Originally Posted by
samjnz
Sadly the only way to get reliable in flight entertainment is to fly a different airline.
I've had a lot of trouble with PDE on Android -- they've had years to get this right but don't seem to be doing anything.
or do a little pre-planning and download some entertainment to bring with you in case. I actually bought an older iOS device with me as a backup too in case ife only works with that.