A very useful feature of the Showmax app is the ability to download content to watch offline on smartphones and tablets. Absolutely everything in the Showmax catalogue is available for offline viewing.
We answer some of the most common questions people ask.
No. Downloads are only possible on mobile devices – iOS (iPhones and iPads) and Android smartphone and tablets. You can’t download shows onto a laptop, PC, gaming console, Explora or smart TV.
Download up to 25 different series episodes or movies at a time. The amount of storage on the device will affect the number titles you can download – if space is limited, you might not have space for the maximum number of 25.
Each episode or movie will stay on your device for 30 days. Once expired, it will be automatically deleted. The expiry date is visible in red underneath the run time of each of the downloads.
Once you start watching, you’ll have 48 hours to finish the item before it’s automatically deleted. So if your kids have already watched the episode of Peppa Pig you’ve downloaded onto your iPad, they will only have 48 hours in which to watch it again.
Click on the “hamburger” menu (the three horizontal lines) next to Home in the Showmax app. Select Downloads from the drop-down menu and view the series episodes and movies you have downloaded.
Yes. When you open your downloads in the app on your tablet, you will see three tabs: On this device, On other devices and Others. On this device displays shows downloaded on your tablet. On other devices will show you the titles on any other devices (including your phone) linked to your account. Others will show you the downloads for any other users of your Showmax account.
Yes, they will continue to download in the background.
No. By default, downloads are only possible on the Showmax app over a Wi-Fi connection. Once you are back in an area with Wi-Fi access, your downloads will start back up again. 
If you would like to change your app settings to allow downloads over your mobile data connection, go to the drop-down menu. Select Settings. Then change Video Downloads from “Over Wi-Fi only” to “Over Wi-Fi or mobile network”. Note that doing so will incur data charges.
If you only download over a free Wi-Fi connection, you won’t use any of your own data and you can then watch shows offline, which won’t use any data either.
You need to be signed in to the app to see your downloads. Sign in, then try again.
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