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Popular television show streaming service Hulu Plus is now available on a host of new Android devices, according to a statement issued by the company on Tuesday.
The service will now be available on eight more devices than before, including three Motorola phones, three HTC devices and two LG phones. Hulu Plus — the paid version of Hulu’s media streaming service — allows users to view content on their smartphones and tablets.
Customers of streaming media service companies like Hulu and Netflix have faced serious issues with Android device compatibility since the companies’ respective mobile apps were released. Unlike Apple — which manufactures only a handful of devices — the Android platform is hosted on hardware across multiple manufacturers, all of which produce numerous, very different devices. As a result, Hulu and Netflix have struggled to bring their apps to all Android phones and tablets.
There could also be holdups for Android devices that are “rooted,” which essentially means those able to be hacked by the user to gain full control over the phone. Movie studios may be concerned that users with rooted phones will install programs that make it possible to make copies of streaming content from the phone, bypassing the DRM security measures in place.
The company will continue to work on bringing its app functionality to all smart devices, according to Hulu senior product manager Lonn Lee.
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