Amazon is finally bringing its Instant Video service, which has been available on iOS and Kindle Fire devices for a long time, to Android, the company announced Tuesday.
However, there are a few limitations.
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The app won't be in the usual Google Play store. Instead, Android users will first need to download and install the most recent Amazon app. From there, users will be able to install the Prime Instant Video app.
If you're an Amazon Prime member, you'll be able to stream the subset of titles made available to stream on Prime for free (which number in the tens of thousands, Amazon says). The app has also will give the full selection of Amazon Instant Video titles, many of which are offered à la carte to anyone with an Amazon account.
Users who don't subscribe to Amazon Prime can try it out in a 30-day trial. Amazon Instant Video on Android is only available to users in the U.S., UK and Germany. Amazon has has updated its page for the Android Amazon app with instructions on how to watch Instant Video.
The introduction of Prime Instant Video to Android comes just a day after Amazon slashed the price of its much hyped Fire phone to 99 cents (with a contract).
Correction: Contrary to what this story originally stated, Amazon Instant Video for Android will include the full selection of titles available on the service.