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aholic_2
New Contributor
4 years ago

Netflix or any other streaming service

Is this possible??? I binge watch TV series on Netflix.. Not sure if you know how it works? If you are watching a series on Netflix it will automatically start playing the next episode. I have ...
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bearone2
Contributor III

hey pal, if you turn off the tv, you're not binge watching!!

fwiw: if watching netflix, shut off tv, turn back on, i need to re-log back into netflix!!

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Bruce
Honored Contributor III
4 years ago

What do you use to stream Netflix?  Whatever device you use to stream holds the session cookie.  For example, if you stream via a TV app, recycling TV power would delete the session.  However, if using Contour, you're not deleting the session.

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    bearone2
    Contributor III
    4 years ago

    contour.....if i'm not deleting the session, then why do i need to re-select who's watching if i return to netflix later in the day/evening to continue what i was watching?

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      Bruce
      Honored Contributor III
      4 years ago

      Sessions are timestamped.  Timed out.