Tubi Is Reimagining An Old-School Way To Share Movies With Friends

The '80s are alive and well for the streaming platform Tubi, though you're not going to need to find your old VHS cassettes for the new feature it's dropping. Home to over 400,000 movies and television episodes (including hosting Betty White's only sci-fi movie for a spell), Tubi is now letting registered users create mixtapes for their favorite content, offering an additional way to share favorites with friends.

Announced in a press release, Tubi's new Mixtapes feature can be accessed through the web or Tubi's mobile app. Registered users can select from a variety of content across Tubi's catalog, including TV shows and movies, and they can also organize and sort the content how they see fit. Once the Mixtape is named, users can publish it and they'll receive a link for sharing with others. To celebrate the launch, Tubi has tapped into several content creators to have them share their own Mixtapes, including "Near-Gothic Horror" from @saks11thavenue and "Valid Crashouts" from @chronicallyscary, which focuses on antiheroes and horror.

For what it's worth, users can choose whether they want artificial intelligence to assist them in content curating, though streaming fans should also remember there's a number of different ways to share content on most media platforms. Nonetheless, Tubi's new Mixtape feature is likely to add a bit of fun for those who love to share with friends, and it may even bolster some users' decisions when determining the perfect streaming services based on what you love to watch.

Tubi's new Mixtapes feature is a rather clever way to share content with friends, but it's worth exploring the other methods users have available. For Tubi, users can share content directly from the mobile app simply by pressing the Share button near the "Play content" button. The platform also offers Apple SharePlay options, so long as you're running iOS 15.1 or higher and using the Tubi app. Just start a FaceTime call, swipe to your home screen and open the Tubi app, play content, and then choose Play for Everyone to share content in a FaceTime call.

Other streaming platforms can offer similar options, as Netflix has a Share button on mobile devices, as well. Unfortunately, there's no SharePlay option for Netflix, but Apple SharePlay is supported by platforms like Disney+, Twitch, NBA, Paramount+, Pluto TV, HBO Max, TikTok, Hulu, and more. Of course, users should also remember that most subscription platforms these days are against sharing passwords with friends, so there's always a way to check if someone is using your streaming subscription.

For those enticed by SharePlay options but not by Apple products, the Chrome extension Teleparty (originally Netflix Party) can also be a way to watch streaming content with your friends. It includes chat window options, and there's also iOS and Android support. Another alternative can be Kosmi, which doesn't require a browser extension. These are just recommendations to explore to give you an idea of options, but it's worth remembering that Tubi is free if you want to get started with its new Mixtapes feature.