{"id":29083,"date":"2017-02-02T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T07:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29083"},"modified":"2017-02-02T14:30:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T06:30:47","slug":"store-netflix-sdcard-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/store-netflix-sdcard-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Users Can Now Download Netflix Movies to SD Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix\u2019s decision to implement an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/netflix-offline-mode\/\">offline viewing mode<\/a> has been a great boon to many who would like to<strong> download shows to view later<\/strong>. Unfortunately for those who use <strong>Netflix on their mobile devices<\/strong>, doing so caused the device\u2019s already limited storage space to rapidly deplete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/interactive-social-networks\/\">9 Interactive Social Networks for Your Entertainment Needs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to <strong>solve the storage problem<\/strong>, Netflix has given the Android version of the Netflix app the <strong>ability to save videos onto an SD card<\/strong> instead of the device itself. Now, whenever you choose to download a video for offline viewing, a dialog box will ask you if you would like to <strong>save the video onto your device or your SD card<\/strong> if you have one.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/store-netflix-sdcard-for-android\/01-netflix-new-feature.jpg\" width=\"638\" height=\"154\" alt=\"netflix new feature\"><\/figure>\n<p>There are a few restrictions in place when it comes to this feature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Netflix will <strong>impose a limit <\/strong>as to how much content you can download at any given time <\/li>\n<li>Only videos that are<strong> offline viewing-eligible can be downloaded<\/strong> to your SD card <\/li>\n<li>Videos stored on SD cards <strong>can only be played on the origin device<\/strong> and not on other devices. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So far, Netflix has made no mention of whether or not this particular feature will be <strong>made available on other platforms<\/strong> (iOS, Kindle etc.). Until an announcement is made by the company, it appears that <strong>this feature will be an Android-exclusive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Android\u200b Users \u2013 You can now download to your SD card so there\u2019s always room for more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uqt2GSjPw5\">pic.twitter.com\/Uqt2GSjPw5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  \u2014 Netflix US (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/823947067051491328\">January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/free-trials-apps-services\/\"> 25 Great Tools to Test Out Without Needing to Pay a Penny<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix\u2019s decision to implement an offline viewing mode has been a great boon to many who would like to download shows to view later. 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