Netflix unavailable on Android devices with root access

Fans of third-party firmware and modifications of Android will not see in the Google Play Netflix app. Unblocker blocked access devices with root and unlocked bootloader. When you try to download via direct link such smartphones and tablets marked as incompatible, although this is not the only way, and if the user installs the client, bypassing the official store of the problems with viewing content on Netflix, will not.

What happened?

The updated Netflix app appeared in Google Play last weekend. As stated in the official statement, as of version 5.0 service switched on protection system Widevine DRM from Google was not Google certified devices and gadgets with the modified BY are no longer supported. The system also uses the SafetyNet tool, which finds the device with an unlocked bootloader unsafe. Similarly, the compatibility with contactless payment systems, including Android Pay.

And then what?

Now smartphone users with root access will have to track updates Netflix in other sources (APKMirror and forums 4PDA, for example). It is possible that over time, the service will introduce new restrictions for such devices, but so far no reason to worry.

Source: Android Police

Photo: Droid Life

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