# Amazon Prime app now allows downloads to play back offline!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-app-now-allows-downloads-to-play-back-offline/729890>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 4, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-app-now-allows-downloads-to-play-back-offline/729890 "2015-09-04T07:35:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-app-now-allows-downloads-to-play-back-offline/729890/1 "2015-09-04T07:35:03Z")

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Oh **YESSSSS**. 😃

Words cannot adequately express how awesome this is. Kudos, Amazon.

Ball’s in your court, Netflix!

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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-app-now-allows-downloads-to-play-back-offline/729890/2 "2015-09-04T12:00:30Z")

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Isn’t that the entire point of downloadingredients something? As opposed to streaming it.

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**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-app-now-allows-downloads-to-play-back-offline/729890/3 "2015-09-04T12:35:50Z")

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Yes, but previously only streaming was possible, unless you bought the movie or episode.