Watch Party (Beta)

Silo is in active development before 1.0. These guides are updated frequently.

Watch Party lets people on the same Silo server pick a movie or episode and watch it together, with shared play and pause.

App	Watch Party
Web	Available from the sidebar
iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV	Turn it on in Settings first
Android phone, tablet, and TV	Not available

Turn it on in the Apple apps

On iPhone or iPad, open Settings, find Experimental, and turn on Watch Party. It then appears in your profile menu.
On Apple TV, open Settings > Server and turn on Watch Party under Experimental. It then appears in the top menu.

A title’s menu also gets a Watch Party option.

Start a party in the web app

Sign in and select your profile.
Open Watch Party in the sidebar.
Choose Host picks to choose the title yourself, or Everyone votes to let everyone suggest titles and vote.
Select Create Watch Party.
Share the room code, or copy the Invite link. People you invite need an account on the same server.

You can also start a party from a title’s menu with Start a party with this.

In the room, search for a movie or series and choose what to play. For a series, pick the season and episode. With Everyone votes, people add suggestions and vote, and the host starts the one to play.

Join a party

Open Watch Party, enter the room code, and select Join Watch Party. An invite link opens the party after you sign in.

In the Apple apps, open Watch Party, paste the code or invite link, and select Join party.

During the party

The host can turn on Guests can pause to let everyone play and pause. Guests can select Leave. The host can select End to close the room for everyone.

Everyone streams from the server with their own account, so profile restrictions still apply: an invitation doesn’t let someone watch a title their profile can’t open. Watch Party plays movies and episodes only.

If a room won’t open, make sure you’re signed in to the right server and profile. An ended room needs a new party and invite.