Google Play
Is This Your Business?4.6
5.2
Overall Score
Author: Kaitlyn Short
Google Play is an efficient way to buy or rent what you love to watch. Google Play makes transferring your movies quick and easy, it also gives you the option to watch your library on the go. You can save purchased movies on multiple devices, allowing you to view movies, even if you are unable to connect to the internet.
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The Good
- Access to content anywhere
- Save content to five devices
- Parental controls available
Access Anywhere with Google Account
With Google Play, your purchases link to your account, which allows you to watch your favorite movies and TV shows anytime anywhere, even if you are offline.Download Options
Users can download purchased movies to up to five devices. If you reach this five device limit, you can remove a movie download from any device, allowing you to re-save that same movie to a new device.Occasional Free Rentals
Occasionally Google Play will provide users with a free rental, available on any device instantly.Seamless Google Account
Not only can you keep your movies and TV shows in one place, but you can also keep any other purchases you make with Google Play linked to one account such as games, music, and apps.Parental Controls Available
Google Play allows users to set maturity levels as well as a PIN code for all purchases. This allows parents to protect their children from accessing anything they shouldn't be viewing. Google Play has many great benefits to their streaming TV services. The main benefit to using Google Play is that it is tied with the users Google account. Everything a user purchases from apps to movies is accessible in one place. And users can access their content anywhere, due to everything being tied to their Google account.The Bad
- No cloud storage
- Can be expensive
- Pay to view
No Cloud Storage
Though it's great to take media on the go, Google Play does not allow users to upload or save movies to the cloud. Users have to keep their home library and movies purchased through Google Play separate.
Expensive Long Term
Google Play can be rather expensive compared to other streaming platforms. Because users don't pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to a company's library, users pay per rental, which can add up and be expensive.
Google Supported
If you're not an Android user customer support on other devices may be tricky. However, Google Play is available to all users who create a Google account. Google Play's benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks but it is good to take note of the few drawbacks Google Play does have. The main fault is that users pay for just about everything they watch. So although the Google Play library is large, everything users want to see is for purchase. After just a few purchases, users will have spent more than a monthly price for Netflix. View Top Rated Companies
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