“Apple has changed the game for mobile devices,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer, in the press releease. “We’re excited that our members can now carry Netflix around in their pockets and instantly watch movies and TV shows streamed from Netflix right to their iPhone or iPod touch.”
The Netflix App delivers a high-quality viewing experience, a broad array of movie and TV choices and a clean, intuitive interface. It is available via both Wi-Fi and 3G networks. TV episodes and movies are conveniently organized into a variety of categories based on members’ personal preferences, popular genres, new arrivals and members’ individual instant Queues. Members can choose a movie or TV episode from any of the lists and just tap the innovative Multi-Touch user interface to watch instantly or to save the title for viewing later.
Additionally, users have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding the video stream, and stopping at any time. When users want to start watching again, the video stream starts exactly where it was stopped, even on a different device capable of streaming from Netflix.
The Netflix App (for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch) is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch here. The Netflix App supports any iPhone or iPod touch device running iOS version 3.13 or later.
Source: Netflix, Inc.
Is that a TV in your pocket or you just happy to see me?
Reed Hastings- board member Microsoft Corp. LOL
I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of bandwidth guzzling apps approved much more easily, now that AT&T has the metered data plans. Apple no longer needs to be mindful of bandwidth footprint of these apps — AT&T will happily charge for bandwidth overages…
Users of apps such as this one will quickly learn the difference between 3G and WiFi (so far, they could have easily been totally oblivious), and figure out how to switch between them.
In the distant past, Apple frowned on free apps where the developer would try to make money bypassing the iTunes store. How is that different for something like Netflix? (I’m not trying to be an ass, I’m just interested where the line in the sand is drawn.)
So awesome. The iPhone just got even better
Not in the Canadian store :-{
I loaded the app on both my iPhone 3G and my iPod Touch 8gb, and they both work seamlessly. I’m excited about this because I have been waiting impatiently and was starting to doubt.
Cool.
Is there a way to use your iPhone with video out to your TV?
I use NetFlix now, on my iMac,
or is there a way to hack the ATV to play NetFlix?
Finally! Have been waiting a long time for this app and was going to cancel membership in Sept. I’m back onboard!!
Now that this app is out the forecast is:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
This works beautifully on both WiFi and 3G… =]
too bad there’s no video out like the iPad version!
Good luck staying under 250 MB (or even 2 gigs) if you’re streaming movies all the time. But almost nobody uses that much data, right AT&T…?
F&*% AT&T!
I switched to US Cellular and they’re supreme. Perhaps I don’t have the best phone on the market, but at least I get service (both customer and network) that I can count on.
magic MDN word: best , as in US CELLULAR IS THE BEST
Some enterprising gadget inventor needs to come up with a TV-Out dongle for the dock connector.
…forgot this part–
With an optional power cord for charging.
To those looking for video out on the iPod apple sells av cables for 50 bucks
Might only work for your iTunes video but it’s worth looking in to
Prepare for battery DRAIN!!!
I guess Apple will be replacing allot of iPad betteries in the coming years.
Battery Drain but crisp picture on IPhone 4. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Car travel just made it to the 21st century!