If you’re a Prime member, you can watch Amazon Prime movies and TV shows offline on your computer or device. To do this, you’ll need to sign in to your account and then click on the “Download” link at the top of the page. Once you’ve downloaded the file, open it and select “watch offline.” You’ll then be able to start watching your shows and movies without any internet connection.
In case your trip involves any points where you predict you might lose cellular service or fall out of range of a wireless router, this is a feature which can prove especially useful for keeping family members entertained in the car, or adding a little extra entertainment to your next 18-hour flight from Hong Kong.
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The app will automatically take you there if the option isn’t enabled, but if you wish to do so manually, you can find the toggle under Settings –> Security.
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Downloading Content
Once the show (or movie) hub is up, you should see a small icon next to each episode that looks something like the box highlighted below:
Click this and the content will automatically begin downloading to your device, where you’ll be able to track its progress via the Android notification center.
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While the download is active, you’ll see a small bar of text pop up underneath it that includes “Download Options”.
In a perfect world, we’d always have a strong, reliable, and cheap Internet connection no matter where we’re traveling to. For the one we actually live in though, there’s still plenty of ways you can be sure that you never miss a minute of your favorite TV shows or movies while you’re away from home.
