This nifty trick lets Android users download all the Netflix movies they want

If you've got a phone with a microSD card slot, this one's for you.
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Raymond Wong
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Netflix's movie and TV shows download feature is pretty great. Wanna know what's not so great? If you're an Android user and you don't have enough internal storage left to store videos.

A new update to the Android app fixes that. Users with Android mobile devices that support microSD cards can now download videos to the external storage.

To change the download location from the internal storage to a microSD card, simply tap the menu button > App Settings > Download Location > then change it from "Internal Storage" to "SD Card."

There should be no limit to the amount of videos you can download, so long as you have enough storage to do so.

Of course, there's a caveat. Netflix says the feature is "not available on all devices." Mashable tried the feature on a Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, and Moto X (2015) and had no problems.

As for pirates thinking they can just move the downloaded files from the memory card to a computer and watch them forever? Think again; downloaded videos have DRM and are encoded in a ".nfv" file, which isn't playable on any other media players. Nice try!

Topics Android Netflix

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Raymond Wong

Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.

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