Teleparty not working on Prime Video? Use Flickcall instead
Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) has been breaking on Amazon Prime Video for a lot of people — the party won't start, playback drifts out of sync, or the extension button simply does nothing. Flickcall is a free Teleparty alternative for Prime Video that keeps everyone in sync and adds video chat, so you can actually see your friends react.
Signs Teleparty has stopped working on Prime Video
- The Teleparty icon is greyed out or does nothing on a Prime Video title.
- The party link opens but nobody joins, or friends land on a blank player.
- Playback starts in sync and then drifts — one person is minutes ahead.
- Pause and seek do not propagate to the rest of the room.
- The video jumps back to the start whenever someone seeks.
Prime Video keeps changing its player, and any watch party extension has to track those changes. When a release breaks the sync hooks, every party on that platform breaks with it.
Quick things to try before switching
- Update the extension and restart Chrome — a stale version is the most common cause.
- Make sure everyone is on the same Prime Video region, and the title is available in each country.
- Turn off other video extensions and ad blockers on primevideo.com; they compete for the player.
- Watch in a normal window, not incognito, unless the extension is explicitly allowed there.
If none of that helps, the problem is on the extension side and there is nothing you can do from your end. That is the point to try a different one.
How to start a Prime Video watch party with Flickcall
- Install the Flickcall extension from the Chrome Web Store.
- Open Amazon Prime Video and play the movie or episode you want to watch.
- Click the Flickcall icon and hit Start Party.
- Copy the invite link and send it to your friends.
- Everyone presses play once — Flickcall keeps the rest in sync.