How to create, change, or delete profiles (2024)

People who live together in a single household can have their own personalized Netflix experience. You can have up to 5 profiles on a single Netflix account.

Note:

Profiles aren't available on devices made before 2013. Extra member accounts have 1 profile and cannot create additional profiles.

Each profile allows for its own:

Language preference
Maturity level
Specific viewing restrictions
Profile lock
Viewing activity log
Game handle
Game saves
Subtitle appearance
Playback settings
Personalized TV show and movie suggestions
My List
Ratings
Email (for notification emails, and only profiles with All Maturity ratings)

Note:

Some profile features are not available for Kids profiles.

Create a profile

Profiles can be added on devices made after 2013.

Delete a profile

You can delete profiles on most devices. The main profile on your account can’t be deleted.To delete the current profile, you may need to switch to another profile to complete the steps below. Once you delete a profile, the viewing history and game saves for that profile will no longer be available.

Go to the Manage Profiles section on your device:
- TV or streaming device: Go to the profile selection screen.
- Web browser: Go to your Manage Profiles page.
- Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad:
  1. Open the Netflix app.
  2. In the lower right, tap My Netflix .
  3. In the upper right, tap theMenu.
  4. TapManage Profiles .
Choose the profile you want to delete and select the Edit icon.
Select Delete Profile.
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If you can't delete a profile from your device, visit Netflix.com on a web browser and follow the steps above.

Change a profile

You can customize profiles on most devices.

Go to the Manage Profiles section on your device:
- TV or streaming device: Go to the profile selection screen.
- Web browser: Go to yourManage Profilespage.
- Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad:
  1. Open the Netflix app.
  2. In the lower right, tap My Netflix .
  3. In the upper right, tap theMenu.
  4. TapManage Profiles .
Choose the profile you want to change and select the Edit icon.
Change the name, image, language, or maturity on the profile.

Note:

Changes to maturity rating cannot be made on a TV or streaming device.
Select Done or Save.

If you can't edit a profile from your device, visit netflix.com on a web browser and follow the steps above.

Use profile & parental controls

All profile users, except for those with the Netflix Kids experience, can access and edit parental controls and permissions for individual profiles. Your account password is required to edit Viewing restrictions or to add, change, or remove a Profile Lock.

To edit settings for an individual profile:

Go to the profile settings section on your device:
- Web browser:
  1. Using a browser, go to your Account page.
  2. In the Profile & Parental Controls section, select a profile.
    - For some accounts, select Profiles, then choose a profile.
- Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad:
  1. Open the Netflix app.
  2. In the lower right, tap My Netflix .
  3. In the upper right, tap theMenu.
  4. TapManage Profiles .
  5. Choose the profile you want to change and select the Edit icon.
Select the setting you want to edit for that profile.
Save/Submit changes.

For more information, see Parental Controls on Netflix.

Add or update an email address

You can add a different email address to any secondary Adult profile to receive personalized recommendations and other communications from Netflix. Email addresses associated with secondary profiles can't be used to sign in to your Netflix account.

To add or change the email associated with a secondary profile:

Using a browser, sign in to the profile you want to edit.
Go to the Account page.
In the Profile & Parental Controls section, select your profile.
- For some accounts, select Profiles, then choose your profile.
Select Profile Email or Email.
Enter the desired email for the profile.
Select Add Email.
- You can select Change Email or Delete Email if you are updating an existing email.

Create and manage game handles

See How to create, update and use game handles to learn more.

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How to create, change, or delete profiles (2024)

FAQs

How do I delete and create a new profile in Windows 10? ›

Click on Settings in the User Profiles section. Click the account name you'd like to remove, then click on Delete. That's it. Using the Registry Editor to delete User Accounts is rare.

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How do I add new profiles on Netflix? ›

TV or streaming device: Go to the profile selection screen, then choose Add Profile+. Android phone or tablet, iPhone, oriPad: In the lower right of the Netflix app, tap My Netflix , tap your profile, then tap Manage Profiles .

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Does deleting a Google profile delete everything? ›

Bear in mind that deleting a Google account wipes out everything associated with your Google username, from the emails in Gmail, to the places you've saved in Google Maps, to the files you've saved to Google Drive.

How do I delete multiple Google profiles? ›

If you see multiple accounts listed, select Sign out. Repeat this process until you are signed out of all of your accounts. Once you are signed out, you'll see a list of all of your accounts. Select Remove an account.

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Why can't I delete a Netflix profile? ›

You can't delete your primary profile as it is associated with the owner of the Netflix account. It's the same profile you get while creating your account. The only way to delete this profile is to delete your account.

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How many profiles can I have on Netflix? ›

You can create profiles for members in your household, allowing them to have their own personalized Netflix experience. Your account can have up to five individual profiles, and you can set a maturity rating level on each one. Each profile will have its own recommendations based on that profile's ratings and tastes.

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How will Netflix know who is in your household? ›

How Netflix detects devices within a Netflix Household. We use information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity to determine whether a device signed into your account is part of your Netflix Household. We do not collect GPS data to try to determine the precise physical location of your devices.

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How do I stop people creating new profiles on Netflix? ›

Select Profiles, then click the main account profile (the one at the top). Select Profile Lock. Enter your Netflix account password. Check the box to Require PIN to add new profiles, then click Save.

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How do I delete a second Windows profile? ›

Select the Advanced System settings link. In the dialog that opens, select Settings in the User Profiles section. In the next dialog, there is a list of profiles on the system. Select the profile that you want to remove and select Delete.