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Where is the netflix app for android, i heard it got released a few months ago but i wasn't interested back then, i am now though... so where exactly is it?

there's not one at this moment, it is still being tested for mobiles and i think only a few of the android tablets have it

xriderx66 said:
Where is the netflix app for android, i heard it got released a few months ago but i wasn't interested back then, i am now though... so where exactly is it?
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it was announced as officially going to be released to a few devices at some point. there wasn't anything stated as to when it would be released.

aww.. well is there any kind of work-around?

The hell does anyone want netflix on their phone anyway. That's what my xbox is for...you know, the internet connected device that DOESNT have a 5gb data cap?
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i use WIFI.
I have a blu-ray with Netflix as well, ik i can watch it there, but i can't carry my tv and blu-ray to a friends house who doesn't have netflix supported bluray and watch it with wifi.

xriderx66 said:
aww.. well is there any kind of work-around?
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No work-around that I've found yet. You could always borrow someones HD7.

xriderx66 said:
aww.. well is there any kind of work-around?
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how would there be a work around if no netflix app has been released to any phone?

geoffcorey said:
how would there be a work around if no netflix app has been released to any phone?
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are you just wanting to pick a fight or something?
There's no HULU app... yet theres a work-around that lets you watch hulu.
It's a question, not a demand asking someone to make a work-around, and also there was a beta going around a few months ago, but a VERY buggy beta. I'm unable to find it.

Nevermind, imageshack sucks.

i tried the ustream work around but the ustream app is ****. now i just use my ipod touch and hotspot my vibrant to it. works great. now what i'm looking for is a throttle fix.

There is no workaround for Netflix on Android. Hulu was relatively easy since 2.2 & higher have adobe flash built-in and Hulu (like the majority of video streaming sites) is flash based. The Android flash player was basically hex edited to fool Hulu into thinking it was a PC and not Android by modifying a text string.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11329624&postcount=81
Netflix on the other hand uses Silverlight platform (Microsoft's answer to Adobe Flash) which doesn't currently exist for Android. Until Netflix finally releases an app or we get Silverlight on Android there is no way to watch Netflix.

Yeah there is a workaround. Download PlayOn from the Market.
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Yep, Playon is the way to go to get Hulu, Netflix and other online content to your phone.

Here is the thing the genius over at netflix are saying we are going to need a dual core processor to have netflix I say that is bull
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erod188 said:
Here is the thing the genius over at netflix are saying we are going to need a dual core processor to have netflix I say that is bull
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That IS bull.
I was watching Star Trek from Netflix on my Vibrant tonight using playon, without a hitch.
Give me a link, and I'll tell them what's up.

I wasn't watching trek but I was using netflix through play on. Only problem is you need to be connected to the play on server on computer....still limited though. Netflix isn't on any android devices...not until they figure a proper drm format..no DRM is the only reason it wasn't released when iphone got it.
Henchman said:
That IS bull.
I was watching Star Trek from Netflix on my Vibrant tonight using playon, without a hitch.
Give me a link, and I'll tell them what's up.
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Interesting thread about Netflix on Android/*nix devices.
http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?id=5957
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Spastic909 said:
I wasn't watching trek but I was using netflix through play on. Only problem is you need to be connected to the play on server on computer....still limited though. Netflix isn't on any android devices...not until they figure a proper drm format..no DRM is the only reason it wasn't released when iphone got it.
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Once you do the initial WIFI pairing it will continue to work on 3G and other places VIA WIFI. The app syncs to the playon server to get your IP address, if your IP address changes(the one given to you by you ISP) you'll need to re-sync. but I use it out and about all the time on 3G and other peoples WIFI without a problem, just a little slow on the initial startup, but hey it is a beta app.

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Yeah there is a workaround. Download PlayOn from the Market.
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So I have to stream content from my PC...
WTF is the point?
I'll just watch it on my PC's big screen instead...this really is stupid..If I'm at home why would I watch ANYTHING on my phone's little screen when I can just watch it on my PC or laptop?
I watch sports highlights, Family Guy (Fox.com) etc. on my phone when I'm on the road on 3G..but if I'm home I'm not gonna use my phone when my PC offers a wayyyy better viewing experience.
Playon is a waste of time and money. It would be excellent if it offered Hulu/Netflix WITHOUT having to stream from a PC.

[Q] market place movie rental

this is not about the blocking or anything like that , my question is , i really not into watching the movie on my device but would rather watch it on my pc or something, how would i rent it from the market place and be able to use my phone and transfer it or stream it to my pc,
im using acs srf 1.2 so i dont have allshare.
I really didnt know how to post the question and make sense at the same time.

+1 to this are they phone only rentals?
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this post may not get a lot of traffice, but sure would be nice if someone with some knowledge would chime in

Samsung needs to fix our tv out issue so we can utilize this to its full potential.
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Movies from the market must be watched on your device

flimsy888 said:
Movies from the market must be watched on your device
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Not if they enable our tv-out feature. We could stream it directly from the phone through the AUX port.
Also, I'm sure there's a way to stream your phones screen to the computer through the use of an application on the phone and on the pc. Could be wrong, but it seems remotely likely..
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You can rent from other places online for your PC like Amazon.

Yeah, I'm not sure why would want to do that... the Android movies are $1 more expensive on average, and probably would be lower quality. Go on Amazon or something.
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NawtyB78 said:
Yeah, I'm not sure why would want to do that... the Android movies are $1 more expensive on average, and probably would be lower quality. Go on Amazon or something.
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VUDU has a great service (vudu.com) and they have their own format/codec, hdx, its pretty slick...
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ok I have netflix, and I have amazon along with a few others , and yes I can rent a movie from those places.
My main thing is , i would not want to rent a $4 movie on my phone only to be able to watch on my phone and thats it, I could care less what other services there are. I was just curious if there was a way to stream to our pc once we rented it.

boominz28 said:
ok I have netflix, and I have amazon along with a few others , and yes I can rent a movie from those places.
My main thing is , i would not want to rent a $4 movie on my phone only to be able to watch on my phone and thats it, I could care less what other services there are. I was just curious if there was a way to stream to our pc once we rented it.
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Does Kies Air have this functionality?
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Being able to stream it to another viewing device or not Google movies gets a big YOU SUCK for blocking viewing on rooted phones.

Has anyone watched a movie from the marketplace yet? Maybe it is possible to use the dlna feature. I have my pc connected to my tv and my phone Wireless networked to my pc. Not sure if it would work for rentals.
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boominz28 said:
ok I have netflix, and I have amazon along with a few others , and yes I can rent a movie from those places.
My main thing is , i would not want to rent a $4 movie on my phone only to be able to watch on my phone and thats it, I could care less what other services there are. I was just curious if there was a way to stream to our pc once we rented it.
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No...the real question is why would you spend $4 to stream a movie? We are just trying to save you $$.
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kennyglass123 said:
No...the real question is why would you spend $4 to stream a movie? We are just trying to save you $$.
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not trying to be rude , but I dont remember asking you to save me money lol.
I do however think that it should be possible to stream the movie from my phone to a pc.
I think would be kind of nifty you rent a movie on your phone , you watch it , go over a friends house and say hey I got a movie want to watch it?, and be able to stream it to their pc or something.

boominz28 said:
not trying to be rude , but I dont remember asking you to save me money lol.
I do however think that it should be possible to stream the movie from my phone to a pc.
I think would be kind of nifty you rent a movie on your phone , you watch it , go over a friends house and say hey I got a movie want to watch it?, and be able to stream it to their pc or something.
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I understand the premise but I think that is what Google is trying to prevent because once on a PC it can be recorded easily. There are too many apps for computers to do this. This is also supposedly why the root block is there (not much of a lock though).
All's Google needs is a lawsuit from a movie company stating they are the reason it was bootlegged (too many lawyers in this world).

I'm sure at some point you will be able to access the rented google movie from your google account on your pc. And I am betting you will be able to with a google enabled tv as well. I'm not sure if it works that way now but it might in the future.
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Not rooting because of Google Movies

It's been rumored that rooted devices will not have access to rent/buy movies using Google's new Movie service.
Am I the only one holding back on rooting my device because of this? I tried thinking about it yesterday, and I do not know of any legitimate way to download a movie (legally - paid) and transfer to watch on my Tab. More to the point, I'd rather just rent at $5 than buy at $15.
I've been a rooter since I had a G1 and was always a proponent of rooting, but I don't want to lose what I feel is a key feature of a tablet -- the ability to watch movies.

I know that's not the case as of now .. I have the new market on my Fascinate .. rooted and can download movies and books like a champ. Maybe its something they will fix later . But isn't the case as of now .
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you can BUY movies with rooted device but cannot Watch them !
* have to be in the US to watch movies
bypass for rooted devices have been found here tho
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15624683&postcount=195

jeandujardin01 said:
you can BUY movies with rooted device but cannot Watch them !
* have to be in the US to watch movies
bypass for rooted devices have been found here tho
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15624683&postcount=195
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really, the only way it knows you're rooted is su? Its like a joke to make the studios happy.

tdiman said:
really, the only way it knows you're rooted is su? Its like a joke to make the studios happy.
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No doubt. My rooted pc is OK to use but a rooted tablet is somehow different.

Someone posted a work-around in the Android Central forum.

didnt know people paid for movies for mobile devices oh well to each is own

Rockwell22 said:
didnt know people paid for movies for mobile devices oh well to each is own
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May be on a tablet I may be willing to rent while traveling, but definitely not on a mobile phone
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My 10.1 is not rooted, and the Google Video app doesn't show up in the market. When I go to the web I can find the app, but my Samsung shows up grayed out and the market claims the device is not compatible with the Video App. I've got it on my Asus Transformer and Acer Iconia tablet though. All three live in the U.S. with me. Anyone have a clue? Maybe a direct download of the video app?

I can confirm that movie playback is indeed prohibited when SU is discovered. I can also confirm that the work around listed previously, er, works.
iTunes it isn't, but it is a legit way of getting media on an Android device. Much better than Samsung's implementation.
I'm one of those odd people who will hack their device on a whim, but won't download illegal media. If I'm going to watch something, I'll rent or buy it.
If Google closes the work around and I have to choose between root and movies, root wins. No contest

ZoinksS2k said:
If Google closes the work around and I have to choose between root and movies, root wins. No contest
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Amen. Movies are easy to get elsewhere; root...not so much.

How are you getting the Movie app to even appear???
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I don't see myself buying movies to watch on my tab.
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cdf3 said:
I don't see myself buying movies to watch on my tab.
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Ditto. Would rather "buy" or netflix a hard copy and rip to my myriad of devices and formats to my heart's content.
Renting a digital copy you can't even keep...not for me.
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Screw it, netflix and my own collection is all i need....
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Not a big deal for me. Have an SD card+Conector so I can stock up on movies before going anywhere.

My Tab is rooted and running Task's ROM and I rented a movie with no problems. It played on my Tab without mentioning root. When I tried to watch on my rooted Galaxy S2, it said it couldn't play on rooted device. But I found a modified Videos app that worked.
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That's one of the reasons why I haven't rooted

LordLugard said:
Ditto. Would rather "buy" or netflix a hard copy and rip to my myriad of devices and formats to my heart's content.
Renting a digital copy you can't even keep...not for me.
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I agree. I buy or rent movies, rip and convert them and put them on my GTab to watch at my convenience.

Amazon.com Prime member? You might be interested to know....

That not only do they offer a netflix-like stream service with lots of free movies and TV shows, you can watch them on your tab with no issues.
-Login into Amazon via the stock web browser (desktop UA)
-look for Amazon prime instant video somewhere in the top left.
-pick a movie or show
-watch in browser (click on the expand button for full screen)
-???
-profit
Just thought I'd share this newfound info with my Prime brothers.
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Is there a way to download a Prime movie to the Tab and watch it without an internet connection?

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That not only do they offer a netflix-like stream service with lots of free movies and TV shows, you can watch them on your tab with no issues.
-Login into Amazon via the stock web browser (desktop UA)
-look for Amazon prime instant video somewhere in the top left.
-pick a movie or show
-watch in browser (click on the expand button for full screen)
-???
-profit
Just thought I'd share this newfound info with my Prime brothers.
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This has been around for months now. Too bad their selection is .... poor?

AnyMal said:
This has been around for months now. Too bad their selection is .... poor?
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Agreed. I knew about it for a while, but then noticed that the prime section is severely limited. I also have netflix, so I have no need for the prime streaming.
However, it is nice that Amazon is extending some more services to its prime members.

I just found out about this morning, never really noticed it before. I just found it interesting that it was so easy to play on the tab.
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Ansextra said:
Is there a way to download a Prime movie to the Tab and watch it without an internet connection?
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Not sure, I'll look into when I get home. I believe they offer rentals and purchases like the market or media hub.
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Not sure, I'll look into when I get home. I believe they offer rentals and purchases like the market or media hub.
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I know there is supposed to be a program to download to a PC but not sure about the Tab. My laptop has a crappy screen for watching movies compared to the Tab...

kindle fire already has all these movies , books , ?

hey
i want to buy kindle , but when i see the Review and Reklam it has lots of movies ,books, musics . so i want to know does kindle already has these and you dont have to download them? or they are free to you and have to downlaod?
thanks.

Well Amazon has a ton of movies and books that you can download... not all of them free..

i know but i want to know does Kindlle fire consist of these movies,books in internal ? or you have to download them.?
bescause i saw some review talk about it that kindle consisit of million movies,book,etc .
thanks.

Jwtiyar said:
i know but i want to know does Kindlle fire consist of these movies,books in internal ? or you have to download them.?
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You have to download whatever stuff you want to read/watch/listen to. It has maybe one sample of a manual book (can't remember), but that's pretty much it.

Books you have download and movies are streamed from the nextflix app or if you're a prime member from there videos app built into the UI. Music is also streamed and I do believe you have the option to download music from the cloud onto the internal memory.
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Thanks every one, i think i cant use it because not available in iraq these app like netflix.
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