For the primary time, Hulu will enable customers to obtain episodes for offline viewing. The function is on the market at this time for iOS customers who’ve subscribed to Hulu’s ad-free on-demand tier.

Customers will be capable of obtain as many as 25 movies, on as much as 5 distinctive gadgets. Unwatched downloads will stay accessible offline for 30 days. If customers start watching a video, it is going to solely stay accessible for 2 days. However in both case, customers will be capable of renew the license by going surfing once more, supplied the episode or Movie has not left Hulu since they first downloaded it.

Hulu rivals Netflix and Amazon have lengthy supplied this function, with comparable phrases for obtain limits and license renewals. Hulu might have confronted a harder time rolling it out, not due to technical limitations or lack of will, however as a result of the of the complexities surrounding content material that’s presently airing on broadcast networks, which is Hulu’s main focus. In contrast, most non-original Netflix and Amazon content material is backlog content material.

Nevertheless, Hulu’s weblog submit asserting this new function signifies that—as can also be the case with Netflix and Amazon—not all content material can be accessible to obtain. The platform may have an “Accessible for Obtain” view to see highlighted reveals and movies that may be downloaded. Customers can even be capable of seek for particular person reveals or movies and inform from collection and film pages whether or not the merchandise they’ve looked for may be downloaded.

Some content material that Hulu has already mentioned is on the market contains episodes of Household Man, How I Met Your Mom, Determined Housewives, and Hulu originals.

iOS customers want solely replace their apps within the App Retailer to begin downloading movies at this time. Sadly, Android customers must wait some time longer. “Downloads can be coming to Android customers quickly,” Hulu wrote.