When Apple launched SharePlay with iOS 15.1 Last year, it was only supported by a handful of apps. The list has grown a bit over the past few months, with ESPN, Twitch and Disney + updated their app with the ability to use group viewing. Now you can add Hulu to the list. Streaming service’s latest iOS and tvOS updates introduce SharePlay as a feature for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV app, so you can organize viewing parties for shows like The story of the maid or Dropouttells the controversial story of Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes.
To use SharePlay, all viewing group participants will need to be running iOS 15.1 or later and need a Hulu account and subscription. You must initiate a FaceTime call before opening the app. After doing so, you’ll see a warning at the top of the screen asking if you want to stream your content. Anyone joining the session will have access to pause, forward, and rewind controls to ensure that you’re all watching the same content at the same time. FaceTime will also have a picture-in-picture box at the top, which will show whoever is talking at the moment. SharePlay even comes with a feature called smart volume that automatically lowers the volume of the show whenever someone on the call is talking.
In addition to SharePlay support, Hulu’s latest update has also introduced a new feature that gives you a way to easily flip between the live TV channels you’re watching. You can now get the updated Hulu app from Apple App Store.
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