Hulu提供数以千计的精彩电影和电视节目供您观看，内容库不断更新。到目前为止，您需要某种互联网连接(internet connection)来连接到您的Hulu 帐户并观看内容(Hulu account and watch content)。好吧，截至2019 年10 月(October)，情况已不再如此。
您现在可以使用Hulu(Hulu)移动应用程序将您想观看的任何内容下载到您的智能手机上。然后，无论您是否有互联网连接，您都可以随时随地观看该内容。目前，当您访问Hulu 网站(Hulu website)时，此功能无法在桌面设备上使用。
此功能有一些限制。在本文中，您将了解这些是什么，如何使用Hulu 离线(Hulu offline)查看功能，以及此功能可以派上用场的最佳情况。
升级以使用 Hulu 离线观看(Upgrade To Use Hulu Offline Viewing)
Hulu提供了几种不同的订阅计划，但并非所有计划都包含离线观看功能(viewing feature)。
Hulu 的四个计划包括：
- Hulu（广告支持）
- Hulu（无广告）
- Hulu + 直播电视（广告支持）
- Hulu + 直播电视（无广告）
唯一支持离线观看功能(offline viewing feature)的计划是两个“无广告(No Ads)”计划。阅读完本文并决定要使用 Hulu 的离线查看功能(offline viewing feature)后，您需要升级到无广告(No Ads)计划之一。
如何使用 Hulu 离线观看(How To Use Hulu Offline Viewing)
如果您有一段时间没有更新Hulu移动应用程序，您可能看不到下载内容的功能。访问Google Play 商店(Google Play store)或Apple 商店(Apple store)并确保运行应用程序更新(app update)。
更新后，打开Hulu移动应用程序并浏览(app and browse)到您要下载的内容。
在任何包含多集的电视节目中，您会在剧集标题(episode title)右侧看到一个小的下载图标(download icon)，位于三点菜单图标 旁边(dot menu icon)。
选择此选项后，将开始下载该剧集。您将看到下载百分比的状态显示为围绕下载图标(download icon)外部移动的圆形线。
对于电影来说，情况略有不同。当您浏览电影标题(movie title)时，您会在“观看电影”按钮下方看到一个新的(Watch Movie)下载(Download) 链接和图标(link and icon)。
选择此项将启动该电影的下载。
管理 Hulu 离线查看下载(Managing Hulu Offline Viewing Downloads)
除了应用程序本身的下载图标上显示的下载状态(download status)外，您还可以在通知区域中查看单个电影或电视节目的下载状态。(movie or TV show)
您可以一次启动多个下载。这意味着，如果您有即将到来的旅行，并且您知道自己将“脱离电网”一段时间，请在家中或当地网吧连接到良好的(internet cafe)Wi-Fi 网络(Wi-Fi network)，并启动尽可能多的内容随心所欲下载。
Hulu中可以下载的内容项目数量的唯一限制是智能手机的存储容量(storage capacity)。下载完成后，您可以在Hulu 应用的“(Hulu app)下载”区域(Downloads area)管理所有下载的内容。
要访问它，请选择Hulu 应用程序(Hulu app)主页底部的“下载(Downloads)”按钮。
这将带您进入下载页面(Downloads page)，您可以在其中找到所有下载的内容。
从这里，您只需点击任何下载的内容即可开始播放。无论您是否连接到互联网或 Wi-Fi 网络，这都有效，因为内容是直接从您的本地设备存储(device storage)中流式传输的。
并非所有 Hulu 内容都可下载(Not All Hulu Content Is Downloadable)
您在浏览时可能会注意到某些电影或电视节目没有(t feature)下载链接或图标(Download link or icon)。
这是因为并非Hulu(Hulu)上的所有内容都可以下载。您可以抓住机会随机检查要下载的电影或电视节目。但是有一个更简单的方法。
在上面提到的“下载”页面(Downloads page)上，如果您向下滚动到底部，您将看到“查看可下载(See What’s Downloadable)内容”按钮，您可以选择查看Hulu上可以下载到设备的所有内容的列表。
选择此项将在Hulu 应用程序(Hulu app)上打开一个新区域，您可以在其中浏览所有可下载内容。
如您所见，此区域分为 TV、Movies、Kids或 Newly added Movies。使用此区域可以节省一些时间，并且可以保证，如果您看到喜欢的内容，可以将其下载到本地设备。
何时使用 Hulu 离线观看(When To Use Hulu Offline Viewing)
Hulu 离线(Hulu offline)查看功能非常适合您可能遇到的许多情况。一些最常见的包括：
- 与孩子一起进行公路旅行(road trip)，您可以在开车前将儿童的电视节目下载到他们的移动设备上。
- 如果您住在远离互联网的露营地，您可以下载电影，晚上在帐篷里观看。
- 到另一个国家旅行并且您想节省数据使用费用时，请为旅行加载大量电影。
- 通过在酒店观看电影来保护您的移动设备安全(device security)，而无需连接到危险的公共Wi-Fi 网络(Wi-Fi network)。
如果您正在考虑升级到无广告 Hulu 订阅(No-Ad Hulu subscription)，这可能是一个很好的理由。
Hulu Offline Viewing: How It Works & When to Use It
Hulu offers thousands of great movies and TV shows to watch, with а library of content that’s always updating. Up until now, you needed sоme kind of internet connection to conneсt to your Hulu account and watch content. Well, as of October of 2019, that’s no longer the case.
You can now download anything you want to watch to your smartphone using the Hulu mobile app. Then later, whether you have an internet connection or not, you can watch that content wherever you are. Currently, this feature doesn’t work on desktop devices when you access the Hulu website.
There are a few limitations to this feature. In this article you’ll learn what those are, how to use the Hulu offline viewing feature, and the best situations where this feature can come in handy.
Upgrade To Use Hulu Offline Viewing
Hulu offers a few different subscription plans, and not all of them include the offline viewing feature.
The four plans for Hulu include:
- Hulu (ad-supported)
- Hulu (No Ads)
- Hulu + Live TV (ad-supported)
- Hulu + Live TV (No Ads)
The only plans that support the offline viewing feature are the two “No Ads” plans. Once you’re done reading this article and decide you want to use Hulu’s offline viewing feature, you’ll need to upgrade to one of the No Ads plans.
How To Use Hulu Offline Viewing
If you haven’t updated the Hulu mobile app in a while, you may not see the ability to download content. Visit the Google Play store or the Apple store and make sure to run an app update.
Once updated, open the Hulu mobile app and browse to the content that you want to download.
On any TV shows with multiple episodes, you’ll see a small download icon to the right of the episode title, next to the three dot menu icon.
Once you select this, the download for that episode will begin. You’ll see a status for the percentage downloaded show up as a circular line moving around the outside of the download icon.
For movies, it’s slightly different. When you’re browsing a movie title, you’ll see a new Download link and icon displayed right under the Watch Movie button.
Selecting this will initiate the download for that movie.
Managing Hulu Offline Viewing Downloads
In addition to the download status displayed on the download icons in the app itself, you can see the status of individual movie or TV show downloads in your notifications area as well.
You can initiate multiple downloads at a time. Which means if you have an upcoming trip coming up and you know you’re going to be “off the grid” for a while, connect to a good Wi-Fi network either at home or your local internet cafe, and initiate as many content downloads as you like.
The only limit to the number of content items in Hulu that you can download is the storage capacity of your smartphone. As downloads complete, you can manage all of your downloaded content in the Downloads area of the Hulu app.
To access this, select the Downloads button at the bottom of the main page of the Hulu app.
This will take you to the Downloads page, where you can find all of your downloaded content.
From here, you can simply tap any of the downloaded content to start playing it. This works whether or not you’re connected to the internet or a Wi-Fi network, since the content is streaming directly off your local device storage.
Not All Hulu Content Is Downloadable
You may notice as you’re browsing that some of the movies or TV shows don’t feature a Download link or icon.
This is because not all content on Hulu is downloadable. You could take your chances and just randomly check movies or TV shows that you want to download. But there’s an easier way.
On the Downloads page mentioned above, if you scroll down to the bottom you’ll see a See What’s Downloadable button you can select to see a list of all content on Hulu that you can download to your device.
Selecting this will open a new area on the Hulu app where you can browse all of the downloadable content.
As you can see, this area is organized into TV, Movies, Kids, or Newly Added Movies. Save some time by using this area, and you’re guaranteed that if you see something you like, you can download it to your local device.
When To Use Hulu Offline Viewing
The Hulu offline viewing feature is perfect for a number of situations you may find yourself in. A few of the most common include:
- Taking a road trip with kids, you can download children’s TV shows to their mobile devices before the drive.
- If you’re staying at a campground far away from internet access, you can download movies to watch at night in your tent.
- When traveling to another country and you want to conserve data usage costs, load plenty of movies for the trip.
- Protect your mobile device security by watching movies at a hotel without having to connect to a dangerous public Wi-Fi network.
If you’re considering upgrading to a No-Ad Hulu subscription, this could be one excellent reason to do it.
