Opening Netflix without being able to connect to the servers is unpleasant. Fortunately, there is a way to use this application even when you don't have internet; if you did not know her before, then today you will learn to how to use netflix without internet. The level of your subscription will influence the quality of offline content, each step will give you the possibility to play series or movies with higher quality.
If you don't have a device that is capable of playing Full HD or 4k content, and therefore you are subscribed only to the basic plan, you will not be affected when you try to use Netflix without internet. All subscriptions can, but you need the latest version of the app.
On which devices can Netflix be used without Internet
Netflix is available from Android 4.4.2 (meaning that if you have a phone or tablet with that version of Android or any later, you can download the latest version of the application) but if you are reading us from another device, it is worth mentioning that it is also available on the following platforms:
- iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 9.0 or later.
- Amazon Fire running Fire OS 4.0 or later
- PC running Windows 10 (version 1709 or later) or Windows 11.
- Chromebook and Chromebox in any of its versions.
How to watch Netflix without Internet
To view content offline, you must download it first. Most Netflix series and movies can be downloaded, although the company points out that not all of them have that option (most likely, the series or movie you are watching does have it).
Download movies on Netflix
The process for downloading movies is a bit different than for series: easier to explain. The steps are the following:
- Open Netflix.
- Find the movie in question and tap on it.
- Information about it will be displayed, with a button that says “Download”: press it.
- The movie will start to download and from the notification panel we will see its progress and total size.
- When the download is finished we can play the movie from the “Downloads” section. Within that same section, if we are downloading many movies or series, we can also see a list with the status of each one, how long the one that is being downloaded is missing, pause, cancel a download or play one that is already is ready to watch.
- The next time you use Netflix without internet, go directly to downloads to play the saved content.
Download series on Netflix
The series share characteristics with a movie, but they differ in that if you download a series as we did with the previous movie, you order Netflix to prepare all the episodes. For the sake of storage on your phone or tablet, it is recommended to only download about three or four chapters. It's your decision. Let's go step by step:
- Open Netflix.
- Find the series in question and touch it.
- Information about it will be displayed, with a “Download” button. If you press that button directly, all the episodes of the season will be downloaded one by one, the one that is playing at the moment. You can also enter the list of chapters and seasons, to choose one or another chapter separately or download an entire season.
- When the download is finished we can play some of the chapters from the Downloads section. There they are sent in order of arrival. If there are still chapters downloading, you have the option to pause or cancel each one.
- The next time you use Netflix without internet, go directly to downloads to play the chapter you want.
Quality settings for downloads
Netflix gives you two options when choosing how well content is saved: the first is "standard", and it does not become Full HD or 4k, precisely so that it weighs less and also downloads faster. The other "higher quality" option is heavier but guarantees you the visual delight. Let's see how to access this setting:
- Open Netflix and tap on your profile icon.
- Among the options is “App settings”, touch it.
- Here you can customize both the location of the download and the quality (among the options that I mentioned earlier), as well as other details. You can also see here the storage that you have left, remember that if you do not have enough, you will practically not be able to download anything.
You can change the download settings as many times as necessary.
Closing remarks
It is strongly recommended that you use a WiFi connection to download content, both for the speed and the size of the files that are saved. Also keep in mind that If you cancel your Netflix account in the future, all the movies or series that you have downloaded will be deleted.
In case you don't have much space available to take advantage of this offline viewing functionality, try clear device cache.
This information comes directly from official support from Netflix.