Max has develop into the newest streaming service to clamp down on password sharing. Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Tuesday that Max will cost an additional $7.99 monthly so as to add somebody to your account exterior your family.
The new “Extra Member Add-On” permits subscribers throughout all tiers to ask a buddy or member of the family to create a separate account with their very own login credentials. These members can stream from one gadget at a time and “get pleasure from all different advantages included within the main account proprietor’s base plans,” in accordance with Warner Bros. Discovery. Subscribers can solely add one additional member per account.
Max can also be rolling out a profile switch characteristic, which is meant to make it simpler for additional members to hold their watch historical past, suggestions, and settings over to a brand new account. Proper now, Max’s additional member add-on is barely obtainable to individuals who subscribe on to the service — not bundle subscribers.
Max has been hinting at including paid sharing to the service since final 12 months, with Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming head JB Perette saying in December that customers will be capable to add additional members within the first quarter of 2025.