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Purple Lady · 09-09-2014, 08:50 PM

9Amazon Prime video is now available on android, but it is a huge pain. It's only available on phones, not tablets.

Now I must be really stupid because I can't figure out how to get this to work. I install the prime video app and it tells me to tap continue to install the Amazon app. I tap continue and it takes me to a webpage that has a link that says visit amazon.com/mobileapps from your mobile browser. I tap the link and that just brings up the exact same page I was on. It also has a place to enter my email to receive a download link. Guess where that brings me - the same exact freaking page I was just on! This same page also has a place to enter my phone number to receive a download link. I bet you can guess where that brings me - the same exact freaking page I was just on again!! I then see further down the page it has a link for 'learn more and download'. I didn't see this before because I am on my phone because Amazon won't allow you to install the prime video app on your tablet for some reason. This link brings me to Google Play store! Are you kidding me?!?

I install the Amazon app from the play store and now I want to see if I can find a video to test this out. I go to my app drawer and look for the prime video app. It's not there. I then go to the Amazon app store and find the prime video app and tap open. This brings me to the Amazon app I had to install from Google play. Huh? Real intuitive. Why can't the prime video app let me pick a video there? I know iOS has a prime video app - does it work the same there?

EDIT:
If you try to install from Google Play, you can't install the phone version of Amazon app on a tablet, but Amazon appstore lets you. I was on my phone when I first tried this - why on earth didn't the instant video app send me to the Amazon appstore to install the amazon app?!?

So if you want instant video on your tablet or phone, just install the phone version of the Amazon app from the Amazon app store, then install the instant video app from the Amazon appstore.

You can install Amazon's app store on any android device - https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht...shopall_adr_dl

If you don't want to install from Amazon's app store, Android Police has download links for both apks. Some download providers try to trick you into downloading their own download app so just make sure what you choose to download is an apk not an exe.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09...ant-video-app/

09-09-2014, 08:50 PM	#1
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	Amazon Prime video now available on android 9Amazon Prime video is now available on android, but it is a huge pain. It's only available on phones, not tablets. Now I must be really stupid because I can't figure out how to get this to work. I install the prime video app and it tells me to tap continue to install the Amazon app. I tap continue and it takes me to a webpage that has a link that says visit amazon.com/mobileapps from your mobile browser. I tap the link and that just brings up the exact same page I was on. It also has a place to enter my email to receive a download link. Guess where that brings me - the same exact freaking page I was just on! This same page also has a place to enter my phone number to receive a download link. I bet you can guess where that brings me - the same exact freaking page I was just on again!! I then see further down the page it has a link for 'learn more and download'. I didn't see this before because I am on my phone because Amazon won't allow you to install the prime video app on your tablet for some reason. This link brings me to Google Play store! Are you kidding me?!? I install the Amazon app from the play store and now I want to see if I can find a video to test this out. I go to my app drawer and look for the prime video app. It's not there. I then go to the Amazon app store and find the prime video app and tap open. This brings me to the Amazon app I had to install from Google play. Huh? Real intuitive. Why can't the prime video app let me pick a video there? I know iOS has a prime video app - does it work the same there? EDIT: If you try to install from Google Play, you can't install the phone version of Amazon app on a tablet, but Amazon appstore lets you. I was on my phone when I first tried this - why on earth didn't the instant video app send me to the Amazon appstore to install the amazon app?!? So if you want instant video on your tablet or phone, just install the phone version of the Amazon app from the Amazon app store, then install the instant video app from the Amazon appstore. You can install Amazon's app store on any android device - https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.ht...shopall_adr_dl If you don't want to install from Amazon's app store, Android Police has download links for both apks. Some download providers try to trick you into downloading their own download app so just make sure what you choose to download is an apk not an exe. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09...ant-video-app/ Last edited by Purple Lady; 09-11-2014 at 10:25 PM.