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While you're eagerly waiting for Amazon Prime Video to release its Lord of the Rings series, the streaming giant has a lot to offer in the meantime. Its release schedule for July is packed with dozens of movies and TV shows, including many of its originals that are or will presumably be massive hits. Here are some of the best movies and TV series coming to Amazon Prime Video in July 2022.
Amazon Prime Video gets a much-appreciated redesign, and it looks like Netflix
Familiarity isn’t always a bad thing
When it comes to evaluating streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, and Amazon Prime Video, we're obviously going to look first at things like what content they offer, and how much they charge. But what about their interfaces — do we prefer some over others because they're just nicer to use? Prime Video’s UI, in particular, felt rough around the edges, but not for much longer. Amazon is currently revamping its user interface with a look that's much more in line with its rivals, and that doesn't sound like a bad thing at all.
It seems you can’t go a week without hearing about some type of Twitch drama. Whether it’s streamers getting banned for their use of perceived racial slurs or gaming the terms of service by streaming from hot tubs, the controversies never end. Sometimes, the drama is strange enough for even us to talk about it.
Amazon Prime Video profiles rolling out to more markets, including the US
It's a gradual rollout, so you gotta wait a bit
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Amazon’s streaming service tied to the retailer’s Prime subscription tries to do a lot with its “Included with Prime” shows, separate paid channels, and rentals — all under one app. Despite all those options and standout features like X-Ray, Prime Video has always felt lacking without support for user profiles, something its rivals have supported for a long time. Amazon is changing that now as it rolls out the option to add more profiles, but only in certain markets.
Amazon introduces Watch Party for virtual Prime viewing with friends
Host a movie night for all your US-based, Prime-subscribing pals
With recent world events keeping us at home, it can be hard to stay connected with friends and family. Social events like going to movie theaters might not be an option right now, but that doesn't mean you can't watch a movie along with your favorite group of amateur film critics. Amazon is introducing a feature called Watch Party that lets groups of up to 100 Prime members view content together simultaneously.
Reelgood brings its streaming guide to Android TV
A really good way to search, browse, and track shows across all your streaming services
Coronavirus be damned: Movies from SXSW will be shown online by Amazon for free
The list and dates for the 10-day streaming event are still TBD
The South by Southwest (SXSW) conference this year may have been canceled this year due to coronavirus concerns, but the movies that were going to be presented there will still be shown. And thanks to Amazon, it won't just be attendees enjoying these flicks, either. Amazon and SXSW are working together to stream them, and we'll all be able to watch them — for free.
Amazon Prime Video has one of the biggest streaming catalogs out there, but that's only thanks to the inclusion of rentable and buyable content. That can be particularly annoying when you've found the perfect movie to watch, only to notice that you'll have to pay an additional fee to access it. Thankfully, Amazon is testing a 'Free to me' toggle that hides paid content in its latest Android app update, along with an option that lets you follow your favorite actors.
In partnership with the Finnish brand Nokia, India’s Walmart-owned online retailer Flipkart today announced a 4K TV running Android TV 9 Pie out of the box. The Nokia-branded TV will join the ongoing smart TV boom in the country to compete with the likes of OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Vu in the budget category. The 55-inch Android TV supports Google Assistant along with a few local and global streaming services.
Superhero flicks are all the rage these days — at least, the Marvel ones — and as part of Amazon's early Prime Day festivities, you can $2 rentals for most of the action-filled catalog. That includes Infinity War, and Spider-Man Homecoming, just in case you missed it. $2 also makes this a bit cheaper than the $3-4 cost for the same rentals over on Google Play Movies. Plus, with the recent changes to Amazon Prime Video, you can watch these on your Chromecast, too.19 of the franchise's 23 flicks appear to be included (Iron Man 2 is even free with Prime). A few of the most recent movies aren't included in the sale. The full list of discounted rental titles in their chronological release order is just below:
An Amazon Prime subscription comes with a ton of perks, and one of those is Prime Video. In my experience, it doesn't have nearly as much selection as Netflix or Hulu, and I personally only really use it to watch The Grand Tour. But back to the topic at hand: Prime Video now has over 100 million installs on the Play Store.
Android TV is very much alive, as was made abundantly clear by the plethora of new Android TV powered televisions with Google Assistant capability shown off at CES 2018. Streaming boxes powered by Android TV, however, are conspicuously missing—the last Android TV set-top box to be released in the United States was the Xiaomi Mi Box in October 2016.
Amazon released an official Prime Video app for Android TV last month, but you couldn't actually install it on anything. The app was (and still is) marked as incompatible for every Android TV device on the market, so no one can actually use it yet, and there's no APK available. Now the situation is even more confusing, as Amazon has enabled Android TV devices to download the normal Prime Video app.
30 days ago, Amazon announced that it was in the process of assorting Apple TVs and Chromecasts to start selling them again. Since then, the Apple TV and Apple TV 4K have been available and sold on the site, but the Chromecast and Chromecast Ultra are still showing as "Currently unavailable" from Amazon, with no third-party sellers at all. Even searching for "Chromecast" on Amazon doesn't bring up the product pages linked above, you'd have to know the URL to see them. We've reached out to Amazon several times over the past weeks to ask about this and to inquire about an exact availability date, but were told there were no details to share.
According to AdAge, Amazon may be making an ad-driven "complement" to its Prime Video streaming service. This could be huge news, as a video service that's free in any form could be a significant disruption to the current streaming status quo. That is, if it's true. Amazon has told other outlets that it isn't working on an "ad-supported version of Prime Video." However, based on the details reported by AdAge, that might not be a denial. Currently, Amazon provides its Prime subscribers with streaming movies and shows as part of the $99 Prime yearly subscription fee—alternatively, .99 a month for Prime or .99 for Prime Video, among other less expensive student options. That makes it one of the cheapest streaming services out there. Even so, an ad-driven service would probably have a huge audience and spur further cord-cutting.For the full details, you should probably read AdAge's coverage, but the short version is that they believe Amazon is working on what they call a "compliment" to the existing video streaming service. This new service will include back-catalogs from TV and movie studios, including things like children's, travel, lifestyle, and cooking shows. In addition to directly monetizing via ads, they claim that Amazon may consider sharing both audience data and that ad revenue with content creators/studios.For sources, AdAge claims "people familiar with [Amazon's] plans" and "executives familiar with the conversations," meaning this can't be independently verified. So far the only statement Amazon has provided is that it has "no plans to create a free, ad-supported version of Prime Video." According to some, that statement doesn't actually refute AdAge's claims, since they believe it will be a "compliment" to Prime Video.It's tough to say, what might be a carefully crafted not-quite-denial on Amazon's part could also just be a punctilious splitting of hairs. Amazon has experimented with advertisements for streaming video before. While we wait and see, at least Prime Video is back on Google Play in the meantime.[EMBED_APP]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient[/EMBED_APP]Source: AdAgeVia: Engadget, Cnet
You like free money, don't you? If you answered yes, then you will have to read through a series of steps and a long list of limitations to get $10 to spend on Amazon. If you answered no, then I guess you already skip any Android Police article with the words "Deal Alert" in the title.So what do you have to do to get these free $10? Well, first, you have to be an Amazon Prime subscriber - new or existing or on free trial. Second, you have to have an eligible Amazon Video device (these include Fire TVs, streaming players, Smart TVs and DVD players, and game consoles, but not phones or computers or tablets) and to sign into your Amazon account to link this device to it. And third, you have to stream a Prime movie or show video for the first time to an eligible device. Unfortunately, if you've already streamed a Prime video to any eligible device in the past, you're out.Now that you've followed these steps, you have to keep in mind the small print. This offer is only available in the US and it's valid between June 28, 2017 10:00pm PT and July 7, 2017 11:59pm PT. The $10 you get will be applied within 3-4 days and you'll get a confirmation email, but they won't show up anywhere in your account. You only have until July 11, 2017 11:59pm PT to use the credit, after which it will expire, but thankfully, you can apply this to physical and digital purchases sold by Amazon and you can split it between multiple purchases if one of them is less than $10.This offer is another deal to prepare you for Prime Day on July 11, and I'm sure Amazon has many more in store to lure you in anticipation of its big sale. We'll keep our eyes open for them and let you know if anything interesting pops up.Source: Amazon
Sometimes you can't stomach the idea of paying a big yearly subscription price upfront, either because it feels like a big expense or because you're not ready to commit for a full year to a service that you're not sure you'll enjoy in a couple of months. That's why, despite having to pay a little bit more, companies offer a monthly subscription to make it easier for users to pay in small increments and feel like they are free to walk away anytime they want.