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In spite of Amazon’s forward-thinking tendencies, Prime Video has been lagging behind mainstream platforms like Netflix in one major department: individual user profiles. But those days are finally over, and Amazon is letting Prime Video users create separate profiles for watch-lists, recommendations and more. Here’s how you can set yours up.
Individual user profiles have been a standard feature on Hulu and Netflix for some time. They’re useful for keeping watch-histories separate from friends and family members and can help viewers track their binge-watching progress without interruption.
Until recently, Amazon Prime Video had no access to such a feature, which left families with Amazon streaming devices somewhat puzzled on what to do. But all that is changing now that Amazon is finally giving users access to profiles — complete with separated watchlists, recommendations and viewing histories.
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Prime Video users can create up to six profiles for one account. One profile is set as the “primary” associated with the Amazon account itself, while the others can include basic profiles for adults and kids.
Kid accounts, unlike adult accounts, will only display child-friendly content without excessive violence or sexuality. These profiles cannot make purchases using the primary account holder’s credit card, and searching Prime Video while logged into the kid account will also only result in age-appropriate results.
Once it is available for your account, you’ll see the option for profiles upon booting Prime Video. If you already have wallet-sharing set up in your Amazon Household settings, Prime Video will automatically create profiles for any names listed. Convenient!
This feature is gradually rolling out to Amazon customers in the U.S., and will first be available in the iOS, Android, Fire tablet and Fire TV version of the Prime Video app. If you don’t see the option to create new profiles immediately upon login, it just hasn’t reached your account yet.
This process will likely take a few weeks, and once your account is ready, you can start your binge-watching immediately.
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