Netflix is the most popular video-on-demand service out there todaySome may like it more than others but it is so. But it is also the most expensive, this has caused a good part of its users to choose to share the account and in this way stifle the expense that it causes monthlyIt is more, many people enjoy it thanks to this since they would not have it if they had to use the account alone. This is why Netflix does not get involved in this matter and gives broadband for users to carry out this type of practice even if they do not see it favorably.
The best source of Netflix advertising is word of mouth from users and the more users disseminate their use, the greater their source of income will be, although this is not as big as it could be. With the most expensive subscription of the service (€ 15,99) we have access to content in 4K quality with HDR and up to 4 simultaneous playback screens, But shared spending is drastically reduced (€ 4 per profile if there are 4). There are times that children or simply someone with whom we share enters our profile, either by mistake or by browsing. We now have a solution to mitigate this.
New features added
It is a tool that Netflix has recently included and not everyone knows is the possibility of protecting each user of the account with a pin, in order to prevent children or other users with whom we share from not having access to our profile in question . It has also improved its profile management user, specifically so that parents or guardians can more conscientiously control what the little ones see. It gives us the possibility to create profiles with a age rating, so that they only have access to compatible content for those ages. It is also possible to block specific content.
You can do this if you are the administrator of the Netflix account. Here we are going to see how the Netflix PIN works so that no one investigates your Netflix profile without your permission. It is simple, fast and will avoid problems with who share your account.
Add a pin to your profile
To undertake this task we must access our Netflix account through your web version from the browser, after entering our account we will have to access what Netflix "block profiles". What it is about is to restrict access to a Netflix account profile. So that in this way alone who knows the PIN code could access that profile.
In section Profile and parental control you will see the Netflix profiles that you have created. Display the profile that you intend to protect and in "Profile lock ”, click on "Change" since by default it will be deactivated. You will be asked to enter the password again from your account. Since only the account administrator can configure PIN locks. Next, you must activate the option "A PIN is necessary to access the profile of ..." and define said PIN, a four-digit code that will go from 0000 to 9999. As are the codes of, for example, debit cards or credit, try to make it a fairly secure code to fulfill its function.
We can also optionally activate a second option, "Request the PIN to add new profiles". This will prevent someone who uses an account with certain limitations from skipping them by creating a new profile. After save changes, you will receive an email notifying you of the changes. From now on, when you access the Netflix profiles window, below the one you have configured you will see a padlock indicating that it is locked. When you access you must indicate the PIN that you previously added.
This PIN lock can be used to prevent users from entering your profile. You can, for example, set a PIN for each Netflix profile so that only you and its respective user know it. This way it will be easier for you manage profiles and prevent some from accessing the profiles of others. In this simple and fast way, we will finally have everything organized and we will gain privacy, since it is not pleasant that they enter your profile and can touch what we do not want, causing us to find recommended series that we are not interested in, or even lose the thread of a series for not knowing in which chapter we were.
I have forgotten the pin
What happens if we forget the pin that we have configured ?, because basically the same thing that happens when we forget the password that we have configured in our Netflix account, It will ask us to restore it so we must press where it says “Have you forgotten the PIN?”. And you will recover it through the email account that we have linked to it.