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Netflix Android app?

Has anyone heard any new news on the possibility of a Netflix app that streams video on Android? I don't know about you guys but I really really want it! Are there still issues with security and whatnot?
Just curious if anyone has heard anything. They need to get this done!

Still just hearing more about security crap..
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Theres an apk out there, streaming doesn't work tho.
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corenojoe said:
Has anyone heard any new news on the possibility of a Netflix app that streams video on Android? I don't know about you guys but I really really want it! Are there still issues with security and whatnot?
Just curious if anyone has heard anything. They need to get this done!
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Yup, Can't wait for this.

LadyAngler said:
Yup, Can't wait for this.
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Ya, started watching Scrubs from the beginning last night and it'd be awesome if I could pick up where I left off and watch it on breaks and lunch on my phone while I'm at work. Could kill like a season a day lol

I'm assuming this will be a super noob question as no one ever asks but going to ask anyway.
Why is the Hulu fix/hack/edit any diff than this? So long as we can fool a browser into think it's a full desktop, why couldn't we stream through that instead of depending on an app to do it? #flamejacketon

DNak206 said:
I'm assuming this will be a super noob question as no one ever asks but going to ask anyway.
Why is the Hulu fix/hack/edit any diff than this? So long as we can fool a browser into think it's a full desktop, why couldn't we stream through that instead of depending on an app to do it? #flamejacketon
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I can't give a definite answer but I would assume that any content would run smoother/better through the app then a hacked browser.

newalker91 said:
IIRC, I believe it's because Netflix streams over the web via Silverlight not Flash. It's easy to hack flash and fool it, but Silverlight is a different story.
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this.
Besides, this same thread has been posted countless times, a simple search would've shown that. We are waiting for it to be released by Netflix, as our processor has the necessary security needed for the app to be released.
I do believe though, that we will have to wait until the LG Revolution is released to the public before we can get the app, as I suspect LG and Netflix have an exclusivity deal going, so LG can sell some phones.
Then again, I may be and have been wrong.

IISiDeK1CKII said:
this.
Besides, this same thread has been posted countless times, a simple search would've shown that. We are waiting for it to be released by Netflix, as our processor has the necessary security needed for the app to be released.
I do believe though, that we will have to wait until the LG Revolution is released to the public before we can get the app, as I suspect LG and Netflix have an exclusivity deal going, so LG can sell some phones.
Then again, I may be and have been wrong.
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Come on LG!

newalker91 said:
IIRC, I believe it's because Netflix streams over the web via Silverlight not Flash. It's easy to hack flash and fool it, but Silverlight is a different story.
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I had noticed the last flick I streamed on my laptop used Silverlight, (as far as I knew that was new) but definitely makes sense. Flash is hackable, SL is not.. Got it, thanks.

DNak206 said:
I had noticed the last flick I streamed on my laptop used Silverlight, (as far as I knew that was new) but definitely makes sense. Flash is hackable, SL is not.. Got it, thanks.
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Netflix on android won't be using silverlight though. It could use Moonlight http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight, but support for that on linux is far worse than flash and would probably be even more of a battery killer, so I'm guessing they will port whatever they use for iOS on the iphone/ipad to android.
There's no way the iphone version of netflix (which has been out for a while) uses silverlight (jobs would never allow that), so I am guessing they will probably just use the same libraries for android that they have for iOS and create a wrapper around that with java to create an executable.

DNak206 said:
I had noticed the last flick I streamed on my laptop used Silverlight, (as far as I knew that was new) but definitely makes sense. Flash is hackable, SL is not.. Got it, thanks.
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Netflix has always used silverlight, at least as far as I have known. And yareally
is probably right about how they are going to go about it.
The main reason why Winmo 7 had/has so fast netflix is because of silverlight and the native ability (I believe) for it to run on winmo.

[Q] Netflix App on TF

Not sure if anyone saw this, but a hacked version of the Netflix app has been released that is supposed to bypass device checking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076150
Has anyone had any luck getting it to work on the TF? I read some Xoom users having issues, beginning to think it wasn't set up for HC (The hack that is).

EtherBoo said:
Not sure if anyone saw this, but a hacked version of the Netflix app has been released that is supposed to bypass device checking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076150
Has anyone had any luck getting it to work on the TF? I read some Xoom users having issues, beginning to think it wasn't set up for HC (The hack that is).
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Doesn't work

I heard that it won't work on Tegra 2 devices yet.
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Seconded. No go for any of them.

Yes it installs, no it will not work. There's a huge thread here in this forum somewhere where people try all sorts of things to no avail.

gadgetfann said:
I heard that it won't work on Tegra 2 devices yet.
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Not true. I have it working on a Viewsonic Gtablet running cyanogenmod 7.0.3. Viewsonic has Tegra 2. However, it should be noted that the cyanogenmod does not use the hardware acceleration available for Tegra 2.

gadgetfann said:
I heard that it won't work on Tegra 2 devices yet.
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It works on gtablet with CM7.0.3 with modified build.prop no problem.
This was kind of a reason to hold on my gtablet a bit longer.

I also have it working on my Atrix which also has a Tegra 2. From what I've read, honeycomb is the problem, not Tegra.

The Netflix app seems to be very picky. On my phone it will work with CyanogenMod G2 6.1.1 but not CyanogenMod G2 7.0.3. So hardware might not be the issue.
If I remember the error log correctly we were getting the same error message on the G2 CM 7 stable builds as we are now getting with the EEE Pad (about the DRM libs). Cyanogen got Netflix mostly working in his v7 nightly builds so maybe we will luck out and his fix will apply to the Prime firmware too

Has anyone tried any Netflix builds on the leaked 3.1?

raypou said:
Has anyone tried any Netflix builds on the leaked 3.1?
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i have... tried the virgin app, the virgin 1.1 app, and the modified app.... before it said it couldnt find the service or whatever (error 1005), but on 3.1 it says the device could not be activated for streaming.

Hulu Plus for Android

Just thought I'd share some news I saw this morning:
Hulu Plus for Android
Hopefully, we will see the Thunderbolt added to the compatibility list... or maybe a Dev will take a look at it.

+1, I have a HULU subscription and not a Netflix. I have been waiting for this and of course the T-Bolt is not supported but My X that i sold. "sigh"...Please HULU or devs....make this work, i will be forever greatful.

Has anybody tried to download the apk and install it on the Thunderbolt? Is it the same error we originally had with Netflix? (Unsupported device)

mattsonhistb said:
Has anybody tried to download the apk and install it on the Thunderbolt? Is it the same error we originally had with Netflix? (Unsupported device)
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I did install it and that is basically the error that I received.

Could someone explain in terms if hulu and netflix, what makes one device compatible and another not. I mean the tbolt should be better in every aspect than the droid x (hence my upgrade) yet it works on that device. Someone mentioned that it works on the HTC inspire. How is that different than the tbolt?

Just hack flash and run it in the browser, works just fine there

microdot said:
Could someone explain in terms if hulu and netflix, what makes one device compatible and another not. I mean the tbolt should be better in every aspect than the droid x (hence my upgrade) yet it works on that device. Someone mentioned that it works on the HTC inspire. How is that different than the tbolt?
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The app checks the phone model and refuses to run if it isn't on the built in whitelist. I am sure there will be a patched .apk with the device check removed soon.

nl3142 said:
The app checks the phone model and refuses to run if it isn't on the built in whitelist. I am sure there will be a patched .apk with the device check removed soon.
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That sucks even more. I thought there was some real technical hardware or software reason but thats just plain model discrimination.
Wonder how HULU decides on this wish list

Thats what I dont understand... Isnt the HTC thunderbolt and HTC Inspire have the same specs besides the Network bands... Why release for the Inspire and not the thunderbolt??

how do you guys have netflix? is it from GB?

Hulu Plus appears to be available for Froyo phones, good for many of us (Inspire and Atrix I know are both on Froyo)

One would think someone will hack it just like Netflix. Who knows how these companies are deciding what devices to support but it's frustrating!

There has been a hulu hack out for a while now. I have been running hulu since the hack like 2 months ago. If you are rooted you can use hulu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010606&highlight=hulu

Awesome! Been waiting for this.

Smh getting so sick of android man

You could probably edit the build.prop so that your phone identifies itself as one of the supported phones to get it to work. I don't have a hulu plus account and frankly i don't care enough to test
Thread containing the APK and supported devices list
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136634

GB = Netflix...can't wait until GB= Huluplus
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After reading through someone's logcat while running hulu plus, it only seems not to work because it's sniffing your phone type. Just need to edit the app to not detect it or as mentioned already, change your build properties. I dont have hulu+ so can't really find the solution easily myself.

mbrown3460 said:
Smh getting so sick of android man
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Coming from wp7, android fragmentation can definitely be frustrating. Seeing other devices run something you can't is just part of android I guess. Not to mention that some games won't ever come to the bolt either.

mbrown3460 said:
Smh getting so sick of android man
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lol agreed.. this device can run this, but cant run that. Total BS. I could understand if there were hardware limitations or something but it just seems like arbitrary garbage now.

netflix on android

well i wonder if the reason it works on the moto tab and the galaxy tab is because they paid netflix? what other reason would they have if i simple file edit fixes it...

This should be in General Discussion. To answer your question: In the case of the Transformer, Netflix themselves nor their app is responsible for it not running on the Transformer. Your theory keeps getting kicked around the forums...the idea that money is changing hands. There is no extortion here. ASUS did/does not need to pay Netflix anything. They just need to compile and include a newer version of libnvomx for the Transformer.

That's interesting, but that's not what ASUS claims. After asking them why there still isn't Netflix support after the 3.2 update, I got this response:
The current version of Netflix available on the Android Market is only supported for Android 2.2 based phones, and not any Honeycomb tablets. While installing the Netflix 1.3 APK has enabled Netflix for other Honeycomb tablets, officially, they are still not supported. At this time, users will have to wait on an updated release from Netflix.
-Rick, ASUS

Ayesuku said:
That's interesting, but that's not what ASUS claims. After asking them why there still isn't Netflix support after the 3.2 update, I got this response:
The current version of Netflix available on the Android Market is only supported for Android 2.2 based phones, and not any Honeycomb tablets. While installing the Netflix 1.3 APK has enabled Netflix for other Honeycomb tablets, officially, they are still not supported. At this time, users will have to wait on an updated release from Netflix.
-Rick, ASUS
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The lenovo thinkpad is a honeycomb tablet and its a supported device. Not everything a customer support guy says is true.
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Which is why I'm kind of volleying more questions at him. Hopefully he keeps responding.

Movies is in my Android Market though.
Maybe Netflix hasn't updated the market yet.

Just root your tablet and take it into your own hands.
netflix and market has nothing to do with it.

sry im on 3.2 and dont feel like downgrading...

You can root 3.2
I did it earlier today and it took like 10 mins. Couldn't have been easier.
Just use the batch script that works for 3.2
Sorry can't post the link from my phone.
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The lenovo thinkpad also isn't out.. and this has nothing to do with money.
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joshnichols189 said:
The lenovo thinkpad also isn't out.. and this has nothing to do with money.
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So what if it's not out? It's a supported device.

Guys,
The ASUS support rep is wrong. Netflix 1.3 DOES work on Honeycomb tablets, the XOOM being one of them. There is no conspiracy here, no matter how hard you look. When attempting to stream from Netflix on the Transformer using Honeycomb 3.2, you get that error message. A peek in logcat shows the Netflix app yells about not finding function DRM.play inside OMX. This is a function of a NEWER version of libnvomx than ships on the Transformer or in it's updates.
XOOM has newer libnvomx w/ drm.play function = working netflix
Transformer (and other tablets) with libnvomx WITHOUT drm.play = broke netflix
Since the hardware inside the XOOM and the Transformer are VERY similar, I was able to pull the newer libnvomx.so from the XOOM and overwrite the one on my Transformer to make Netflix function. That's ALL the Netflix app cares about. It doesn't care what device you are on, or if Netflix has been "paid" by that manufacturer. That said, because the Transformer IS a different device than the XOOM, things break when doing this. I do believe the only problem on the Transformer that I've seen reported is that the libnvomx replacement breaks WMV playback. Not a big issue for most, tbh. The same fix works on the Acer Iconia, but replacing the file breaks their camera.
You need to petition the manufacturer of your particular device to compile an updated version of OMX w/ the drm.play function and include it in an official OTA.
Otherwise root and replace the file yourself with one from a different device and deal with whatever breaks.
^This is how my Netflix patch works. It's a flashable zip with nothing but libnvomx.so from a XOOM 3.2 ROM. I think we are lucky on the Transformer that nothing breaks except for WMV playback.

well the question is did netflix provide moto with that drm files cause more than likely its talor made for them and it may be the only thing that uses it

It IS about money.
Each manufacturer has to pay software/hardware engineers to design their devices and make sure the device works with Android.
--Some manufacturers are likely paying for more/better engineers.
In our case, it's a matter of Asus paying someone to get Netflix working. As noted above, anytime you make changes on software you might break something else. So the engineer(s) have to do all kinds of "magic" to make sure that something works like it's supposed to without disrupting something else...

drksilenc said:
well the question is did netflix provide moto with that drm files cause more than likely its talor made for them and it may be the only thing that uses it
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No, that's not a realistic question at all. As I clearly stated, the drm functions are a part of OMX. Moto simply is using more up to date libraries in their ROM than ASUS.

AutobahnSHO said:
It IS about money.
Each manufacturer has to pay software/hardware engineers to design their devices and make sure the device works with Android.
--Some manufacturers are likely paying for more/better engineers.
In our case, it's a matter of Asus paying someone to get Netflix working. As noted above, anytime you make changes on software you might break something else. So the engineer(s) have to do all kinds of "magic" to make sure that something works like it's supposed to without disrupting something else...
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Agreed. It is NOT, however, about device manufacturers having to pay some sort of imaginary extortion fee to Netflix so that their app will run on a particular device.

Ayesuku said:
Which is why I'm kind of volleying more questions at him. Hopefully he keeps responding.
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I'll bet he can't wait to come to work and answer more of your questions....

rpavich said:
I'll bet he can't wait to come to work and answer more of your questions....
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who cares if he is excited to answer his questions or not, it's his job.

When asking about dock RMA I asked about why Netflix was promoted on Transformer website, by Asus etc...
I got this response.
Thank you for contacting ASUS. I do apologize for any possible inconvenience or confusion you have experienced thus far. Please advise that while a native Netflix application may not yet be available, any development or availability of Netflix service on Android tablets is controlled strictly by Netflix and/or Google, as hardware manufacturers have no bearing or control over when software applications are available for the Android OS. With that said, I believe that a Netflix application for Android is well into development and should be available relatively soon.
Again I do apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you again for your consideration.
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All true, but still didn't answer my question.
Only hope is Google/Netflix get things worked out sooner rather than later.

That reply from the ASUS rep makes it sound like they didn't even know that a Netflix app for Android was available. Clueless.

[Q] X10 AirPad 7" Android Tablet

does anyone know how to root this device, and or have any custom roms for this?
I am sorry if this is on the wrong thread, I couldn't find the right place.

aliendev said:
does anyone know how to root this device, and or have any custom roms for this?
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It's already rooted for you.
It just went on sale today so it's a bit early for custom ROMs to show up, but I'm sure they will.
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Kevin Warne
Director of Software Development
X10 Wireless Technology, Inc.

Can you tell me if the company will deliver to Hawaii, I saw on website the U.S. but that doesn't always include us Islanders
Thanks

kevinwarne said:
It's already rooted for you.
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It comes rooted? That's awesome!
Does it have official Google Market support? The website implies that it does but doesn't say for sure.
What are the prospects for an Ice Cream Sandwich firmware when it's released?

Nice tablet..

q711179 said:
Can you tell me if the company will deliver to Hawaii, I saw on website the U.S. but that doesn't always include us Islanders
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I just called and asked them, they said they do have an option to get it to alaska and hawaii.

Lord Bodak said:
It comes rooted? That's awesome!
Does it have official Google Market support? The website implies that it does but doesn't say for sure.
What are the prospects for an Ice Cream Sandwich firmware when it's released?
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I also asked those questions, it does have G market support, and when ice cream sandwich comes out, they will be making an upgrade and will make it available.

Ordered one today, but guess I missed first shipment.
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q711179 said:
Can you tell me if the company will deliver to Hawaii, I saw on website the U.S. but that doesn't always include us Islanders
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Hawaii is no problem.

One of the Best Tablets in the Market

How are these working out for owners? I am considering one as a gift for my daughter... but they are out of stock again.

jaysus145 said:
How are these working out for owners? I am considering one as a gift for my daughter... but they are out of stock again.
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Seeing as how I manage the Airpad program at X10 I'm hardly impartial. Hopefully someone else can reply too. But about the stock -- We have 3 shipments arriving this week and next week.

Its a shame i don't see anyone trying to port CM7 to this.
I would buy it for sure then

tgwaste said:
Its a shame i don't see anyone trying to port CM7 to this.
I would buy it for sure then
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I have to ask why. You haven't even used it, how do you know that the stock firmware isn't great to begin with?

I assume he just really loves CM7

Airpad questions
Does anyne know if the mini-usb is really an On The
Go compatible port, meaning it can act as either client
or host usb port? I have an OTG mini m to a f adapter.
Does it auto recognize it or does it need an app like
the NOOK color?
How does it handle USB host port (a f) flash drive
mount / dismount? Is there built in support or do
you need to issue the commands from an ADB shell
or a terminal shell?
I'm interested in being able to backup all the
partitions (regions), would I just do DD's for each
/dev or is there a tool / app to do that? Something
like clockworkmod recovery's nAndroid backup
/ restore functionality?
Does it boot from the microSDHC like the NOOK
color?
thanks

Kev.. I have a very important customer who fell in love with the Airpad 7 and wanted all his field inspectors to have one. He also ask me to custom develop an app he needs in the field. ALthough I have been a software developer for over 30 years, I have never develop for a device like Airpad. Is there a resource you can point me to for developers? TIA..

kevinwarne said:
It's already rooted for you.
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If it's already rooted, why doesn't Titanium Backup work? It displays a message that it could not acquire root privileges.
Attempts to use su from a terminal screen yields a message that says that UID 10067 not allowed to su.
So, is it rooted or not?
Shawn

NO ANDROID MARKET but not horrible
Overall the tablet is pretty good for the price. Just picked one up and am posting from it now. I am VERY disappointed in the lack of the android market and i hate the amazon app store. Limited selection and emails me for every free download because it is a "purchase"(lame).
Good little ereader and web browser. Much more useful with the apps i copied from my other android devices using root explorer. Battery life could be better but as an appliance around the house, we are always close to an outlet so it isnt a concern for how we are using it.
The gTablet with CM7 is still my primary tablet for on the go. It is heavier and more cumbersome than the airpad but having my google services is more important on the go.
I will primarily be using this tablet for my home automation controller, at least until cm# is ported or they give me android market access

Hi Kevin. Quick question on airpad. I'm in BC Canada and can't get amazon.com on this device and I also can't get access to the android market. All I want is access to a netflix app for streaming to my TV. I managed to download the slideme app store but they don't carry netflix. Any ideas? Thanks rgk123