14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile phone users that own an Android-based device should have the possibility to try out a new, highly appealing application on their devices, namely Netflix
, which has just leaked into the wild.
We're referring here to the .apk file, which was reportedly extracted from an LG Revolution system dump and made available for download for those who would like to taste it.
According to some of the latest reports on the matter, the application seems to work pretty well up to a certain point.
Users would have the possibility to download and install it, fire it up and browse through available titles, but they might not be able to watch a movie using it.
It seems more than one user encountered various problems when trying to stream movies, though there are also those who claimed that the application actually worked all the way.
Apparently, the .apk file can be easily installed on various Android devices, including the Motorola XOOM, though with the aforementioned limitation.
While there is no explanation on why streaming movies doesn't work, chances are that Netflix themselves blocked it from their end.
Things might be clarified, however, as we near the official availability of the application and the service that accompanies it.
Last year, Netflix went official with plans to make the service available for devices running under Google's Android operating system starting with “early 2011,” which means that it should not be too long before it makes the move.
Netflix is already available on a series of mobile devices, and even got launched on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform last year.
Recently, reports on the near availability of Hulu Plus on Android also emerged, which further suggests that the owners of devices powered by Google's platform would soon be able to easily stream videos while on the go.
In the meantime, you can learn more on the Netflix .apk file here. Additional details on the said LG Revolution system dump can be found here.