How to Download Amazon Prime Movies

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Amazon Prime allows its customers to view their content offline. Here’s how to download those Amazon Prime movies and watch them anywhere.

Before downloading any videos, you’ll need to download and install the Prime Video app, available for Android 4.1 and later and iOS 9.3 and later.

How to Download Amazon Prime Movies You’ve Rented or Purchased

Assuming you’ve already purchased or rented a movie or TV program, begin the download process on a supported device:

Connect to the internet and open the Prime Video app on your device.
Tap the hamburger menu, represented as 3 horizontal lines.
Tap Video Library.
Tap either Movies or TV Shows, depending on your desired video.
Find and tap your movie, then tap Download from the menu on the right.
If you have an SD card installed, you may be asked where you want the video to be saved.
Under Download Options, choose among four different files sizes:
- Best: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.46 GB of data and storage.
- Better: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.33 GB of data and storage.
- Good: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.27 GB of data and storage.
- Data Saver: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.14 GB of data and storage.
The lower the quality of the download, the lower the video quality.
You should see the video download, with the percentage completed shown on the right.
When the download's complete and you’re ready to watch, tap Complete.
Tap Take me to the downloads page.
To watch it later, tap the hamburger menu.
Tap Downloads.
Tap Play to begin playing any of your downloaded videos.

Open the Prime Video app.
Tap a video of your choice after scrolling through the Prime Carousel.
In the video details, tap Download.
If you have an SD card installed, you may be asked where you want the video to be saved.
Under Download Options, choose among four different files sizes:
- Best: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.46 GB of data and storage.
- Better: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.33 GB of data and storage.
- Good: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.27 GB of data and storage.
- Data Saver: 1 hour of video uses approximately 0.14 GB of data and storage.
The download begins, with the progress bar on the right.
After it is complete and you’re ready to watch, tap Complete.
Tap Take me to the downloads page.
To watch it later, tap the hamburger menu.
Tap Downloads.
Tap Play to begin playing any of your downloaded videos.