We’ve been waiting, speculating, rumoring, and waiting some more, but finally – Comcast has spilled the beans. In an official email sent to us here at TalkAndroid, the ISP and cable provider has officially announced their Xfinity app for Android. According to the emailr, the app will include:
- Access home voicemail and forward home phone calls from your Xfinity Voice service directly to your Android device
- Use the Xfinity mobile widget to quickly review your latest voicemail and email messages
- Sync your Universal Address Book to have all your personal and professional contacts in one place
- Review and respond to Comcast.net email
- Remotely program and manage your DVRs so you never miss a show
- View local TV listings, sort by different categories and watch Video On Demand movie trailers
And, some things specific to the Android app:
- Widgets: lets you see the two most recent email and voice mail messages; listen to voice mail messages right from the widget
- Data Storage: android allows access to storage on the devices, so you can store attachments or other files and also upload files as attachments when sending email
Pretty cool stuff here. Be sure to keep your cursor on TalkAndroid so you know when the app is officially released, and be sure to hit the break for the full email. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Update: The app is now available on the market, and can be downloaded via appbrain or direct from the market.
Hope all is well. It’s been some time since we here at Comcast have given Android users news they can use – but we’re excited to say that today we’re announcing the launch of the Xfinity Mobile App (formerly Comcast Mobile app) to Android devices.
The Xfinity Mobile app on Android is the first-ever Comcast Android app, available for free to Comcast customers. Those of you who have followed the Comcast Mobile app know that we’ve been working hard to get our app out on Android devices and we hope you enjoy it.
The full list of features is below, which include the ability to:
• Access home voicemail and forward home phone calls from your Xfinity Voice service directly to your Android device;
• Use the Xfinity mobile widget to quickly review your latest voicemail and email messages;
• Sync your Universal Address Book to have all your personal and professional contacts in one place;
• Review and respond to Comcast.net email;
• Remotely program and manage your DVRs so you never miss a show;
• View local TV listings, sort by different categories and watch Video On Demand movie trailers.
Some features unique to Android devices on the Xfinity Mobile App include:
• Widgets: lets you see the two most recent email and voice mail messages; listen to voice mail messages right from the widget.
• Data Storage: android allows access to storage on the devices, so you can store attachments or other files and also upload files as attachments when sending email.
For more information, visit:
www.xfinity.com/help/internet/mobile-android