Is there an app for viewing Netflix on the Iconia? I tried to view Netflix from the browser and received an error about formatting for this device.
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Nothing official from them yet. I've seen a leaked app, but it didn't work on my Samsung Fascinate.
Unless Google comes up with some blanket deal with Netflix, the process for portable devices is device specific:
1. Device must have the proper DRM keys and chipset for adequate streaming & playback.
2. OEM must submit the device for approval and pay Netlfix for the set-up and Netflix server access.
It would be cool if this changed, but Google would have to pay up, since already tons of iPhones, iPad and iPods using the service. LG is the only Android OEM to get Netlfix approval with their Revolution.
You can use Playon Mobile to watch Netflix on your Android device temporarily. You'll have to pay for it though after the trial is done. I think you pay annually and then you get access to PlayOn on pretty much any device the whole time. Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon VOD should work this way.
PlayOn is nice, but less efficient than a straight Netflix app (need to have your host computer on to network off of for PlayOn). Still better than nothing and provides more options for content.
People waiting for a working Netflix app will probably not be happy. OEMs have to pay up and the chipset must be qualified.
i have a netflix app for my G2 which works great. It also worked on my Nook Color. But it doesnt work on my brand new acer. It says my device isnt supported.
minotauri said:
i have a netflix app for my G2 which works great. It also worked on my Nook Color. But it doesnt work on my brand new acer. It says my device isnt supported.
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The actual Netflix app that stream movies from Netflix, or just the rental management?
android netflix
the app is out and netflix said they are going to add phones/devices
i guess netflix finally figured out that android is the real deal
FYI, I've installed the apk directly on my device and it will not play videos on the A500 currently. You click to launch a video and the screen flickers and then goes back to the page you were on before clicking play.
They have only released Netflix for select phones. Don't even bother trying it on the a500, it won't work.
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The actual Netflix app that stream movies from Netflix, or just the rental management?
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this was the leaked official app from the LG phone. but like others said, the official release is out now but only supports certain phones.
Yeah, Work's great on my Nexus one hope they release an optimized honeycomb version for A500 soon...
Works really well on my evo. Even the hdmi out is nice. Hopefully netflix will show some tablet love soon.
I suspect the problem is with the tegra and not the os. It may not be optimized to be decoded on our tablets yet, but I guess software may be a limitation also. Does the optimus 2x have a netflix app? That might be more useful for us to try if it does...just a thought?
There's been a work around that can get it to work w/ other non-supported devices posted over at android police (would post link, but I don't have enough posts under my belt). Haven't tried it yet, so no idea if it works for the A500.
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I tried the work around. No dice. Tried both build props for HTC vision and Nexus S. Worked on my G tablet running CyanogenMod 7 though.
It does not work on the gTablet that uses Froyo, either.
Netflix is SUPPOSED to be device specific, but there has already been hacks for Droid X (certain rooted roms it works). Folks that should be ticked are official rom users that own bloatware infested devices that use Blockbuster.
Blockbuster bloated devices will probably "never" see official support for Netflix, but rooters might luck out.
Netflix works great on my Incredible, but it is an officially supported device.
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It does not work on the gTablet that uses Froyo, either.
Netflix is SUPPOSED to be device specific, but there has already been hacks for Droid X (certain rooted roms it works). Folks that should be ticked are official rom users that own bloatware infested devices that use Blockbuster.
Blockbuster bloated devices will probably "never" see official support for Netflix, but rooters might luck out.
Netflix works great on my Incredible, but it is an officially supported device.
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Well....the blockbuster infected Evo was added to the list yesterday....so I wouldn't give up.
For those that have a subscription there are options, but as mentioned it does require a host computer
minotauri said:
i have a netflix app for my G2 which works great. It also worked on my Nook Color. But it doesnt work on my brand new acer. It says my device isnt supported.
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have you tried the method mentioned today 5/13 about changing a line to HTC vision or nexus s?
you can find this over androidguys.
Related
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/qualcomm-promises-netflix-streaming-support-on-future-android-d/
Anyone read this yet? I mean, the HD7 (which has a netflix app) is running the same snapdragon processor as the Nexus One and Evo. This seams like a load of BS to me...
Netflix has issues with DRM on Android. Many game developers have also cited similiar concerns. The next version of snapdragon will handle DRM through hardware making it independent of OS.
Put attention to the blue part:
... meet all of the DRM requirements for Watch Instantly. ...
CPU power isn't the culprit and never was.
so if it isnt a harware issue, then why has it taken them so long to implement these "DRM securities". WP7 had netflix on launch day, why didnt android get these back when iOS got them?
Errrrrrm... because they all use a different software OS?
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danger-rat said:
Errrrrrm... because they all use a different software OS?
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Once you create the program, its pretty easy to port it from OS to OS
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Once you create the program, its pretty easy to port it from OS to OS
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Not if a key component of your program relies on a feature one of the OSs doesn't support.
I think the problem is the way android handles DRM - or that's why Netflix has issues, at least...
Netflix appears to be happy with iOS and Windows, and the way they handle DRM.
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Past post from Netflix seems to indicate they ate not happy about this either. This is a requirement of their licensed agreement with studios; not something Netflix wants. Same reason Netflix is not on Linux either.
Still, Netflix have an app on the Logitech Revue, so all is not lost...
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And that's the story of how I canceled my Netflix subscription. Thanks for the rips, but I can no longer justify the monthly fee, especially since the N1 just got **** canned as ever getting the app.
Pretty lame IMO. I can log on to my bank's website from my phone, paypal has an app, there is an app to accept credit card swipes with the phone and the square reader... yet Netflix can't figure out how to stream a movie or tv show to it safely. STUPID.
This has more to do with the movie and television studios than netflix. They've said to netflix that this is the only way to protect the mobile streams that they will accept. Netflix has to comply because no studios == no content deals.
If the only reason you had a netflix account was so you could watch it on a small 4 inch screen I would cancel too. That seems like a waste of netflix lol.
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On a related note, has anything relating to the rumored Amazon Streaming service materialized yet? I'm itching for a reason to drop my Netflix for a more Linux friendly solution. Really tired of being treated like a second-class citizen for using a better OS.
yeah, I don't get it? i mean,.. if you was to download the app you still have to log in right? So is not like you can hack it. Unless they're afraid of long press save video option but honestly who wants to save low quality videos like that?
Yeah I don't understand the DRM thing either. You have to log in, therefore a DRM is already in place.
Maybe there can be some video capture software on the Android. "Great! Now I can capture a crappy quality mobile optimized video and throw it on a torrent website great!"
Hell, people probably already have Bluray rips up. It's not like Netflix gets their content in a timely manner...
yeah if your logged in than what does it matter, people have faster way of going around the whole drm thing on a pc/mac so why would too many people bother with a cell phone.
babyboy8100 said:
yeah, I don't get it? i mean,.. if you was to download the app you still have to log in right? So is not like you can hack it. Unless they're afraid of long press save video option but honestly who wants to save low quality videos like that?
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Umm, what? You can still hack things you have to log into... They may know which user did it, but you could set up an account with fake information... The "hacking" netflix wants to avoid is people downloading full movies from them. People could make a fake account, download a bunch of movies from netflix, and then distribute them on the internet.
We all know that there are already better blu-ray rips available on the web, but the movie studios don't care, and unfortunately, they hold netflix by the balls on protecting their content. Its dumb, but its not Netflix's fault.
I'm as annoyed as anyone about this, but Netflix obviously wants to be on Android, its a giant platform.
The problem is, they are required by studios to use hardware encryption built into the processor on the device, but every processor is different and not all phones actually have the libraries needed to access that encryption (they said this, and I can see how that would be true). So Netflix says they are doing as much as they can. From all outward appearances, we can't know if they really are working as hard as they can or not, but its not unreasonable to think they're being truthful when they say that. It very well could be tough for them to implement.
I do think that if they don't figure out something at least for Tegra 2, and fast, they're missing a big opportunity, but lets not blame them yet. If its not out in a few months, then they're a bunch of ****ers, but lets give them time. If they get Netflix for Xoom before Adobe gives it flash, I'll consider them "fast enough". I don't think they will, but lets hope!
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I don't see the big deal of having Netflix on your phone. But I guess people really want to watch their favorite episode of Cake Boss on a 3.7 inch screen.
Canceled my netflix today.with no foreseeable future of n1 support, the stream library is just not worth the 8 bucks a month.
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I don't see the big deal of having Netflix on your phone. But I guess people really want to watch their favorite episode of Cake Boss on a 3.7 inch screen.
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Yeah I'm with you, I can never find the time to watch videos outside of short youtube clips on my phone, I don't see how people can watch a movie on it. I much prefer my netflix through my Xbox 360 on my 42 inch HDTV.
Hi guys, I currently have a Droid X which I like very much specifically the DLNA and Xbox 360 sharing features, both of which allow me to wirelessly access my music, photos, and videos from my phone and computer on my Xbox Does the Xoom have this feature or at least does Gingerbread 3.x support it/plan on supporting it?
Also I read in one of the reviews that the miniHDMI out doesn't work directly from the device, rather it needs the dock and then from the dock you go miniHDMI to HDMI on the TV, is this true? (That wouldn't make much sense to me...)
All in all, I have to say I'm excited to be a consumer now-a-days, I'm leaning towards the Xoom, but I do miss certain apps from my Ipad of which there are no GOOD substitutes on android. Specifically, AirVideo which worked like a charm both over wi-fi and 3G and GoodReader, both of which I used religiously. I also hope that Netflix will have an android app soon. Besides that though, I must say if I don't get the xoom, I'm excited to finally start customizing the looks and basic UI, like I have with LP and Desktop Widgets on my Droid X.
Currently the xoom doesn't support dlna. Possibly in the future?
The HD dock is not needed to use HDMI out. Just hook up any micro HDMI cable and it works fine.
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Edit: I was wrong. I found an app that works! I'm using 2Player. Give that a try.
Yes it has DLNA ... look for Skifta in the market ... and if you run into any issues use their tech support like i did in this thread http://forums.skifta.com/topic/tablet-support?replies=12#post-1164
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Yes it has DLNA ... look for Skifta in the market ... and if you run into any issues use their tech support like i did in this thread http://forums.skifta.com/topic/tablet-support?replies=12#post-1164
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+1 works great ^^
hey guys just wondering if they is a working netflix hack because i used the hacked version and it told me that i needed to update in order to use and then i tried to update and said netflix not found so i am wondering is there something i am missing
There is a hack that works on Froyo and Gingerbread devices by modifying the build.prop file to make it look like a supported Nexus S or HTC Vision phone (worked great on my Nook Color). But I don't think there is similar trick for Honeycomb yet, because Netflix hasn't approved any Honeycomb tablet yet.
Rumor is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will get Netflix first. If so, then maybe modifying the build.prop to identify the Transformer as a Galaxy Tab 10.1 might work.
yeah i did get it to work on my optimus s just fine but the 3.0 is having some issues
A gross work around is to use the free app that came with your transformer, the splashtop remote app. You remotely connect and control your other PC or laptop and open the netflix app on the pc instead. The sound and screen come through quite well really.
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yeah but how does it work when you're remotely connecting to your network from outside the network over a 3g connection?
I got the same message. Before I always got a error # message. I uninstalled it then tried getting the one in the market and says not available in my country (Canada). Voted with my wallet and canceled and told them that I would reactivate when it becomes available on the Transformer. To be honest the selection is so poor in Canada I hardly used it.
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I tried using the splashtop remote app too - but pic and voice were out of sync (Was fine on my desktop). I'll wait for the hack.
Ravynmagi said:
There is a hack that works on Froyo and Gingerbread devices by modifying the build.prop file to make it look like a supported Nexus S or HTC Vision phone (worked great on my Nook Color). But I don't think there is similar trick for Honeycomb yet, because Netflix hasn't approved any Honeycomb tablet yet.
Rumor is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will get Netflix first. If so, then maybe modifying the build.prop to identify the Transformer as a Galaxy Tab 10.1 might work.
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It has nothing to do about the app not being "approved for any Honeycomb tablet" the problem is that all the honeycomb tablets are featuring NVIDIA Tegra 2 and apparently its missing DRM to protect the content on Netflix. That's whats delaying the app from being 100% on HC tablets.
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It has nothing to do about the app not being "approved for any Honeycomb tablet" the problem is that all the honeycomb tablets are featuring NVIDIA Tegra 2 and apparently its missing DRM to protect the content on Netflix. That's whats delaying the app from being 100% on HC tablets.
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Whoops, you just got a free "thanks". I clicked the wrong button. ;-)
I'd love to see an authoritative source for this. From what I've read, the "hardware DRM" story was nonsense, for example:
http://www.tested.com/news/tested-netflix-streaming-finally-arrives-on-android/2315/
I use Splashtop for Netflix but it will not allow you to enable full screen on windows media center cause of RD.
dazz87 said:
I use Splashtop for Netflix but it will not allow you to enable full screen on windows media center cause of RD.
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Interesting, hadn't noticed that. If you use Netflix in a web browser, there's no such problem though, it's just media center that has the issue. So full-screen netflix is possible on the tab.
knoxploration said:
Interesting, hadn't noticed that. If you use Netflix in a web browser, there's no such problem though, it's just media center that has the issue. So full-screen netflix is possible on the tab.
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Doh I totally forgot about web browser, been using media center. Thanks..
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Whoops, you just got a free "thanks". I clicked the wrong button. ;-)
I'd love to see an authoritative source for this. From what I've read, the "hardware DRM" story was nonsense, for example:
http://www.tested.com/news/tested-netflix-streaming-finally-arrives-on-android/2315/
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"Netflix is using the Tegra 2 development platform to bring the Netflix experience to Android super phones and tablets. We're working closely with NVIDIA to ensure Netflix takes full advantage of Tegra's outstanding acceleration and security capabilities." -- Greg Peters, Vice President, Product Development at Netflix
http://pressroom.nvidia.com/easyir/...prid=704926&releasejsp=release_157&xhtml=true
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I don't think its bogus. It says security capabilities that can only mean DRM?
zephiK said:
It has nothing to do about the app not being "approved for any Honeycomb tablet" the problem is that all the honeycomb tablets are featuring NVIDIA Tegra 2 and apparently its missing DRM to protect the content on Netflix. That's whats delaying the app from being 100% on HC tablets.
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Has nothing to do with Tegra 2. I have had Netflix working on my Viewsonic Gtablet running cyanogen 7.3 and tegra 2 processors for over a month now.
Anybody have netflix working on the tables.
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Anybody have netflix working on the tables.
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It's hard to find without knowing how to use "search" function of this forum...
cannot resist
Never knew you could watch Netflix on tables.
I still looking around. thanks
You can on one Android tablet, but apparently Netflix is still in the stone age:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/sprint-evo-view-netflix/
And here's an article that trys to figure out why us honeycomb owners are left out in the cold:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387577,00.asp
Especially since it works well with GB.. Meh..
Digital Man said:
You can on one Android tablet, but apparently Netflix is still in the stone age:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/sprint-evo-view-netflix/
And here's an article that trys to figure out why us honeycomb owners are left out in the cold:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387577,00.asp
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That really stinks because it really seems like it may be a long time before the apps officially support Honeycomb devices. Fortunately, there has been some great work going on by others to get around this.
Its all about DRM.
They believe that Netflix on our Tablets will somehow facilitate piracy. Which is totally crazy, because there are a million ways already to download exactly the same movies and TV shows and watch them illegally, if one is so inclined. Netflix would do exactly the opposite - it would give Tablet users a legitimate legal way to obtain content, and would decrease the incentive for users to seek alternative sources.
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You can on one Android tablet, but apparently Netflix is still in the stone age:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/sprint-evo-view-netflix/
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the Lenovo K1 is also supposed to come out with Netflix pre-installed..
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/lenovo-ideapad-k1-tablet-hits-some-online-retailers-still-not-b/
and that's on android 3.1. hopefully that means we're getting closer to an official app. if not, then at least maybe the XDA community could crack it for universal use.
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the Lenovo K1 is also supposed to come out with Netflix pre-installed..
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/lenovo-ideapad-k1-tablet-hits-some-online-retailers-still-not-b/
and that's on android 3.1. hopefully that means we're getting closer to an official app. if not, then at least maybe the XDA community could crack it for universal use.
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Encouraging to hear, but unfortunately, I believe the XOOM was originally expected to come with Netflix, which never happened. Then it was rumored to be in the works for the Samsung GTAB 10.1. And that never happened. So, I think, until its sitting on the shelves with Netflix installed and running, I won't get my hopes up. But, at least, if it does happen on one HC 3.1 tablet, you're right, I'm sure XDA will finally be able to get it running on other HC devices.
Yeah, I agree, it's about DRM but it's about Android fragmentation and how it impacts DRM. However, it boggles my mind that they don't realize having a legitimate Netflix app on Tablets will help encourage folks to subscribe. I've had a Netflix before and could stream on my Xbox 360 but it was the fact that I could stream on my Android devices that made me sign back up. Streaming on a tablet just seems like the way to go more than on a phone.
Does it support apk's by any chance?
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Does it support apk's by any chance?
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of course.
it will have to wait for a decent cooked ROM I suspect before it can be treated like a real tablet, when this is done it will be a all tablet killer is it can play full HD video high profile like the samsung SG2
It's pretty safe to assume that they're selling this thing at a loss. They're clearly going after the Gillette model, where you sell the initial item at almost no profit (or even a loss) and you recuperate the investment with the razor blades, which in this case is the content on the Amazon Appstore and media libraries.
It'd be silly to think Amazon would allow us to buy such an under-priced machine and actually do what we want to it, out of the box. That said, I wager that within a week or two, we'll have side-loading support and root.
It will have access to the amazon app store, and they are apk.
As far as side loading goes, that's a different story.
Technically its capable.
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I just read somewhere a while ago, that it will support side loading out of the box. If I can find the link, I'll post it.
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it will have to wait for a decent cooked ROM I suspect before it can be treated like a real tablet, when this is done it will be a all tablet killer is it can play full HD video high profile like the samsung SG2
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Does it have HDMI though?
No hdmi
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