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.

Watch video together while on a FaceTime call

  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. 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.

  1. Open your streaming app.
  2. Find a movie or TV show that you want to share. Tap the Menu button  or the Share button .
  3. Tap SharePlay SharePlay button, then enter the contacts that you want to call.
  4. Tap FaceTime to start FaceTime video. Or tap the Audio button  to start FaceTime audio. 
  5. 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

  1. In a FaceTime call, tap Open next to Join SharePlay.
    iOS screenshot showing three people on a FaceTime call, with the option to Join SharePlay.
  2. After the video streaming app opens, tap Join SharePlay.
  3. 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

  1. In a FaceTime call, tap the Share Content button .
  2. 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.

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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