The Walt Disney Company plans to make Disney+ a global service that makes its content available on as many devices as possible. The app comes with a generous simultaneous streaming policy, support for offline viewing, and exclusive access to 4K content. Here’s what you need to know about your devices and support for Disney+.
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Smartphones and Tablets with Disney+ Apps
It shouldn’t be too surprising that Disney made sure Android and iOS devices work with Disney+. The offline viewing feature is a particularly mobile-friendly option. You can download movies or entire TV seasons onto your device while you’re on Wi-Fi. Later on, you won’t have to worry about mobile data caps when you watch the content.
Streaming Sticks and Boxes with Disney+ Apps
Since Disney+ focuses on family-friendly content, you’ll want to be able to watch movies and TV shows on your big screen TV. The Disney+ app is available for Apple TV, Roku Sticks, Amazon Fire TV boxes and Chromecast devices.
In all of these cases, being able to watch the 4K content on Disney+ requires having the right hardware. The streaming device must support 4K and HDR output — and you have to have a 4K HDR television.
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Game Consoles with Disney+ Apps
The current generation of Microsoft and Sony game consoles get their own Disney+ app. In both cases, support for 4K content came after those consoles launched. You’ll need an Xbox One-S, Xbox One-X or a PlayStation 4 Pro if you want to watch 4K Disney+ content on your 4K television. The NVIDIA Shield will work as well.
Televisions with Disney+ Apps
If your smart TV uses Roku as its entertainment system, you’ll be able to get the Disney+ app. Sony televisions and other devices based on the Android TV platform will get the Disney+ app as well. Note that this doesn’t include so-called “Kodi boxes” which don’t actually use Android TV.
As with all of the other options, the TV has to be 4K in order to get the 4K content.
Chris Casper is a former tech industry product manager who escaped from California for New Mexico. Now he writes about science and tech while searching for the perfect green chile sauce.
