http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ht...015663786_lenovo_unveils_android_netflix.html
hopfully this will help devs port it over once rom is out
cowballz69 said:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ht...015663786_lenovo_unveils_android_netflix.html
hopfully this will help devs port it over once rom is out
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Holy crap awesome!
Probably going to need some custom built security libraries though that won't be easy to port. The .apk itself should be easy enough as it's built for the Teg2.
And Netflix was trying to tell us that they needed protected hardware sandboxing for HD content. What jerks.
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Porting it over seems unlikely. The Lenovo actually contains a physical DRM chip that's required for Netflix to run. At this point, it doesn't look like Netflix will ever appear on early Honeycomb tablets. Even if it does, it'll be a highly neutered version.
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Porting it over seems unlikely. The Lenovo actually contains a physical DRM chip that's required for Netflix to run. At this point, it doesn't look like Netflix will ever appear on early Honeycomb tablets. Even if it does, it'll be a highly neutered version.
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I just completed reading an article about that.
I guess with a little decompiling it might be possible to trick the new Netflix .apk into ignoring the DRM module.
If not, it'll be back to what I know and love: Piracy Arghh!
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Isn't a little late for a Tegra 2 Tablet to jump in the game when Kal-El and similar chips are rearing its head for this fall? But these devices are going to be built well, I'm sure.
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Thats an old rumor. They have been using software DRM since the official Android app was released. They just need to port it over to honeycomb.
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Thats an old rumor. They have been using software DRM since the official Android app was released. They just need to port it over to honeycomb.
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Not an old rumor. They're using software DRM now, but only for SD content. Content owners are still demanding hardware sandboxing if you want HD content.
Piracy for me in the meantime.
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I'll take a 480P streaming version if I can get it. Doesn't look too bad on the TF. The fact that phones/tablets on 2.3 can run the regular Netflix app proves that it's not impossible on a Tegra 2. If they use the hardware excuse for older 3.0+ tablets, then you know it's a cop-out.
But yeah, all this HW DRM crap for HD content sucks.
I can see it in the store and install it now on my Transformer, but whenever I try to play something I get an error.
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I can see it in the store and install it now on my Transformer, but whenever I try to play something I get an error.
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We could install Netflix since the 8.4.4.11 OTA. Same issue with streaming though.
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Thats an old rumor. They have been using software DRM since the official Android app was released. They just need to port it over to honeycomb.
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True that... I see that the Netflix app now supports the Atrix, which should be pretty much equivalent to the Honeycomb tablets (no DRM chip, Tegra 2). I'm perfectly fine with SD content on the TF, really. I currently use PlayOn for both Hulu and Netflix, and I'm pretty sure that never gets to HD levels but is still perfectly watchable.
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I installed Netflix once it was visible (after the OTA) but today when I try to update it to the new version, I get "The requested item could not be found"
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I installed Netflix once it was visible (after the OTA) but today when I try to update it to the new version, I get "The requested item could not be found"
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I found the new version and sideloaded it. You get the same error as before. If someone could dump the APK from the Lenovo, we might be in business.
Netflix is the last thing missing from my Transformer. If someone could get that working, I'd be beyond happy!
check out this
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/20/download-netflix-version-1-3-works-on-honeycomb-tablets/
apparently it is 'confirmed' working on transformer and xoom.
will test when i get home in a couple hours.
link to hosts for apk
http://www.multiupload.com/XTEWL8CLCZ
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check out this
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/20/download-netflix-version-1-3-works-on-honeycomb-tablets/
apparently it is 'confirmed' working on transformer and xoom.
will test when i get home in a couple hours.
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http://www.multiupload.com/XTEWL8CLCZ
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Doesnt work, stock 3.1
And multiupload does bizarre stuff, REALLY doesnt work on
tf http://hotfile.com/get/124592898/4e273877/37e5fec/com.netflix.mediaclient_246.apk
monkespit said:
check out this
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/20/download-netflix-version-1-3-works-on-honeycomb-tablets/
apparently it is 'confirmed' working on transformer and xoom.
will test when i get home in a couple hours.
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http://www.multiupload.com/XTEWL8CLCZ
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Lies! This is the same client I tried earlier. I downloaded and installed it just the same to try. I still get the 120001 error. I'm not sure what "some" Transformers they're talking about, but apparently it isn't mine (stock 3.1, latest updates, 32GB model)
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Lies! This is the same client I tried earlier. I downloaded and installed it just the same to try. I still get the 120001 error. I'm not sure what "some" Transformers they're talking about, but apparently it isn't mine (stock 3.1, latest updates, 32GB model)
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It's working on other Honeycomb tablets. That's for sure.
Android Central have it working on a Tab: http://www.androidcentral.com/new-n...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
I tried loading it with wifi off and you can see it's just loading a webpage. The address is
https://uiboot.netflix.com/apps/mob...46&sdk_version=3.0&sw_version=1.3.0 build 246
If we could find the address for a working honeycomb tab, I bet you it would work on the Transformer.
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So I updated with the rooted 3.1 and it's awesome, but when I got into the market, there's just the apps and books tabs but no movies tab. Anyone else have the movies tab yet or is this coming from the OTA and not the leaked one?
i think movies only works with a 3g xoom so far, the wifi xoom and tf may come latter
from what i read somewhere
This may be the reason you don't see Movies on your rooted device...
androidcentral.com/google-movies-blocked-rooted-devices
put www infront
Google is blocking the movies feature from rooted devices.
calin75 said:
Google is blocking the movies feature from rooted devices.
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They must be blocking it from non rooted devices too, because I have no Movie tab in my market after upgrading to 3.1. However, I do have one on my pc on the Web based marketplace.
I'm not rooted and I can't see the movies either after 3.1
It's not available on all honeycomb devices yet, but I'm sure we'll find out more when we can have in in the coming weeks
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They must be blocking it from non rooted devices too, because I have no Movie tab in my market after upgrading to 3.1. However, I do have one on my pc on the Web based marketplace.
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Its only available on non rooted Xoom 3G so far.
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Wow, this is ridiculous.
I don't understand why Google would show something off at IO, then not follow through for other devices.
Real fail Google... real fail...
As per this engadget review of the upcoming samsung 10.1 incher
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/08/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-review/
....Android 3.1 brings along widgets that can be resized vertically and horizontally, access to the newfangled Movies section of the Android Market, improved overall performance and support for a host of USB accessories. Unfortunately, the Movies department is only open for Android 3.1 tablets with 3G radios, hence, our 16GB WiFi test unit still showed it as unavailable. ......
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Try going to the android market online using the stock browser. Movies for rent show up there.
4dthinker said:
Try going to the android market online using the stock browser. Movies for rent show up there.
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When you choose an unsupported app the device does not show up in the download to drop down, I believe the movies will be the same way.
"Unfortunately, the Movies department is only open for Android 3.1 tablets with 3G radios, hence, our 16GB WiFi test unit still showed it as unavailable"
That's just dumb.
Why in heaven's name would you now allow Movies on a WiFi only device?
polkadots said:
Why in heaven's name would you not allow Movies on a WiFi only device?
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Stupidity Either that, or it's a ploy by the carriers to push people into overages and ever more expensive data plans, they can't do that if you're only using WiFi.
californiarailroader said:
"Unfortunately, the Movies department is only open for Android 3.1 tablets with 3G radios, hence, our 16GB WiFi test unit still showed it as unavailable"
That's just dumb.
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You did say it was engadget.
I just saw tthis while catching up on my evo threads. I tried most the rred versions and no dice, it will install but I still get the unsupported device msg
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14960445&postcount=2011
http://androidandme.com/2011/07/new...lenovos-ideapad-k1/?replytocom=119181#respond
hopefully someone can get there hands on the APK and see if they can get it working on the Xoom
it's not going to happen.
yeah its not going to happen as this Netflix specifically works with Qualcomm snapdragon chipsets for its drm and probably decoding to. It has been cracked to get working on other snapdragon phones but no Tegra 2 device works with it. You'll just have to wait.
That apk that disabled the device check indeed does work on the tegra 2 chipset on my droid X2 so you would think it would be possible on the xoom as well some how. I tried that same apk on the xoom but get the error message that it isn't supported on this device. Has to be possible I'd think though.
My TF had a firmware update over the weekend and NetFlix does show up in the Market now and I was able to download it. However, it still wont stream the content. I am not sure why or what causes the Market to allow access to a Tegra2 device but it is there...
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This one is working right now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15830918
Works on my 3G Xoom. Pretty decent picture considering how poor my signal is right now. It's a joke that Netflix isn't allowing this build to run on more devices.
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Works on my 3G Xoom. Pretty decent picture considering how poor my signal is right now. It's a joke that Netflix isn't allowing this build to run on more devices.
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1.3 works on every android device we sell....
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jjmcc2 said:
This one is working right now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15830918
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that's an official release, not a user edited apk.
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that's an official release, not a user edited apk.
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Works great for me. I'm so happy with the Xoom now!
C_K
Here is a netflix apk that works just fine on my wifi Xoom, I think this one was orinigally a modded version for the Dell Streak 7 (Terga chipset) and it just happens to work on the Xoom as well. I tested it on a 3g tether, ( it was grainy but what do you expect at 250k?) and on high speed broadband where it performed really well.
Xoom_Netflix.apk via mediafire
Enjoy.
zn706 said:
Here is a netflix apk that works just fine on my wifi Xoom, I think this one was orinigally a modded version for the Dell Streak 7 (Terga chipset) and it just happens to work on the Xoom as well. I tested it on a 3g tether, ( it was grainy but what do you expect at 250k?) and on high speed broadband where it performed really well.
Xoom_Netflix.apk via mediafire
Enjoy.
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But why would we need a modded version now that the official apk runs great on the Xoom? I downloaded the official version from the post here in the Xoom forum under Xoom Themes and Apps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1177955 and it works great. Hell I even installed it on my x10 and it works on that too.
By the way, I tested this apk on my xoom tethered to my x10 and was watching Speed Grapher with a crystal clear image. Pretty speedy load time too with no buffering.
just incase anyone was woundering. MAXGO will not work on xoom either, which i dont think was a big shocker cause it was devl by the same people.
i removed device checker, and just like hbogo it FC when you try to login.
ahh man, you got my hopes up for a second there with that title... yeah no official maxgo, hbogo or netflix apps for the xoom.
maybe christmas...
Netflix works fine bruh...
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IceCreaMan said:
ahh man, you got my hopes up for a second there with that title... yeah no official maxgo, hbogo or netflix apps for the xoom.
maybe christmas...
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Netflix works. Just pull it off your phone and side load it to your xoom. Works great! If u don't have android phone let me know if u need apk if u can't find it on here and il post the app
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
It seems strange that the best use case for these apps (Honeycomb tablets) seems to be the least developed... It seems especially strange that Netflix has the compatibility in place, but won't update the market's compatible apps so the app shows up when searching the market on a tablet.
Maxgo works well from the full site in flash. HBOGo however studders too much in flash to be usable. Like all here, I would appreciate a native app for Android supported on the Xoom. This continues to be a stick upon which Apple fanbois can use to continue beating upon us.
Its that day finally... Downloaded this morning , and started playing... its like going back in time... the controls are not to bad, but i can see the six axis app being a great help...
GTA3 Market link
anyone else playing?? what do you think?? any cheats for all weapons yet???
Dead link
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Dead link
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the link works fine for me... but shouldn't this thread be in the themes and apps forum?
i couldn't figure out how to play using the sixaxis app but what controllers are compatible?
the link is working, but I can't download because it is saying that none of my devices are compatible with the game. The A500 is in the list of compatibles devices.
Does anybody known how to resolve this?
I was using the Thor rom and couldn't get the game because it kept saying my device was incompatible. I switched over to the Honeylicious rom, the game downloaded fine and it runs without a problem.
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I was using the Thor rom and couldn't get the game because it kept saying my device was incompatible. I switched over to the Honeylicious rom, the game downloaded fine and it runs without a problem.
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I'm on stock 3.2 unrooted. Any ideas?
Not sure why you wouldnt be able to get it on stock 3.2... Im on a rooted 3.2 and it dled without any issue...
I'm still running stock 3.2 and it downloaded with no problems for me.
me too, market says my acer iconia is incompatible when I checked just now. I remember that it was still compatible a couple of days ago when it was released. I should have downloaded it then.
Any reason for rockstar to remove a500 in the compatible list?
It happenned to me also. I was on Lightspeed 1.7 , I switched to Honeylicious and same problem.
It works very well on the Acer tab a500. Don't know why it's not available on the Market.
Hopefully, the apk is available elsewhere...
works well with my iconia (lightspeed 1.0.7) and xbox 360 controller
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works well with my iconia (lightspeed 1.0.7) and xbox 360 controller
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Where did you get it from?
Is it available for you in the market or did you get it from other sources?
I'd hate to go to the tpb when i'm willing to pay.
bbarou said:
Where did you get it from?
Is it available for you in the market or did you get it from other sources?
I'd hate to go to the tpb when i'm willing to pay.
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Same here, no GTA III : 10th AE for me. A501 from frys.com. 3.0.1 on board. It shows in Tegra Zone, but after redirecting to Market it says it cannot be found or sth like that.
Brutalpanda,
As everybody knows, they're other places than the Android Market to get apps for android devices on internet...
This was a very poor decision by RS Games. I bought the game on December 15 much like many other people on here probably did. I still have the game installed and everything runs well, but I would now be forced to backup the apk in order to make sure I can reinstall it later if I were to switch roms or whatever. Hopefully they bring support back soon, would be nice being able to download future updates.
I a company makes it harder (and really in this case impossible) for me to purchase something from, how could I feel guilty for obtaining it surreptitiously?
p.s. pirate bay is wholly unnecessary
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=grand+theft+auto+iii+.apk
I believe I went with the third link, but first looks the same
Ok enough with the BS.
I got it, it runs fine on my Iconia.
I don't know what incompatibilty there is, but I've been trying for three days to get it from the android market. three days!
I flashed several different roms on my device including asus and motorola based ones! I even unsuccessfully tried to change my build.prop.
Nobody can say I didn't try.
I got it from a famous link site, I should have started there, i would have played the game the whole week-end instead of flashing roms.
Nicely done Rockstar.
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Ok enough with the BS.
I got it, it runs fine on my Iconia.
I don't know what incompatibilty there is, but I've been trying for three days to get it from the android market. three days!
I flashed several different roms on my device including asus and motorola based ones! I even unsuccessfully tried to change my build.prop.
Nobody can say I didn't try.
I got it from a famous link site, I should have started there, i would have played the game the whole week-end instead of flashing roms.
Nicely done Rockstar.
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Which is exactly why I changed my rating from a five to a two.
"I currently have the game installed in my Acer Iconia Tab A500 and everything works perfectly. It seems that Rockstar Games has decided to remove support for my device at least for the interim and I don't really appreciate that. It works very well for my particular device and Rockstar Games is now shooting itself in the foot since some people with unofficially supported yet capable devices will be unable to obtain the game legitimately which means their only option will be piracy."
The Verge has reported that a "narrow" release of the next software update has started today. I know everyone here probably has it blocked, but let us know if you get any indication of the update.
More info here.
UPDATE: Amazon is now saying the update will be released next week.
Wonder if this update blocks root... guess we will find out soon enough...
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Anyone that does not want root needs to tell us the changelog for the update when they get it.
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Anyone that does not want root needs to tell us the changelog for the update when they get it.
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I unrooted my FTV and will wait for the update.
Yeah, I'd like to know this as well. My Fire TV is out for delivery. Can't wait to mess with it.
The Verge has updated their article. Amazon is now saying the update will begin rolling out next week.
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The Verge has updated their article. Amazon is now saying the update will begin rolling out next week.
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A weeks time to close a root exploit that just came out over the weekend? I doubt their devs will be able to squeeze that in but maybe.
alwaysbless said:
A weeks time to close a root exploit that just came out over the weekend? I doubt their devs will be able to squeeze that in but maybe.
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I hope you're right! As a Prime user, the video filter would be a cool feature. It'd be nice to be able to update and re-root.
Also has the music baked in, and free time. Can apparently search by price.
As long as sideloading still works I may just go for it.
I bought the box was to be able to view Prime video content as well as local media and Netflix. Root is nice to have, but for me losing access to Prime video means the box is not doing what I bought it for. Of course, so is losing XBMC, so if sideloading breaks the box goes back and I probably pick up a TV that I can stream to via Bubble as well as use for NF and Prime - or I reconnect my WDTVLIVE and hope my bluray player eventually gets Prime. It just got the Digital Concert Hall from the Berlin Philharmonic, and that's a great, if expensive, service.
I had paid google apps working without root after sideloading enough of the google stuff to get login working.
If the update's mandatory for Prime viewing, I update. If it breaks xbmc, I return.
I imagine Prime video will still work...right?
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A weeks time to close a root exploit that just came out over the weekend? I doubt their devs will be able to squeeze that in but maybe.
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If it is even the same exploit. This update has been coming for awhile so maybe it will just be the update they have been working on.
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If it is even the same exploit. This update has been coming for awhile so maybe it will just be the update they have been working on.
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Yea thats wht im saying this is almost certainly an update they have had on their road map for a while. Only potential problem I can see if towelroot use the same exploits that jcase already submitted to amazon / qualcomm for patching (he mentioned a few weeks back that a security update was coming very soon).
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A weeks time to close a root exploit that just came out over the weekend? I doubt their devs will be able to squeeze that in but maybe.
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Isn't this exploit the same as the root exploit for the Samsung S5? If so, this would make it an Android/ASOP issue, no? This could impact the time it takes for a fix to be made and trickled down to different implementations.
The towelroot exploit was a kernel bug that was disclosed at the beginning of the month and has been fixed in the kernel since the disclosure.
rbox said:
The towelroot exploit was a kernel bug that was disclosed at the beginning of the month and has been fixed in the kernel since the disclosure.
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Sure, but did Amazon have time to get that fix tested / do they have time to get that fix tested if they're releasing an update this week? Very hard to say - depends on them realizing that the Linux kernel vulnerability to a local privilege escalation meant their device was trivially rootable and having the development team chops to patch the bug themselves rather than waiting for the kernel maintainers to address it and release the source code for the fix.
I suspect that Amazon's not at the top of Google's list for private code releases
As far as the update goes: it's possible that Amazon will, at some point, stop permitting access to their content from devices running code at or below release X.
I don't know their history on this sort of thing - do the Kindle Fire devices stop having access to reading material if they get too far behind in updates?
fire tv prime broken with root
deanemj said:
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It's broken for me.
I rooted and lost amazon video right away. get player error.
Trying to find anybody that claims to have prime video working with rooted box, no luck.
I am thinking about unrooting now as xbmc is good, but I have been using plex for years and it is the cleanest interface for my purposes.
Anyone have prime working with root?
Madmox2000 said:
It's broken for me.
I rooted and lost amazon video right away. get player error.
Trying to find anybody that claims to have prime video working with rooted box, no luck.
I am thinking about unrooting now as xbmc is good, but I have been using plex for years and it is the cleanest interface for my purposes.
Anyone have prime working with root?
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Just watched Mad Max from prime... Launched KFTV Launcher from XBMC set as my default launcher on a rooted AFTV... I'm on the latest root able firmware.
Madmox2000 said:
It's broken for me.
I rooted and lost amazon video right away. get player error.
Trying to find anybody that claims to have prime video working with rooted box, no luck.
I am thinking about unrooting now as xbmc is good, but I have been using plex for years and it is the cleanest interface for my purposes.
Anyone have prime working with root?
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2 FTV with working Prime video on the original installed firmware and the last rootable update. Just got done watching 1st season of Stargate.
Been watching The Wire/Prime on a rooted aftv. NP here.
Try shutting down XBMC/Netflix and try the prime video. Or do a full shutdown and try it first up before doing anything else. I have a movie paused on XBMC and tried a prime video and I got that error. Shut down XBMC and it started working fine again.
Not sure if the XBMC launcher messes up prime streaming due to the problem I listed above.