You can have up to 5 profiles on a single Netflix account.
You can create profiles for members in your household, allowing them to have their own personalized Netflix experience. Your account can have up to five individual profiles, and you can set a maturity rating level on each one.
The number of simultaneous Netflix streams you can have depends on which subscription you choose. The Basic plan only allows one, while the Standard plan allows for up to two, and the Premium plan allows for up to four.
A Netflix account is for use by one household.
Pay for Premium and there can be four devices of any kind watching Netflix at the exact same time. However, those users and devices cannot be permanently in another household.
Your Netflix account is in use on too many devices. It means the maximum number of devices allowed to watch at the same time using your Netflix account has been reached. Your Netflix plan determines how many devices are allowed to watch at the same time using your account.
Only people who live under the same roof can share accounts, the streaming company says. So you have two options: transfer your friends and family members mooching off your account to a new membership or share your Netflix account for an additional $8 monthly fee.
Account holders can add more people outside of the household for an extra $7.99 a month, or they can use the "transfer profile" feature to prompt extra users to make their own accounts that they pay for, Netflix said Tuesday.
The account owner will need to purchase an extra member slot, then invite an extra member to use the extra member slot. The extra member must be activated in the same country where the account owner created their account. Extra members cannot be added to Netflix-included packages or third-party billed accounts.
For every extra user – past the allowed limit for regular and premium members at 1 and 2 extra members, respectively – that's using your Netflix account, Netflix will charge $7.99/month.
Anyone who pays for the Netflix Premium package with 4K streaming has the option of adding up to two extra members, but each one will still cost another $7.99.
It's important to note that Netflix accounts can only be shared between members of the same household. So, sharing your Netflix account with people other than your household is officially illegal. In 2022, Netflix pushed the concept of “a thoughtful approach to monetize account sharing.”
How does Netflix know that you're sharing someone else's password? Netflix says it uses a combination of IP addresses, device IDs, and “account activity from devices signed into the Netflix account” to determine if an account is being used in the primary account holder's household.
Another notable difference between a Standard with ads, Standard, and Premium Netflix subscriptions is the number of people who can use the same account at once — Standard with ads and Standard plans allow streaming at two devices at once, while Premium tops out at four.
Standard - $15.49/month
The Standard plan is Netflix's most popular as it gives the best options for those who live in homes with multiple people and like to watch their content at a higher resolution.
Netflix's crackdown on password sharing begins in Australia. You'll now need to pay an extra $8 a month to share outside your household.
Netflix keeps track of each account's last viewed episode or movie and the date and time when someone watched it. If you see something on the list you don't recognize, there's a good chance someone else is using your account.
Click on your profile icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Select "Account." Scroll down to "Security and Privacy" > "Manage access and devices." Here, you will find a list of the most recent devices that have been used to access your account.
Use Dashlane App to Share Netflix Account Without Giving Password on Android & iPhone. Dashlane is a password manager that you can use to share your Netflix account with your friend or family member. But your friend must also install the Dashlane app.
Starting from today, May 24, Netflix users in Australia can no longer share their password with family or friends if they're not living together in the same household.
What are the new rules? Netflix will only let people share an account if they live in the same household — or pay an extra fee. It'll ask people using someone else's account to get a new account of their own or stay on as a paid "extra member".
What do Netflix plans cost in Australia? Netflix Australia pricing starts at $6.99 per month for an ad-supported entry-level service, $10.99 per month removes ads, $16.99 per month gets you 1080p streaming, and $22.99 per month gets you the best possible plan with all the bells and whistles.
For years, Netflix turned a blind eye to password sharing because it was fueling growth. But the streamer suffered heavy subscriber losses last year, and said that password sharing hurt its revenues and therefore limited its ability to invest in new content.