Oh I have friends and family littered all over the country that I keep in regular contact with. We will do watch parties for series as new episodes air, or just decide to watch something together on a whim.

If it’s just me and one other person, we may hop on a video call and talk about it as it plays.

It’s just kind of nice having everyone be on the same page.

Damn, this is something I use all the time. Does Jellyfin have anything similar?

The app I use changes it from “&” to “and” which looks weird still: “AT and T”

Edit: I just realized you did that intentionally because of that issue

I don’t know about FOSS, but Tasker is probably the best bet for phone automations.

Edit: Found this LibreTasks