How to Transfer Your Netflix Profile to New Account
Netflix is available for streaming movies and TV shows on almost any device. You can watch Netflix on your Google Nest Hub and enjoy your favorite content. Netflix’s top-of-the-line Premium plan lets you add up to five different profiles to your account.
But now Netflix has developed a new profile transfer feature that will give you a different way to enjoy your personalized content. This post will explain this feature and show you how to transfer your Netflix profile to a new account.
What is the advantage of this function
Many users share a Netflix account to watch content by creating different user profiles. This new feature allows users to create a separate membership profile to opt out of the Netflix family and transfer profile data to a new account or profile. According to Netflix, this feature allows users who have moved out of a relationship or away from family members to create their paid account without leaving their watch history and content settings.
This feature sounds great if you’re uncomfortable using or sharing a single Netflix account password. So you can finally move out of that group or equation. With Netflix, you can transfer your entire watch history, lists, and recommendations to a new account where you can start paying yourself and keep your Netflix account password private.
One of the benefits of this is that you don’t have to rely on obscure methods to pay for your share of a “Netflix shared family account.” Also, it helps you remove the limit of devices that can actively stream Netflix at the same time.
How to enable profile transfer on Netflix
Netflix will roll out the profile transfer feature on October 17, 2022. Netflix will notify users to the registered email address of the availability of this feature. But here’s how you can enable this feature for your Netflix account right away. You need your computer to complete these steps.
Step 1: Open the web browser on your computer and sign in to your Netflix account.
Step 2: Select your Netflix profile.
Step 3: Click your profile icon in the top right.
Step 4: Select Account from the list of options.
Step 5: On the account page, scroll down and look for Settings.
Step 6: Click the Enable Profile Transfers option.
Step 7: Click Allow.
You will see a confirmation message on your screen.
Step 8: Open a new browser tab and sign in to your Netflix registered email account.
Step 9: Open the official Netflix email titled “Account update: Profile transfers will be available soon”.
Step 10: Click the Activate Now button in the email.
This will open your Netflix account page where confirmation will be highlighted.
Note: You may need to sign in to Netflix again if you previously signed out or opened the link in a different browser.
You will also receive an official email from Netflix to your registered email address.
How to transfer a Netflix profile
After enabling the feature, you can transfer your Netflix profile. Note that this feature is not currently available for mobile users. You will need your computer again to complete these steps.
Step 1: Open the Netflix website in a web browser and sign in to your Netflix account.
Step 2: Open your profile that you want to transfer to a separate account.
Step 3: Click your profile icon in the top right.
Step 4: Select Transfer Profile from the list of options.
Step 5: To follow the process, click Next.
Step 6: Enter your new email address and password for your profile. Then click Next.
Step 7: Click Next to choose your plan.
Step 8: Select your plan and click Next below.
Step 9: Choose the payment method for your membership.
Step 10: Enter your payment method details, select “I agree” and click “Start Membership”.
Netflix membership has been activated for your new profile. You can now select your streaming device and add more profiles.
Your profile transfer process is complete.
A pop-up message will appear at the top of your profile page.
How to disable Netflix profile transfer
If you want to turn off the profile transfer feature for your Netflix account, do the following:
Step 1: Sign in to your Netflix account in your web browser.
Step 2: Click your profile icon in the top right.
Step 3: Select Account from the list of options.
Step 4: On the account page, scroll down and look for Settings.
Step 5: Click Disable profile transfers.
Step 6: At the bottom right, click Disable profile transfer.
You will see a corresponding confirmation on your account page.
Transfer Netflix profile with ease
The profile transfer feature will hopefully bring some relief to both the users and the company. But apart from this feature, you can read our post highlighting some great hidden features of Netflix to enhance your viewing experience.