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Downloads Make It Easy to Watch Netflix on the Go

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At no additional cost, all Netflix members can now download great series and films onto their iOS and Android phones and tablets. So if you enjoy Netflix at home now you can watch your shows offline on airplanes and other places where the Internet is expensive and limited. So watch great movies anywhere and save money too.

To download titles from Netflix on your mobile device, you'll need:

Not all movies and series are available for download, but there are more on the way, so there's plenty of content available for those times when you're offline. Look for the “Available for Download” category inside the app to find downloadable content. When the option is available for an episode or movie, tap the download button. It looks like this:

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You have the option of either Standard or Higher quality downloads. The Standard is a slightly lower video quality that requires less storage space and so it's faster to download.

To watch your downloaded titles:

  1. Tap the Menu icon menuIcon.png.
  2. Choose My Downloads.
  3. Tap the Play icon on the title you would like to watch.
    • For TV shows, you must first select the show, then tap the Play icon on the episode you would like to watch.

Make sure to delete a downloaded title before you attempt to download a new one.

Delete a downloaded title from your iOS device

  1. Tap the Menu icon menuIcon.png.
  2. Tap My Downloads.
  3. Tap Edit in the upper right corner of your screen.
  4. Tap the red X icon to remove the title from your device.

Delete a downloaded title from your Android device

  1. Tap the Menu icon menuIcon.png.
  2. Tap My Downloads.
  3. Tap the edit icon penedit.pngin the upper right corner of your screen.
  4. Tap the red X icon to remove the title from your device.

Delete all downloaded titles

  1. Tap the Menu icon menuIcon.png.
  2. Scroll down and tap App Settings.
  3. Tap Clear All Downloads.
  4. On the confirmation screen, tap Delete.
  5. All downloaded titles will be deleted.
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