Cable giant Comcast have launched their second Android app for reasons not quite clear. The original app was called Xfinity Mobile and the new one is called Xfinity TV. So whats the difference?

Cable going mobile?

The new app was announced in a Comcast blog post and allows viewers with Android phones to change channels, look at the on demand library and TV listings, schedule the DVR. The trouble is that the old app did the same things!

The things that the new app does are wait for it. Works as a tv remote, and may be used to play on demand from phone to tv. So if you have an Android and are a Comcast customer then delete the old one and upload this one instead. Why they did not just update the original is a bit of a mystery.

Comcast have previously released a superior app for ios devices last November.

Comcast are planning to add streaming ability to Android and say in their blog post:- “Soon, we plan to add the ability to stream thousands of hours of on-demand video content on Android-powered tablets so customers can watch hit movies and TV shows wherever they are.”

Android users can head over to the Marketplace download the Xfinity TV app for free, right now.