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This is a video playing application that plays your own, streamed, or downloaded content

This is a video playing application that plays your own, streamed, or downloaded content

Vote: (36 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Google

Version: 4.39.1826.608511106.1-release

Works under: Android

Also available for Windows

Vote:

Program license

(36 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Google

4.39.1826.608511106.1-release

Works under:

Also available for

Android

Windows

Pros

  • Allows you to buy movies and television shows and watch those videos as often as you would like
  • Has a rental option for those who do not want to outright buy shows or films
  • Keeps track of your history and recommends titles based on past rentals and purchases
  • Category listings make it easy to find productions in specific genres
  • Often runs sales that bring down the cost of videos at different points during the year

Cons

  • Offers a somewhat limited selection of content
  • May charge more for some videos than you would find elsewhere
  • Recommended titles may not watch your interests or likes

With Google Play Movies & TV, you can now rent and buy thousands of television shows and films and watch those videos on your phone.

Netflix, Hulu and other video streaming services offer apps that let you watch films and shows for a monthly fee, but many of those services limit the selections that are available. Some apps make you watch commercials in between videos or will limit what you can watch to older programs. Google Play Movies & TV offers a nice selection of newer shows and movies that you can either download and purchase or rent. Renting lets you watch hot movies without buying a copy, and rentals often cost a fraction of what it would cost to purchase that same title.

This app does a good job of showing you what you have access to as soon as you open it. You can view your rentals and see when those rentals expire and view all the movies you downloaded to your phone or bought through the app. If you have other devices and use the same Google account on each one, the app will sync your information across all those devices. This lets you watch a video on one device and finish it on another without going back to the very beginning.

Google Play Movies & TV divides its home page into three areas: Movies, TV Shows and Personal Videos. The Movies section includes your movies, while the TV Shows section includes any complete shows or single episodes that you downloaded. The Personal Videos area features all the videos that you shot and uploaded through the app.

Once you start renting and buying videos, the app will learn your preferences and begin recommending titles to you. Those recommendations become more accurate after you rate some of the titles that you watched. Those recommendations can range from episodes of hot television shows to movies that are not yet out on DVD.

This app has a hot list too that shows you the hottest videos that other users bought or rented. Its content manager helps you manage your videos and watch those videos while offline. All these features make Google Play Movies & TV one of the best apps for finding and watching films and shows both online and offline.

Pros

  • Allows you to buy movies and television shows and watch those videos as often as you would like
  • Has a rental option for those who do not want to outright buy shows or films
  • Keeps track of your history and recommends titles based on past rentals and purchases
  • Category listings make it easy to find productions in specific genres
  • Often runs sales that bring down the cost of videos at different points during the year

Cons

  • Offers a somewhat limited selection of content
  • May charge more for some videos than you would find elsewhere
  • Recommended titles may not watch your interests or likes