Great feature, been hoping for something like this. My Apple TV hasn’t synced at all, despite unlinking and relinking, also I’ve had no syncs run after 24 hours. I’ve definitely watched another film on Netflix since the sync.
Any suggestions on process to follow to kick it going?
Please email support@trakt.tv and we can queue a data sync for you.
Are you saying your Netflix shows a new device logged in after you’ve authorized it?
I’m not seeing anything new in mine at all besides having seen the initial confirmation that a new device logged in which is obviously to be expected. Same with Amazon, there’s no mysterious new device. Same with Apple. Nothing is showing any other device logged in anywhere besides the ones I use.
Also, from my understanding the “device” logged in would be me / my Trakt account with a token stored locally so how exactly is anyone else able to run anything?
Hi, great feature but isn’t working for me. Switched it on yesterday but still no activity. Do I do something wrong?
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@justin I am in the USA.
It is my understanding from reading more about tokens that they are far more limited in scope than you’re imagining. They’re geared to provide specific permissions to certain data only. IMHO there’s no way your actual account details and payment methods are accessible through the use of a token.
Maybe read this for a better understanding: What Is an Access Token (and How Does It Work)?
And remember the token is stored by you on your devices not elsewhere.
I keep getting Unable to sign in to Apple TV+. Try Again.
Is it region-specific? I am in the UK so not sure if that matters?
Have you tried refresh of the page? Also restarting the device? 
Does the sync every 24 hours start from the “first setup” or is at every day at a certain time?
I just can’t get the netflix one to work! I enter my details and flashes and then brings me right back to the sign in again! No other options…
US Eastern (Atlanta, GA)
I was able to link Prime account back, but not through Android. Had to use iPhone to achieve this. So I have 3 services linked but none seem to scrobble or sync history. Prime says never, while Hulu and Netflix ran on initial linking and hasn’t synced anything since.
So, as is my habit, I looked a little deeper into this feature by going to the Younify website. I noticed a lot more services available with Younify. So, my assumption is you picked these services as a beta to see how well Younify works.
I also hooked up the Plex scrobbler.
I have some “private” films on my Plex server.
Is there a way (aside from the checkmarks) to restrict what is scrobbed from Plex?
Realizing that things like Movies Anywhere and Fandango at Home are not “streaming services,” is there a similar features planned for such services?
No matter the answer to any of these questions, I love trakt as a service and this addition is fantastic. Thanks for keeping to improve the product.
Given that you have to use the app to sync the various accounts, does the actual syncing only work if you used the same device (the cell phone) to watch Netflix or Hulu or whatever? I use the Trakt app to record watching but I do not watch anything on my phone.
The Younify privacy policy has been updated with this additional sentence. I also think the word “collect” might be misleading. The password is collected in the sign in form, but it is not saved.
The email Netflix sends is triggered by signing in using a mobile browser on your device, not by the Younify service. I believe you would get the same email by signing in via web browser directly.
Any important action (i.e. purchasing something) on Amazon would require human interaction, signing in, 2FA, etc. I don’t see how it would be possible simulate that.
It should work in any country where that service is natively available. Please send more details and a screen recording to support@trakt.tv if possible.
I will need to check on that, I assume it’s somewhat variable and not exactly every 24 hours.
Yes, we plan to add all the remaining services over the coming weeks.
No config on the Trakt side to limit what is scrobbled. I’m not sure on Plex, maybe you can make a separate library, but not sure if that would restrict scrobbling.
No, you can watch it normally on your TV or whatever device.
There is a lot of great discussion in this thread and we’ll continue improving this feature. I’ll be out of the office all of next week, so that’s why you won’t see any replies from me for a bit. You can always email support@trakt.tv with any issues too.
As the linked article (only briefly) mentions: it totally depends on the scope attached to the token (which might be way too broad; we don’t know whether it only allows reading “watched” history or gives full account access).
If the password never leaves your device, the token has to; you need something to authenticate at a service to get to your data on their servers (or the service has terribly bad security).
(Unless you use advanced technology such as Secure Remote Password, which 1Password does, but it’s unlikely a service like Netflix or Amazon uses this)
Out of interest, what’s the new device that you’re seeing registered?
For myself using Trakt on iOS, I receive a message saying that I have a new device which is “iPhone Safari - Mobile browser”.
What’ll probably be happening there is that the Younify SDK (which pops up with the prompt to login to Netflix) is using an iOS webview which uses Safari under the hood.
For most websites that serve login notifications, a new device doesn’t always literally mean a new physical device but just any browser that hasn’t been seen before.
When the login happens locally, Netflix’s login page will presumably be seeing that it’s technically running inside Safari (but a slightly different copy of Safari than the main one) and will issue the email about a new device.
The same is true for Android and Google Chrome where the Android Webview is technically an instance of Google Chrome although slightly different.
As far as the rest of the integration, I have a pretty good idea of how Younify probably works although to be clear, I’m not affiliated with Trakt or Younify. I’m just a Trakt user who happens to be a software engineer by day. That said, I’ll need a bit of time to poke around under the hood and do some tests so I can be as accurate as possible with any explanations/theories.
I’m the same, my last sync was 4 Dec 2024 19:17 . - it is now 7 Dec 2024 10:54… Have definitely watched shows since the 4th.
