Watch Netflix Together With Your Long Distance Partner (With Video Call)
Missing your long-distance partner and want to watch the latest Netflix craze, laugh at funny moments together, or discuss plot twists in real time? Here are three popular ways to watch Netflix together with remote friends on your computer and smartphone.
Note:Make sure you both have separate Netflix subscriptions. If only you have a Netflix subscription, you canshare your screen using Discordas explained in this guide.
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1. Sync Netflix on Any Devices With Rave
Rave is a popular app that used to sync Netflix playback on Android and iPhone but recently launched on PC and Mac too. So, if either or both of you have a smartphone/tablet or TV, this is the only app out there, that works flawlessly.
Rave is free, supports unlimited users, and is a small non-intrusive app. You can also chat with your friends in a side panel while streaming Netflix together. No video call support though.
Here’s how to use:
2. Sync Netflix on Browser With Teleparty
Teleparty is a Chrome extension that synchronizes the playback of your Netflix movie or show. The free version is ad-free, supports text chats, and both partners can control video playback. However, if you want video chat, that’s a paid feature that can cost up to $4 per month depending on your region.
I’ve been using this extension regularly since the COVID lockdown, mostly to watch Netflix. But it also supports YouTube, Hulu, Disney Plus, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime.
3. Sync Playback and Video Call With TwoSeven.xyz
Unlike Teleparty, TwoSeven.xyz allows you to video chat with your friends for free. However, you both need to watch Netflix on the TwoSeven website, essentially sharing your screens with one another.
I tested the site with my office colleague as well as a remote friend and it worked fine with few hiccups in the beginning. The key to sync Netflix playback with your remote friend is to pause/play video playback.
Choosing the Right Option
While using Teleparty, I seriously considered paying for video chat. Thankfully, while researching for this article, I discovered the TwoSeven site, and surprisingly the video call feature worked better than expected. Guess what? I found what I wanted. Did you?
Let me know if you have any better suggestions or if the apps no longer work by tweeting me at @techwiser. I’ll be happy to find a better one.
Mrinal Saha
Mrinal is a tech geek who spends half of his day reading and writing about tech. While the nights are spent on shooting or editing YouTube videos. Feel free to geek out with him on-
