Amazon Launches Prime Video App for Mac

[MacRumors]

Amazon today introduced a native macOS app for its Amazon Prime Video service, with the app now available from the Mac App Store.

Prime Video subscribers can stream content using the new app, or download content on Macs for offline viewing. All Amazon Prime content is available through the Mac app.

Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay are both supported features that work with Amazon's new app, and it supports in-app purchases for TV rentals and on-demand content as well as payment with an Amazon credit card that's already on file. Users can also take advantage of Amazon's Thursday Night Football and English Premier League where available.

There is a feature that will keep track of what users are watching and where they are in a TV series or movie so a show can be watched on one device and then picked up on another.

The Amazon Prime Video app is free to and it is compatible with macOS Big Sur 11.4 and later. An Amazon Prime subscription is required to use the video service. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Amazon Launches Prime Video App for Mac

 

[Cosmosent]

Wow !, that's BIG news !

NOT just because of the type of app it is & who it's from, but ALSO because they put it in the Mac App Store !

BIG news in-deed !

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

So glad it’s free! That’s awesome!! Woo hoo.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Already using it. good stuff.

lots of backlog to get thru.

 

[strayts]

Does it allow you to select what quality of streaming? The Apple TV app is infuriating in that way.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Does it allow you to select what quality of streaming? The Apple TV app is infuriating in that way.

Yes.

Streaming Quality.
Download quality.

all have good, better, best settings

 

[zombierunner]

I magically got the Apple TV+ app on my 2016 LG Oled TV few weeks back. Genuinely didn't expect that.

 

[kalafalas]

This is amazing! Now Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and Disney need to follow suit. If the app is anything like it’s iOS/appleTV counterpart, it should be a dramatically better experience in both UI and video quality. Happy day!

 

[rpmurray]

Sigh. Compatible with Big Sewer or later. That leaves me out.

 

[Eminemdrdre00]

It's a giant iPhone app. Doesn't even appear to be the iPad version.

 

[Think|Different]

Worst UX in the game but props for them to do this — not enough ‘devs’ have when, really, they all should.

 

[boss.king]

So glad it’s free! That’s awesome!! Woo hoo.

I'm pretty sure you'll still need an Amazon Prime account to actually watch stuff.

 

[fbr$]

I'm pretty sure you'll still need an Amazon Prime account to actually watch stuff.

Yeah, you can enter in a restaurant for free, but to eat and drink you need to pay!

 

[movielad]

Also supports Spatial Audio for AirPods Pro/Airpods Max, which is nice.

 

[edrozenberg]

It's a port of the iOS app (Catalyzed I guess) which is itself mainly a wrapper for web pages with an IOSPlayer component to play videos. Ugly log in screen and clunky overall. It "works" I guess.

 

[diddl14]

Amazon today introduced a native macOS app for its Amazon Prime Video service, with the app now available from the Mac App Store.

Really cool how the link brings you to the MacRumors description of the AppStore instead of what you expect...
(the app)

 

[PaulKemp]

Earlier today, I got annoyed that the HBO Max app did not have macOS support and didn’t properly full screen apps.

So yeah, news but not big news. News non the less. I got the sense not everyone was so impressed

 

[newbmacuser2021]

Earlier today, I got annoyed that the HBO Max app did not have macOS support and didn’t properly full screen apps.

So yeah, news but not big news. News non the less. I got the sense not everyone was so impressed

The remaining OSX / macOS devs are probably going to spend the rest of their career porting Photoshop and Final Cut Pro to Catalyst, is my best guess.

 

[nilk]

Can this do 23.976 fps & 4k HDR? Are there any deficiencies in the web player in that regard?

 

[8CoreWhore]

I guess the only benefit over the browser is off-line viewing?

 

[anshuvorty]

So glad it’s free! That’s awesome!! Woo hoo.

Amazon must've gotten a pretty sweet deal to actually make a macOS-native app that is on the MAS...

Otherwise, I don't see them doing this app, at all, and spending the dev resources to make the app...

 

[macintoshmac]

I am not sure what is happening here.

 

[Populus]

Hallelujah!! Finally!! Now it’s the time for Disney+ and I won’t need those two tabs taking up space in my browser.

Hopefully, it will come without any trackers for ads and data, like the FaceBook and Google ones, which Safari already blocks.

 

[anshuvorty]

Hallelujah!! Finally!! Now it’s the time for Disney+ and I won’t need those two tabs taking up space in my browser. Hopefully, it will come without any rastreators

My only gripe is that I can't get native 4K/Dolby Vision/Atmos/HDR10 through the web browser for these streaming services. For that, you need the mobile apps....

DRM...argh.....

 

[Populus]

I am not sure what is happening here.


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Do you have an Apple Silicon Mac? Maybe they’ve made the iOS app available, or maybe it’s a Catalyst app.