Amazon released its video player app as aniPad-only affair back in Augustand today the online retailer has updated the software with support for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new universal binary is still provided on afree of charge basis, though the videos, of course, must be purchased from Amazon. That the Instant Video software now works natively on all form-factor iOS devices is no doubt a good news for those of you who get your entertainment from Amazon. The program allows you to download videos for offline viewing and comes with an included selection of top Prime Instant Video titles included in the app…
Thanks to Amazon’s Whispersync technology, you’re able to start watching a clip on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch and resume from where you left off on a Kindle Fire HD, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac or“hundreds of models of connected TVs and Blu-ray players”.
Unfortunately, because of Apple’s 30 percent cut Amazon chose not to integrate the video store so you’ll have to visit Amazon.com to purchase new titles before being able to stream them to your iOS devices.
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It’s interesting that Amazon is underscoring how the program“is designed for an unmodified version of iOS”. Of course, eagle-eyed readers could easilyrememberthat the software had issues running onjailbrokendevices.
Do you use Amazon’s video service on your iPhone or iPad?
