The day so dreaded by some and long awaited by others has arrived. netflix Since February 8, it has been monitoring the use of shared accounts between people who do not live at the same address with the aim of ending shared accounts.
Last week, we already explained to you here on LOS40.com what the procedure the entertainment giant was going to use to prevent several people in different places from using a single account. For this it will be necessary a monthly connection to wi-fi configured by the main profile in addition to validation by codes within a maximum of 15 minutes.
And as we said, the effect of the app is immediate: “We’ve always made sharing their Netflix account easier for people who live under the same roof with features like profiles and multi-viewing. screens. , they also caused confusion about when and how you can share Netflix. There are now over 100 million households sharing their accounts, which reduces our ability to invest in creating great stories, told with the highest quality Netflix shows and movies,” explained the cinema giant and television on demand.
“Over the past year, we have tested several shared account solutions in Latin America and are ready to apply them in other countries. Today we are starting with Canada, Spain, New Zealand and Portugal. Our main goal has been to give subscribers more control over who can access your account,” Netflix explains on its help page.
The ace news with this policy of non-use of shared accounts they are based on:
We know there is a lot of confusion about how to share Netflix. As each account is designed for a single house, starting today you will see new functions with which you can better control your account. And you can keep watching Netflix when you’re on the go.
- Setting up the primary location: We’ll help subscribers set it up, so everyone in your household can use their Netflix account.
- Account access and device management: Subscribers can control who accesses their account on the new Manage Access and Devices page.
- Profile Transfer: Now anyone using an account can move their profile to their own paid account, keeping their personalized recommendations, viewing history, roster, saved games, and more.
- Watch Netflix on the go: As always, subscribers will be able to watch Netflix on their personal devices or tune in on another TV (at a hotel or vacation rental, for example).
- Add additional subscribers: Subscribers to our Standard or Premium plans in many countries (including Canada, Spain, New Zealand and Portugal) can add sub-accounts for up to two people they don’t live with. Each of these sub-accounts will have its own profile, personalized recommendations, username and password, at an additional cost of €5.99 per month per person (in Spain).