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Netflix! For Android! Its about fucking time!
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Netlfix Blog wrote:Netflix launch on Android
Hi, this is Roma De from the product team at Netflix.
We are thrilled to announce that we have begun to roll out a Netflix application for the Android platform. We are making the free app available for download from Android Market. The Market download will initially be available only on select phones that currently have the requisite playback support. We expect to quickly add to the number of phones that can download from Android Market as we work with ecosystem partners to expand playback support.
The Android platform is gaining rapid adoption in the mobile world and presents a great opportunity to reach more of our members. Because the platform has evolved so rapidly, there are some significant challenges associated with developing a streaming video application for this ecosystem. One of these challenges is the lack of standard streaming playback features that the Netflix application can use to gain broad penetration across all available Android phones. In the absence of standardization, we have to test each individual handset and launch only on those that can support playback. We are aggressively qualifying phones and look forward to expanding the list of phones on which the Netflix app will be supported. We anticipate that many of these technical challenges will be resolved in the coming months and that we will be able to provide a Netflix application that will work on a large majority of Android phones.
For additional details on supported phones check here.
Those supported phones are...:
1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2
2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3
3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2
4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2
5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
Fuck! It doesn't support my old Droid 1 even though I have the 2.2 system on there! CURSE YOU, REED HASTINGS AND ANDY RUBIN!
It doesn't even support my brother's Droid 2 or my dad and other brother's Droid Xs.
Still...its a start! Presuming they begin rolling it out as quickly as they hope, I can finally watch my movies wherever the hell I want to, for REAL.
Cue the smug iPhone users who announce they've had this for 9 months! I don't care!
Hey, here's a link to the app, you clods: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient
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i will brag to you Goose!
until then
i love netflix
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I just got the Galaxy S
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I LOVE MY G2
it murders batteries, though
as is hbo go
use both everytime i poops and workout at the gym
suck on those apples, apple-suckers
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I'm too fuckin' poor to play
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GREAT
me too
it's fun to watch on my lunch breaks
Relevant.
PSN - MicroChrist
I'm too fuckin' poor to play
WordsWFriends - zeewoot
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
SteamID: Baroque And Roll
MORE APPS
actually I dunno, I don't use half the ones I have
Also, I watched Kick-Ass on Netflix yesterday, and I really enjoyed it (did not expect to).
HAHA YES
FUCK
YES
HI FIVE G2 BUDDIES
How the hell did you get one free?
I didn't find it at all until I went to the netflix site instead and followed their link :x
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weird this is exactly when I can upgrade from my G1 to something else. Crappy old phone bros
how do you still have a G1
How.
Came in here to post this. But I was happy because I had a feeling you already did
But on the other hand. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_5sQyHnbY4
Let me get this straight. Something as big as netflix on Android becomes available and it seems perfectly reasonable to you that it's hard to find simply because it's new to the market? Doesn't that strike you as a clear sign that the Android marketplace is not functioning in a user friendly manner?
the g1 was a sturdy piece of machinery, what're you talkin' about
and it served its purpose
but that's such an old phone and so very underpowered. Battery life wasn't very good either.
It was definitely durable though that's for damn sure.
Seriously there is no defending the android marketplace
It is garbage
it would be helpful, I think
The droid totally isn't crappy.
I have an LG env touch, worst touch screen ever.
Gonna finally be able to afford a smart phone later this year though I think.