[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-you-can-still-share-amazon-prime-by-using-the-main-login":10,"sections":35},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":25,"tags":26,"sources":30,"feedback":34,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":34,"total_tokens":34},743,"you-can-still-share-amazon-prime-by-using-the-main-login","Amazon Tightened Prime Sharing, But the Old Workaround Still Works","Amazon narrowed Prime sharing to same-household members last year, and the credential-sharing workaround still works, though probably not forever.","Amazon quietly replaced its old Prime sharing system last year, and the new rules are stricter. The password-sharing workaround, however, is still open.\n\nThe company swapped its previous model for Amazon Family, which lets the primary account holder add one adult from the same household and up to four children. That covers the basics: free delivery, Prime Video with ads, Prime Reading, and a handful of third-party perks including Grubhub. Anyone outside that household is officially excluded. The old method of logging in directly with the primary account's email and password still functions, though it occasionally requires one-time passwords when accessing a new device.\n\nSharing credentials means sharing everything: order history, saved addresses, stored payment methods, and subscription details. Sending an order to the wrong address or charging the wrong card is a regular hazard, not a hypothetical. Amazon has not moved to close this gap, but it has both the technical means and the financial incentive to do so. Netflix made exactly this calculation in 2023 before rolling out paid-sharing enforcement that turned a widely tolerated loophole into a revenue line.\n\nWith Prime Day approaching, credential sharing still works. Just know you are one policy update away from lockout and one misclick away from mailing something to your mother.","[\"amazon\",\"amazon-prime\",\"streaming\",\"how-to\"]","2026-06-11T19:30:00.000Z","2026-06-11T20:26:55.582Z","2026-06-18T11:19:06.842Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Fyou-can-still-share-amazon-prime-by-using-the-main-login.webp","how-to",[27,28,29,25],"amazon","amazon-prime","streaming",[31],{"name":32,"url":33},"Lifehacker","https:\u002F\u002Flifehacker.com\u002Ftech\u002Fhow-to-share-your-amazon-prime-membership-with-anyone?utm_medium=RSS",0,{"sections":36},[37,42,47,52,57,62,67,72,77,82,87,92,97,102],{"name":38,"slug":39,"count":40,"latest_published_at":41},"AI","ai",2602,"2026-07-18T18:30:00.000Z",{"name":43,"slug":44,"count":45,"latest_published_at":46},"Security","security",315,"2026-07-17T19:30:00.000Z",{"name":48,"slug":49,"count":50,"latest_published_at":51},"Deals","deals",179,"2026-06-29T20:02:07.000Z",{"name":53,"slug":54,"count":55,"latest_published_at":56},"Policy","policy",169,"2026-07-17T19:49:53.000Z",{"name":58,"slug":59,"count":60,"latest_published_at":61},"Hardware","hardware",126,"2026-07-16T20:09:48.000Z",{"name":63,"slug":64,"count":65,"latest_published_at":66},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",94,"2026-07-16T16:29:46.000Z",{"name":68,"slug":69,"count":70,"latest_published_at":71},"Software","software",72,"2026-07-17T09:42:05.000Z",{"name":73,"slug":74,"count":75,"latest_published_at":76},"Science","science",66,"2026-07-10T10:29:37.000Z",{"name":78,"slug":79,"count":80,"latest_published_at":81},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",60,"2026-07-16T16:59:13.000Z",{"name":83,"slug":84,"count":85,"latest_published_at":86},"Startups","startups",42,"2026-07-16T16:30:35.000Z",{"name":88,"slug":89,"count":90,"latest_published_at":91},"Gaming","gaming",41,"2026-07-09T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":93,"slug":94,"count":95,"latest_published_at":96},"General","general",29,"2026-07-10T22:28:58.000Z",{"name":98,"slug":99,"count":100,"latest_published_at":101},"Reviews","reviews",20,"2026-06-24T12:00:01.000Z",{"name":103,"slug":25,"count":104,"latest_published_at":105},"How-To",6,"2026-06-16T09:00:00.000Z"]