http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-14/netflix-shares-jump-on-news-of-android-streaming.html
I'm excited!
Qualcomm, based in San Diego, said Monday that devices running its Snapdragon platform and Google Inc.'s Android software will be able to stream Netflix's movies and television shows​
Of course, no time frame!
I can currently stream Netflix, hulu, and many more using playon media server.
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Cool information! I was wondering about that... I plan on using my Streak as a wifi tablet until I feel comfortable in the ecosystem. I actually really love being able to stream Netflix over my iphone and would even more excited to stream movies over a 5" screen!
If you read qualcomm's press release, it says "...that future Android devices powered by the Snapdragon™ platform will have access to instant streaming of TV shows and movies from Netflix." because of necessary DRM libraries.
But being the DRM can be implemented via software, I think there is a pretty high chance of it getting modified to run on other devices.
qualcomm's press release here
article at androidpolice.com
borijess said:
I can currently stream Netflix, hulu, and many more using playon media server.
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Can you elaborate on that? Is this a paid service? I googled them and found something, but I wanted to be sure.
mellojoe said:
Can you elaborate on that? Is this a paid service? I googled them and found something, but I wanted to be sure.
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Yes u pay 39.99 for yearly service. U get all kinds of channels including netfix,hulu and many more including dlna. you can actually try it for 14days.
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Yes u pay 39.99 for yearly service. U get all kinds of channels including netfix,hulu and many more including dlna. you can actually try it for 14days.
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Do you think I can use this service in Hongkong?
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Do you think I can use this service in Hongkong?
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I don't know but u might enter to contact customer support. I don't see why not the server runs on your PC.
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borijess said:
Yes u pay 39.99 for yearly service. U get all kinds of channels including netfix,hulu and many more including dlna. you can actually try it for 14days.
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netflix for 39.99 for an year ???
Or do i have to have a netflix account .
drgopoos said:
netflix for 39.99 for an year ???
Or do i have to have a netflix account .
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No u pay 39.99 for the playon media app for u r PC. You must already have a Netflix account separatly to stream Netflix. What playon essentially lets you stream anything on ur PC and other channels that come with the playon subscription. There is no native android app for Netflix. So playon gets u Netflix by using ur media server. It works great well worth the money.
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Verizon let go of the deathgrip they had on Sykpe! Free for anyone now!
Android > iPhone. This is a HUGE deal.
Woot that's awesome
No video chat yet.
wish they would let go of the death grip on fring instead
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No video chat yet.
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And you can only do voice chat over WiFi (in the US). Most of the time, that's what I'd be using Skype for, but not always.
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And you can only do voice chat over WiFi (in the US). Most of the time, that's what I'd be using Skype for, but not always.
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...and flash for android is NOT suppose to work with Hulu. Perhaps it can be tinkered with to work.
werxen said:
Android > iPhone. This is a HUGE deal.
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Huh? iPhone has had Skype for a long time now. The Verizon deal was only with Android and Blackberry (?).
Pretty useless to me without video chat... thats the only thing I use it for.
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...and flash for android is NOT suppose to work with Hulu. Perhaps it can be tinkered with to work.
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Yeah, it most likely will be hacked. It's still sad they don't support it officially.
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Pretty useless to me without video chat... thats the only thing I use it for.
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Yeah.. if you're forced to use WiFi, you probably have a computer around to video chat anyway. Right now this app is pretty useless. Come on Google.. release mobile Gmail video chat already.
I dont get why they wont just add video to gtalk... that'd make EVERYTHING a ton simpler for all of us.
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wish they would let go of the death grip on fring instead
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What do you mean? I used Fring to video chat with 2 different iPhone 4 users this past weekend. What death-grip on Fring are you referring to?
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What do you mean? I used Fring to video chat with 2 different iPhone 4 users this past weekend. What death-grip on Fring are you referring to?
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What's the percentage of people with phones that have front facing cam? Now what's the percentage of people with a desktop/laptop that has a web cam? There's your answer.
I'm hearing rumblings that Skype for mobile is STILL exclusive to Verizon. They get 3G/WiFi Skype, the rest of us get WiFi.
Yeah its useless thats the point of Skype video chat
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if you can put up with the low quality Qik has a desktop client now, Mochiva is also pretty low quality but they have a desktop client, it really is a pain to not have skype going, they announced some new feature that allows a HUGE amount of multicam chat, i forget the number i think they claim 30? anyways its crazy, i know a few programs have multiple cam chat but ive always stuck with skype
Maybe I am missing something?
For those saying Skype only works over WiFi, am I missing something? This is a direct quote from the Skype App "Free* Skype-to-Skype calls over 3G or WiFi"
I haven't tried making a call yet on 3G so are you saying that its not supported on the EVO over 3G? It does say its not supported on the Samsung Galaxy S, but no where says anything about EVO.
I must be doing it wrong. I downloaded Skype from Android Market, and installed it, but it won't let me sign in.
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I must be doing it wrong. I downloaded Skype from Android Market, and installed it, but it won't let me sign in.
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same here... fails instantly, like its not even trying to connect...
It sucks its just WiFi. I am using the Skype Beta Lite that allows to use on 3G.
Is there anyway I can watch the giants vs phillies game tonight on my evo? Not to mention I'm going to miss UFC 121 tonight .
Mlb at bat in the market. You can stream live.
Thanks but I was hoping I could watch the game on my phone, can't seem to find a free stream that will air it.
yea im not sure about a site were its free.
MLB at bat streams? My friend has it and said it doesn't stream.
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Is there anyway I can watch the giants vs phillies game tonight on my evo? Not to mention I'm going to miss UFC 121 tonight .
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If you were rooting for the Phillies I'd give you the answer but based on your location it looks like you are on the dark side.
Actually, I have a slingbox so I can watch anything as long as I have 3G or WiFi.
I know how but it streams in Spanish!!
why dont you just stream the site from the browser? evo plays flash just fine
the app does stream live. you can also find the app for free online. and no i won't say where but it is not hard to find. google is your friend.
Gq wangsta? Simpish
At Bat streams now? It must have recently changed. The Android version did not stream throughout the entire season, but the Apple version did have live streaming.
EDIT: Ah, I see version 2.0 allows for the Postseason.TV streams. Makes sense since it was an extra $10 for the Postseason.TV subscription.
Baseball is boring where is a NFL app?
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http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports?order=hot&lang=en
Hope this the right place to put this. All you do is drag and drop and select your phone and press convert.
http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/
Or just use RockPlayer.
Anybody know how to watch itunes movies on an android? It seems the only way is to pay for a DRM removal but it seems so unfair that I cannot watch movies that I paid for on my device!
but this looks good, great find soloxp!!!
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Anybody know how to watch itunes movies on an android? It seems the only way is to pay for a DRM removal but it seems so unfair that I cannot watch movies that I paid for on my device!
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That's why I don't use iTunes. $10+ for a movie you can only use on certain devices, vs $2 or so for the used DVD from Amazon or wherever... The price is just a minor issue, but the fact that they control how you can use your purchase is ridiculous IMHO.
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benjatt said:
Anybody know how to watch itunes movies on an android? It seems the only way is to pay for a DRM removal but it seems so unfair that I cannot watch movies that I paid for on my device!
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I totally agree, but really this is iTunes issue, not Android issue. DRM is evil - Apple should be the one taking these complaints
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That's why I don't use iTunes. $10+ for a movie you can only use on certain devices, vs $2 or so for the used DVD from Amazon or wherever... The price is just a minor issue, but the fact that they control how you can use your purchase is ridiculous IMHO.
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this is the 21st century... you arnt allowed to actually OWN things anymore...
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this is the 21st century... you arnt allowed to actually OWN things anymore...
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Thats correct. You are paying to rent them.
The UI seems nice. I've been using Handbrake on Ubuntu and Windows (and OS X when I had a Mac) (converting to mp4, not mpv).
I'll check this one out next time I'm on that side of the hard drive.
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I totally agree, but really this is iTunes issue, not Android issue. DRM is evil - Apple should be the one taking these complaints
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Yes I am in no way blaming android. I'm frustrated with apple but thought that if anyone would know how to get around it xda would.
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That's why I don't use iTunes. $10+ for a movie you can only use on certain devices, vs $2 or so for the used DVD from Amazon or wherever... The price is just a minor issue, but the fact that they control how you can use your purchase is ridiculous IMHO.
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Yea, I know. I don't often buy movies as renting is good but I was given a voucher. It is sad when you you realise that, as the previous poster said, you are just rentig your purchase. There should be some law against this.
http://www.mediafire.com/?k0iwa8c4tvaxr9s
Just downloaded the file onto my external then used the myfiles to open and install. Works like a charm.
Define "works." Works as in you're able to sign-in to your Netflix account, purchase movies, and then watch them? Netflix has always worked on various phones but no one using an APK version has ever been able to connect to the Netflix servers and actually do anything. It'll be great if it does in fact work on the SGS2.
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Define "works." Works as in you're able to sign-in to your Netflix account, purchase movies, and then watch them? Netflix has always worked on various phones but no one using an APK version has ever been able to connect to the Netflix servers and actually do anything. It'll be great if it does in fact work on the SGS2.
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Stream all netflix content just like on iphone and WP7.
I have been waiting for this for years.
Works like a charm...loving my GS2 more and more each day!
Confirmed working.
Well, holy crap. I'm guessing whatever bizarre DRM requirements Netflix is demanding are built in to the SGS2 already in preparation for inclusion of Netflix on carrier-branded phones. More bragging rights
Works for me as well!
Here's a quick video I did of the Netflix app working on the SGS II.
http://www.phone-trader.net/showthread.php?20-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-amp-Netflix
Streaming looks beautiful. I'm supper excited. I just got my SGS2 yesterday.
hollywould said:
Streaming looks beautiful. I'm supper excited. I just got my SGS2 yesterday.
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It does look good doesn't it. Android just laid the beat down on all Os's. All it was missing was netflix and a good music service. Now it has two music services and netflix. Apple can suck a 3.5 inch penis.
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Here's a quick video I did of the Netflix app working on the SGS II.
http://www.phone-trader.net/showthread.php?20-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-amp-Netflix
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Just wanted to say the playback looks great.. Also, I recognized your username from some iriver forums from years ago!! Looks like you've got the best PMP you could wan't right now!
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It does look good doesn't it. Android just laid the beat down on all Os's. All it was missing was netflix and a good music service. Now it has two music services and netflix. Apple can suck a 3.5 inch penis.
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Lol. Can't wait to rub this phone in the face of iPhone owners.
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Lol. Can't wait to rub this phone in the face of iPhone owners.
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My wife has a Iphone 4, and I have been showing her my netflix all day.
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Just wanted to say the playback looks great.. Also, I recognized your username from some iriver forums from years ago!! Looks like you've got the best PMP you could wan't right now!
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Hi,
Yep, that's me. Still run misticriver.net although as you can imagine, there is no market for iriver now and PMP's are a thing of the past. Loving the SGS II. Also managed to snag a Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Google I/O so looking forward to playing with that a bit.
Jeff
I did the same, thanks for the tip OP, I was planning on canceling my netflix this month because I couldn't watch it on my phone
Ive tried different tv apps and they are all bad. Usually non-english or few channels. I almost got netflix caus i thought it had real live tv but it was just season dvds. What about hulu? I dont need lot of channels local would be fine. Ill pay for the service if i need. Any ideas?
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evo20110 said:
Ive tried different tv apps and they are all bad. Usually non-english or few channels. I almost got netflix caus i thought it had real live tv but it was just season dvds. What about hulu? I dont need lot of channels local would be fine. Ill pay for the service if i need. Any ideas?
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Hulu is decent dk what u wanna watch tho
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lol that is funny