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Every profile will soon need its own email address, adding another hurdle for households that share a TV.
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Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown isn’t over just yet. The streaming giant is now rolling out another change that could make shared household accounts a little more cumbersome, this time by asking every profile on an account to have its own email address. While the move isn’t designed to stop families from sharing a subscription, it does add another layer of identity verification that many users probably weren’t asking for.
Netflix wants every profile to have its own identity
As spotted first by CordCuttersNews, Netflix has begun introducing profile-specific email addresses, allowing each user on a shared household account to link their own email instead of relying solely on the primary account holder. Existing users are being prompted to add an email when switching profiles, while new profiles will require one during setup.
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Netflix says the feature is meant to improve account security and make profile management easier. Individual email addresses will help users recover their own profiles, receive personalized notifications, and simplify future profile transfers if they decide to start their own subscription. The company also says it will make it easier to verify identities when logging into new devices, a change that naturally aligns with Netflix’s ongoing efforts to curb account sharing outside the home.
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The rollout appears to be happening gradually across supported devices and regions, meaning not everyone will see the prompts immediately. Existing viewing history, recommendations, and watchlists will remain tied to each individual profile.
Another small change, another big headache
Unsurprisingly, the rollout hasn’t gone down well with users. Reddit is already filled with complaints from people who find the new email prompt unnecessarily intrusive. A few users have shared what appears to be a temporary workaround by disabling Feature Testing under Account> Security on the web, but since Netflix hasn’t officially acknowledged it, there’s no guarantee the fix will last.
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The change doesn’t stop families from sharing a household account, but it does reinforce Netflix’s long-term strategy of giving every profile its own identity. For some, adding an email is a one-time task. For others, especially households with profiles created years ago for children or less tech-savvy family members, it’s simply another layer of friction. From Netflix’s perspective, it makes profiles easier to secure and eventually transfer. For users, it’s one more reminder that sharing a family account isn’t quite as effortless as it used to be
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