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How to Watch PBS Documentaries on iPhone/iPad

You can stream PBS Documentaries on iPhone/iPad. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming PBS Documentaries using your iPhone/iPad. Learn how to get the most out of your iPhone/iPad while using PBS Documentaries.


PBS Documentaries

Get access to the past 50 years of documentaries with the Amazon Prime Video add-on channel, PBS Documentaries. The ad-free streaming service provides over 1,000 hours of programming, which is mainly PBS’s original documentary films and television shows and features.

You have to be an Amazon Prime member to purchase the add-on channel for $3.99 / month.

iPhone/iPad

iPhone/iPad is a mobile device that can be used to watch Live TV Streaming Services and On Demand Streaming Services.

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Can you stream PBS Documentaries on iPhone/iPad?

How to Sign Up and Download PBS Documentaries on iPhone/iPad

  1. Click here to sign up for PBS Documentaries.
  2. Once you’ve signed up, search for “PBS Documentaries” on your iPhone/iPad to install the PBS Documentaries app.
  3. Once installed, log in using your PBS Documentaries credentials.
  4. You can now stream PBS Documentaries on iPhone/iPad.

How to Sign Up for PBS Documentaries on Other Streaming Devices

If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use PBS Documentaries on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.


What features are available on PBS Documentaries?

Up to 6 Profiles

PBS Documentaries allows you to create up to 6 user profiles.

Parental Controls

Prime Video’s parental control tools apply to PBS Documentaries. You can designate certain accounts as Kids profiles.

Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ also have parental control features.

Up to 3 Devices

PBS Documentaries allows you to stream on up to 3 devices simultaneously.

Offline Downloads

PBS Documentaries allows you to download certain content for offline viewing.


TV Shows

Popular docu-series include “Finding Your Roots,” “First Peoples,” “Muhammad Ali: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon,” and many more.

Movies

Users will access a robust library of critically acclaimed, thought-provoking documentary series and movies like the entire Ken Burns collection as well as “NOVA,” “Frontline,” “American Masters,” “Nature,” “American Experience,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” and more.

Popular titles on the channel include Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution,” “For Sama,” “Your Inner Fish” and “Last Days in Vietnam.”

DIRECTV STREAM Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $50 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for DIRECTV STREAM.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Sling TV Cash Back

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Hulu Live TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $35 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for Hulu Live TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.