Netflix App Added Devices

Copronymous · Jul 20, 2011

See the news item here: Netflix App Now Supporting New Devices – No Update Required

I've read that people running 2.2 (FroYo) cannot get it to work.

I have Cognition v5 (2.3.3 ROM) on mine and I can indeed fully use Netflix on my Cappy :cool:

xr4ticrew · Jul 20, 2011

Doesn't show Captivate as supported, but the market says it is supported. I installed it, and it seems to work just fine for me.

I am running rooted stock Froyo.

digitaldroid · Jul 20, 2011

The Market tells me my captivate is compatible but once its installed I cant login :mad:

xr4ticrew · Jul 20, 2011

digitaldroid said:
The Market tells me my captivate is compatible but once its installed I cant login

I originally had the same issue. For some reason it downloaded an update as soon as it was installed, then it worked fine.

pthug · Jul 20, 2011

Works fine on mine 2.2 rooted. I did have to uninstall the XDA modified apk first to get it to install though

newandroid10 · Jul 20, 2011

Anyone know why it would need to have this permission?

READ SENSITIVE LOG DATA
Allows an application to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the device, potentially including personal or private information.

From what I know of the permission, it generally should not be used by most applications.

Copronymous · Jul 20, 2011

newandroid10 said:
Anyone know why it would need to have this permission?

READ SENSITIVE LOG DATA
Allows an application to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the device, potentially including personal or private information.

From what I know of the permission, it generally should not be used by most applications.

My guess?
This is their anti-piracy measure. Remember they wouldn't release an Android app for the longest time because of piracy, er um "security", concerns? I suspect their solution resides here.

digitaldroid · Jul 20, 2011

xr4ticrew said:
I originally had the same issue. For some reason it downloaded an update as soon as it was installed, then it worked fine.

yep a few hours later they put out an update and its working now....been using through out the day

Android26 · Jul 21, 2011

how much does it cost to get a netflix account?

The Shape · Jul 21, 2011

Android26 said:
how much does it cost to get a netflix account?

$7.99 a month for unlimited streaming. It's well worth it!

The Shape · Jul 21, 2011

Working great on my non-rooted Captivate running the official 2.2

SouthofOttawa · Jul 21, 2011

The Shape said:
Working great on my non-rooted Captivate running the official 2.2

What link did you use to get it? I tried and it is saying my device is unsupported and I am running the Captivate with stock Froyo 2.2

- Sorry. Looks like it might be the wonderful "In Canada" problem again. When I drilled down on the Netflix page in the Android Market it showed the reason that it was not compatible was that it was not supported in the country I am in.

Anyone have it running on an unrooted Captivate in Canada?

SouthofOttawa · Jul 21, 2011

SouthofOttawa said:
What link did you use to get it? I tried and it is saying my device is unsupported and I am running the Captivate with stock Froyo 2.2

- Sorry. Looks like it might be the wonderful "In Canada" problem again. When I drilled down on the Netflix page in the Android Market it showed the reason that it was not compatible was that it was not supported in the country I am in.

Anyone have it running on an unrooted Captivate in Canada?

UPDATE: Found the latest .apk and installed it and it is working!! Issue with lag but that is probably more to do with lousy wifi signal than anything else. Finally Netflix on my captivate in Canada!!!

Pepe7698 · Jul 21, 2011

Added it last night and it works great. I have been waiting for this app to be available since it was announced.

js593 · Jul 22, 2011

SouthofOttawa said:
UPDATE: Found the latest .apk and installed it and it is working!! Issue with lag but that is probably more to do with lousy wifi signal than anything else. Finally Netflix on my captivate in Canada!!!

Could you please share the page you got it from? QR link in the OP's post doesnt work in Canada.

Thx
-Dan

Android26 · Jul 23, 2011

The Shape said:
$7.99 a month for unlimited streaming. It's well worth it!

Oh nice. Is it free the first month? Or did that deal end?

The Shape · Jul 23, 2011

They have a 1 month free trial to sign up for. That's what I did and I ended up keeping my membership.

SouthofOttawa · Jul 25, 2011

js593 said:
Could you please share the page you got it from? QR link in the OP's post doesnt work in Canada.

Thx
-Dan

I can't find where I got it from but the name of the file was

com.netflix.mediaclient_246.apk. I downloaded this to my laptop and then emailed it to myself in Gmail and then clicked install on the attachment and it all worked.
Send me a direct message if you can't find it and I can email you the file.

The Shape · Jul 25, 2011

js593 said:
Could you please share the page you got it from? QR link in the OP's post doesnt work in Canada.

Thx
-Dan

Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!

CamaroZ28c · Jul 29, 2011

DLed it from market this morning and when i try to play a movie I keep getting an error message saying cannot connect to Netflix server. I am on my work's wifi. I'll try it at home tonight to see if maybe my network is blocking it or something.

SouthofOttawa · Jul 29, 2011

CamaroZ28c said:
DLed it from market this morning and when i try to play a movie I keep getting an error message saying cannot connect to Netflix server. I am on my work's wifi. I'll try it at home tonight to see if maybe my network is blocking it or something.

Is this the APK that you installed? This is the one that worked for me.

com.netflix.mediaclient_246.apk

CamaroZ28c · Aug 4, 2011

SouthofOttawa said:
Is this the APK that you installed? This is the one that worked for me.

com.netflix.mediaclient_246.apk

Sorry I haven't responded sooner, been busy. It works! Just not at work. Guess they have it locked down there. Thanks though!

Android26 · Aug 6, 2011

I got a free trial and it works great. Thanks to Copronymous for starting this thread and to The Shape for answering my questions!

200th post!!!

vt6spd · Aug 8, 2011

apparently I do not know my password or my user name. Oh, and it keeps timing out so I cannot sign in. Lame.

jimrebello · Aug 12, 2011

SouthofOttawa said:
UPDATE: Found the latest .apk and installed it and it is working!! Issue with lag but that is probably more to do with lousy wifi signal than anything else. Finally Netflix on my captivate in Canada!!!

Thanks SOO - I've been trying to get this working for so long. Excited that it may actually work now. I just installed it, and it's working so far.

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