You stood in line Friday morning to purchase the new HTC EVO 3D, or you were one of the lucky Premier customers allowed to order early online. You've spent your entire weekend and most of the workday Monday playing with your new toy. Your partner or significant other dismisses its 3D abilities as a headache-inducing gimmick, but after staring at the stunning three-dimensional pictures and movies long enough, your eyes have adjusted and you have to admit: this is pretty darn cool. And it's way ahead of the original EVO in terms of technology, even without the 3D.
But where did Netflix go? Seriously, why isn't it available in the Android Market for the EVO 3D?
After Netflix made such a big deal about finally releasing an Android app (while simultaneously complaining loudly about how difficult it was), and after there was such an uproar when the EVO 4G's recent OTA update to Gingerbread broke Netflix, many assumed that Netflix would naturally be ready to go without a hitch when the EVO 3D was released. After all, isn't the EVO 3D just a bigger, badder version of the EVO 4G? Why would the company want to repeat their previous PR nightmare?
While I don't have any answers to these questions, I do have some good news: Netflix does indeed work on the EVO 3D; it just requires some extra digging to find. While for some reason the company chose to make it invisible to us in the Market, the apk from the EVO 4G has been pulled and is available for anyone to download.
First, make sure you have enabled your phone to install apps from unknown sources (on your home screen hit the menu button > Settings > Applications > and make sure Unknown sources is checked).
Next, hit the link below and download the app. It's the same file that is available for free in the Android Market for EVO 4G users.
Finally, install the application on your phone. I find it easiest to email myself the file as an attachment in Gmail, as I can install directly from the Gmail app and I have a backup of the app in the cloud. Alternately, you can place the file on your SD card and use your favorite file explorer to install the app.
Enjoy your Netflix now, while your less savvy EVO 3D-owning friends wait for Netflix and HTC to get their acts together. Now, the only other thing I want to know is when Netflix will offer 3D streaming . . .
Have you confirmed that if you take the update that Netflix still works? I did what you just described yesterday and it prompted me for an update, at which I read on a forum that if you update it no longer works. Has anyone been able to confirm that the update still continues to keep Netflix working?
I installed it yesterday on my Evo 3D and works flawlessly!
were you prompted for an update?
One of the first apps I loaded one my E3D after having to the same thing on my OG EVO after intially installing the rooted version of the Netflix “fix” update and still not having it show in the market initially. I just hope since Netflix isn’t officially supporting it yet that when they do it allows the app to rotate, so the E3D kick stand case will able to be used with the charge port facing up!
Worked great! Thanks for the tip and the link.
good call, from the pictures it does look like the charge port is facing down. what a bummer.
After installing the app I get a white screen
Where is the link?
I didn’t do the update. I feel that it may be the exploitable version of the stock rom. So if they find a way to riot the phone. I don’t want to be one of these ppl that are stuck because I took the update. One of the guys on on the forum (g&e) gave the Netflix & flashlight apk a few days ago. They worked great. My rule, if your not rooted. Don’t be the first to update. I’m just waiting, I would rather have root than watch a 3D movie. For now.
Sorry about the type o’s. Swyping and auto fill.
Silly me.. but where is the link to download netflix please?
Where it says G&E Forum in red letters.
I went to goodandevo.net on my EVO3d using the Dolphin HD browser, clicked on the link,the link will open up pocketbles and the netflix link is there in bright blue letters (along with the flashlight.apk.) Clicked on that and when it asked if I wanted to open the download page I clicked yes, it downloaded really fast.
I restarted my phone (not required just a habit) signed in to netflix and clicked on a movie and it started playing.
It was a tad blurry at first but cleared up in a few seconds.
Thanks G&E!!!!!!!
What is flashlihght for? Anybody?
http://www.click-dev.com/downloads/download-rom/apps-apk/download-working-netflix-apk-androi/
Lets you use your camera flash as a flashlight. When you open the app it will bring up a cool looking HTC branded flashlight on your screen. When you click the button it will cycle your camera flash through three levels of brightness.
Oh wait i dont have a kickstand and the charge port is in the way of leaning it against my coke can, Shoot, i need a dock.
Here is the netflix link
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12223883/Netflix%201.2.2%20buil.apk
And here is the flashlight.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12223883/Flashlight.apk
Thanks for the links. Installed the app but it won’t let me sign in. Says “Please sign in again. You have been signed out because your account information changed.” And the error appears again WHILE I am in the middle of inputting my password the second time. So I have to try the third time with the same result. Could it be that my netflix account is on hold temporarily? But it lets me sign in on the pc and view my queue etc. Any suggestions?
Did you do the update? I didn’t, so out works great for me. So that could be it.
Couldn’t have said it any better myself
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the Netflix I like the phone again, and as a side bonus, the flashlight. Both work great.
Hello,
I have had Netflix since the 22nd after Downloading the 1.22 APK from 4Shared. What I like about the particular one I am using is that it automatically goes into Portrait Mode whereas at least the ones I saw on XDA-Developers 3D General displays a small picture when you hold it upright and then auto rotates to Portrait Mode when on its side.
This is kinda annoying if/when you move the phone that it switches the aspect. Also, the EVO Netflix App automatically stays in Portrait Mode regardless of orientation.
Cheers,
JJ
Me too
HELP! What am I doing WRONG? I have uninstalled/Installed several times I kee getting this error message from Netflix app, “ERROR PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DEVICE HAS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND THE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS ARE ACCURATE” Can anyone help?
waited about 5 minutes, then it loaded, works well thanks!!
Thanks Gerry works great.
I love this website
I love this website too. I have Netflix working and didn’t realize there was no flashlight and I got one from the marketplace the other day but I like the one we had on our EVO 4G so I am going to get this now thanks! I need i heart radio it’s not in the market anymore. I guess I’ll google that and find the apk.
I wish I could be more helpful, Djronnplae, but I’ve not seen that error before. Do you have a solid network signal during the installation?
There are better versions on the xda forums. They are in HD 1080p, looks incredible on the 3D. They also allow you to watch in portrait and rotate the phone either way in landscape mode. I like it because it puts the charging port on top. There is also a blue one instead of the red.
Omg thanks for posting this!!!
I wasn’t sure about posting a link to another site. Delete if this isnt allowed. But here is some better Netflix apps. You can install using Astro file manager.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14960445#post14960445
Will the Netflix link work for the Sensation, since it’s essentially the same phone on T-Mobile minus a tiny bit of RAM and the 3D?
Idk, but you can try. If it doesn’t work. Just uninstall them.
Try here, http://www.click-dev.com/downloads/download-rom/apps-apk/download-working-netflix-apk-androi/ works great on Evo 4G! ps: follow the instructions.
yes, I cant get it to work, Im using wifi connection, get same error message everytime I try to open the app
Me too! =)
Some people posted links to a few other versions of the Netflix app below … perhaps you could try a couple of those? They might not be the “official” version, but you might have a better outcome. Good luck!
Hi, new member here, would just like to share that I installed both apk on a fully updated Evo 3D, and they are working great, im currently stress-testing my battery, streaming an entire netflix movie (toy story 3) over wifi.
YAY! xda app worked!! Thank you =)
Thank you for this!!
Let me know how that goes, I was just told there is an exteded battery for the Evo 3D available @ Sprint stores.
Wherevis the link
Where is the link
.. breathe, breathe.. jeez..
Cool
Yes I did. Guess I should do the factory reset??
worked great….
does anyone have the link to download the kick stand? The netflix app and flash light works great
You said click on the link below, but I dont see it anywhere.
This is Awesome..Ok what about the HTC Battery widget thats on the Orignal Evo and not the 3D..I lived by that its very accurate. Some one should find that APK file lol..