Update: Netflix/Apple/Whomever doesn't appear to like that Netflix was running on the iPhone and it has been disabled.
We just received a tip from one of our readers going by the name Knisitruck who has successfully gotten Netflix to run on his iPhone 3G. Basically he copied the iPad Netflix app and iPad mediaplayer frameworks to his iPhone, made a few plist edits and changes and got it running!
As a follow up to the pic I sent you, I wasn't able to get the app working at that time. I needed the mediaplayer frameworks from an iPad [/System/Library/Frameworks/MediaPlayer.framework], thanks to one of your forum members, I was able to get that. Then, it still wouldn't work. Noticing my winterboard theme was overriding the mediaplayer layout I disabled it, retried the app and viola, it worked! All that had to be changed was a couple lines in the applications info.plist file and the mediaplayer frameworks, along with a manual install/permissions. (My other apps requiring mediaplayer still run fine.)
But, having said that, I see why Netflix hasn't released an iPhone client yet. Reasons why:
I have attached pics, my camera has a dead battery with a lost charger so no video. Movie pics were some random movie at the top of the list. My phone is an iPhone 3G running 3.1.2(Jailbroken). What this means? Most, if not all, iPad specific apps can be ran on iPhone.
But, having said that, I see why Netflix hasn't released an iPhone client yet. Reasons why:
- Huge battery drain - 25% of battery for around 15min of streaming, drains pretty quick while browsing the app as well.
- Crashing - I suspect memory is the issue here, and also probably because it's made for another device. Happened when browsing too fast through the app(lots of clicks).
- 3G Speed - Takes forever to load the app and to start streaming (does work though)
I have attached pics, my camera has a dead battery with a lost charger so no video. Movie pics were some random movie at the top of the list. My phone is an iPhone 3G running 3.1.2(Jailbroken). What this means? Most, if not all, iPad specific apps can be ran on iPhone.
More details:
To do this yourself
Now, just copied over SSH (with permissions repair and a respring) this will show up on the phone. With Netflix though, it required the mediaplayer frameworks from the iPad. So:
Now the mediaplayer frameworks are in place, all that's left is a manual install of the app.
That's about it. The way I found out that I needed the frameworks file was from a crash report.
- Get app from iTunes, locate/rename ipa to zip and extract.
- Go into the .app file, located at /appname/Payload/appname.app, (show package contents) and open the info.plist
- Edit all references of OS version to show iphoneos3.1.2 (or your respective version). Save and close, done there.
Now, just copied over SSH (with permissions repair and a respring) this will show up on the phone. With Netflix though, it required the mediaplayer frameworks from the iPad. So:
- SSH, get the mediaplayer frameworks folder from an iPad, located at /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaPlayer.framework
- Copy that to the same location on an iPhone (I'd suggest backing up the original from your phone just in case). Change permissions to 755 recursive for directories, and then go inside the folder and change the individual file permissions to 644. (Or just recursive 755 to all files/folders on the MediaPlayer.framework folder)
Now the mediaplayer frameworks are in place, all that's left is a manual install of the app.
- SSH, go to /private/var/stash/Applications
- Copy the appname.app file there and change permissions. (I used 777 recursive for simplicity's sake, but I'm sure the normal 775 would work).
- Launch and have fun.
That's about it. The way I found out that I needed the frameworks file was from a crash report.
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