Aereo reach Android on October 22 with possible disputes ... - Android Help

Aereo is an interesting application that, for now, it works only on U.S. soil but its expansion strategy could take to make the jump to other regions in the medium term future. Within that same strategy, its developers are scheduled for release for Android next October 22 . However, the dark clouds a series of legal disputes important against enemies loom over the horizon Aereo.

For those not yet have heard about the service offered, Aereo is for OTA capture – over the air – television signals whether issued by through antennas or streams of content via Internet . So far so was only available for the iPhone and iPad though, as I have noted, for launch Android could be imminent if the Supreme Court of the United States permitting. Returning to the application itself, Aereo also allows Save your favorite programs on a cloud storage , from which we could play later.

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The arrival of Android and the major networks against

users mobile operating system Google with a version installed on your tablet or smartphone to less than 4.2 Jelly Bean ndroid , can join the public beta Aereo in a few weeks, provided that they live in cities like New York, Boston, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Miami, Houston or Dallas. The lucky ones can enjoy 30 channels live or store content in the cloud upon payment of certain amounts depending on the time of recording.

However, the future of the application and the actual company itself – and its hypothetical expansion beyond the borders of the land of ‘Uncle Sam’ – are in the air after the big chains and television broadcast networks like ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC Universal have sued Aereo developers accusing them of your application violates copyright.

So far, Aereo has overcome various legal battles has been meeting along the way but, this time, could face the biggest dispute to which he had to front . In fact, companies have asked under the Supreme Court U.S.. In this sense, and although the possibility that the case is accepted is small, does not mean that American TV giants will give up or give up their struggle think, so long lawsuit looming ahead for Aereo.

Source: IntoMobile and TechCrunch