Hulu is a popular streaming platform, offering a wide variety of exciting movies and TV shows. It is based in America, having its headquarters in Santa Monia, and as of now is available only in America. It has grown very big since its inception in 2007, now having around twenty-five million subscribers. It gives subscribers access to many of the major shows from all U.S broadcasting networks, along with a large selection of other movies and shows. 

They have a free trial, but their subscription comes with a lot of exciting options. First of all, you will not have to deal with advertisements anymore. You can also download and watch whatever you want offline. Downloads are only available for those who are subscribed to Hulu’s No Ads plan and No Ads + Live TV. This is a very useful option. It is especially handy if you are somewhere that has free wifi, and want to download videos to watch later so you save your cellular data. 

You can enable downloading videos on cellular data too, or keep that option disabled if you do not want it. You cannot watch videos on Hulu offline without downloading them. They need access to an internet connection at some point if you want to watch them. There are some movies and TV shows that cannot be downloaded. If there is a download option on the page of that movie or TV show, then only are they available to download. 

Steps To Download On Hulu 

Make sure your internet connection is strong.

Login to the Hulu app. 

Click on the ‘’search’’ option. 

You can see a ‘’downloadable’’ option in the menu.

Click on this, and you will get a lot of movies and TV shows that are available for download. 

If you know what you want to download already, you can just search for it. You will have to check if it is available for download though.

If it is a movie, go to the ‘’details’’ option and click download. If it is a TV show, go to the list of episodes and see if they can be downloaded. If they can, then click on the download option there.

The videos will get downloaded. If you want to, check the status of the given download in the downloads option of the navigation bar.

And that’s it! You can view your favorite movies and TV shows offline.

How To Disable/Enable Cellular Data Downloads?

iOS

1. Click on the ‘’downloads’’ option in the navigation bar.  2. There will be a ‘’settings’’ option at the top.  3. After clicking it, you will get an option that says, ‘’cellular downloading’’.  4. You can either keep it on or off depending on what you prefer.

Android phones 

1. Go to the ‘’account’’ option in the navigation bar. 2. Click on settings 3. Choose the ‘’downloads’’ option in settings. 4. You will be able to see a ‘’cellular downloading’’ option. 5. You can either enable it or disable it based on your preference.  

You can also set the standard of video quality your downloads will have by going to the settings option in the app. There are standard and high-quality options, the former taking up less internet and the latter taking up more. You can choose whatever you like. 

How to watch downloaded videos 

First of all, you can only download and watch offline videos on a mobile phone. You cannot do it on a laptop or a computer. If you’re using a single account on multiple devices, keep in mind that downloads on a device can be accessed only on that device. Upon opening the Hulu app, you will be able to see a downloads option. Click on it to see the selection of the downloaded movies and TV shows. Click on whichever one you want, and enjoy!

Renewing Downloaded Videos 

Downloads will remain on your device for thirty days only. You will have to renew them if you want access to downloads longer than that. Go to your downloads, and click on the renew download option if you want to keep them for longer. If a movie or TV show gets taken off Hulu, then it will be taken off your downloads too. It will stay on your device for forty-eight hours if you have started playback. If you haven’t, then it gets removed whenever it is taken off the platform itself. You can also delete downloads whenever you want. They take up a lot of storage, so once you’ve seen them or don’t need them for some reason, you can delete them. 

Conclusion 

Hulu is an excellent streaming platform that has some of the biggest hits today, like The Handmaid’s Tale. Watching them takes up a lot of data. If your connection is limited for some reason, downloads are a great option. Whenever you have access to other connection sources, keep downloading what you want and watch it comfortably later.

Happy Binging!