How To Turn Off Ads On Amazon Prime Video
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Even though Amazon offers you several ways to binge-watch on its streaming platform, if you’re a Prime Video user, you may have noticed that you’ve beenseeing some ads recently. This may either be before your movie or TV show starts or inserted a few times within the playback.
Despite how potentially annoying this latest development may be, there is an official way to disable certain ads on Amazon Prime Video, plus a number of alternative methods you may want to explore as well.
The official way to get rid of ads on Amazon Prime Video
The second method is through the Prime Video app on supported devices:
Either process should take you to a page that confirms what you get through the ad-free plan, which is set to auto-renew but can be cancelled at any time. Once you verify your payment method and billing address, hit “Start subscription” to confirm the action. Do note that certain countries may not have the ad-free option available for Prime Video.
There may be other potential workarounds (and other issues as well)
Users who’ve opted to purchase Prime Video titles directly may be able to enjoy streaming content uninterrupted by commercials, as proven by personal testing. However, a few users on Reddit claim that they’ve seen occasional ads while watching content they’ve purchased. If you previously paid for a movie or TV show episode that’s now available as a title “Included with Prime,” online consensus dictates that you ensure that you play the version that you purchased, as it’s more likely to not contain any ads. If you still see commercials on content you paid for, it may be the type that plays before the actual movie or TV show, which in general you should be able to skip.
If you purchased a title on Prime Video or have access to the catalog through an Amazon Prime or Prime Video-only membership, one thing you can try to avoid seeing commercials is to download what you want to watch for offline viewing on a supported mobile device or computer (this feature isn’t available on smart TVs, unfortunately). You should see a download icon on the movie or TV show’s detail page on Prime Video whenever applicable. What you shouldn’t see are ads along with your offline Prime Video content.
Some users online claim to also have success blocking commercials on Prime Videoby using ad-blockers, specifically on desktop or mobile. It’s important to note though that ad-blockers may not always work as intended and could stop working at any point. And much like the download method, this too isn’t supported on smart TVs.
