How to Watch Netflix with Friends during COVID-19

With this whole COVID-19 pandemic going on, we all have to socially isolate ourselves in our homes in order to flatten the curve of cases, and this is likely to continue for some time.

I’ve looked into ways to watch Netflix with friends online, and after trying several different “solutions”, I found one which works quite well: Netflix Party

In order to use Netflix Party, each person will need a desktop or laptop running the Google Chrome web browser. If you don’t have Chrome installed, ask your child to install it on your computer for you. If you don’t have any children, text your neighbor’s kid for installation instructions.

To install Netflix Party click “Install Netflix Party” from the Netflix Party website. This will take you to the plugin page on the Chrome Web Store. Click the “Add to Chrome” button to install it.

“I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.”

You’ll be prompted to install the extension in Chrome. Do that.

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