I used to always download movies from iTunes to my laptop watch on airline flight...no problem. Now I downloaded three for two recently long flights and none would play without an internet connection. What has changed and why?? What do I need to do? It seems much easier to just download from Amazon to my Kindle now!! But this should not be this hard.
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
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Checking with About renting movies from the iTunes Store - Apple Support it would seem that as long as the whole renal download has completed to the device then you should be able to watch it when your device is offline. I suspect that idea of starting playback at the airport (assuming free Wi-Fi) just before the flight is that at least you might have a chance of resolving any authorization issue there, when it will be too late once you're aloft.
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Well I sort of understand this and could do this but i usually download movies to watch on the over and return trips and by the time I return the movies have expired or if I don't get right back to the one I have opened it's again too late. But I think I did try this and it still did not play once on the airplane. I guess I will just have to try again. BUT I also don't know why this has changed. We never had to start them before what I imagine was one of the updates. It was much simpler before. Bummer. Now I just either rent the airline movie player or use my Kindle and Amazon movies with no problem at all.
I agree with you. But it seems to have been some sort of change in how they want you to rent movies. I have switched to simply using my Kindle and the Amazon movies. NO problems there.
I've downloaded a lot of rental movies from iTunes to watch on airplane flights. They usually work off-line just fine, but occasionally they will not play. Now I know that sometimes you need an Internet connection to get the movie opened, and I will start the movie at home before I leave for the airport. I had one rental that, after two weeks since the downloading, give me a message that the movie had expired. I'm wondering if, somehow, the movie had been opened without my realizing it. I bought a pair of comfortable foldable headphones, and I keep them in my carry bag for airplane movie viewing. I jack them into my iPad with a cord, which avoids any Bluetooth problems. So much better than earbuds!
Nope. The purpose is to download movies before a trip to watch while on the airlines. If we open them early then the rentals expire before I get to watch them,
P Susan W.
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Rentals or purchases? I believe the trick with rentals is to start playback while you have an internet connection. Perhaps you may sometimes need to do the same with purchases too. 😕
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Watching movies from iTunes offline
