By default, Teleparty allows anyone to control playback
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pauses their feed, it pauses for everyone. This is
probably the most convenient option, but you can
change it in case you want to keep things more
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person who can play, pause, fast forward, and rewind.
JOIN A WATCH PARTY
Once the shareable link has been sent out, guests just
click the URL. The link will open to the video you have
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browser, the private chatroom will open. You should
now be able to chat with your friends, and the video will
be synced between all your devices.
CUSTOMIZE THE CHAT
Teleparty is a fairly barebones service, so there isn’t a
whole lot you can do inside the chat. When you join the
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your icon in the top-right corner to add a nickname and
customize the icon. The changes you make are saved for
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are also working on support for emoji, voice chat, and
other streaming services.
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