Πέμπτη 26 Απριλίου 2012

DirecTV Everywhere brings streaming movies, TV shows to Android right now, iPhone keeps waiting

DirecTV Everywhere brings streaming movies, TV shows to Android right now, iPhone keeps waiting

DirecTV's still-in-beta "Everywhere" streaming package only arrived on the iPad a month ago, and now the company has updated its app for Android phones with access to the same set of video-on-demand streaming movies and TV shows for viewing wherever subscribers might be. Interestingly this feature is arriving on Google powered devices before it hits the iPhone (neither one so far has added the in-home live TV streaming feature from the iPad app, however the iPhone does have a player for the Nomad transcoder which Android and the iPad lack), in opposition to the usual trend of video streaming apps from cable and satellite TV providers, often for DRM and compatibility reasons. On Google Play the app was still installable on our various tablets and phones alike, although YMMV on what happens when you select the "Watch on Phone" tab to stream from HBO, Cinemax, Starz, Encore or DirecTV Cinema. Of course the usual DVR scheduling and remote control features are still present and accounted for, so hit the link below to grab the free app and try it out yourself.

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  1. While I'm glad that DirecTV put out an Android app with some streaming, I'm shocked that they left out the live TV streaming altogether... even if it is still limited to in-home viewing. Which, while on that, I don't understand that restriction. I have DISH at home and I am able to stream all of my live TV shows and DVR recordings to my Droid or iPad without any limitations. It's amazing being able to hop on the light rail for the commute to my office at DISH and catch up on last night's episode of NCIS.

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