Netflix is blocking rooted Android phones from downloading its app

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If you’ve rooted your Android phone in order to gain access to more settings than the average user, you will no longer be able to grab Netflix’s app from Google Play, as the company is blocking downloads on such devices.

With our latest 5.0 release, we now fully rely on the Widevine DRM provided by Google; therefore, many devices that are not Google-certified or have been altered will no longer work with our latest app and those users will no longer see the Netflix app in the Play Store.

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This is too bad. I guest, people with rooted devices will be more likely to use video streaming apps which work on Rooted device.

Netflix is most likely blocking rooted devices to prevent people from downloading/saving their movies as a video file like MKV video, and sharing it on file sharing sites.
 
If you're not paying for Netflix, then there is no point having it to be honest even if you do root your phone. There are so many apps out there like Showbox that combine all the movies and TV shows from Netflix and Prime. It's just perfect having them.
 
Huh, how do they detect exactly if a phone is rooted? If the DRM has been altered?
 
If you're not paying for Netflix, then there is no point having it to be honest even if you do root your phone. There are so many apps out there like Showbox that combine all the movies and TV shows from Netflix and Prime. It's just perfect having them.

Netflix now lets you buy giftcards for you to use Netflix for a month or more, so some users may keep the Netflix app on their phone even when they are not paying for Netflix after the end of the month, and plan to use Netflix whenever they get a new giftcard.

Showbox sounds like a good option for them, but Netflix may block Showbox, so it maybe a temporary answer for rooted devices.

Huh, how do they detect exactly if a phone is rooted? If the DRM has been altered?

Maybe Netflix built a Root Checker Apps into the Netflix app. Root Check apps are mostly use to check if you rooted your phone correctly after you rooted your phone.
 
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