Time Warner Cable next week will roll out a major update to its TWC TV app for Android that boosts access to on-demand content.

The update will deliver in-home access to more than 4,000 additional on-demand television shows and movies from roughly 90 different providers, along with live TV, and support for older devices (running Android version 2.2 or higher), Time Warner's director of digital communications, Jeff Simmermon, wrote in a blog post.

In addition, some of the newly added on-demand content and live TV channels will be available for viewing when users are outside of their homes.

Time Warner said Android users will initially have out-of-home access to more than 1,100 on-demand TV shows and movies from 26 networks. Users will also be able to watch "a dozen or so" live TV channels spanning news, sports, and entertainment from any Wi-Fi connection.

The update comes after Time Warner added the same functionality to its iOS app app last month. The iOS app offers live, out-of-home streaming from at least seven national channels, including BBC America, Pac-12, and TVGuide Network, plus local Time Warner Cable news channels like NY1 in New York City. It also provides on-the-go access to an on-demand library of content from more than two dozen providers, including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Spike.

Meanwhile, the forthcoming Android update will also bring improvements to the live TV mini guide, letting users filter by genre or recently watched channels. With the update, the app will support video playback on 98 percent of all Android devices, Simmermon said.

Android users can expect the update as early as next Tuesday, when it's currently scheduled for release to Google Play.

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