Watch movies and TV shows together in FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad
With SharePlay, everyone can watch movies and TV shows in sync in a FaceTime call.
Here's what everyone needs
Watch video together while on a FaceTime call
On your iPhone or iPad, start a FaceTime call.
Swipe up from the bottom edge of the FaceTime call, then open a video streaming app that supports SharePlay.
Choose a movie or TV show, and press play. If prompted, tap SharePlay.
Playback controls are shared by everyone watching, so anyone can play, pause, rewind, or fast forward. Changing settings like closed captioning and volume will affect your device only.
Invite friends to watch video together on FaceTime from a supported app
You can also start a SharePlay session from supported streaming apps.
Open your streaming app.
Find a movie or TV show that you want to share. Tap the Menu button
or the Share button
.Tap SharePlay
, then enter the contacts that you want to call.Tap FaceTime to start FaceTime video. Or tap the Audio button
to start FaceTime audio. Start the video.
Playback controls are shared by everyone watching, so anyone can play, pause, rewind, or fast forward. Changing settings like closed captioning and volume will affect your device only.
If you need help with a video streaming app, learn how to contact a third-party app developer.
Join a watch session in a FaceTime call
In a FaceTime call, tap Open next to Join SharePlay.
After the video streaming app opens, tap Join SharePlay.
To return to the FaceTime call, tap the picture in picture tile on top of the video streaming app.
If you don't have access to the content, you'll be asked to get access through a subscription, a purchase, or a free trial, if it's available.
Find out which apps support SharePlay
In a FaceTime call, tap the Share Content button
.Under Apps for SharePlay, swipe through the list of your installed apps that you can share from, then tap an app to open it. Or tap More to browse supported apps in the App Store.
Learn more
Find out how to use SharePlay to watch content together in FaceTime on your Apple TV.
You can also use SharePlay to watch movies and TV shows together in FaceTime on a Mac with macOS Monterey or later.
FaceTime and some FaceTime features might not be available in all countries or regions.
Some content might not be supported if SharePlay users are in different countries or regions.
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