The good folks over at XDA have brought a working HD Netflix application to the Verizon 4G LTE Galaxy Nexus. It could quite possibly be the same app you would find on the DROID RAZR which also came stock with the HD version of the app. You should probably uninstall any other Netflix you have loaded so they don’t clash and then install this as you would any other 3rd party app. Enjoy some HD Pawn Stars.
Download: Netflix_HD.apk
Via: XDA
Cheers Eric!
Two major apps have received updates in time for some folks to enjoy them on their recently acquired Galaxy Nexus devices. Coincidentally or not is Netflix with its newly added support of Ice Cream Sandwich devices. Down in Palo Alto, Facebook keeps making the application better and better with a bunch of hot new features to allow for much easier navigation through the completely redesigned app.
Down below we have added the changelogs for both apps and links for you to go grab the newest versions from the Android Market. Enjoy.
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As reported by Bloomberg, Verizon might be starting the process of purchasing another “big red” giant in the United States. Netflix. According to an investment banker with ties to Verizon, they are beginning to look at ways of snatching up profits and cutting costs from video streaming services such as Netflix and move beyond just their Fios service.
As stated in their report, if the deal takes place it is said to possibly take place in April of next year. Will Netflix be better than ever if owned by Verizon? Could this mean Verizon devices will all come pre-loaded with the app? And what does this mean for non-Verizon phones? There is always a chance that this move would keep the mobile product unchanged too.
Via: Bloomberg
The Netflix team released an update to their Android app today that includes a new tablet experience for bigger screened devices. The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet are supported as well, so the timing couldn’t have been better. It’s very similar to what you see on TV-centric Netflix apps and is a welcomed visual overhaul. With that said, this app might be the slowest and clunkiest in the history of all Android apps. Well, either that or my XOOM and its dual-core processor just isn’t powerful enough these days. Through the first few minutes with it, I kept hoping for it to return to being snappy and fluid, but that just never happened. Here’s to hoping that the next update includes some performance tweaks.
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Amazon sent out a press release just minutes ago to remind everyone that their Kindle Fire is the real deal, is only a week away, and will run all of your favorite Android apps including Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, Angry Birds and more. Thanks to the buit-in Amazon AppStore, any of the apps you purchase or use are also available on any of your other Android devices, just like you experience now (that would include your catalog of free “Apps of the Day” too). No need to re-register from device to device; simply login and get back to mowing down zombies through PvZ.
Most of the apps have also been “Amazon-tested” to work with the Kindle Fire, which probably doesn’t mean that there will be special Fire versions, but that they have simply been tested to work. Think about it, it took Facebook almost 2 years to produce an iPad-specific app, the Fire isn’t getting that lucky.
Priced at $199, you can pick one up at a variety of retailers nationwide starting on November 15. Of course, you can pre-order one now and have it shipped to your door that very same day, but we know how some of you enjoy stepping foot in big box stores to pick up the latest buzzworthy product.
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Android tablet owners, today is your day. Netflix is finally available to anything running Android 3.0+. Not really sure what else to say. Hooray? Hooray!
*Note – It most definitely does not appear to be optimized for Honeycomb though. Quality is…meh.
Cheers Nathan!
Everyone join in on the fun that is Netflix! Thanks to an update that just went live in the market, Android 2.2+ users can load up Netflix and start crushing episodes of Grey’s Ana….errr Sons of Anarchy! In all seriousness though, this is pretty cool news.
*Note – this does not include Honeycomb.
The Asus Transformer appears to be receiving a surprise update today that takes it to build 8.6.5.9 and possibly includes Netflix support. A Netflix logo found a home on the Transformer’s landing page some time ago, leading us to speculate that support for the streaming movie/TV service could have come with Android 3.2. When that update arrived without it, our dreams were shattered. Thankfully, that disappointment was short-lived. Asus sure knows how to treat their Android customers.
Oh, the dock software was also updated to EP101-0213 (drop into a dock to update).
Transformer owners, go grab Netflix and see if it works!
Cheers Todd!
