Movies rented or purchased through YouTube can also be accessed from Google TV as long as you’re signed into the same account. But while that may be the case, you might find Google TV to be a more suitable platform for a few reasons. The Google TV app, which aggregates content from various streaming services into a single hub, focuses exclusively on movies and shows. This setup simplifies navigation as you won’t need to sift through non-movie content like those found on YouTube. Plus, the app shows you Tomatometer ratings to help you pick the best movie and allows you to add titles to a wishlist for future reference.
To download a movie from Google TV, here’s what you need to do:
- Open the Google TV app. If it’s not installed, download it from the Google Play Store.
- Sign into your Google account.
- Use the search bar to find your movie of choice.
- Select your movie.
- Tap on Buy or Rent. Some movies might display a message indicating they’re not available for purchase or rental due to regional restrictions or expired content agreements. In such cases, you can opt to just add the movie to your watchlist in the meantime.
- Choose your preferred resolution.
- Complete the transaction with your preferred payment method. The movie will then be added to your library.
- Go to the Library tab.
- Open the rented or bought movie.
- Hit Download.
- Decide whether to download over Wi-Fi only or any network, select your download quality, and choose the language.
- Press Apply and wait for the download to complete.
Like YouTube, the downloaded movie won’t be saved as a regular video file but will instead be accessible only through Google apps.
