Netflix

A recent report from LendEDU points to a significant number of Millennials favoring original content from Netflix than original content provided by other streaming service providers. While leading competitors such as Hulu or Amazon’s Prime service only managed to collectively take 7 percent of the viewers, Netflix came away with 79 percent of the votes. […]

As cable providers continue to feel the pinch of lost subscribers, many are looking to partner up with Netflix. It’s a trend that has been ongoing over the past several years. However, According to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Netflix is taking a deeper look at proposals to add the streaming service to “some services and […]

Disney has now announced a plan to part ways with Netflix in a clean break intended to free up the company to promote its own digital streaming services. Although the company has not yet revealed very many details, the decision was announced today alongside Disney’s quarterly report. The previous licensing deal between the two media […]

Netflix has now added the Sony Xperia XZ Premium to its list of smartphones that are able to play content in HDR. Now, you might remember that the LG G6 was on this list of smartphones that supported HDR from Netflix, but it has been removed and is now on the list for Dolby Vision, […]

Netflix new subscriber numbers for Q2 have surpassed forecasts that the company set for itself. This may not be too surprising considering that numbers of new customers also rose in Q1, but the sheer numbers have outweighed expectations of not only Netflix but also industry observers. Netflix anticipated 3.2 million new subscribers but actually attained […]

Next-gen audio is here in the form of Dolby Atmos and Netflix has now announced a string of movies that will support the first true 3D sound platform on its video streaming service. For the unfamiliar, Dolby Atmos improves on the typical surround sound experience – which features left, right, back, and front audio feeds […]

Netflix has just introduced interactive storytelling content this week and from the start it has two interactive episodes for users to choose from. These include Puss In Book: Trapped In An Epic Tale, and Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile, though the latter episode won’t actually be available until July 14th so users will still have […]

According to the latest report from Statista, there are now more people subscribing to Netflix, than cable pay-TV in the US. And this counts all of the cable providers in the US, which amounts to about 48.61 million, while Netflix has about 50.85 million subscribers in the US alone. These are pretty telling numbers and […]

The Netflix Android app can no longer be downloaded by a vast majority of smartphones and tablets that are either rooted or have an unlocked bootloader, and the streaming service now officially confirmed yesterday’s reports on the matter, adding that the phenomenon isn’t an accident. Instead, following the 5.0 update for Netflix, the app features […]

Netflix appears to be disappearing for some rooted users in the Google Play Store, making it so that they are not able to download the app through the Google Play Store. Users that are seeing it disappear, are still able to find it in their list of apps (in their library), but the listing notes […]

Netflix now supports HDR video on the LG G6, which is so far the only device this content will show up for. If you’re a subscriber of the streaming video service and you have a recently purchased or acquired LG G6 in hand, then you can now enjoy some of your favorite shows with more […]

Samsung is offering up a new set of freebies for those looking to buy the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus. Unfortunately this does not apply to those that pre-ordered or bought either device before May 3rd. For those that buy the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus between May 3rd and May 16th, however, […]

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 Active was listed on Netflix’s support pages as being compatible with the company’s HD streaming service, with the Los Gatos, California-based company essentially confirming earlier reports that AT&T and Samsung are working on a special variant of the latter’s 2017 flagship. The device in question was recently listed by Netflix as […]

Netflix may still be seated on the throne for over-the-top (OTT) content in most ways, for the time being, but the company is also bleeding money pretty heavily according to Q1 2017 shareholder documents. Moreover, and in spite of the fact that the company expects to surpass the 100 million subscriber mark over the coming […]

A new report from comScore looks to explain the expansion of the over-the-top (OTT) content market. While also highlighting that in spite of Netflix remaining the overall single biggest OTA service, it is starting to face some stiff competition – due to the OTT expansion in general, coupled with a larger number of TV users […]

It had been rumored that Netflix was preparing to drop the star system it currently uses to provide feedback to users in favor of a thumbs system and that is exactly what the company has today announced, with Netflix confirming that one of the reasons for this change is to simplify the overall process. So […]

UPDATE: Netflix reached out to Android Headlines to clarify that HDR support for the LG G6 “is coming soon,” in accordance to what the company announced when it debuted HDR streaming support for smartphones back in February. However, there are currently no plans for bringing the functionality to the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus, […]

Netflix has decided to take a new approach to the user ratings of its content and opting for a thumbs up/thumbs down system over its current five-star rating system. The new system works similar to YouTube’s rating system minus showing a public number of thumbs up vs thumbs down. It will only be used in […]

Its seems Netflix is now looking at ways in which it can better optimize video content for its mobile users. As reported, Netflix’s Chief Product Officer, Neil Hunt, was recently noted explaining to that Netflix is planning to look at offering mobile-specific cuts of some of its content. The idea being that Netflix will be […]

Netflix arrived at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) to demonstrate its new streaming technology that allows users to stream video content on slow, 100Kbps connections. Ioannis Katsavounidis, Senior Research Scientist at Netflix explained how the company managed to design new encoding algorithms that differentiate between different types of content. Simple animations and static shots don’t […]

The LG G6 was announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this week in Barcelona, and it has been receiving plenty of praise. One of the more interesting features, one that hasn’t been talked about a whole lot, is the fact that the display LG has on this smartphone is capable of HDR. However, many apps […]

T-Mobile has just unleashed a new deal for those looking for a new smartphone. In addition to giving users their sales tax back on their device, T-Mobile is now offering up a free year of Netflix with the purchase of either a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge. This offer is only good through February […]

MindFlix is a Netflix hack to navigate menus by thought, or, at least that’s the general idea. While not necessarily reading your thoughts and using them to control the Netflix interface, the hack does appear to work in that very way. It’s also not a feature that consumers will be able to get their hands […]

The latest version of the Netflix app now allows users to store content on their device’s SD cards. While Netflix had previously made available the ability to store content offline to be viewed later, the feature was only available to a device’s internal storage. Now, the same content can be stored to external storage as well. Which […]

Netflix’s newest original movie, iBoy, has an official trailer up on YouTube that imagines an extremely modern, if somewhat unorthodox, superhero origin story. Just as Spiderman was bitten by a spider and injected with its venom and then subsequently became a spider, the hero of this new movie wound up with some smartphone bits inside […]

New data highlights that Netflix and Spotify were among the top revenue apps of 2016. Sensor Tower has compiled statistics on non-gaming apps – the most downloaded and the ones that generated the most revenue during 2016. It may surprise you to find out that the top apps downloaded are not always the ones that […]

Netflix users are being targeted via scam emails containing a fake login screen for the service, that asks for credit card details after obtaining a user’s login information. This particular phishing scam uses a number of unusual tactics to set itself apart from your run of the mill email operation, which helps it to avoid […]

Google first unveiled its latest smart home speaker, Google Home, during Google I/O back in May and then officially made it available during its launch event in October this year. Google Home is a direct competitor of Amazon’s Echo speaker. While Amazon Echo has some clear advantages over Google Home in terms of integrations with […]

Google launched its first ever smart home speaker called Google Home during an event held in San Francisco back in October, after announcing it during Google I/O over the Summer. At the time of launch, Google had promised that Google Home will be compatible with a wide range of third-party products and services and that Google […]

Ever wanted to watch your favorite Netflix shows in virtual reality? Well now you can. Netflix just recently launched their brand new ‘Netflix VR’ app onto the Play Store, that will work with the Daydream View. Like Hulu’s VR offering, Netflix also has you sitting in a virtual room watching your content on the big […]

It took them a while, but Netflix is finally rolling out the ability to download shows to be watched offline. Naturally, mobile users have this option as well; while many a businessperson travels into Wi-Fi free zones like planes with their laptops, most members of the general public have their smartphone attached to them close […]

The difference between HDR and standard coloration in an image or video can be quite literally night and day, as seen in the attached screenshot from a Netflix original show based on Marvel’s Daredevil property. Everything is more crisp and real, blacks are deeper, and bright colors pop far more. The naked eye can tell […]

Netflix has been around for a good long time now, and has been the driving force behind the idea of “cord cutting” since its streaming service gained legs. In the past couple of years, the service has made as impossible as they can do to make it impossible to get rid of the service thanks […]

Offline mode is an understated feature that many users either may not know exists for some of their favorite apps, or take for granted. You can see an offline mode in many of Google’s most popular offerings, such as Google Play Movies, Play Music, and more, and now it looks like Netflix may be considering […]

Netflix thinks that data caps are unreasonable, and now has filed a formal request addressed to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to declare them as such. According to the filing Netflix feels this applies to both the fixed-line and mobile networks, citing that a major issue of data caps is the limitation it places […]

Netflix has turned into a pretty big company. In fact, they are so big that they are part of a popular phrase these days. As the kids say “Netflix and chill”. Sort of like “Google it”, in regards to Google which is now part of Alphabet. Netflix started out as a company that would mail […]

If you own a recent smartphone and in particular one that makes use of a fairly large display, then it stands to reason that you might be making use of Netflix on your smartphone. After all, while video content is one of the most data-demanding aspects of a smartphone, manufacturers, app-creators and even carriers have […]

These days, popular services have hackers, both white hat and the more malicious variety, prying at their doors in just about every conceivable way. This means that multi-layer protection is not only far from unheard of, it’s practically a necessity for some services and sites. Whether it’s protecting trade secrets, protecting user privacy, or simply […]

Rogers has pushed Shomi (show me) as their primary vehicle for streaming shows since they offered the service in August 2014. It works with their users’ smartphones, tablets, online, an Xbox 360, and even set top boxes – they even had an April update. It is like Netflix, but Shomi claims you get more content […]

Netflix, proudly sporting a new “N” logo, is in an interesting position. Its video streaming service has effectively gone viral and the term “Netflix” has entered many local languages as a generic terms for watching a streaming video service, much in the same way that “iPad” is often used as the term for a tablet […]

Android has never been short of options where streaming content is concerned, with the likes of YouTube and other apps having always been available since Android first launched. Over the years however, more and more services have moved over to Android, with what used to be a platform playing second-fiddle to iOS now a major […]

Netflix is by far and large one of the most dominant video streaming service providers. Although, it is also one of those which currently does not offer one of the most useful features that a video service provider can offer, the ability to consume video content offline. There are many reasons as to why this […]

Android TV is one of those platforms which although is slow in doing so, does see a number of improvements coming through over time. As a result, Android TV is now significantly better and more feature-rich than it ever has been and certainly more than at the point of launch. However, there has been many […]

Regardless of which Android platform you use, Netflix is likely to be one of the apps you have installed on your device(s). After all, Netflix boasts some very big user numbers and with new platforms like Android TV and the next billion smartphone users just round the corner, it is likely to become an even […]

Over on the Android Headlines Store we have a pretty amazing giveaway going on. We are giving away a 10-year subscription to Netflix. That is about a $1440 value for those that love Netflix. And it’s definitely a giveaway you’ll want to enter. It’s pretty simple to enter. Just hit the button below to head […]

Anyone who has used Netflix before, has traveled and tried to use Netflix while in another country, will be acutely aware of the issue of geoblocking. This is where services like Netflix (among many others) see restrictions being imposed on their content. While Netflix in different regions does curate content to reflect the viewing habits […]

Every now and then, Netflix hosts an event called Hack Day, where they allow their engineers to simply run wild and create whatever they can imagine, as long as it’s at least marginally related to Netflix. The projects often wind up being extensions of existing company projects or using company resources and engines, but going […]

It is completely understandable that Netflix cares about the user experience of its popular and constantly growing media streaming service, but the global streaming provider obviously can’t do much if your Internet speeds are simply too low. With that in mind, the company has launched a new Internet speed testing tool earlier this week and is […]

One of the areas in which the tech world is highly focused on right now is virtual reality. This is a new and emerging platform and one which seems to have really caught hold of consumer and media attention. Part of this is thanks to virtual reality having already caught the attention of the manufacturers […]

Perhaps you’ve been there before. You’re minding your own business and enjoying the fruits of your labor by binge watching your favorite shows on Netflix, thanks to the subscription that you paid for with your hard-earned money. Then all of a sudden you hit your monthly data limit because you’ve been streaming your favorite shows […]

If you are an online video steamer, then there is a significantly good chance that you already use Netflix as your preferred online video content provider. In fact, it seems no matter where you are, Netflix is there or planning on being there soon enough. Back in January, the company announced they were expanding the […]

Netflix is far from being the only streaming service out there but they are certainly one of the most popular and according to a recent survey, Netflix’ original programming is now more popular than that of the content on HBO. For all of Netflix’ strengths though they still lack an offline viewing feature for subscribers […]

Netflix has long been a popular service for streaming video content, but compared to services like Showtime or HBO, it hasn’t been offering original programming for the nearly the same length of time. In fact, HBO has generally been the unrivaled king at the top of the hill when it comes to original programming that […]

Netflix has found itself hitting the headlines quite a bit lately and probably not for reasons expected. The streaming service was brought into the spotlight a few days ago when outspoken T-Mobile CEO, John Legere, announced that the video resolution of Netflix is reduced on AT&T and Verizon’s networks. This almost immediately was followed by both […]

Ever since T-Mobile launched their Binge On initiative, stretching customer’s data allowances by essentially “optimizing” how much data videos streamed online used, a debate around throttling and data usage has been brewing. Binge On has been controversial for a lot of reasons, and has sparked a debate around Net Neutrality, just what “throttling” actually means […]

Binge On is one of the latest uncarrier moves from T-Mobile and ever since its first introduction, it has been one which has courted controversy. This first manifested when claims came though that the service could be in breach of Net Neutrality regulations, although it seems the FCC did not seem to think so. Then […]

Promotions, or promos, as they are better known, are being used by the smartphone manufacturers every time there is a new device launched – especially during pre-orders.  They try and entice you to sign up to purchase their new device…not only to get your business, but it gives them a good idea about production and […]

Netflix has decided to join the numerous other apps out there that have gone the route of using Google Play for testing beta builds of their app. Today they are rolling out their first beta, although you need to sign up first to get the beta build. All you need to do is hit this […]

Netflix has been one of the top rated streaming services and apps for years, and quite understandably so with all of the available content that they have for people to watch. Much like YouTube Kids, Netflix also offers plenty of kid-friendly content for the younger viewers in its Kids Mode feature, and perhaps the only […]

According to reports coming out of Australia, Netflix seems to be making good on its promise of blocking users who use VPNs and proxies to access the company’s U.S. only videos from outside the country. People in Australia, who use such content unblocking services to access the video streaming service, seem to be getting a […]