Netflix Now Works on Android 2.2 and 2.3 Devices

From PC World: Netflix customers who want to watch the latest shows on the go using their smartphones have gotten some good news, but not everyone will be able to share in the party.

The video-streaming service has updated its app to work on smartphones that run either the Froyo or Gingerbread versions of the Android operating system, although those with the Honeycomb version are still out of luck.

The latest update landed at the Android Market Friday with surprisingly little fanfare. Under the app’s “What’s New” tab it now simply says, “Netflix now supports all Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices.”

That’s great news for most smartphone users, though not all. Some people who want to watch Inception or episodes of Jersey Shore on their tablets might not be able to, reports ThisIsMyNext. Official Android tablet support is still only available for specific devices.

Netflix had remained entirely unavailable on Android until this May when the company announced support, although at first it only worked on a handful of devices. While that number grew to about two dozen this summer, this latest update is great news for the millions of Netflix subscribers who have had to wait more than a year longer than users of Apple iOS. Windows Phone 7 got Netflix last November.

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