After introducing video on-demand streaming for mobile devices on the iPad early last year and iPhone last May, Comcast has finally extended the courtesy to Android users as well. Unlike its iOS counterpart however, on Android there's a separate Xfinity TV Player (simply labeled "Player" in the launcher) app from the Xfinity TV remote control app. It's a free download from Google Play for devices running Android 2.3 or higher and when we checked it out just now it was smooth but plain looking, although it a native tablet interface at launch is a nice touch. Beyond the usual VOD selections (including HBO Go and more) there's also support for Comcast's Streampix subscription service within the app as it promised back in February. One odd quirk noted by Android Police is that on rooted devices the app apparently requests root permissions, but still works if they are denied (could be worse). There aren't many other details available yet, if you want to try it out grab your Comcast account info and hit the source link to give it a shot.
Comcast Xfinity TV Player app brings VOD streaming to Android devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 May 2012 14:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wow Comcast finally update their Android app, and in normal operations, they didn’t integrate both apps into one. I have never been big on just having on demand available to me; it might be because I have been streaming for two years using my Sling Adapter. It works along side of the Dish Remote Access app that allows me to stream all of my live channels and stored programs to my mobile device no matter where I am. This has always come in handy since I work nights at Dish. Mostly because I have almost an hour wait for my bus to go home, instead of staring off into the dark, I can enjoy some of the shows I recorded from earlier in the evening, or enjoy some live television.
Posted by: Jack Rackerman | 06/03/2012 at 07:53 PM