How to clear Continue Watching on Prime Video

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The streaming service Amazon Prime Video has been on the American media services market for a long time, but only four years ago the portal entered the global arena. Now its TV channels, movies, and TV series can be watched in almost every country in the world, except the DPRK, China, Syria, Cuba, and Iran.

Since Prime Video is primarily an Amazon app that streams commercial TV channels, there are quite a few here. In terms of content, this service is similar to Apple TV+ but inferior to Netflix. In addition to showcasing third-party projects, the service presents content from Amazon Studios’ own production. The service is also available on all platforms, including smart TVs and set-top boxes, so it’s easy enough to set up. The interface is very easy and it’s not difficult to customize the feed.

What is Continue Watching feature

Amazon developers continue to make Prime Video more appealing to users by adding useful features. This time, we’re talking about the ability to easily return to watching mobile videos on a computer or TV. To put it simply, a user can stop playing a video on a smartphone and continue watching it from the same place on the TV or vice versa. This option is available on many streaming services, including Netflix.

According to the available data, the mentioned function works when watching videos in mobile versions of Prime Video app for Android and iOS devices. If the user has stopped playing any video on the mobile, then when launching Prime Video on the TV or computer the list of videos with an offer to continue watching them.

Pressing the play button will start playback in a new window. This new feature allows users to skip ahead to a video they’ve started on the road, for example. The user can simply press the “Continue Viewing” button instead of opening the viewing history and searching for the desired video.

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What does Watchlist mean and how to use it

Watchlist is an incredibly handy feature in Prime Video that allows you to customize the navigation in a more convenient format. For example, if you want to postpone watching a video until later, so you don’t lose it, just add it to your Watchlist. This way you can also watch serials, and so you don’t have to constantly look through the bar to find the show – you just find it in a specific list.

  • When you find a TV show or a movie you want to watch, click on it and then click on the + sign to add it to your watchlist
  • To see what’s on your watchlist and access it readily, click on the icon in the top-right corner of the screen (Your Profile) and click on Your Watchlist.
  • Once you click on Your Watchlist, the content you added will be there so you can play whatever you want. It will be sorted as Movies, TV shows, and All.
  • If you want to remove something from your watchlist, click on the movie or a TV show, and then click Remove from my watchlist.
  • You can also sort the content in the watchlist. Click on Sort by and then select one of the following: Most Recent Addition, title A-Z, or title Z-A.

Now you know how to customize Prime video navigation and make it easier to use the app. Moreover, this isn’t the only convenient feature.

How to manage Continue Watching list

As mentioned above, the Continue Viewing option can come in handy in many cases and is required for such gigantic video hosting services, including Prime Video. Usually, this option looks like a list of specific videos that you have started watching and haven’t finished. Setting up this list is simple and easy, but only through the web version or the app on your PC or laptop. Here’s how to do it with any browser:

  • Open Prime Video website or app and log in using your credentials and open your profile.
  • Click on the “Edit” option beside the “Continue Watching” heading.
  • Now, click on the cross icon on the title you want to remove from the list. 
  • Lastly, select “Done,” located at the same spot where “Edit” was earlier.

It’s also possible to set up this list via Roku, and the method is actually very convenient. Here’s how to do it with the remote control:

  • From the app homepage, scroll down to the item you want to remove under the Continue watching section and click the * button on your Roku remote.
  • From here, scroll up and select Remove From List from the list of options.

If you don’t have a remote control, you can try to do it with a universal remote control that can replace your original one. Moreover, there are even emulator apps for smartphones, which become a great alternative to the original remote control.

What is Viewing History on Prime Video

The popular video service Prime Video provides the widest selection of videos on the web to user requests. Every phrase typed, provided it has been searched for, is saved by the service. Every action on the platform is recorded, including the ratings given. The system collects such data in order to generate offers for a specific user – the videos that might interest him.

Content in the form of Prime Video’s generated offers is displayed in the user’s feed. Sometimes there’s a need to hide some unwanted content from the viewing history. In addition, if you know how to clear the Prime Video search history on your smartphone and computer, you can improve the performance of the matching system, and achieve a more detailed selection of videos already in the list of recommended. In this way, you can get rid of incorrectly selected videos in the feed, and allow the system to estimate your preferences more accurately.

In addition, you can take advantage of the fact that the service collects the entered data and go to the sections of the site where you can see the history of your activity or prohibit further collection of information. Let’s look at the steps you need to take in order to delete the viewing history of Prime Video on your PC, Android, and iOS systems.

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How to manage Viewing History on Prime Video

Since Viewing History is automatically recorded by the video hosting itself, you can find it very easily. In almost all of these services, you can find videos you’ve watched for a long time just through the Viewing History. Similar to the previous options, History also appears as a list that can be edited:

  • In the Windows 10 app, click the gear icon in the bottom-left corner to open Account Settings. For browsers, go to step 3.
  • While in the Account settings menu, click on My Account to open the website.
  • The webpage (to access your account) is the only way to edit your history. Under Account and Settings, click the Activity tab.
  • Click on View watch history.
  • To remove select history items, click on Hide this. The video will disappear from the list.

This way you don’t delete videos from the list, but simply hide them and you can return them to the list at any time. You can also do this via your web browser. Here’s a short guide:

  • Go to the Amazon Prime Video website and log into your account. Click on the small gear icon in the top-right corner of the page and select Settings from the drop-down menu. 
  • Log in again if prompted, then click Watch History and select Delete movie/episodes from Watch History.

And yet there’s a small disadvantage in the app for mobile devices – it’s unrealistic to keep track of your browsing history there. Not even through the browser version. However, you can delete your search history there:

  • Open the Prime Video app on your iOS or Android device, then tap on My Stuff in the bottom-right section.
  • Tap the gear icon in the top-right section to launch Prime Video Settings.
  • Select Clear video search history.

As you can see, such features make navigating the service much more convenient and faster. Prime Video offers many customizations, including the ability to customize subtitles and add a new vibe to your viewing experience. So if you’re thinking about trying the Prime video, you can use the free trial period and decide whether or not it’s your cup of tea.

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