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Host a session, join with a code, chat, keep everyone in sync and fix a slow connection.
Watch videos together in sync on Windows: host a session or join with a code
One person opens the video and shares a 6-digit code. Everyone else joins and plays the same moment, in sync, with chat beside it.
3 min read · Nov 7, 2026
Host a watch party without port forwarding: UPnP, a tunnel, or the same network
Three ways to get your friends connected, what each needs, and how the Check my router and Test connection buttons help.
3 min read · Nov 7, 2026
Watch together: chat, who controls playback, and how to kick or ban someone
The chat and session log, the control switch, shared captions, and removing someone for the rest of the session.
2 min read · Nov 7, 2026
Why is a guest buffering in watch together? Read the network numbers and fix it
Each member shows live numbers and a one-line reason when someone is loading. What they mean and how to fix a slow session.
2 min read · Nov 7, 2026
Is Timeline's watch together private? What is stored, and what is not
Where the video goes, what the rooms database holds, how passwords are stored and when everything is deleted.
2 min read · Nov 7, 2026