Amazon is 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 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.