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Help! Tmobile Video issues

Hi,
I have seen the problem mentioned on many forums but I still havent found an answer. I recently have bought an HD2 on TMobile and cannot get any videos playing on it as it always says that I need the latest version of flash, yet when I try to donwload it doesnt work. I spoke to Tmobile and they seemed unsure as to why it wasnt working and suggested I download Flash lite, but the link they gave me doesnt work.
Does any one know how I can get round this, ideally without doing anything that will invalidate the warranty. I have managed to get Iplayer working though.

How are you trying to watch the videos? Full flash support isn't available on Windows Mobile devices to date. I currently have the HD2 on WinMo as well. The best solutions (I believe) to date are;
1) Skyfire Browser.
Skyfire have just released a version of their browser for VGA devices which looks fantastic. This includes full flash and silverlight support. The only downside is that as the website is loaded on a seperate server and condensed the image quality isn't as good as it could be. Also there isn't a landscape mode. Which is a pain for watching video!
You can get Skyfire Browser here.
2) Youtube app.
The VGA app designed for the HD2 is absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, Tmobile, in all their wisdom took the application off the HD2 before shipping. Fortunately you can install the program manually here. You will need to extract the CAB file from the RAR file before running on your phone.
3) Myplayer.
I know you have said you have Iplayer working but for others...
If you have the fantastic Coreplayer installed you can use the Myplayer app to stream BBC Iplayer. You can also stream from ITV Player and Five on Demand but you would need to pay Myplayer for the server fees. The quality is reasonable and watchable but not crisp and clear. You can download Myplayer here.
Hope this helped.
Dan.

Opera doesn't support flash but IE on HD2 does support flash. With IE, the flash experience depends on the complexity of the site.

ahaaee said:
Opera doesn't support flash but IE on HD2 does support flash. With IE, the flash experience depends on the complexity of the site.
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Thanks but when ive tried this it still asks me to install flash as I cannot view it
stokedanuk, I will try try your ideas when I get a chance, thanks!

stevem1982 said:
Thanks but when ive tried this it still asks me to install flash as I cannot view it
stokedanuk, I will try try your ideas when I get a chance, thanks!
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in my experience some sites work, some don't. euro gamer tv didn't work even on ie. I had assumed this was down to the fact that flash lite isn't full desktop flash. am I wrong to assume this? should pretty much all embedded video work? im also on t mobile but I have the you tube ap, and I got the phone from mobiles.co.uk so I think my handset is unlocked...
oh and I typed all this on my phone using the swype keyboard

i installed the youtube app on my tmobile phone and it conflicts with my recorded videos i'v shot, as in they dont play, i uninstalled youtube and they play fine. anyone else had this problem? if so is there a fix? thanks.

installed the youtube app on my tmobile phone and it conflicts with my recorded videos i'v shot, as in they dont play, i uninstalled youtube and they play fine. anyone else had this problem? if so is there a fix? thanks.
I had the same problem and as far as I know there isn't a fix.
I got round it by flashing ROM 1.48 on to my T Mobile via the goldcard method and so now have a "clean" sim free HD2 and able to flash new ROM's when they become available.
The you tube app is there and also jetcet printer which T Mobile removed along with the trial of co-pilot

I had the same problem and as far as I know there isn't a fix.
I got round it by flashing ROM 1.48 on to my T Mobile via the goldcard method and so now have a "clean" sim free HD2 and able to flash new ROM's when they become available.
The you tube app is there and also jetcet printer which T Mobile removed along with the trial of co-pilot[/QUOTE]
didnt really want to flash my phone, read a lot of threads with people having issues with roms. mine doesnt seem to have none of the issues or problems wot i read on xda with my stock tmobile rom, apart from the slight pinkiness on photos, must of got that 1 in a 1000 what seems to be running fine lol, so i`m a bit cautious whether to flash my phone or not, i really miss the youtube app though, i used to use it quite a lot on my diamond2. might just sit it out a bit longer an see if anyone comes up with a fix, fingers crossed lol

Does anyone have solution for this problem? My HTC HD2 from T-Mobile isn't playing youtube videos usign Internet Explorer application. I want to know if there is any solution to be able to watch youtube videos on Internet Explorer!
PS: I'm using another operator at the momen, not T-Mobile(I unlocked my phone)

the people here always have a solution...
fix opera flash:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544770
as for youtube/t-mobile - flash a different rom. as long as you get a copy of your stock rom as a precaution it would seem highly unlikely that you can brick the phone

stokedanuk said:
1) Skyfire Browser.
Skyfire have just released a version of their browser for VGA devices which looks fantastic. This includes full flash and silverlight support. The only downside is that as the website is loaded on a seperate server and condensed the image quality isn't as good as it could be. Also there isn't a landscape mode. Which is a pain for watching video!
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If you have installed BSB tweaks 1.6 (which you should ) you can set Skyfire to rotate to landscape mode.

Tmobile always have to make their phones ****ter somehow! they either put on **** themes or remove apps and features!
I can say however, my tmobile hd2 has been working pretty well, apart from it not playing videos because of me installing youtube!
I'm just wondering if there is anyone who does not have a tmobile hd2 who also has an issue with their video playback from installing youtube?
Which Rom is recommended? how is htc's rom on their website? Will it restrict me loading it being a tmob customer?

ghats83 said:
Tmobile always have to make their phones ****ter somehow! they either put on **** themes or remove apps and features!
I can say however, my tmobile hd2 has been working pretty well, apart from it not playing videos because of me installing youtube!
I'm just wondering if there is anyone who does not have a tmobile hd2 who also has an issue with their video playback from installing youtube?
Which Rom is recommended? how is htc's rom on their website? Will it restrict me loading it being a tmob customer?
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I don't think this issue will apply to non tmobile users as its only tmobile who've removed the YouTube app. god knows why!!! I really don't understand it at all!!! I really miss the YouTube app but don't want to flash my phone. come on guys someone must know how to figure this out?? please...... pretty please!! lol

Hello all. just got my hd2 a few days ago from t mobile, and as a lot of you found out the you tube app has been removed so have been looking for a fix.
have downloaded the you tube app from here but it killed my outher videos as well
so then on a random idea while googleing i found the page telling me download from (edit cant post urls wwwDOTmDOTgoogleDOTcoDOTuk/youtube) and then it told me it was un suported.
but when i went into internet explorer and put the same url in. it downloaded a totaly diffrent app for you tube. is a bit more basic then the outher one but it plays vids and i am still able to play the vids on my phone
I hope this will help some outhers out as a short term till t-mobile gives back the full app

have u called tmobile to check your content lock is off? the content lock prevents sites loading that tmobile consider adult sites. this includes facebook and youtube! sometimes its removed at sign up if you speak to a person, but if you do it online (or over the phone sometimes) its set to be on and has to be removed. im not quite sure why tmobile force contract users (who have to be over 18 in the UK) to have a content lock.

YouTube links to open YouTube app..?

Thinking of getting the HD2 for T-Mobile. I had the unlocked GSM version in the past and put custom ROM's on it. I played with the HD2 at my local T-Mobile store the other day and I noticed that if you get a link sent to you for a youtube link, the opera will not re-direct it to the youtube app like it did in my custom ROM. In short, is there a way to make this happen on the stock T-Mobile ROM? Reg edit or something? I get youtube links sent to me all the time and as of now, opera just tells me that I'm missing something to play it rather than re-direct to the youtube app. I know that IE will do it but I don't use IE as my default browser. It's slower and no pinch & zoom.

Raspster said:
Thinking of getting the HD2 for T-Mobile. I had the unlocked GSM version in the past and put custom ROM's on it. I played with the HD2 at my local T-Mobile store the other day and I noticed that if you get a link sent to you for a youtube link, the opera will not re-direct it to the youtube app like it did in my custom ROM. In short, is there a way to make this happen on the stock T-Mobile ROM? Reg edit or something? I get youtube links sent to me all the time and as of now, opera just tells me that I'm missing something to play it rather than re-direct to the youtube app. I know that IE will do it but I don't use IE as my default browser. It's slower and no pinch & zoom.
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what was your cooked ROM that did this?

Zenkinz'S rom DOES it. His ROM's are very good with some minor adjusting. I would normally slap his ROM onto a t-mobile HD2 but I wanted to give the t-mobile ROM a chance. Here is the link to his ROM. His is the ONLY one that does this properly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=621699
Again, you can use opera and click on any youtube link video and it will launch the youtube app to play it. Very nice!

Can anyone figure this out? Any chefs know the recipe?

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Can anyone figure this out? Any chefs know the recipe?
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Why not ask zenkinz how it's done? I doubt it comes under the heading of national security, so he may tell you
Personally, I use Opera 10 (no pinch-to-zoom, but no text reflow either). Once plugins are enabled you can watch youtube vids in the browser, or click the fullscreen button. It's just as good as the app for viewing.

I use m.youtube, which when tap "watch video" opens htc youtube app

curious if there's a solution to this too
The only reason i ask is because if im browsing around Facebook and someone posts a youtube link, clicking it goes to Youtube.com in Opera where flash doesnt work.
So having a way to click a youtube link and for the Youtube app to open up would be useful

ekksman said:
I use m.youtube, which when tap "watch video" opens htc youtube app
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I notice that some ROMS and even stock ROMS will do it and some will not. I tried it on 3 different stock T-Mobile HD2's and none loaded the youtube app from the opera browser. Even if it was from m.youtube.com.

johncmolyneux said:
Why not ask zenkinz how it's done? I doubt it comes under the heading of national security, so he may tell you
Personally, I use Opera 10 (no pinch-to-zoom, but no text reflow either). Once plugins are enabled you can watch youtube vids in the browser, or click the fullscreen button. It's just as good as the app for viewing.
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Does opera 10 replace the built in opera 9.7 on the HD2? Or can you use both.

I guess no one has found a solution?

Zenkin's rom does open it in the Youtube app, but it doesn't seem to open the same quality video as it would if you tried it directly via the app itself.

Kumar's rom doesn't have this function, the Touch Xtream does. However the Kumar rom runs circles around the Touch rom regarding both speed and stability. I would try Zenkin's rom, but it's running the older version of WM with the buttons x button on the top. Anyone know of a rom that is both fast, stable, on WM 25559 and does youtube links???

How about if you do not want to change the rom on phone ? can you get a direct link to youtube to pull up the app instead of the website ? that would be ideal. I currently am using a US tmobile hd2. its kind of annoying to not be able to watch videos that were texted to me. any help would be greatly appreciated !

After asking this question in a number of times, I figured it out to a point.
Make this change to the registry. It's the same tweak for the BBC iPlayer.
HLKM/Software/Opera/Prefs/User Prefs/Custom User-Agent
Change from HTC_HD2_T8585 Opera/9.7 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) to HTC_Touch_HD_T8282
Embedded links on webpages such as Engadget still don't show. Links do show up on google and will play from the app. So not a complete fix, but better then nothing for now.

Opera 10 final or 9.7 with flash support HTC HD2!

Hi
Does anyone know how to use flash in opera 10 on the htc hd2?
Or if not is there a link for opera 9.7 version with flash?
Or may be any best reccommended version with flash?
thanks in advance

Download Opera Mobile 10
Just tap the more button > Settings > Advanced > Plugg-ins and turn it on.
That's it! Now you can play flash contents and video.

Can I have both 9.7 and 10. I dont want to loose screen rotation in 10.

techops said:
Download Opera Mobile 10
Just tap the more button > Settings > Advanced > Plugg-ins and turn it on.
That's it! Now you can play flash contents and video.
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i followed ur step by step, considering its not hard , however im not able to load up sites that required me to have flash installed in the 1st place-even afta ur directions, Do note though i noticed a big icon that appeared to be a "play" icon... now that neva appeared b4.....

azvato said:
i followed ur step by step, considering its not hard , however im not able to load up sites that required me to have flash installed in the 1st place-even afta ur directions, Do note though i noticed a big icon that appeared to be a "play" icon... now that neva appeared b4.....
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tap the play icon and the the flash media will load

JJbdoggg said:
tap the play icon and the the flash media will load
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doesnt always work, well for me anyway.....
@op, install skyfire or use internet explorer, there your best bet for flash......

craig540 said:
Can I have both 9.7 and 10. I dont want to loose screen rotation in 10.
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I just downloaded 10, and screen rotation is fine.

donwhann said:
doesnt always work, well for me anyway.....
@op, install skyfire or use internet explorer, there your best bet for flash......
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same here. sporadically it loads on its own. youtube never works and that sucks, because ihave playlists and the youtube client that comes standard is useless. other websites like www ajax nl dont show content very well either.
is there a flash tweak or sommin for opera, cuz the browser is fine otherwise..

vinnie06 said:
same here. sporadically it loads on its own. youtube never works and that sucks, because ihave playlists and the youtube client that comes standard is useless. other websites like www ajax nl dont show content very well either.
is there a flash tweak or sommin for opera, cuz the browser is fine otherwise..
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No there is nothing yet. Many WebPages use the new flashversion (10.1) which is just not compatible with the HD2´s one (and will most likely never be).

techops said:
Download Opera Mobile 10
Just tap the more button > Settings > Advanced > Plugg-ins and turn it on.
That's it! Now you can play flash contents and video.
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Hi techops
thanks for the reply.
cannot get that to work for opera 10 final.. but old the older 9.7 works fine. Hence this should do me fine for now. ;-)
thanks again.

i just intalled this as i was looking for an alturnative to the now dead adobe flash 10.1 release. It works well although the version of opera that my phone shipped with (no idea what version it is) has better support for the gesture zooming system (ie it works) so some pro's and cons there but all in all i like it.
One question though is there anyway to get opera mobile 10 to allow horizontal scrolling? the way it formats webpages is abit dumb looking imo.

for those who have skyfire and opera 10. How does flash compare?

Removing Opera 9.7 to install Opera 10
Installed Opera 10 worked fine in my HD2; but some applications use as default Opera 9.7,even after making Opera 10 my Default Browser. Some of the applications are: My account T-mobile, Favorites (Not Shared) still using Opera 9.7
Can any one make a cab for Uninstall/Install Opera 9.7/Opera10 on the HD2 as the Default Browser, or by using a regedit?
OEM TMOUS ROM v.2.13

I thought about upgrading for flash support, but losing multi touch and such was not an option as its so handy and I do a lot of browsing.
I downloaded skyfire, and while kinda crappy it works for the limited flash I need.

Skyfire plays all the flash sites. I do have hiccups with video and sound though. The video never stutters, but the sound is often so annoying I have to turn it off.
Opera 10 plays some flash sites, but none of the ones with the newer flash model. Remember we are using the Adobe flash 3.1 here. Most of the YouTube videos are playing now. I'm hoping Opera upgrades the browser to play the .html5 videos similar to how Bolt has.

Hi
Has anyone got the opera 10 final version working with flash?
thanks.

fencell said:
Installed Opera 10 worked fine in my HD2; but some applications use as default Opera 9.7,even after making Opera 10 my Default Browser. Some of the applications are: My account T-mobile, Favorites (Not Shared) still using Opera 9.7
Can any one make a cab for Uninstall/Install Opera 9.7/Opera10 on the HD2 as the Default Browser, or by using a regedit?
OEM TMOUS ROM v.2.13
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How do you make Opera your default browser? I have the version that came with the HD2 and installed the tweak to allow flash.
Also where do I get Opera 10 from (when I go to the site it does not show the HD2 as a supported model)
Lastly, what are the differences between that and the original version

opera 10
i just downloaded opera 10 on my hd2 tmoble and enabled plugin, but it says adobe flash 9 required to watch video,

Look round for -TX Opera mobile 10-.and Tap after zooming in wherever there is a flash,however it only playes Youtube videoes.

[Q] how to reinstall default brower

hello everyone, new to the forums. read post since i got my x10 but never posted. Ive looked and tried to find if someone else mentioned this problem but couldnt find anything.
I recently rooted the phone and used titanium back up to uninstall the default browser (browser 1.6). I thought i didnt need the browser but found out that skyfire needs the default browser for it to work because it uses the webkit libraries
anyways i was wondering if i could somehow reinstall the browser. i made a backup of the browser before i uninstalled it but cannot restore it. can anyone help me out i really want to use skyfire for streaming video. thanks and sorry if this is in the wrong area

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hello everyone, new to the forums. read post since i got my x10 but never posted. Ive looked and tried to find if someone else mentioned this problem but couldnt find anything.
I recently rooted the phone and used titanium back up to uninstall the default browser (browser 1.6). I thought i didnt need the browser but found out that skyfire needs the default browser for it to work because it uses the webkit libraries
anyways i was wondering if i could somehow reinstall the browser. i made a backup of the browser before i uninstalled it but cannot restore it. can anyone help me out i really want to use skyfire for streaming video. thanks and sorry if this is in the wrong area
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Give opera mini 5.1 a try, its working like a charm and its pretty fast too.

can opera mini do streaming video?

randopando said:
can opera mini do streaming video?
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I don't think so. For streaming video you better use Skyfire.

Zenghelis said:
I don't think so. For streaming video you better use Skyfire.
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As the OP said in their post though, Skyfire needs the default browser to be installed as it needs to avail of it's libraries. Since they can't install the default browser again, they can't use Skyfire. That is their problem.

YouTube videos playing now in browser--poorly.

A very strange thing started happening in the last few days. BTW, I am running stock 2.1, rooted, nothing much exotic done to my phone besides that.
I use the stock browser and the way YouTube videos have always been displayed is with a still image that has a "play" arrow icon in it. Once I clicked this, the YouTube app would take over and do a pretty good job playing the video. At worst, I would first be sent to the YT mobile site and would launch the video app from clicking there.
But now, in the stock browser Google Reader site (formatted for mobile) the videos have taken a flash-like appearance, which messes up the mobile page formatting, and when I click it, a lower-res and far choppier version plays! I am not sure if this is only happening on Reader or on all sites yet. (I can try to take a screen capture if it helps you.) Now if I'm not mistaken, there's supposed to be no flash support until 2.2, and I made no deliberate changes to cause this. The videos look like crap, are formatted badly on mobile pages, and unchecking the plugins option in the browser just replaces them with a black square I can't do anything with.
Anyone else seen this, and maybe have any idea what's happened and how to make it go back to the way it was?

you should try another browser besides the default you wont go back lol
i don't have this problem on dolphin hd

Anyone have a suggestion *not* involving switching browsers?

I had the same issue and I just cleared browser defaults and it cut it out.
(As a note, I have switched to dolphin mini and love it, waaaay better than stock browser. Liked opera too.)
Epic is as Epic does

PokeAsheep said:
I had the same issue and I just cleared browser defaults and it cut it out.
(As a note, I have switched to dolphin mini and love it, waaaay better than stock browser. Liked opera too.)
Epic is as Epic does
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Was worth a try, but no change. Have figured out how to launch the app by clicking on the window again, although oddly enough Google Reader no longer does *anything* now when clicking on the video image. I'm not against trying an alternative so will check out Dolphin anyhow. Thanks.