Apps

HTC Watch movie service being laid to rest March 31st — download your stuff before it’s too late

2

htc-watch2

There’s some unfortunate news for those who preferred to get their digital movies from HTC’s storefront HTC Watch. The company has announced that they’re retiring the service on a global scale, and that it will no longer be available after March 31st. If you don’t remember, HTC initially shut HTC Watch down in countries with “low engagement,” though the UK and United States didn’t fall under that category.

It’s not surprising that the closings hit the rest of the countries, either. We’d be surprised if we heard a majority of people would pour money into a service available on just one platform  opposed to many other options on all platforms. Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Vudu and even Google Play Movies and TV are all more viable options considering they have apps on most devices, smart TVs and on the web.

So what will this mean for those who gave business to HTC? Well, you can download all your movies to your smartphone up until March 31st. You’ll even be able to buy new ones up to this date, though we imagine no one will be opting to do that with an impending doom. Can’t find the HTC Watch on your smartphone right now? HTC urges folks to give them a ring and they’ll be happy to help you out. Let’s see if HTC will take this opportunity to use the “HTC Watch” name for other purposes.

Quentyn Kennemer
The "Google Phone" sounded too awesome to pass up, so I bought a G1. The rest is history. And yes, I know my name isn't Wilson.

HTC M8 leaks in 12 minute hands-on video

Previous article

Android / Windows Phone dual-boot hybrid in the works; would you buy one? [POLL]

Next article

You may also like

2 Comments

  1. This is where I see the Samsung media apps gong. Sucks for those who purchased anything through this service.

    1. This is where Samsung media apps need to go. Every oem doesn’t need their own media ecosystem. It’s stupid and redundant. Thank goodness for root and removing that type of garbage. Feel bad for those too scared to root, always having to look at apps they never use. And that wasted space:O

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More in Apps