How to use Google Play Movies on Chrome and Chrome OS

Google Play Movies & TV is an online streaming service, users can rent or buy videos via web apps or apps from Play Store. It offers many movies from old to new in Google's vast library. This article will show you how to use Google Play Movies & TV on Chrome and Chrome OS.

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How to use Play Movies on Chrome

You can access Play Movies from Chrome via the website https://play.google.com/store/movies. This online store allows you to search, browse, watch trailers, buy / rent movies.

Perform a movie search on Play Movies & TV similar to finding an app on Google Play Store.

At the top of the page there is a search bar for you to browse the movie. If you want to search by genre, new video to play, top movies, you can use the bar right below.

In the left bar, you will have the option to search for movies by the manufacturer.

On the home page, you will see movies sorted by category such as the latest releases, popular movies and different genres from adventures, actions to cartoons, etc.

When you find the movie you want to watch, click on the play button to watch the trailer or click on the name to go to the movie page.

From the movie title page, you will see movie descriptions, cast, producers, reviews from other Google users and other information like Rotten Tomatoes points, resolutions, subtitles, etc.

If you don't want to buy or rent the movie yet, you can click Add to Wishlist and add it to the My Wishlist list to view later.

When determining whether you want to watch certain movies or TV shows, you can rent or buy by clicking on the Rent or Buy button.

Note: Not all movies and TV shows are for rent, sometimes it only has the option to buy.

After pressing the Rent or Buy button, you will select the movie quality (many movies only have a single quality option) like SD, HD, 4K, click on the quality you want to see.

Next, choose a payment method. The default option is Google Play credit, but you can click on the drop-down menu to select Play credit, change code, add a credit card or add a PayPal account, then click on Rent.

If you want to watch a movie, you can always click on Watch or click Close to view it later and continue to search for the movie.

If you watch later, you will see the rental period in the Rental Period section at the bottom of the video information page.

How to view Wishlist list

To access the Wishlist list, click on My Wishlist in the left bar. Here you will see all the titles you want to watch but have not purchased or rented. This list is very convenient for you to watch movies you want to watch or rent.

How to use extension Google Play Movies

When the extension for Google Chrome becomes Chrome app on Chrome OS, the Google Play Movies app has a small version of the website. You can still watch movies on all platforms by visiting the link directly from the web store but on Chromebooks you can watch movies offline.

To install extension Play Movies & TV, visit Chrome web store, find Play Movies & TV and click on Add to Chrome .

When the message appears, click on Add app to grant access to Chrome.

When the extension is installed, click on Launch App .

To open the extension from Chromebook desktop, click on the launcher icon, type Movies and find the application with the Chrome gray logo on the right corner.

Its interface is similar to the web version but limited to only a few basic features such as searching movie titles, watching trailers and watching movies from the library. The difference between the web version is that if you buy a movie, you must click the Shop button at the top to switch to the web version of Play Movies. You can then watch the purchased movie on this extension as usual.

How to use Play Movies app on Chromebook

If using a Chromebook, you can access Google Play Movies & TV in three ways: access the web store, install the extension or use the pre-installed Google Play Movies & TV app if your Chromebook has a Play Store.

To access the application, click the Launcher button, type Movies on the search bar and click on Play Movies .

You can navigate the application using three tabs: Home , Library and Wishlist .

Like Chrome extension, the Chromebook application looks like a miniature version of a web application. Although you can buy movies in the app, you need to scroll through the 4 movie titles before you see the search option.

However, the application is fast and also contains some of the same features as the web version. An outstanding feature of the app is that it allows you to select movies, genres, places you want to buy or rent movies, and time to produce movies. This is a feature that the web interface lacks.

If you like a movie, you can click on it to open the information page to watch trailers, buy / rent, read movie descriptions, watch Rotten Tomatoes reviews and viewers, audio languages, captions and other other information.

You can rate the movie by clicking on the Like and Dislike button . If you don't want to buy a movie right away, you can add it to the Wishlist by clicking on the three dashes icon and the plus sign on the right.

When deciding to buy or rent a movie, click on the corresponding button.

A window will appear for you to choose the quality of the movie (if the movie doesn't have many quality options, you won't see this message).

Next, select the payment method, by default is Google Play Credit, but you can choose another method from the drop down menu like Play Credit, change the code, credit card, PayPal account, then click Continue .

How to download movies to watch offline

Google Play Movies for Chromebook, Android and iOS can be played offline. Google Play allows viewers to download purchased movies for offline viewing, but only on Android, iOS and Chromebook devices. This feature is not available on PC, Mac and other laptops and computers.

When using Chrome extension, to download movies in the library, click My Movies or My TV Shows to view all the movies you have purchased.

If using the application on Play Store, click on Library (at the bottom of the app) to view the purchased movies.

Next, click the download icon on the movie you want to watch offline.

When this icon turns red, it means the movie has finished downloading. You will see a tick above that, to delete the movie after you've finished viewing it, click on it.

I wish you all fun movies!