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When you opt for an ad-supported payment tier for a streaming service, you give up the ability to download your favorite content. Netflix is out to change that, and it gave us some really good news. According to a new report, Netflix’s ad-supported tier will let you download your content.
Ad-supported plans stay away from downloads for two primary reasons. For starters, this is just a perk that will entice people to buy a more expensive plan. Also, ads are a source of revenue for streaming services. So, what’s stopping customers from just downloading all of their content and watching it all offline to avoid the ads? Nothing, that’s the answer.
So, it makes sense that you’re not allowed to download videos with ad-supported plans. However, Netflix is looking to change that.
Netflix’s ad-supported tier will let you download your content
So, Netflix has enjoyed an influx of new subscribers after its password crackdown a few months ago. The company is looking to make things easier for those new services people were forced to buy.
This deal sounds too good to be true, to be honest. This functionality will come to all 12 regions where the ad-supported plan is available. The downloaded videos will be viewable without ads, also. So, you’ll be getting the same downloaded content experience as with the other plans. Again, too good to be true.
Right now, we don’t know the specifics of the plan, so there could be some crucial details that we’re still missing. There could be a limit on how many videos you can download or maybe you’ll watch an ad before downloading the video.
We’re not sure what sort of fine print we’re looking at, but you won’t need to wait for long to find out. This change is coming to the app by the end of the week, according to the Netflix blog post.