Start with where the item is stored
A title in an on-demand catalogue and a programme recorded in the cloud are different collections. Telekom provides separate help for both. Before preparing offline viewing, identify which one you intend to use and on which device. A film visible on the television does not by itself mean that the television can store a portable copy.
Use the mobile download path
For supported content, Telekom’s app help directs the viewer to the item’s downward-arrow download control. Progress and saved items are then found through the account, Meins, content and Downloads areas. The publisher limits the offline function to smartphones and tablets. Use the actual mobile application instead of looking for the same capability in a browser window.
Check a recording on its own terms
The cloud-recording help describes recorded programmes in Meins and the cloud collection. A download indicator identifies a recording that can be copied to a phone or tablet for offline viewing in the app. The same page says this download function is not available through the browser. The indicator on the particular recording matters more than a general assumption that all account content behaves alike.
Verify the result before leaving connectivity
Choose one representative programme, wait for the download progress to finish and find the saved copy in the appropriate mobile collection. If the item is absent, record the collection, device and visible control before changing accounts or reinstalling software. This is a preparation workflow, not a promise that an item becomes permanent or that every television, tariff and content right has the same offline behaviour.
Questions, answered
Can the browser download a MagentaTV cloud recording for offline use?
Telekom’s retrieved help says the recording download feature is not available through the browser; it documents the app route on a smartphone or tablet.