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Google Movies on Rooted Xoom

If you rent a movie though the market on your Rooted Moto Xoom and try to play it in the Google movies app you will get an error 49 (rooted device not allowed).
But if you go to www.youtube.com in the browser and login you can then play your movie.
I have done this process on my Rooted WIFI Xoom with 3.2. (Desktop UA string). Just thought I would share...
This will only work if you are connected to a network. So if you can tether or if you have a Verizon Xoom you should be good to go mobile. Or you can always use WIFI.

How many movies did you try it with?
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one so far I wanted to put it on here so others can try... I will try a few more movies this week.

Yeah nice tip.
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Wait- so after logging into you YouTube you jump back into your Google Movies app and it works or.......?
Do you watch the movies on YouTube using the browser?

Watch movies on YouTube though the browser. Could of been more clear.
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how smooth is the video? I kinda wish you could watch them offline but at least we can watch them
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I only rented a SD movie in my first test I will try an HD soon the SD was very smooth.
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Has anyone else tried this yet? What are your results?

just tried on my wifi xoom 3.1 with unlocked bootloader using the Bourne ultimatum (favorite movie) and it worked perfectly without a hitch.
this workaround will be useful until someone can figure out how to watch them in the movies app.
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jaker.the.skater said:
just tried on my wifi xoom 3.1 with unlocked bootloader using the Bourne ultimatum (favorite movie) and it worked perfectly without a hitch.
this workaround will be useful until someone can figure out how to watch them in the movies app.
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Good to hear! was that in HD?

well I thought I bought the HD rental lol. but I only had 360p and 480p options. either way it still looked fine.
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jaker.the.skater said:
well I thought I bought the HD rental lol. but I only had 360p and 480p options. either way it still looked fine.
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Then thats a SD video. HD will go to 720

yeah i thought for sure i spent the extra dollar for hd but it was definitely sd. oh well

jaker.the.skater said:
yeah i thought for sure i spent the extra dollar for hd but it was definitely sd. oh well
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hmm... maybe if you did you tube sees the screen size in the browser and limits to 480...

im a newbie, so I apologize for the hand holding but can you please explain exactly how to view a Google video through the YouTube browser? I ordered a movie on Google videos and signed into YouTube, but where do I go from there? Thanks

if you type in"about:debug" (without quotes) in the browsers address bar you will get more settings. go to settings>debug>uastring and change it to desktop. then reload youtube and on the homepage there should be something like "don't forget to watch your movie" and that's it.
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worked flawlessly, thank you

no problemo, glad to help
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great info thanks

TV-Out?

Hello I currently have a Vibrant and the phone has TV out with a touchwiz rom but switching to cm7 or miui it doesn't....I was thinking about the evo and how it also has tv out with a SENSE ROM and was wondering if you can use tv in cm7 or miui?
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If you want to use hdmi mirroring, that is completely possible on any froyo roms such as mynswarm2.2
Our gingerbread kernel source code, which is needed for hdmi out, was just released, so devs are working on getting full hdmi out working on custom gingerbread roms.
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I mean is it possible in CM7?
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Yes sir it is. works great.

Alanrocks15 said:
I mean is it possible in CM7?
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Yes, with the right kernal and the right hdmi mirroring app. And the right cable.

The only thing I can get my HDMI cable to do is display youtube. lol. stupid phone. HOWEVER, NICE LITTLE FACT! what's the point if the phones can't even play back video in the MOST COMMON FORMATS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 10 YEARS!
This would be sortof on the same subject. what is the best program to use?

Wow!
I wish we could have an app ...
We use the headphone Jack and so far there isn't any tv out!
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runcool said:
The only thing I can get my HDMI cable to do is display youtube. lol. stupid phone. HOWEVER, NICE LITTLE FACT! what's the point if the phones can't even play back video in the MOST COMMON FORMATS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 10 YEARS!
This would be sortof on the same subject. what is the best program to use?
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There is, its called an hdmi mirroring app.

CM7 has certain kernels with hardware acceleration enabled for hdmi mirroring.
The app in the market is called "Full HDMI Mirroring for Evo 4G."
yxplayer2 in the market plays almost any format.

Slingplayer not working?

Has anyone managed to get their Slingbox to stream to the A500. When I open the app it blanks the screen for a couple of seconds and then just goes back to the app drawer. No forceclose message - nothing. I've seen a video on YouTube with slingplayer streaming to a XOOM so it might be possible to make it work with the iconia as well.
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Sling player does work... as long as it's at least version 1.3
Check market for an update
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Yeah mine is working fine.
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godashram said:
Sling player does work... as long as it's at least version 1.3
Check market for an update
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Not entirely true. I'm running version 1.2 on mine just fine.
Acer Iconia A500 - Taboonay 2.0

Rom issue maybe? 1.2 didn't run on mine when I 1st bought it (3.0) but once I updated the app to 1.3 it ran fine.
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No issues on mine

Thanks for all your replies! It's good to hear that the problem is on my side, because this means that it can be solved.
EDIT: The app needed to be reinstalled - everything is fine now. Thanks guys for I'll be able to watch my channels while on vacation.
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[Q] HDMI out

Hi all, I was looking at my shift, and even though it says it doesn't have video-out capabilities I see that the charging port is micro-hdmi. Is it possible to buy a micro-hdmi to hdmi cable and watch netflix and stuff on my TV?

That's micro-USB, not micro-hdmi. You use it to connect to your PC or Mac.
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Ron Overdrive said:
That's micro-USB, not micro-hdmi. You use it to connect to your PC or Mac.
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X2
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Oh my mistake. So it is impossible to output video from the Shift?

Not that im aware of. It send files but thats about it.
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Is there any way to stream media from my shift to a TV? Like Netflix or something?

toobz said:
Is there any way to stream media from my shift to a TV? Like Netflix or something?
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There is that samsung media streamer that got posted on the portal awhile back. That would be the only way I think, and it would require you have a compatible samsung tv. Or you might be able to use one of those google tv devices to stream from your phone (was that one of the features? I forget)

I use imedia share to stream to my samsung tv. Can stream things already on your phone but not netflix.
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toobz said:
Is there any way to stream media from my shift to a TV? Like Netflix or something?
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Don't think it will work for Netflix , but it does work for the other stuff on your phone. You can give THIS a try, see if it works for you.

[Q] Netflix and youtube app

Hi,
So xbmc on the ouya is pretty much the best experience i´ve gotten so far on a small setup! love it.
But when i install the netflix apk, its really hard / impossible to navigate with the D-pad, plus the quality of the stream seems to be aimed at mobile phones. Anyone gotten a better APK where you can browse with the d-pad and get a good quality stream?
And youtube, i managed to install the youtube APK, and the streams are looking great, but i cant login, plus it seems i just find the stock mobile version, ive heard that the google tv is alot better, but does it enable log in as well?
Sorry for the wall of text, but these are the 2 missing features i really want.

I have installed the tv versions of both apps and they are easier to navigate. No problem logging in but I do have the google store mod.
Netflix quality can be poor at times.
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robinscp said:
I have installed the tv versions of both apps and they are easier to navigate. No problem logging in but I do have the google store mod.
Netflix quality can be poor at times.
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Do you have a link of where to get the Netflix tv app?
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frigidazzi said:
Do you have a link of where to get the Netflix tv app?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768

robinscp said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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Oh awesome thanks. I'll check it out after work. I thought that was the regular phone version for some reasons.
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robinscp said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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This was the same version I had already. It still doesn't work well with controller without touch pad and quality still sucks for a tv unfortunately
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Did you ever figure this out? My wife hates me for putting for taking out our ****ty streamer and replacing it with the Ouya. On Netflix, can't scroll through right or left when picking when you want to watch and can't scroll down to select episodes of TV shows when there is more than 5-6.
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This was the same version I had already. It still doesn't work well with controller without touch pad and quality still sucks for a tv unfortunately
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The easiest solution I have found it just have a bluetooth mouse. You can just drag the screen up and down, etc as if you were touching the screen. It works pretty well.

Or you can use the touchpad of the controller to scroll. Double tab and then drag up. It's a bit sluggish but it works.
The only problem I have is that the playback stops if the controller turns itself off.

using netflix apk 1.8.1
i got the 1.8.1 working with no playback issues, and with some use of ouya control, does not pause when the control turns off.
My only gripe is the subtitles are very small... can any dev can do a modified netflix 1.8.1 apk with bigger fonts?