Hulu Plus

by Hulu

Product Details

• ASIN: B0066TUXU6
• Original Release Date: November 12, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 12, 2011
Rated: Guidance Suggested This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,215 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62 Free in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Free in Appstore for Android)
  • #6 in Appstore for Android > Entertainment

Product Features

• Watch any current season episode of Community, Family Guy, The Office, Glee, and many more popular shows
• Enjoy popular kids shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Kung Fu Panda, Caillou and many more, ad-free
• Catch up on classic series including Lost, Battlestar Galactica and Arrested Development, or explore thousands of critically acclaimed movies
• Resume watching from where you left off on your TV or another supported device
• Stream instantly on the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD, gaming consoles, Internet-connected TVs, Blu-ray players, smartphones, set-top boxes and many other connected devices for $7.99/month with limited advertising (cancel anytime)
• Sign up for a free trial on Hulu's website

Technical Details

• Size: Varies by device (5.5MB - 7MB)
• Version: 1.8.0
• Developed By: Hulu (Privacy Policy )
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Read only access to phone state
  • Open network sockets
  • com.amazon.permission.SET_FLAG_NOSOFTKEYS
  • Access information about networks
• Minimum Operating System: Varies by device
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

599 of 695 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars A Once Great Site, Now a Deplorable Service February 26, 2012

By rareoopdvds VINE™ VOICE

I first got into Hulu when it was website only. I did not have any broadcast television, so it was great to see some of the newer shows once again, even if they were a day late. It played well, streamed nicely with good quality picture and the ads were far and few between (although extremely redundant).

Then, as it got popular, some shows were getting longer windows, such as a week later than its air date. Not such a big deal.

Then more ads. Then more ads.

Soon they announced Hulu Plus. Yes, the pay service seemed inevitable as it became very popular. Free TV was a nice idea...once upon a time. So I signed up for the service. Let's see what we get:

Well, out of the gate, the best part was the ability to watch it on TV instead of my laptop, which is where I would rather watch anything. I watch Hulu through my Roku box which has a Hulu app as well. At least on the Roku, the navigation is probably one of the more cumbersome apps available. But, after using it for a time, there are so many things I dislike about Hulu that it really is a pointless service.

With Hulu Plus, you get TV shows the day after, rather than a week later. But this is not every show, only ones that studios choose, like House or Family Guy are two shows that I watch that I cannot watch a day later without Hulu Plus. The other things you get are back catalogs to current and older shows.

If you have seen recent ads for Hulu, they are promoting the fact that you can watch all of this great stuff on "more platforms than ever". This news should come with a big glaring asterisk! What it boils down to is this: You can watch all of it on your laptop. You CANNOT watch a lot of it anywhere else. Not on your TV, kindle, ipad, iphone, blackberry, wristwatch or anywhere else.... Their ad campaign to take over the world and melt minds is more out of frustration than entertainment.

Hulu still feels people want to watch 3-minute clips (?!?!). For news, maybe, (maybe!), but for a TV show, no. Ads are about as long or longer than what you would watch on regular television (approximately 20-minutes of advertising in a 60-minute period - show depending). I dont mind the ads, but when I pay $7.99, they should be removed. And Hulu seems to think their own produced 5-minute show "The Morning After" is funny, when its the most scripted and unfunny Entertainment update show I have ever seen. I point this out because they always have it highlighted in the main area.

The biggest issue I have with Hulu Plus, and this is primarily my experience on Roku, is that the video and sound constantly goes out of synch and eventually crashes the system that needs to be rebooted. NEVER has this happened with Netflix or Amazon's service or with AppleTV's iTunes (HBOGO, while plays nice, does frequently crash Roku as well.).

So, for $7.99, save your money and watch whats available for free on your laptop. All the latest stuff is available, which is what most people are watching anyway. To pay for shows that are dated seems silly when its available elsewhere with better service (yeah, Netflix or Amazon Prime) and wont crash your system.

My review, I recognize is more at Hulu in general, and not so much the Kindle Fire edition. It may play better on the Kindle than on the Roku, and thats a benefit Kindle Fire users will have. But Hulu in general was once a cool service, but it is now bogged down by both ads and red tape that prevents it from being anything but just ok. Sadly, it only took 2 years for them to ruin their service. Read more ›

880 of 1,028 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't actually mind that the Hulu+ service isn't free... February 6, 2012

By R. Griffin

Amazon Verified Purchase

I knew that there was an additional cost for the Hulu+ service - I was expecting that. What bothers me is that after paying my extra $7.99/mo, "due to licensing agreements," many, many shows are not available on mobile devices. Of the 13 shows on my Hulu+ queue, only 2 are available on my Kindle Fire. Some may say that this is a problem with the service, not the app. But since the app is the service, Hulu+ won't get off the floor with me until they fix this.

1,023 of 1,249 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars learn to read people December 1, 2011

By M. Crider

Amazon Verified Purchase

there are many different hulu. and hulu+ apps. please make sure you are downloading the correct version for the device you are using. this app has been configured to work the best on the kindle fire, if you are downloading it for a device other than a kindle fire you failed to read the title of this app....... hulu plus (kindle fire edition) . it works beautifully on my kindle fire. my husband has a vision tablet and he uses the android tablet version of hulu plus and we use the xbox version for regular Tv viewing.

make sure you have the correct app for each device you use and you will be a lot happier with your decision.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Hulu plus for kindle fire June 7, 2012

By Mn Drew

Amazon Verified Purchase

App fails to connect far more often than succeeds. Both Netflix and You Tube connect almost 100% of the time, Hulu plus returns unable to contact server 80+% of the time. Error is instant and without a retry option.

44 of 53 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars kindle will not show closed captions even if it is the option is selected as your preference on hulu + January 19, 2012

By clark

Amazon Verified Purchase

just a warning to all the hearing impaired that depend on closed captions, kindle does not comply with federal law in this matter

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The application is ok, but... November 15, 2012

By Atredes

Amazon Verified Purchase

The application is great and does what it is supposed to do; however, most of the shows I want to watch are limited to the computer and not to other devices. I decided to cancel my Hulu+ account for that reason. If more shows were able to be watched on the h+ on the Kindle I would consider going back to them.

Update June 6, 2013:

Added a star to my review. I ended up subscribing to Hulu+ so I can use the app on my Kindle. When I have watched all my shows and don't want to pay for the Hulu+ part, I suspend my subscription for a few weeks to save some money. However, during the suspended time you won't be able to use the app on the Kindle nor your account to watch any other shows.

109 of 138 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice for Fire! November 26, 2011

By G. A. Vogel

Amazon Verified Purchase

NOTE: You must be a subscriber to Hulu+ in order to benefit from this app. Regular Hulu is free and has a limited although nice selection, and Hulu+ offers a much wider selection at only around $8 a month (I forget how much off the top of my head). We use Hulu+ on our XBox360, so having it accessible on my Fire as well is awesome.

The interface is easy enough to use, and I like being able to split between 'episodes' for shows and 'movies' in my queue to make things easier to find. My only complaint at this point is that it doesn't do well for remembering your account, so logging in every few days stinks, but for a free app I can't ding my rating for something so small.

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars works well on kindle .......limited content January 7, 2012

By dg

Amazon Verified Purchase

As had been said by others, you are unable to watch most of their free web based content with Hulu Plus. No point paying for limited access.