![Subscribers often resort to proxies, or servers that facilitate access to Internet content not available locally, to watch Netflixs popular shows such as \House of cards\ and \Orange is the New Black.\](http://dc-cdn.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/dc-Cover-20160115104505.original.jpeg "Subscribers often resort to proxies, or servers that facilitate access to Internet content not available locally, to watch Netflixs popular shows such as \House of cards\ and \Orange is the New Black.\")
If you have been following news from the world of technology lately, you must know about deadly security attacks on computers all around. A sudden need for protected devices has emerged into the limelight. While Apple’s iOS is untouched by these security threats, the Android platform is open source software and is vulnerable to attacks. Despite knowing these security vulnerabilities, certain users “root” their devices in order to gain administrator privileges, with a vision to boost performance. Since rooting exposes the devices to risks, Netflix has taken a step to discourage users from unlocking their bootloaders and rooting their phones.
Netflix has stated that they will no longer support their app on devices that are not Google-certified. With the latest version of Netflix, users won’t be able to download or update the app on their Android smartphones if they are altered.
“With our latest 5.0 release, we now fully rely on multimedia enablers provided by Google services; 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,” said Netflix in a statement to Deccan Chronicle.
The Netflix app will be running on Google’s Widevine DRM technology with the 5.0 version. The technology provides one of three security levels for each device, depending on which processes run in the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).
The latest changelog on the app’s homepage in PlayStore states that "Version 5.0 only works with devices that are certified by Google and meet all Android requirements."
We would advise users to get their Android devices running on verified versions of Android if their phones are rooted. With worsening situations in the world of digital security, it is safer to stay within the protected walls of Google’s virtual security layer.
