Amazon has effectively hobbled AirPlay for non-subscribing users.

I even tried AirPlay mirroring, but they have that loophole covered too.

If you are not a Prime subscriber, you will see an error message. Your video will now be displayed on Apple TV.Īs mentioned, you must subscribe to Amazon Prime Video in order to use AirPlay on an iOS device. Select your Apple TV from the list of devices. Let’s take a look at how to beam Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV using AirPlay.įirst, launch the App Store and search for the Amazon Video app. You can’t use mirroring or any AirPlay functionality unless you subscribe. If you don’t subscribe to Amazon Prime Video, AirPlay is disabled for free videos. The Amazon Video app for iOS allows Amazon Prime subscribers to beam video onto Apple TV using AirPlay. Hundreds of smart TVs support it, as well as select game consoles and Roku’s streaming media player. Unfortunately, Amazon does not have a content channel for Apple TV. Apple TV is one of the few devices that doesn’t support Amazon Instant Video. With an Amazon Prime subscription, you can watch many of these for a low monthly subscription price of $8.99. Download it today in the tvOS App Store.Īmazon offers one of the largest selections of video content, featuring over 140,000 movies and tv shows to rent or buy. The Amazon Prime Video app has already shot to the top of the tvOS App Store charts. Amazon Prime members no longer need to fiddle with AirPlay. In his spare time, John-Anthony can be found watching any sport under the sun from football to darts, taking the term “Lego house” far too literally as he runs out of space to display any more plastic bricks, or chilling on the couch with his French Bulldog, Kermit.Breaking News! Amazon has finally released the Amazon Prime Video app for Apple TV. John-Anthony also loves to tinker with other non-Apple technology and enjoys playing around with game emulation and Linux on his Steam Deck. He is also an avid film geek, having previously written film reviews and received the Edinburgh International Film Festival Student Critics award in 2019. John-Anthony has previously worked in editorial for collectable TCG websites and graduated from The University of Strathclyde where he won the Scottish Student Journalism Award for Website of the Year as Editor-in-Chief of his university paper. Living in Scotland, where he worked for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar, John-Anthony has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade and prides himself in his ability to complete his Apple Watch activity rings. John-Anthony Disotto is the How To Editor of iMore, ensuring you can get the most from your Apple products and helping fix things when your technology isn’t behaving itself.

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