Clever Netflix trick lets you binge-watch TV with pals from ANYWHERE in the world
Now you'll never have to wait for your long distance Netflix partner to return...
NETFLIX can sometimes be better when you’re watching with friends but if all your friends live far away then this can be tricky.
However, if you can’t wait for your long-distance Netflix partner to get back before you watch another episode then use the following trick to watch it at the same time but in different locations.
is a video-chat service that has been specially designed for watching shows with far away friends so you can see their reactions at all times and discuss the plot.
The company launched in 2015 and describes its video-chat platform as “the way to watch anything with anyone.”
Rabbit is a useful alternative to the likes of FaceTime or Skype because it allows you to launch a window that can be viewed by all parties, including a tab with Netflix on it.
This means that you and your friends can stream your favourite shows and movies together and message at the same time.
Rabbit works no matter where you are, whether that be in a different city or country.
It currently has 3.6 million monthly unique users around the World.
Rabbit says: “Rabbit users are some of the most active on any web or mobile app: they watch for an average of 12.5 hours a month, and the most active users watch for 28.5 hours a month.
“The majority of Rabbit users watch on mobile and are under the age of 30 years old.”
You can download Rabbit for free and then click the Rabbit extension icon, then “Start Sharing”
Use Netflix on a computer or laptop? Try these useful shortcuts
Here are some handy keyboard shortcuts...
- Spacebar – toggle play / pause
- Enter – toggle play / pause
- F – full screen
- Esc – exit full screen
- Left Arrow – rewind 10 seconds
- Right Arrow – fast-forward 10 seconds
- Up arrow – volume up
- Down arrow – volume down
- M – mute toggle
- Shift-Alt-Left Click – adjust the streaming bitrate (to improve or reduce the quality of the video)
In other news, Netflix now sounds better or worse depending on your internet speed.
The streaming giant is going to trial a new weekly ‘top 10 list’ that could make it easier for you to decide what to watch.
And, YouTube creating Bandersnatch-style TV shows to take on Netflix.
Do you prefer watching Netflix with friends? Let us know in the comments…
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