Again when Max was nonetheless often known as HBO Max, it launched a redesigned app that added SharePlay for Apple gadgets, however solely within the US. Now, the streaming service is rolling out the characteristic to all its customers all over the world. SharePlay is now obtainable to all Max customers paying for Advert-Free and Final Advert-Free plans, permitting them to carry and be part of watch events over FaceTime and iMessage, regardless of the place they’re.
Customers can begin watching with buddies by hitting the “share” button both on the small print part of every title or throughout the FaceTime app. Every session can have as many as 32 contributors, however all of them should be Max subscribers. Meaning individuals from areas the place Max is not obtainable, resembling in Asian international locations, will not be capable to hop on and watch with their friends within the US or Europe. Warner Bros. is planning to increase Max’s attain to South East Asia later this yr, but it surely warns on its web site that the timeline might nonetheless change.
SharePlay for Max works on iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs and Imaginative and prescient Professional headsets. To provoke a watch social gathering on iPhones, iPads and Imaginative and prescient Professionals, customers have to seek out the Share icon on the small print web page of a present or a film, enter the contacts they need to share with and provoke a FaceTime name. In the event that they select Messages on their cellular gadgets, their buddies will get a message asking them to affix SharePlay. On Apple TV, customers should open FaceTime first earlier than clicking the SharePlay button and selecting Max from the app listing.