Use SharePlay to watch movies and TV shows together on your Apple TV

With SharePlay, everyone can watch movies and TV shows in sync on Apple TV. 

Start a SharePlay session from your iPhone or iPad

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, start a FaceTime call.
  2. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the FaceTime call, then open a video streaming app that supports SharePlay
  3. Choose a movie or TV show, and press play.
  4. On your Apple TV Remote, press and hold TV/Control Center  to open Control Center on Apple TV. 
    tvOS screenshot showing the SharePlay button in Control Center.
  5. At the top of Control Center, select your user. If you're using someone else's Apple TV or if you can't select your user for a different reason, use AirPlay to stream video to your Apple TV
  6. Select SharePlay .
  7. Select Start on Apple TV. Confirm on your iPhone or iPad.

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. 

Start a SharePlay session from your Apple TV

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, start a FaceTime call.
  2. On your Apple TV Remote, press and hold TV/Control Center  to open Control Center on Apple TV. 
  3. At the top of Control Center, select your user. If you're using someone else's Apple TV or if you can't select your user for a different reason, use AirPlay to stream video to your Apple TV
  4. Choose a movie or TV show, and press play.
  5. You'll get a notification on Apple TV asking if you want to SharePlay your content. Select SharePlay, then use your iPhone or iPad to confirm.
     

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. 


End a SharePlay session on Apple TV

  1. Press and hold TV/Control Center  on your Apple TV Remote to open Control Center on your Apple TV.
  2. Select SharePlay .
  3. Select Stop SharePlay.

 

1. FaceTime and some FaceTime features might not be available in all countries or regions.

2. Some content might not be supported if SharePlay users are in different countries or regions. 

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