Netflix has had an iPhone app for a bit now, and has made it clear that they plan to release a similar app for Android. Sadly, because the hardware on Android phones varies so much from device to device, Netflix had quite a struggle developing the app completely in-house. So, they teamed up with Qualcomm, who makes a respectable portion of the processors that Android phones run on, to get the job done. Apparently it’s coming along now, and Qualcomm announced that in the future, phones shipping with their Snapdragon processors will be the first ones to get the Netflix app. It was not specifically mentioned if/when it will become available on existing Snapdragon phones, nor other phones that don’t run on Snapdragon at all. That said, it’s unlikely that they would miss that market entirely, so I’m sure every effort will be made to roll it out to the other lines as soon as possible.
“Qualcomm is in a unique position to help bring the most optimized and advanced Android apps to market through working closely with the strong ecosystem of Snapdragon developers like Netflix.”
[via IntoMobile]