Amazon Prime Video Now Available on amazon.com/mytv
Amazon is consistently expanding its reach, adding media services to the long list of its offers to customers and subscribers. Amazon is meeting people’s media needs via its Amazon Prime platform. What Amazon Prime does is provide subscribers with original video and visual content on their respective devices.
Amazon Prime through amazon.com/mytv is accessible to owners of streaming platforms and devices like Chromecast, Fire TV, Amazon TV, and Roku, among others. In this article, we will discuss, at length, how to make this happen. This article offers a step-by-step guide on how to activate your Amazon Prime Video through the amazon.com/mytv activation link on your TV or streaming device.
Without wasting time, let’s get to it!
Can your device work with amazon.com/mytv?
It is essential to note that not every streaming device out there is compatible with Amazon Prime Video. This, perhaps, is because the platform is relatively new. Even at that, the service is available on a wide range of devices, as listed below:
- Smart TVs from top manufacturers like Sharp, Apple TV, LG, Vizio, Sony, and Samsung, among others.
- Android devices, including the Prime Video app for tablets and phones running on the Android OS
- iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices running the Prime Video app
- Fire phones and tablets
- Blu-ray players
- Set-top boxes from manufactures like TiVo, Google TV, Roku, and Nvidia Shield.
- Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
- PlayStation, Xbox, Wii, and some other top game consoles.
- All you have to do is visit Amazon’s official website at amazon.com/mytv and link your Amazon Prime Video account with your streaming device.
Activating Amazon Prime via amazon.com/mytv
The requirement for the activation of Amazon Prime on your streaming device includes the unique verification code obtainable at www.amazon.com/mytv, an Amazon account, and sometimes, a phone number. How does each of these requirements fit into the equation?
Let’s find out below.
Installing and Activating the Amazon Prime Video App
- Search your Smart TV’s app store or the Amazon Prime app.
- Download and add it to the channel. Open the app and click on the ‘Register on the Amazon website’ link.
- The next page will present you with a unique code – it is the Amazon Prime Verification code.
- Now, you need an internet-enabled device to visit the amazon.com/mytv website. Visit the link and sign in as a member. If you are not yet a member, you need to sign up as a new member.
Signing up as a new Amazon Prime Video user
To sign up, visit amazon.com on your browser and click the ‘Create Your Amazon Account’ link – it is right under the ‘New to Amazon’ tab. This stage is where you input your personal information and email, on which you will get your verification link to complete the registration. You can either follow the link in the verification email or use the one-time password (OTP) sent to the phone number you added.
Now that you are done opening your Amazon Prime account, log in to amazon.com/mytv using these credentials. If you are willing to stay on the platform beyond the trial period, proceed to include your credit card details or any other payment method for the Amazon Prime Membership subscription charges.
It is important to note that it costs $119 and $59 every year for non-student and student users of the Amazon Prime Video services.
- On the Amazon.com/mytv page, type in your details and log in.
- The next page will ask for the unique verification code you copied from your smart TV.
- Input it and confirm that there are no errors.
- Then click on REGISTER DEVICE.
With this, you have successfully activated your device on the Amazon Prime Video platform. Depending on your type and model of your Smart TVs, the registration and activation steps may be slightly different.
To understand how it works on your smart TV, check with your manufacturer for specific information and directives. However, if you’re smart TV or streaming device is a Roku TV, Xbox, or Android TV, the registration process is the same.
Now you can enjoy Amazon Prime Video on your device!
By now, your registration and activation of the Amazon Prime Video service on your Smart TV or streaming device should be successful. This gives you unlimited access to tons of movies and TV shows, both for yourself and your loved ones. Perhaps, you are having challenges getting it done? Reach out to the tech support of your device for help. Alternatively, you can let us know what your problems are in the comments below, and we will see what can be done. However, the activation process is so simple and straightforward that everyone can activate Amazon Prime Video on amazon.com/mytv.