For example, netflix, on the apple plus app under my profile, will my shows from Netflix show up and only mine. Then for my wifes profile only hers will show up? Or based on the account used to log in with on Netflix on the main apple TV box will that be the shows that are shown across multiple platforms?
However the individual apps, like Netflix, Hulu, Prime etc... do not in most cases support multiple accounts and will use whichever account is signed in to the App at the time its being used regardless of which Apple ID is active on the Apple TV.
Apps however do support multiple profiles, so if you and your wife have your own profile within each app, you will be able to change to your profile within the App independently of the Apple ID being signed in.
If you each have your own subscription and account with each app and not just a profile within the same account, then you would need to sign the other person out of the app and sign in with your account.
If you want to run an app on a different profile than what the Apple TV is currently logged into then simply change the profile and all billing and preferences for the different profile will be used. Very very simple to do. For example, my wife and I have different profiles and preferences and we are Netflix customers. We both use the same Apple ID for billing however we like to watch different types of content. When she is logged into her account, she sees her preferences and what she has watched in the past, what she would like to watch etc, when I log in to my account then I see what I want.
Thanks. We have separate profiles now, and I am thinking about getting an Apple TV box to consolidate all the services into you. So to be clear, I sign in on the main box to all the accounts with the billing sign in IE Netflix and Apple TV plus. But then the profile on the apple TV app will ask which profile to use for each service. IE Netflix for wife profile on wifes profile for Apple TV plus? 180 dollars is alot to spend if we cant separate the profiles.
Guess what I am trying to say , on the apple tv app, my profile will house all the profiles from streaming apps like Netflix and Disney plus, but then my wifes profiles will consolidated under her own apple tv app profile.
For the 3rd party apps like Netflix, they will need to be signed in with one account that is paying for them, and is not really tied to the Apple ID logins on the Apple TV box in Settings. Netflix may be using the Apple ID as its account, but it is not tied to the Apple ID that is actually active in Settings.
No, The TV App and other Apple apps will use whichever Apple ID is currently active at the time you open the App. It will not ask, you will need to manually change the active Apple ID in Settings if you want to change the user for the Apple apps.
This is, as mentioned, unrelated to the account used for other 3rd party apps like Netflix. For those, if each of you is paying for your own subscription to Netflix, you will need to sign each other out of the App and sign in with your own account.
If you are using the same billing account for Netflix, but have different profiles inside the app, then you can just select the profile within the App you wish to use. But again, this is unrelated to the active Apple ID from the Settings App.
Again, no. Do not confuse accounts with profiles. Accounts hold profiles. Apple IDs do not have profiles. They are just one account that holds information for one user. The active Apple ID will not define what account is logged in to 3rd party apps like Netflix or Disney+, but may define what subscriptions are active for the channels within the Apple TV App.
3rd party Apps like Netflix use accounts with the billing information, and then hold different profiles for different users within that account so they can separate viewed content and likes and dislikes. These are not tied to the active Apple ID at all.
If you have Husband Apple ID and Wife Apple ID, but then you have a subscription account to Netflix with 2 profiles under that account for viewing content, these are unrelated to the Apple IDs. Again it may use the Apple ID as its account, but it has no connection to the Apple ID that is active in Settings.
Please add the ability to select from multiple accounts (similar to netflix profiles) when the twitch app is opened (android tv doesn't have this, at least, not sure about other tv apps). I share my television with family and it's a pain to log out and back in every time someone else uses the television.
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Hi!. I use Spotify on my phone on a daily basis. I also use it to play music for my kids when connected to the car using Android Auto. Is there any way to switch from my (adult) profile to my kid's profile?. I'd like to do this because playing kids songs is totally screwing up my suggestions and Discover Weekly. I'd like to keep things separated but using the same device if possible.
Hello! Unfortunately, there is no real way to switch from an 'adult' account to a 'kids' account in the Spotify App other than not allowing explicit songs (Settings>Allow Explicit Songs>Off). You could also make a separate account on Spotify Kids or just turn off the 'Allow Explicit Songs' filter on the new account.
Shame. Many other streaming apps let you switch profiles seamlessly. Some even ask you for a profile right when you open them (Netflix and Disney+ for example). Furthermore, I tried installing Spotify Kids on the same phone, but it's not compatible with Android Auto, so I'm still stuck on the standard Spotify app.
At the moment it's not possible, however there's actually an idea about this - [Account] Quickly switch between saved Accounts - The Spotify Community. You can give it a Like and Subscribe to the thread for any updates.
Nothing has been done in this regards since 2016 or even earlier. I am disappointed with this too, would love to be able to switch account on my Android car radio and tablet at home. Back then simple account switching was already proposed as an implementation idea and the devs said "not yet"...
I've browsed the last few pages and no community manager or dev posted anything in this year. The idea thread just seems to be there to funnel the frustration of users for it to be ignored for almost SEVEN years now. This is actually sad and kind of pathetic... switching user profiles is such a basic functionality in all other streaming platforms since forever.
What a shame you cannot switch accounts - I was looking forward to getting my own 2023 Top Music list - Now its completely staged up with lullabies and white noise tracks I guess the only real solution is to get another device (iPhone/Android) with the sole purpose of playing kids music?
Having just upgraded my account to a family plan I am very surprised to find out I cant toggle between profiles on a single device. This is the whole reason I upgraded. The kids and me all play our music at home and in the car. This seems like an essential feature to me. I will cancel the family plan again, this is useless for us.
Netflix no longer permits password sharing unless everyone lives in the same household. Thankfully, a profile transfer feature lets you easily transition to your own Netflix subscription without losing viewing history, recommendations, custom lists, and other important settings.
You can switch your own Netflix profile to an existing account, as well as turn the feature off to stop others from transferring their profiles into your account. Follow along to learn how to transfer a Netflix profile and turn this feature off at will.
The Profile Transfer feature is enabled by default for new Netflix accounts. To disable Profile Transfer on Netflix, select Turn off profile transfers on the Account Settings page and confirm the operation by clicking Turn Off Profile Transfer on the next screen.
Now that account sharing is officially frowned upon, the era of freewheeling on Netflix has come to its inevitable end. Sharing a Netflix account with people outside your household is only possible if you add them as paying members.
When you delete an app from your device, or in this case a channel from your Roku list, all the data associated with that channel will be lost. This includes login information.