how to watch Netflix on FaceTime with friends simultaneously:

Step 1: Make sure you and your friends get a Netflix account and valid subscription.

Step 2: Start a FaceTime and invite your friends to join in.

Step 3: After joining, all the FaceTime participants log into Netflix with their accounts.

Step 4: All the participants search for the same Netflix video title, and then start playing the target Netflix video at the same time manually.

Step 5: Then just watch Netflix videos and talk with your friends over FaceTime.

By following the above steps, you could then easily watch Netflix on FaceTime with friends remotely. Compared to the first solution, this method has its own Pros and Cons, as listed below:

Alternative Option to Stream Netflix Together

There are also other solutions to help you watch Netflix with friends remotely other than FaceTime, such as Teleparty, Scener, TwoSeven, Kast, etc. These tools could help you share your Netflix video playback with friends easily. The below guide would show you how to stream Netflix with friends by using Teleparty.

Step 1: Install Teleparty extension on your browser. After installing, you could see a red TP icon on the toolbar.

Step 2: Log into your Netflix account and play back a video on Netflix on your browser.

Step 3: Click the red TP icon on the toolbar and then click the “Start Party” option.

Step 4: This will create a party room link, which could be copied and sent to your friends as an invitation.

Step 5: Your friends open the party room link and join the party, as long as they have the Teleparty extension installed on their browser and active Netflix account.

By following the above steps, you could easily watch Netflix over Teleparty with your friends and chat with them at the same time in the chatting room. This method also has its own Pros and Cons:

FAQs

1.  Are there alternatives to Teleparty for streaming Netflix with friends?

Yes, there are Teleparty alternatives like Rave, Discord, Scener, TwoSeven, Kast, etc.

2. Can you watch Netflix with friends on Zoom?

Technically yes. Zoom actually allows you to share everything on your screen, but you might come across black screen issue for Netflix’s Terms of Use.

3.  Can you SharePlay Disney+ and YouTube on FaceTime?

Yes, YouTube and Disney+ app streaming could be SharePlayed on FaceTime.

Conclusion

From the contents above, you should have learned how to watch Netflix over FaceTime with your friends, and its alternative solutions. By downloading Netflix videos, you could definitely watch Netflix videos over FaceTime with friends remotely. However, it should be noted that you download Netflix videos for offline viewing only. Otherwise, you might break the local copyright laws. If screen sharing is not feasible, you might turn to other options like Teleparty, Scener, and others.

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