Comcast Xfinity TV Player app brings VOD streaming to Android devices

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After introducing video on-demand streaming for mobile devices [on the iPad early last year][3] and iPhone [last May][4], Comcast has finally extended the courtesy to Android users as well. Unlike its iOS counterpart however, on Android there's a separate Xfinity TV Player (simply labeled "Player" in the launcher) app from the [Xfinity TV remote control app][5]. It's a free download from Google Play for devices running Android 2.3 or higher and when we checked it out just now it was smooth but plain looking, although it a native tablet interface at launch is a nice touch. Beyond the usual VOD selections (including HBO Go and more) there's also support for Comcast's [Streampix][6] subscription service within the app as it promised back in February. One odd quirk noted by _Android Police_ is that on rooted devices the app apparently requests root permissions, but still works if they are denied (could be [worse][7]). There aren't many other details available yet, if you want to try it out grab your Comcast account info and hit the source link to give it a shot.

[Comcast Xfinity TV Player app brings VOD streaming to Android devices][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][8] on Fri, 25 May 2012 14:41:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][9].

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