How many devices can use Amazon Prime? (sharing, different address, how to share + more)
Amazon Prime is available for most mobile devices, such as Amazon Fire tablets, Samsung tablets, iPads, and iPhones, allowing customers to create multiple profiles and cater to their personal choices.
However, customers may wonder how many profiles they can create on Amazon Prime and how many devices can use the same account simultaneously. If you’re wondering the same thing, read on to find out what I learned!
How many devices can use Amazon Prime?
Amazon allows three devices to be logged into the same Amazon Prime account at the same time. However, while three people can stream Amazon Prime at the same time, only two people can watch the same video on Prime at the same time. Additionally, customers can create up to 6 profiles on Amazon Prime, giving each family member their own profile.
If you want to learn more about how many users can watch Amazon Prime at the same time, how you can share your Prime account with others outside your household, and more, read on for more!
Can Amazon Prime accounts be shared?
Amazon allows its members to share their Prime accounts with family and trusted friends.
Additionally, Prime members can share their login information with their friends or family, and they can create a profile to compile their own list of shows and movies.
However, customers are advised to only share their Amazon accounts with people they can trust and provide sensitive information such as their account passwords.
Therefore, members are advised to only share their accounts with family or proven trustworthy friends (e.g. significant other, best friend, etc.).
Can you have multiple users on Amazon Prime?
Currently, Amazon allows up to three people and/or three devices to be logged into the same Amazon Prime Video account at the same time, and three people can stream TV shows and movies at the same time.
However, if a Prime Video member is watching a particular video on their account, only others will be allowed to play that video at the same time.
Still, all three people and devices can stream other general content at the same time.
Additionally, Amazon Prime allows members to create up to 6 profiles for an account, which is preferable for families with multiple devices.
Can you watch the same video on Prime on two devices at the same time?
While Amazon allows Prime Video members to log in and stream up to three devices simultaneously, only two devices can stream the exact same video at the same time.
While Amazon didn’t specify the specific reason for this limitation, it’s reasonable to conclude that playing the same movie on two devices at the same time could cause connection issues.
Therefore, it is recommended that friends or family who wish to watch movies together on Amazon Prime do so using different accounts to avoid problems with their videos.
Can you share Amazon Prime with a different address?
Amazon Prime accounts can be shared with friends and family from different addresses, as long as customers are willing to share their login information.
However, Prime Video members are strongly advised to keep their login details private to avoid fraudulent charges, identity theft, and other serious issues.
However, if Prime members still want to share their accounts with friends or family, it is recommended that they only share accounts with people they trust.
Also, Prime members would do well to set conditions on sharing their account, such as requiring their friends/family to log out of the account every time they use the account and not save the login information to their Prime app.
How do you add someone to your Amazon Prime account?
Prime members can add other users to their Prime account in two main ways.
One way is to create a profile for them on their account and share login information.
Another way is to install Amazon Household, a Prime account that allows families to share their Prime account with other Amazon account holders in the home.
In order to use Amazon Home, all users must have an Amazon account. To add account holders to Amazon Household, members must enter each person’s login information.
However, customers should note that Amazon Household is primarily for parents and their children, as the option to add users is for adding children and teens to the members list.
Therefore, if members wish to share their account with other adults, they must grant them access to their Amazon Prime account.
Is it safe to share an Amazon Prime Video account?
Sharing an Amazon Prime Video account comes with a certain level of risk. In order to share a Prime account, customers must give their login information to the person they wish to share it with.
Sharing a Prime account exposes customers to bill fraud charges, identity theft, account deletion by other users, unauthorized access to other users, and more.
Therefore, customers are strongly warned not to share their Amazon Prime accounts with others outside the household.
However, if customers still wish to share their account with a friend or family member they trust, they can take the following precautions:
- Sign in to their friends’ devices for them so they don’t learn passwords
- Make sure their friends log out of their account after each use
- Ask them not to save logins on the app and only share them when the account holder is present and can enter the logins themselves
Which devices support Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime Video is supported on a variety of devices. Currently, customers can watch Prime Video using:
- iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.)
- android device
- tablet
- Amazon Fire tablets (all generations)
- Desktop PC
- laptop
- Chromebook
- smart tv
To learn more, you can also check out our related guides on renting movies on Amazon Prime, advertising on Amazon Prime, and whether Amazon Prime Video is 4k.
in conclusion
Currently, Amazon allows three devices to use the same Amazon Prime Video account at the same time.
However, only two devices can stream the same video at the same time, while a third device can stream another movie or series.
