When I saw the Endgadget post on the new Netflix App for iPhone this morning, I knew what had just been bumped to the top of my task list: upgrading my iPhone AGAIN. You may recall that I recently downgraded from iOS4 back to 3.1.2. Well, wouldn’t you know it? The new Netflix app isn’t compatible with 3.1.2. THANKFULLY, it’ IS compatible with 3.1.3, so I don’t have to upgrade to iOS4 again and relive the nightmare hellscape of my iPhone 3G choking and crashing just because I like wallpapers and multitasking. ANYWAY, the funny thing is that I had never heard there was a 3.1.3, but that didn’t stop me from Googling it and getting a copy of it and then DLing a copy of PwnageTool 3.1.5. Needless to say, it’s all done and while I do have to reinstall all my fun Jailbroken apps (I love Activator!!) it’s all worth it to be able to use Netflix in the palm of my hand. Here are some screencaps:
Obviously ya gotta turn it sideways:
Here’s a cap from a show I’ve been watching a bit of. It’s fun but not brilliant.
And here’s what the UI looks like while playing. Controlling is smooth enough, and playback is pristinely smooth. I’m VERY happy with the Netflix app!!
I’ve only noodled around a bit with it, so I have yet to have a chance to stumble across any bugs. Still, this is truly a useful app and one I’ve been looking forward to ever since I started streaming Netflix.
