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Netflix in Taiwan begins crackdown on password sharing – lockdown on mobile phones and tablets, temporary solution available

Recently, Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing in Taiwan can be said to have begun to intensify. More and more users are finding that they cannot watch when logging in on their mobile phones and tablets, and a message “No device with the same account has been set up for this account” will appear. According to Netflix customer service In response, this is one of Netflix’s anti-sharing policies. It was detected that they were not co-residents, so they were locked. The good news is that there is currently a temporary solution, but users who watch on TV or TV boxes can only say goodbye to Netflix shared accounts.

Netflix expands crackdown on password sharing! Both mobile phones and tablets are locked, which happened to many users in Taiwan (temporary solution included)

Recently, netizens have reported on PTT and Dcard that their mobile phones and tablets have been locked, like this personHanNetizens mentioned that when they opened Netflix on their phones in the morning, a screen like this appeared, displaying the error message “Your device has not been set up as a shared device for this account.” Although you can click to watch temporarily, you need to receive a code, which will be sent to your Netflix account. E-Mail means that you must log in to the E-Mail mailbox to obtain it, which is very troublesome for Netflix users who share their account passwords. In addition, this is only “temporary” and you will need to authenticate again after the statute of limitations expires:

PTT also has one jacky7411 A few days ago, I encountered the same situation. The tweet below this article also happened to many netizens, and they were all in the same situation. Some members shared that someone used a TV box or TV to watch Netflix:

To this end, some netizens shared the answers they received after asking customer service. It was determined that the TV box caused the phone and tablet to be locked. This is actually the policy against shared passwords that Netflix had mentioned before. After someone uses the TV box to watch Netflix, this location will be locked. It is determined that it is the location of the account, and the connected “network” will be set as safe. If other users want to use this Netflix account, they must connect to the same “network” for at least one month, otherwise they will be judged as “This has not been set yet.” Account’s shared device”:

So to put it simply, if you want to continue sharing your Netflix account and password with others at this stage, the safest situation is that members cannot use products other than mobile phones, tablets, and computers to watch Netflix, such as TV boxes, Apple TV, MOD, and smart TVs. wait. Not sure if Apple TV will be judged as a TV box, but normally it should be.

Does anyone who has encountered it have any answers? There is currently a solution, which is to log out of “All Netflix Devices”. You can’t just log out of the TV box, but “all” to be effective. Otherwise, you need to open a new Netflix account and restrict everyone from watching it on TV.

How to log out of Netflix on all devices?

Go to the Netflix account backend, click on the device menu, and you will see “Access and Devices”:

Then you can see all the devices that have logged in to your Netflix account. You can clearly know whether anyone is watching on the TV box. Click “Log out of all devices” below and all devices will be logged out. If others want to use it, they need to log out again. Enter account password:

2024-02-01 13:23:15
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