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Q: Is is possible to get a Netflix app for 1st generation iPad, IOS 5.1.1.?

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

Posted on Nov 3, 2013 6:33 PM

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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.

Posted on Nov 15, 2013 11:16 PM

Q: Is is possible to get a Netflix app for 1st generation iPad, IOS 5.1.1.?

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by hepcat72,

hepcat72 Mar 15, 2014 3:24 PM in response to hepcat72
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Mar 15, 2014 3:24 PM in response to hepcat72

I figured it out. I was signed in to 2 different apple accounts in iTunes on the laptop versus the App Store on the iPad. I logged out and back into the same account on the iPad, which caused it to ask me endlessly for my password. I forced App Store to quit and started it back up, then Netflix showed up and I was able to install the older version. *phew*
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by mktgguru,

mktgguru Mar 24, 2014 8:01 PM in response to SallyzDad
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Mar 24, 2014 8:01 PM in response to SallyzDad

wow, that worked! thank you! now on to YouTube!
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by RogueM99,

RogueM99 May 20, 2014 9:29 AM in response to hepcat72
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May 20, 2014 9:29 AM in response to hepcat72

This worked perfectly! Thank you! I had to sign out of the iTunes store in the Settings and then force quit the App Store before I could log back in and eventually be allowed to download Netflix from the Purchased list. Then it prompts me to download the last compatible version for my iOS.
Done and Done!
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by Kristird,

Kristird Jun 15, 2014 11:46 PM in response to pilotkausa
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Jun 15, 2014 11:46 PM in response to pilotkausa

THANK YOU SO MUCH! MY 5 YEAR OLD WILL BE SO HAPPY TO HAVE NETFLIX ON HER IPAD!
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by NyxVlad,

NyxVlad Feb 24, 2015 9:53 AM in response to flambocious
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Feb 24, 2015 9:53 AM in response to flambocious

You are a god among men, thank you.
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by AJ-Wiltshire-UK,

AJ-Wiltshire-UK Apr 9, 2015 11:35 AM in response to flambocious
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Apr 9, 2015 11:35 AM in response to flambocious

Thank you. I'm so pleased to learn this work around. It worked virtually perfectly. The initial install of the app after returning to the iPad stalled. I just deleted it, and then reinstalled with no problem.

So annoying though that iTunes didn't offer to load a compatible version in the first place.

I will now try the same process with other apps that I've been unable to install under ios 5.0.1.
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by pianoman99,

pianoman99 Apr 12, 2015 9:30 AM in response to flambocious
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Apr 12, 2015 9:30 AM in response to flambocious

Perfect, thank you, i didnt think it was possible as other apps would not work so I had not tried it. Will be great for me having netflix on the ipad, thanks again !
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by brypad,

brypad May 22, 2016 8:24 PM in response to SallyzDad
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May 22, 2016 8:24 PM in response to SallyzDad

this solution still works MAy 2016!
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