It ’s easier than ever to carry streaming accounts with us as we go for work or delight . Many hotel rooms , Airbnbs , and other belongings have smart TVs or set - top box from Roku and others that let us enter to Netflix , Hulu , Apple TV+ , and other services . Some of these devices are configure so that after you check out , the configuration is refresh , and any account info is removed . But not all – especially not in the informal world of Airbnb , VRBO , and other rental arrangements .
On a recent trip , I realized when I was hundreds of miles away that I had a genial note to leave of rain buckets TV help … and that eminence was utterly still unchecked . Fortunately , streaming service track your authorized , affiliated devices and have a motley of nerve tract to bump systems you require to unplug from .
Here ’s how for services that document private machine deregistration or for which I ’ve ground an answer :
Apple makes it easy to remove devices that can stream.
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Apple makes it easy to remove devices that can stream.
Netflix provides location information among other details to help you pinpoint a login or device.