HT201611: About renting movies from the iTunes Store

Learn about About renting movies from the iTunes Store
Whistlerdan2000

Q: Did you know you can now upgrade a rented movie to a purchase for a discount?

I didn't know this, and I can't find any mention of it anywhere in the iTunes documentation.  In fact, I see many threads requesting this featured dating back many years.  It seems that Apple have quietly added a feature that allows you to turn a movie rental into a purchase, whilst you are watching the rental.  I just rented Avengers: Age Of Ultron, and in iTunes in the playback bar at the top was a $19.99 price button.  Normally, to buy the movie it is 24.99 and rental is 5.99.  So it seems that you can, whilst the rental is still active, upgrade it to a purchase! 

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 9:17 PM