Rented a movie through Apple TV now I can

I rented a movie through apple TV, downloaded it and now it won't open? I would like to watch my movie on my imac how does this work?

Posted on Dec 21, 2019 7:14 PM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2019 9:07 PM

You can watch movies that you rent on any device that has the Apple TV app and is signed in with your Apple ID. 

You can download your rental on one device at a time. If you download your rental on one device, you can stream it to one other device simultaneously.


If you can't play your rental, see if it's downloaded or streaming on another device. To download your rental on a different device, remove the rental from your device, then download it on the device that you want to watch it on.


When you rent a movie, you have 30 days to start watching it. As soon as you play your rental, your rental is available for 48 hours. Your rental automatically deletes from your library 30 days after you rent it or 48 hours after you start watching it, whichever is sooner.


On your Mac:

  1. Open the Apple TV app and go to the Library tab.
  2. In the sidebar, click Rentals. If you don't see Rentals, then there aren't any current rentals associated with the Apple ID that you're signed in with.
  3. Hover your cursor over the rental and click . To download it to your computer, click .


if you don’t have the Apple TV app on your Mac, use the iTunes app



For more info:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201611

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Dec 21, 2019 9:07 PM in response to Tom Brownold

You can watch movies that you rent on any device that has the Apple TV app and is signed in with your Apple ID. 

You can download your rental on one device at a time. If you download your rental on one device, you can stream it to one other device simultaneously.


If you can't play your rental, see if it's downloaded or streaming on another device. To download your rental on a different device, remove the rental from your device, then download it on the device that you want to watch it on.


When you rent a movie, you have 30 days to start watching it. As soon as you play your rental, your rental is available for 48 hours. Your rental automatically deletes from your library 30 days after you rent it or 48 hours after you start watching it, whichever is sooner.


On your Mac:

  1. Open the Apple TV app and go to the Library tab.
  2. In the sidebar, click Rentals. If you don't see Rentals, then there aren't any current rentals associated with the Apple ID that you're signed in with.
  3. Hover your cursor over the rental and click . To download it to your computer, click .


if you don’t have the Apple TV app on your Mac, use the iTunes app



For more info:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201611

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