I'm a new NetFlix user and I want to watch NetFlix on my 1st generation iPad. THe current NetFlix app available in the App store requires a minimum of IOS 6. The iPAD 1 maxes out at IOS 5.1.1.? Is there any way to obtain an older version of the app that is support in the iPAD 1?
iPad, iOS 5.1.1
Brilliant. Thank you so much for helping me with this. Like Savagewv, I too searched everywhere, and even contacted Netflix support. You are the only person that has ever been able to answer this question with a valid solution. It's a long way around a simple problem, but it works. Shame on the App Store and many thanks to flambocious!
Brilliant. Thank you so much for helping me with this. Like Savagewv, I too searched everywhere, and even contacted Netflix support. You are the only person that has ever been able to answer this question with a valid solution. It's a long way around a simple problem, but it works. Shame on the App Store and many thanks to flambocious!
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It is possible, a bit of a hassle, but possible. First, you'll need to download the Netflix app through iTunes on your computer, this will make it show up as "purchased" in your library. After that, open up the App Store on your iPad 1 and go to the 'purchased' tab. When you try to install it this way it will tell you that you need iOS 6 or higher, but will also ask if you would like to download an older version of the app.
I searched many sites and contacted netflix, and almost gave up. This worked flawlessly. (I did however have to upgrade my first gen ipad to iOS 5.1 prior to loading netflix). Other sites and blogs said it wasn't possible. Thanks!!
If you have an iPad 1, the max iOS is 5.1.1. For newer iPads, the current iOS is 6.1.3. The Settings>General>Software Update only appears if you have iOS 5.0 or higher currently installed.
(source: MuaChung)
Thanks, but that wasn't at all my question, which has already been answered above.
Thank you very much for ur help 🙂
This worked for me too! Thank you so much.
I've tried this method and I'm still getting the prompt that I need to be on 6.0. I'm clicking on the Netflix icon and it takes me to version 5.0.2 updated Oct 28, 2013. I click on FREE, then Install App, then I get the 6.0 prompt and I don't see anything in the purchased tab. Am I doing something wrong here? Thanks.
Are you downloading the Netfix app from the AppStore to your computer first, through iTunes? That way it'll show up as a purchased app the next time you access the AppStore from your iPad.
Worked perfectly - thanks Flambocious as it is nice to know my iPad 1 can still do it for me!!
I've tried replicating your recommendation however I just can't seem to get it to work. Could someone provide step-by-step process on how to do this?
What I was:
1) Opened up iTunes on my desktop.
2) Went to Store (left hand column)->iTunes Store.
3) Searched for Netflix; downloaded the app.
4) I see it available on Library->Apps as well as Devices->NameOfiPad->Apps
5) Within Devices->NameOfiPad->Apps, I selected "Install" by Netflix.
6) Clicked Apply.
7) Prompted me if I wanted to sync with another iTunes library in which case I hit the Cancel button.
8) Then it started to sync. Waiting for changes to be applied.
9) Finally, I got a dialog box that said "The app Netflix was not installed on the iPad NameOfiPad because it requires it requires a newer version of iPad software.
Double checked my iPad and it wasn't installed. Just wondering what I'm doing wrong. I have the latest version of iTunes (11.1.3) and I'm trying to get this installed on the iPad first generation. Thanks for any help!
What you need to do is:
1) Opened up iTunes on my desktop.
2) Went to Store (left hand column)->iTunes Store.
3) Searched for Netflix; downloaded the app.
4) Open App Store on your IPad.
5) Click on Purchased, you will have to install NetFlix by clicking on it as usual.
App Store will ask you:"Download an older version of this app. The current version requires iOS 6.0 or later, but you can download the last compatible version.", just click on Download and that's it.
You can install any app like that.
Hope it helped.
Thank you for you response. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get it to work. Maybe it's just because I tried installing it previously. When I open App Store on my iPad, click on Purchased, then clicking on Netflix, it brings up the page like you would normally see it after searching for it. The "install" button is quickly disabled, I only assume because of the version of IOS I have as it stats it doesn't support 5.1. Any other suggestions? Oh, I also disabled iCloud thinking it kept trying to install that version. Thanks again.
Is is possible to get a Netflix app for 1st generation iPad, IOS 5.1.1.?
