Yes, the shows and movies of the in-flight entertainment system may be nice, but what if you could watch your favorite show instead on your Android or iOS device?
Anyway, I tried the new Netflix app version and realized that it did not show the download button. While the app version was the one Netflix released on the day it made the announcement, all options related to downloading shows or movies for offline watching are not available. First thought that it might have something to do that I rooted the device, or that it was a server-side roll out of the feature. I found a couple of suggestions online, like clearing the application cache or removing the app and installing it again.
Those did not work in my case, and I noticed that other users were having the issue as well. Not all shows or movies support downloads on Netflix right now.
While Netflix did mention that the feature is included in all plans and available worldwide, it never mentioned that it is available for all devices.
If you open the Netflix support site , you find out that you need iOS 8. If you read on, you will come to another restriction that the company did not mention in the announcement:. Android devices must be able to stream Netflix in HD to select video quality. Visit our article about Android for more information about HD capable models.
Check the list of Android devices that support HD officially to see if your device is listed on it. Mine is not, and that is the reason why I don't see the download option. Now, the list is not complete. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is not listed on the page for instance, but users can download Netflix titles using it.
Chance is high however, that if you have a phone released by a Chinese company, say Xiaomi or Huawei, that you may not be able to use Netflix's download functionality right now. Unless Netflix starts to enable the functionality for more devices, there seems little that you can do to enable downloads on Netflix.
The netflix originals are the best thing about having the subscription. So basically a useless app now. You can try changing your mobile to another device and test. It worked for me, I set it to Samsung Galaxy S5. This is only to select video quality. Just one of many reasons why iOS made more sense for me pragmatically this time round. No mandatory data collection, ad-blockers are allowed, everything works unless you jailbreak.
It worked perfectly on my Kindle Fire Fifth generation and now this next day it is completey gone. What happened? You have to side load Netflix from an earlier version to get it back. Here is the one I used and it works like a charm. Good luck! I might as well just give up…..
Stay tuned, fixing all this missing ones are on the way…. Did you get this to work in the end? Im using CM in my phone too and it is not working. Hi, I have the samsung galaxy s2 sm-t, the app plays netflix but does not give me the download option.
Is this normal please? Sorry I ask, but i am not good on computers. The device is stock Samsung 4. I will say that a nice feature of Android Netflix is that it can be moved to an SD card, which moves all of the downloads as well, freeing space up on my 16GB main memory tablet.
Wait for the Android device to Power up and then go to Play Store and check if the apps are downloading. When the storage becomes excess then apps tend to get slower and get erroneous. Clearing Data of Play Store gives it a kick start to begin afresh.
All downloaded apps are saved in the memory of your phone or any storage space that you have made available.
The download will commence only if there is enough space for it. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Why can't I download anything on my phone? Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 2 months ago. Active 2 months ago. Viewed 82k times. Improve this question.
I've researched the issue and I've tried downloading things other people say fixed this for them Astro downloader for example but nothing works for me. Is "Restrict background data" turned on? If you see only Uninstall or Open , the Netflix app is already up to date. If the Netflix app doesn't show in the search results, follow the steps in Can't find the Netflix app in app stores.
If you don't have the Play Store app, visit Google's support site for help. Select System , then select Advanced. Select System Update or Software Update. Scroll down to Diagnostics and tap Download. If you got an error code that isn't on this list, contact Netflix Customer Service.
If you don't see Netflix , check the Downloaded tab. If the above steps don't help, downloading may not be available on your device. Open the App Store and search for "Netflix. If you can't find the Netflix app in the App Store, go to the Apple support site for help. If you still can't download TV shows or movies after updating the Netflix app, or if you already have the latest version of the Netflix app installed, downloading may not be available on your device.
Downloading titles on a Windows 10 computer requires the latest version of the Netflix app, and is not supported in a browser. Select Settings. Windows will check for updates.
If it doesn't, select Check for updates. To download TV shows and movies, your computer needs to be on Windows Version or higher. Follow the steps below to check your Windows version.
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