Streaming service Max has made its SharePlay service globally on Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free tiers.
It allows users to watch shows and movies on Max alongside their friends and family over FaceTime and iMessage.
The SharePlay experience on Max can be accessed via the “share” button on the content details page of each title and within the FaceTime app. Up to 32 people can join the viewing session at a time; all participants must have the app downloaded on their device. While on the SharePlay session, participants will experience synchronized playback controls and anyone can press play, pause, rewind and forward. The minimum operating system versions required include: tvOS 15.1, iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1 and visionOS 1.0.
Max, which combines HBO Max and Discovery+ in many European markets, suggests SharePlay lends itself to summer titles that include HBO Original House of the Dragon, series premieres of HBO Originals The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy, and in the United States coverage of NBA, NHL and MLB games.
