Google Won’t Let You Rent A Movie From Android Market If You Have A Rooted Device

Well, phooey. Google is blocking users with rooted Android devices from renting movies via Android Market. Apparently, it’s “due to requirements related to copyright protection”. I guess Google thinks people who use rooted phones are pirates who steal movies.

It’s not a wide user base getting screwed by this (after all, Android 3.1 is only available on the Xoom and Android Market movie rentals aren’t yet available on Android 2.2+ devices) but it’s a user base that is rooting phones to get more out of their devices and very likely the people who love the freedom that comes with Android. Screwing them is silly, especially since they’ll eventually find a workaround anyway. [Android Market Support via Android Central]


The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

It’s the most popular NBN speed in Australia for a reason. Here are the cheapest plans available.

At Gizmodo, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.