How to Download Amazon Prime Movies and Shows on Android

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August 9, 2024

Prime Video is the comprehensive streaming platform of Amazon that offers a wide range of content, including movies, TV shows, and exclusive Amazon Originals. You also have the option to purchase and rent titles on Prime Video, as well as subscribe to third-party add-ons. Users can access Amazon Prime Video through an Amazon Prime subscription. Even without a subscription, you can still watch Freevee videos at no cost by viewing ads.

To enhance your viewing experience, Amazon Prime Video provides a download feature for Prime members. Prime and Prime Video Subscribers can download movies and TV shows on Mac, Windows, Fire tablets, iOS, and Android. If you want to watch Amazon Video offline on Android, this article explains two methods to achieve that: one with the Prime Video app and the other with a professional downloader.

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Download Prime Videos on Android from the App

Prime Video is Included with Amazon Prime. With an active subscription, members can download titles Included with Prime, purchased or rented content, and many third-party add-on subscription titles using the Prime Video app on your Android phone or tablet. However, titles Free with ads on Freevee are not available for download.

To download Prime Video shows and movies from the app, follow these simple steps:

Step 1. Download and install the Prime Video app from Google Play on your Android phone or tablet.

Step 2. Launch the Prime Video app, sign in to your account, and go to the show or movie you want to watch offline.

Step 3. To download movies or TV shows on the Prime Video app Android:

  • For movies: Click the Download icon from the detail page of the movie.
  • For TV shows: If you want to download the entire season, tap the Download Season icon. To download individual episodes, scroll down on the detail page, and select the Download icon next to the specific episode.

Step 4. Choose the download quality from the pop-up menus: Best, Better, Good, or Data Saver. Then tap Sart Download.

Step 5. The show or movie begins to download. If you want to stop the download process, click the Cancel Download icon on the detail page. Once the download is completed, go to MY Stuff > Downloads to find your offline videos.

Download Limits with the Prime Video Android app

Downloading movies and shows with the Amazon Prime Video app is convenient and easy, but it does come with certain limitations. Here are the restrictions you need to know to optimize your offline view experiences with Prime Video.

  1. Only Amazon Prime Video subscribers can access the download feature of the Prime Video app.
  2. Downloaded titles are only available within the Prime Video app on that Android device.
  3. You can download available titles to only one Android device at one time. You will need to delete it before downloading it to another device. 
  4. Downloaded videos typically expire in 30 days. After start playing a downloaded video, you’ll have 48 hours to finish watching it before it expires.
  5. Not all content is available for download.
  6. You will lose access to your downloads if you cancel your Amazon Prime subscription.

Download Amazon Prime Video Titles on Android with a downloader

If you want to overcome these download limitations and keep your Prime Video favorites forever, the most recommended solution is to use Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader. This specialized software is created to download any Prime Video movies and TV shows, including those in Freevee, to MP4 or MKV format. Then you can freely transfer the downloads to your Android phone and tablet.

Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader is compatible with both Mac and Windows platforms. The downloaded videos can be enjoyed across multiple devices without requiring the Prime Video app, and you don’t need to be concerned about expiration dates. It offers an unparalleled offline entertainment experience to enjoy Prime Video titles.

Features

  • Download Amazon Prime Video to MP4/MKV
  • Download movies and TV shows in up to 1080p.
  • Built-in Prime Video web player. No Prime Video app is required.
  • Multiple downloads at a time.
  • Keep any or all audio and subtitles.
  • Save subtitles as Embedded subtitles, Independent subtitles, or Hardcoded subtitles.
  • Keep Audio Description and Audio surround sound.
  • Multilingual interface: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, 日本語, 简体中文.

Step 1. Run Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader.

To get started, first you need to download, install and run the Pazu Amazon Video Downloader app on your Mac/Windows and sign in with your Amazon account.

Amazon Prime Video Downloader

Click the key icon and enter your registration code to unlock the full version if you have purchased a registration. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.

Step 2. Add Prime Video movies/TV shows 

Start typing the name of the movie or the TV show. Now browse through the results and find something you want to download.

add Prime Video movies

Or you can copy-paste the link of the TV show or movie. Click the search icon to find the TV show or movie you’re looking for.

Step 3. Choose video format/quality

Before starting to download anything, you’ll need to choose the video quality setting. To do that, tap the Gear icon to open Settings. It is easy to select the output settings at this step using video formats, video codecs, audio languages, or subtitle languages.

Prime Video to MP4

  • Video format: MP4 or MKV
  • Video codec: H264 or H265
  • Audio language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Keep Audio description and Audio surround sound or not
  • Subtitle language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
  • Subtitle type: Embedded subtitles, Independent subtitles, Hardcoded subtitles
  • Interface language: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, 日本語, 简体中文

Step 4. Click Download icon

Tap the download icon next to the movie or TV show you want to download.

If your selection is a movie, click icon next to it and the downloading begins.

If your selection is a TV show, click  icon next to it to select the episodes you want to download.

Prime Video to MP4

Before downloading, you can also click to choose subtitles and audio tracks for each episode. Audio and subtitle languages in Settings only show the 6 common languages. Here you can choose any language from whatever the movie or TV show provides.

Prime Video audio track
Prime Video subtitle

Then click Download.

To find the content you’ve downloaded, click the History icon on the top.

Amazon Prime Video to MP4

Now you can locate the downloaded Prime Video MP4 videos and watch them offline anywhere you want.

Amazon Prime Video Downloader

Amazon Prime Video Downloader

Download Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows to MP4/MKV on your PC/Mac