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I just installed apple tv on my iphone. It is making me DOWNLOAD movies.... not stream. I want to stream movies NOT download them. What am I doing wrong?

I just installed apple tv+ on my iphone. It is making me DOWNLOAD movies.... not stream. I want to stream movies NOT download them. What am I doing wrong?

iPhone XS, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 13, 2023 7:10 AM

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Mar 13, 2023 7:25 AM in response to Nancy_Westcott

If you want to stream content on Apple TV+, don't download. Just tap on the series or movie you want and don't press the download button.


You can see on this gif, I just tap on the episode I want to watch and it starts. Then I tap on the Download button, and cancel it again afterwards.


I just installed apple tv on my iphone. It is making me DOWNLOAD movies.... not stream. I want to stream movies NOT download them. What am I doing wrong?

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