Edit for content: Apparently, since the device limitation is entirely in software, it would appear that it's pretty easy to hack your build.prop to make it look like one of the supported devices. Looking at making my Fascinate appear as a Nexus S as we speak...
Edit 2: No worky on that point. Could be the 2.2 vs 2.3 thing. Will try a 2.2 Incredible build.prop next.
Ah, if only "flawlessly" was the word I could use for my Incredible.
I ran the leaked one from a couple of months ago (non-streaming) and it worked fine. The official app now keeps force closing without ever even loading.
Still, pretty excited at even the possibility of getting Netflix streaming on my Android device!
Edit for content: Apparently, since the device limitation is entirely in software, it would appear that it's pretty easy to hack your build.prop to make it look like one of the supported devices. Looking at making my Fascinate appear as a Nexus S as we speak...
Edit 2: No worky on that point. Could be the 2.2 vs 2.3 thing. Will try a 2.2 Incredible build.prop next.
Not entirely a software thing. Editing the build.prop on certain devices to read HTC Vision still causes Netflix to error out with a DRM error.
Not entirely a software thing. Editing the build.prop on certain devices to read HTC Vision still causes Netflix to error out with a DRM error.
Yeah. It seems to be hit or miss at this point. I'm heartened by the fact that the Galaxy S line has the exact same processor as the Nexus S, which should mean it's a pretty easy hack to get it working.
The problem might be a Gingerbread issue, though. And at least in Fascinate-land, video codecs aren't working correctly under CM7. People have gotten it to stream on the Fascinate, but only audio at this point.
Apparently, there's a genericized apk running around, as well. Digging around for that one, too.
Edit - Newp. Not that, either. At least not with FroYo. And considering the other non-working stuff still in GB builds, I won't be trying that for a little while yet.
Edit 2 - Looks like the key is the Stagefright media framework. Some devices have it already, and some will have it in the near future. Someone's probably going to hack this in to just about every device they can think of as quickly as they can.
Ah, if only "flawlessly" was the word I could use for my Incredible.
I ran the leaked one from a couple of months ago (non-streaming) and it worked fine. The official app now keeps force closing without ever even loading.
Still, pretty excited at even the possibility of getting Netflix streaming on my Android device!
I tried it out on my incredible this morning, and it was great, even while sitting down in my 1-bars basement office.
Netflix on your PS3 should work, provided you didn't need to update the service anyway. Just ignore the error messages and continue attempting to connect. Users report 2/3 times and they're in.
Ah, if only "flawlessly" was the word I could use for my Incredible.
I ran the leaked one from a couple of months ago (non-streaming) and it worked fine. The official app now keeps force closing without ever even loading.
Still, pretty excited at even the possibility of getting Netflix streaming on my Android device!
Yeah, I am having the exact same problem, I'm gonna try to reinstall the app and If that doesn't work, I'll wait for enough people to complain about it that there is a solution available.
You know erichblas, I wasn't too happy it didn't launch for all android devices. It made me wonder what app will I be locked out of? Looks like google is now getting its act together in terms of fragmentation. Would have been nice a generation ago.
I was disappointed to find yesterday that the Netflix App does not allow you to turn off the screen and just listen to the show. Although, I guess that's not a feature many people would really want. (I had been looking forward to listening to some educational shows while mowing the lawn.)
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Edit for content: Apparently, since the device limitation is entirely in software, it would appear that it's pretty easy to hack your build.prop to make it look like one of the supported devices. Looking at making my Fascinate appear as a Nexus S as we speak...
Edit 2: No worky on that point. Could be the 2.2 vs 2.3 thing. Will try a 2.2 Incredible build.prop next.
I ran the leaked one from a couple of months ago (non-streaming) and it worked fine. The official app now keeps force closing without ever even loading.
Still, pretty excited at even the possibility of getting Netflix streaming on my Android device!
Not entirely a software thing. Editing the build.prop on certain devices to read HTC Vision still causes Netflix to error out with a DRM error.
Yeah. It seems to be hit or miss at this point. I'm heartened by the fact that the Galaxy S line has the exact same processor as the Nexus S, which should mean it's a pretty easy hack to get it working.
The problem might be a Gingerbread issue, though. And at least in Fascinate-land, video codecs aren't working correctly under CM7. People have gotten it to stream on the Fascinate, but only audio at this point.
Apparently, there's a genericized apk running around, as well. Digging around for that one, too.
Edit - Newp. Not that, either. At least not with FroYo. And considering the other non-working stuff still in GB builds, I won't be trying that for a little while yet.
Edit 2 - Looks like the key is the Stagefright media framework. Some devices have it already, and some will have it in the near future. Someone's probably going to hack this in to just about every device they can think of as quickly as they can.
I tried it out on my incredible this morning, and it was great, even while sitting down in my 1-bars basement office.
But this is sweet. Especially while we can't watch Netflix on our Playstation...
Yeah, I am having the exact same problem, I'm gonna try to reinstall the app and If that doesn't work, I'll wait for enough people to complain about it that there is a solution available.
Yeah, Reinstalling Worked.
Many users are reporting it works just fine for the Droid X. Here's the APK: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10780260/com.netflix.mediaclient-1.apk