Netflix Finally Lands on iPhone, iPod Touch
The updated Netflix app now supports the iPhone and iPod Touch!
Thursday Netflix updated its iTunes app to v1.1.0 with support for iPhone and iPod Touch. Jamie Odell, Netflix's director of product management, also announced its availability on Thursday via the official Netflix blog.
The service originally arrived for the Apple iPad back in April, allowing subscribers to stream movies and TV shows right to the new device. Netflix's John Ciancutti, VP of personalization technology, later promised in June that iPhone support would arrive "this summer" although no specific date was provided.
"Today I had the unique opportunity to present the app we’re working on for iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco," Ciancutti previously teased in a blog. "Our CEO Reed Hastings reiterated our excitement to bring Netflix to iPhone and more than 5,000 developers cheered when they saw how watching instantly will look on the groundbreaking mobile device that you carry in your pocket."
Weeks ago a Netflix employee confirmed that the company was also working on an Android version. According to the report, Netflix was currently hiring Android developers through Reddit. So far the release date is unknown, however the company acknowledged the importance of supporting Google's platform.
As for the iTunes version of Netflix, the app is free to download and install, however memberships start at $8.99 per month. To download the app, activate iTunes by clicking this link. To see the app in action, the Netflix blog also provides a Vimeo-based video demonstration.
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Yeah, great... now what about an Android app? My Droid X is patiently waiting.
There's a lot of M-rated movies on Netflix. I wonder how this got approved...
Great news!
There's a lot of M-rated movies on Netflix. I wonder how this got approved...
Because your Netflix account has parental controls to limit what can be viewed on your account
You know what sucks ? Netflix and hulu only work if you either have a native U.S. connection or a PAID VPN in u.s.
I think a great usage model I don't know it it's possible is to stream a movie from the phone at full resolution and display it on a normal TV. Some phones even have HDMI out capability. Imagine going to a friend's house for a movie, if he doesn't have Netflix hooked up to the TV you just connect your phone and off you go, bandwidth permitting of course.
So, how far can I get into a movie before I hit a bandwidth cap? Maybe the first half?
I just downloaded this and using it right now. It working really well so far.
I have the unlimited data plan
hehehehe
Yeah, unless you still have the unlimited plan until your contract is up, AT&T should be pushing for more people to stream movies...so your cap gets beat to sh^^
i wonder how this compares to hacked version that you could use on a jailbroken iphone/touch. It was used for the ipad but then you could use open ssh and copy the app to your iphone/touch and do some tweaks and then u had netflix. I am just wondering if some how this official is not crippled in any way. If not then will remove my hacked version and get the official one. Also when i mean hacked i don't mean i hacked netflix to get free movies, i do pay for the service.
Unless you're on Wifi you'll hit your cap in a movie or two. Totally useless...
i wonder how this compares to hacked version that you could use on a jailbroken iphone/touch. It was used for the ipad but then you could use open ssh and copy the app to your iphone/touch and do some tweaks and then u had netflix. I am just wondering if some how this official is not crippled in any way. If not then will remove my hacked version and get the official one. Also when i mean hacked i don't mean i hacked netflix to get free movies, i do pay for the service.
I did that as well, just a few days before they released the official app. xP
I uninstalled the hacked version and put the official one on instead, it works better, as it actually has the ability to search and add things to your queue built-in instead of using the website. =D
Too bad AT&T is so messed up even in downtown friggin Chicago that I can only watch 5 fluid seconds between stutters.
Too bad AT&T is so messed up even in downtown friggin Chicago that I can only watch 5 fluid seconds between stutters.
Have you tried it on Wifi
Have you tried it on Wifi
Yeah, it's good on wifi, but that seems rather anti-climactic. The point of a cell phone is that you're supposed to be able to use it where you don't have wifi access.
I'm on a jailbroken 3.12 iPhone and have apps I don't want to lose (mywi and pdanet for tethering). I also heard that it is best to stay with 3.12 if you don't want at&t to detect the tether. Does anyone know if there is any way to install netflix on this (fake the version number or such)?
nevermind. answered my own question with a little googleing.
Found this hack that was for getting the iPad version before this was release. It boils down to editting Info.plist and change the text '3.1.3' to '3.1.2'
http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/ [...] on-iphone/
Also if you are having trouble with the av cable. I found that tvout2 from cydia fixes that. Had to play with the settings a bit, but in the end it worked too.
Ya streaming this on 3g you need to let the movie buffer for a min or two, then it worked fine for me, the thing im worried about is if at&t's network can support this insane amount of bandwidth that will be drawn.
I may be missing it, but I don't have the ability to add movies to my normal DVD queue with this iPhone app. Am I missing or is the iPad version just far better?