Having problems downloading shows or movies?
Can't download a show, or view an episode you’ve downloaded? Here are some common obstacles and how you can get around them.
First things first ...
Check you've got the following:
- A Wi-Fi connection. Using an Android device? You won’t be able to download shows via 3G/4G. (If you have an iOS device, you can download over mobile data provided you've enabled this in your app settings).
- An Apple or Android smartphone or tablet with the latest version of the NOW app. Check your device is supported
- Storage space. You’ll see an error message if you don’t have enough space on your device for the download.
FAQs
There are a few reasons why your show or movie might not be there:
- It’s expired. Episodes and movies you’ve downloaded will be saved for 30 days, or until they expire and are no longer available on NOW – whichever is sooner. Once you start watching a show or movie you’ve downloaded, you’ve got 48 hours during which you can watch it as many times as you like. After this time it will automatically be deleted from your device.
- You downloaded it on another device. Downloads are stored on your device, not in your account – so only the shows and movies you’ve downloaded on the device you’re looking at will appear in My Downloads/My TV.
- You’ve signed out of the NOW app. This will delete all your downloads.
This could be because:
- You've downloaded it twice before. There's a limit of 2 downloads per show or movie.
- It's already in My Downloads/My TV because you've downloaded it in the last 30 days on that device.
- You've reached the storage limit on your device. Head to your device settings to free up some space. If you're on an Android smartphone or tablet and you're getting an error saying your device is full when it's not, try restarting your device.
- We don't have the rights to offer downloads for that particular show or movie. While we’re working hard behind the scenes to make more and more of our shows available for download in the future, we don't have rights to offer downloads for all our shows or movies right now.
If there's a problem with your download, you may see an error message with one of these codes. Here's what they mean:
- OVP_0005 – You'll need Entertainment, Hayu or Cinema Membership to be able to download this show or movie.
- OVP_0006, OVP_0007, OVP_00200, OVP_00201 or OVP_00202 – Sign out of the NOW app and then sign back in again to fix these errors. (Note that this will delete all your downloads).
- OVP_00013 – Your device is using a VPN, which is blocked by NOW. Disconnect from the VPN and try again.
- OVP_00026 – You haven't accepted the terms and conditions. Head to NOWTV.com/ie to accept the T&Cs and finish signing up.
- OVP_00307 – You've already downloaded this twice. There's a limit of 2 downloads per show or movie.
- OVP_00308 – Your download could not be cancelled.
- OVP_00309 – Your download may not have been deleted successfully. You could try deleting it again, or signing out and signing back in again (but be aware that this will delete all your downloads).
- OVP_00310 – You've already downloaded this show or movie. Head to My Downloads or My TV to watch it.
If you're getting the error Unable to connect to stream or another error code that's not listed here, there are a few other things that might help:
- Try downloading the show or movie again.
- Sign out of the NOW app and sign back in again (but be aware that this will delete all your downloads).
- Delete the NOW app and reinstall it.