Netflix can now digest Froyo and Gingerbread. Or maybe it’s the other way around…. Regardless, the video-streaming service’s Android app now works on all devices running version 2.2 or 2.3, which would be the vast majority of Android phones and a number of tablets.Honeycomb users still get no red-envelope love, however.
Version 1.4 of the app dropped into the Android Market yesterday. Up until this version, Netflix had been compatible with a much smaller number of devices, with the development team tackling each device one at a time. In fact, when the app for Android first debuted in May, it was only functional on five devices.
Back then the company said it was having a hard time dealing with the notorious problem of Android fragmentation and had to “qualify phones” one at a time.
With subsequent releases, the number of compatible devices grew to 9 and then 24, and now it’s everything except gadgets being used by the poor souls still stuck on Android 2.1, and the majority of Honeycomb tablets. According to Google’s statistics, more than 82 percent of Android users are on FroYo or Gingerbread.
The app is free, but naturally you’ll have to pony up $7.99 a month for the privilege of streaming “Cars 2” to your Droid 2. Trust me, your 2-year-old will love you for it.
[Cnet]
