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How to 'Hack' Tesla Rear Screen to Watch Any Video Streaming Apps/Services [VIDEO] January 16, 2026 By Not a Tesla App Staff Not a Tesla App

Tesla Theater lets you watch movies and shows in your vehicle. While the front screen can only be used for video while the car is parked, the rear screen allows passengers to watch during road trips.

Unfortunately, Tesla limits video streaming apps to just a handful, excluding major services like HBO Max, Prime Video, and many others.

However, with a little workaround, you can watch any streaming service on the vehicle’s rear display.

Watch Any Streaming Service

Tesla limits Tesla Theater to a handful of apps, such as Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, and Hulu. Under the hood, though, these apps are not native applications. They’re just loading the streaming service in a windowless browser.

Because of that, any streaming service that allows playback through a standard web browser can technically work in Tesla Theater. That includes services like HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and many others that offer in-browser streaming.

On the front screen, this is straightforward. Tesla’s built-in web browser can load any site directly, allowing drivers or passengers to easily load a website and stream content. However, to view other streaming services on the rear screen, you need to follow a different strategy.

How to Watch on the Rear Screen

The rear screen is more restrictive. Unlike the front display, it does not provide access to a web browser. However, since each video service provided by Tesla is really just a chromeless web browser, we can leverage this to load a different video service.

Since the apps don’t include an address bar, we need to get creative. In this case, we’re going to use YouTube to get to Google Search, which we’ll then use to load a different streaming service.

Steps to Load Any Streaming Service

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Here are the exact steps to follow to load a different streaming service. This can be done directly on the rear display or through the Rear Screen app on the front display, which lets front passengers interact with the rear display.

1. First, tap the Entertainment icon at the bottom of the display to get to Tesla Theater.

2. You’ll then see a list of streaming services; choose YouTube.

3. Once YouTube loads, tap the compass icon in the top-left corner to access the main menu. At the bottom left corner, tap “Privacy Policy.”

4. On the next page, scroll all the way to the bottom again and tap on “Google” in the footer.

Once Google Search loads, search for the streaming service you want, such as HBO Max or Amazon Prime Video. From that point on, it behaves like any normal website. You can log in, browse, and start playback directly on the rear display.

This method works because the rear screen is still rendering web content, even though Tesla hides the browser interface.

Not Just for Video

While this tip is most useful for watching other streaming services that aren’t included in Tesla Theater, it can also be used to browse the web on the rear display.

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Watching in the Future and Saved Logins

This workaround needs to be repeated each time you want to access a non-supported streaming service on the rear screen. You’ll always start from YouTube and navigate to Google Search.

The good news is that Tesla’s browser remembers logins. Once you’ve signed in to a streaming service, you typically won’t need to log in again. However, keep in mind that browser data is stored per driver profile, meaning that you’ll need to log in once for each driver’s profile.

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