Surely you now know that Amazon Prime Video is the platform to watch Amazon series and movies. That is, like a Netflix, but exclusive to Amazon.
In this case, in addition, an Amazon Prime Video subscription will also give you access to all the privileges of Amazon Prime, including being able to receive orders from Amazon the very next day.
Amazon Prime Video’s pricing is quite competent even given its price increase: you’ll pay $49.90 for an entire year or $4.99 if you pay monthly. Which means Amazon Prime Video is definitely a service to watch.
If you want to know what type of content Amazon Prime Video offers, we recommend that you consult the following guides:
Obviously, we understand that the content that each of these content platforms in diffusion offer will be the main reason that will make you choose one or the other. However, other factors must also be taken into account, such as the possibility of being able to download content to view it offline.
Amazon Prime Video does offer the possibility of downloading its content so that you can watch it when you don’t have the Internet (which is very useful if you are going to travel by plane or subway), however, it is not possible to download content from Prime Video on any device.
Here we explain how to download series and movies from Amazon Prime Video to watch them offline on different Apple devices.
How to Download Series and Movies from Amazon Prime Video on iPhone or iPad
Both the iPhone and iPad have a special application optimized for the device, which greatly improves the use of the platform. You can download the Amazon Prime Video app for free from the App Store.
To download any series or movie from the platform, you will need to search for the series or movie you are interested in. Then you will clearly see an icon that says “Download”. The process is as easy as tapping this option.
Remember that initially the app is set up so that downloads are only done if there is a Wi-Fi connection. If you don’t mind spending data, you can change that in the app settings.
At the bottom of the app, you will see there is an icon that says “Downloads”. If you touch on it, you will see in this section all the content you have already downloaded. You can watch it whenever you want, even if there is no internet connection at that time.
We recommend that once you have seen this series or movie, do not forget to delete it from your download section, otherwise it will take up unnecessary space.
One point to keep in mind is that you can choose the quality of the video you are going to download: the better the quality, the bigger the file, so it depends on the space you have.
It is also important to know that not all content on the platform is available for download, although from our personal experience most series and movies support downloads.
How to Download Shows and Movies from Amazon Prime Video on a Mac or MacBook
Now comes the most complicated part, because Amazon Prime Video does not have a specific application for Mac. To access the platform from your Mac you will have to use the web browser version and in this case the downloads are not supported.
That’s not to say there’s no way to download Amazon Prime Video content to your Mac to watch when you don’t have the internet. The option we suggest is to share your iPhone screen with your Mac using a Lightning cable and the QuickTime Player app.
To do this, follow the steps we suggest below:
- Use the Lightning cable to connect your iPhone to your Mac computer.
- In the QuickTime Player application on your Mac, open “File” and choose the “New Video Recording” option.
- Then choose ‘iPhone’ in the ‘Camera’ section and in the ‘Microphone’ section.
- Then, all you have to do is open the Amazon Prime Video app on your iPhone and play the movie or series you want from the ‘Downloads’ section.
- When you press the red button in QuickTime Player, you start recording whatever you play. Then you can save the recorded video so you can watch it whenever you want whether you have an internet connection or not.
If you only watch this series or movie once, you don’t need to save, playback from your iPhone on your Mac via QuickTime Player will suffice.
