You should then see a setting for requiring a PIN, and once you’ve set it, neither kids nor roommates will be able to access your profile. To set the PIN, log-in to Netflix through a browser, access your account details in the upper-right corner, click “Account” then look for the “Profile and Parental Controls” section. Need a break from Boss Baby? Maybe add it to the list for a while. Disabling auto-play on a kid profile to make Octonaut marathons a bit more… intentional.
Useful if you want someone to have access to more than just the kids section while still blocking off anything beyond, say, PG-13.
Filtering titles based on their maturity rating in your country. TechCrunch notes the other parental control improvements coming to Netflix today: But once you enable the PIN, you’ll be prompted for it across all platforms, including the app for your Apple devices. With today’s change, each individual user can set a four-digit PIN specific to their profile.Īs of right now, you can only set this PIN through a browser, not in the Netflix app for iPhone or iPad. For instance, a family might share one Netflix account, and therefore have five profiles. As TechCrunch explains, this comes amid a broader set of Netflix updates designed to improve parental controls, but being able to set a PIN will also help keep roommates and others from using your profile.Īll Netflix accounts are, of course, protected by a password, but within each Netflix account are different profiles for each user. 
Netflix is rolling out the ability to set a passcode specific to your profile.
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