Amazon Prime Video was launched as Amazon Unbox in September 2006 and has since expanded its service to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
In this article, we’ve covered everything you need to know about the download limit on Amazon Prime Video and a few other topics related to downloading videos on the streaming service.
You might already know this, but for the newbies here, Amazon lets you download most of the videos — Tv shows, movies, documentaries — which are available for offline viewing on your device via the Prime video app.
However, there are a few restrictions related to the number of videos you can download and store on your device at once and some other restrictions that you want to read, especially if you’re travelling to a place with a spotty mobile network.
Even if your country’s data plans are costly, you can use free public/corporate WiFi and download several hours of entertainment to help you while on the move.
Before we jump into the Amazon Prime Video download limit, we’ll discuss one other restriction, followed by some tips and tricks related to Amazon Prime Video downloads that you might find interesting.
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What is the download limit on Prime Video?
One thing to note here is that not all of the content will be available for download. The content available for download will indicate so with a download icon to the right of the video’s title.
Another thing to note is that you won’t copy the downloaded videos or watch them outside of the Prime Video app.
According to the company, you can download a maximum of either 15 or 25 total Prime Video titles at once (depending on your region) across all the devices connected to the same Amazon account. You can only download available content on two devices at a time.
Once the video is downloaded, you can view it even if there is no internet connection on your device.
How many devices can view videos simultaneously on a single account?
Amazon Prime Videos lays restrictions on the number of devices that can simultaneously stream videos from the same Amazon Prime account.
You’re only allowed to view three different titles (videos) simultaneously using the same Amazon account. Users can also only watch the same video on two different devices.
Also read: How to delete Amazon Prime Video watch history?
How long is the downloaded title available to watch?
The downloaded videos on your Amazon prime account won’t stay there forever, but you have a limited viewing period which will vary from video to video.
Once you download a video, you’ll have 30 days to begin watching the video. Once you’ve started the video, you’ll have about 48 hours before your device will be required to connect to the internet again to refresh the video.
You can find the downloaded titles in your Amazon Prime Video app menu under Downloads.
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How to download the videos to my SD card/external storage?
Internal memory is used by most of the apps and the system; leaving some of it empty is always a good idea for your device to perform efficiently. So, if you have the option of external storage, then you should store your downloaded Prime Videos there using the following steps.
- Go to the Prime Video app and tap on Settings located near the bottom of the menu.
- Then tap on Stream & Download.
- Tap on the toggle switch (it’ll turn orange) beside Download Videos to SD Card, located near the screen’s bottom.
All the videos downloaded through the Prime Video app will be stored in your device’s external memory. You can delete all the videos downloaded to your SD card at once using the option located at the bottom of the same screen.
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How to control the streaming and download quality of the videos?
If you want to change the streaming or downloading quality of your Amazon Prime Video app, you need to follow these steps, or you can check our visual guide for changing the video quality on Prime Video here.
- Tap on the My Stuff tab at the bottom-right of your app and then on the Settings (Gear) icon located at the top-right of the menu.
- Then tap on Stream & Download.
- The first and second options on this new screen are Streaming Quality and Download Quality.
- Tap on the one you wish to change, and you’ll see five choices; choose the one that suits your needs.
The new screen will present you with four quality options and one other command in either of the two — streaming or download quality:
- Best – 1 hour uses about 0.46GB of data
- Better – 1 hour uses about 0.26GB of data
- Good – 1 hour uses about 0.18GB of data
- Data Saver – 1 hour uses about 0.12GB of data
- Use the highest quality when on WiFi (Streaming Quality)
- Always Ask – Select quality for every download (Download Quality)
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Thank you but no one ever explains what regions get 15 and what regions get 25. That is a big difference and it would be helpful to know this ahead of time to plan downloads.
Hello Amy,
I understand it can be frustrating. So, in most of the cases that we’ve seen till now, Amazon allows users to download 25 videos at once. If you’re only able to download 15, kindly mention it here alongside your geolocation (country) — if you’re comfortable disclosing that. Might help other readers who come across this article.
Anyways, thanks for the comment.
I seem to only be able to download 3….. and I am in Canada. I have no downloads on my phone, and I put 3 feature length movies on my ipad and trying to get a 4th it said I reached the download limit.
Hello Alex,
There are two applicable scenarios here:
1.) Since you’re downloading on the iPad, I’m assuming there is no external storage available. Prime Video stops future downloads if your device’s free storage goes down to about 10-15%. So, you can check if that’s the case else;
2.) It’s also possible that the download limit for feature-length movies in Canada is set to 3 by the company. Amazon mentions a “maximum limit of 15 and 25”, but there is no lower limit specified. You can try downloading shorter episodes of your preferred series to test whether this applies only to movies or to your subscription as a whole.
I’ve also started downloading feature-length movies to test if there has been a change in the download limit for Prime Video and will update the article tomorrow if I find any.
Can you please share the video quality that you set for your downloads?
I’d really appreciate it if you could come back and tell me whether any of this worked and helped solve your issue or not. Thank you for the comment.