Watch films and TV programmes together in FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad
With SharePlay, everyone can watch films and TV programmes in sync in a FaceTime call.
Here’s what everyone needs
Watch videos 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 film or TV programme 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 such as closed captioning and volume will only affect your device.
Invite friends to watch videos together on FaceTime from a supported app
You can also start a SharePlay session from supported streaming apps.
Open your streaming app.
Find a film or TV programme you want to share. Tap the Menu button
or the Share button
.Tap SharePlay
, then enter the contacts 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 such as closed captioning and volume will only affect your device.
If you need help with a video streaming app, find out 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 has opened, 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 with a subscription, purchase or free trial, if 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 films and TV programmes together in FaceTime on a Mac with macOS Monterey or later.
FaceTime and some FaceTime features may not be available in all countries or regions.
Some content may not be supported if SharePlay users are in different countries or regions.
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