Hi,
I have a completely stock Atrix on GB (no root, no unlock).
When I use the Webtop to play videos, it automatically opens in mobile mode where it used to default to opening in the Entertainment Center under Froyo.
If I open the Entertainment Center manually, I can use it to play videos, but I can't launch videos from the File Manager into the Entertainment Center.
Is this how everyone else's acts, or is there something wrong with mine? I have done a factory reset on it, but it still does this.
Sounds about right. I don't watch too many videos on my webtop, but that's how mine worked. I think if you right click on the file you can pick which program to play it in.
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If I right click, I get the option to "Open with Mobile View" or "open with other program".
Entertainment Center doesn't appear in the "other programs" list. I'm pretty sure I used to be able to pick it.
Can anyone verify if their Gingerbread phone still has the option? If I don't hear back, on Wednesday, I'll go check this at an AT&T store.
It's annoying because I used to be able to watch movies with the Entertainment center on flights with the Lapdock. Now I have to go full-screen with mobile view, and it doesn't look as good.
Maybe someone knows how to fix it?
Thanks
Gvr4-330 said:
If I right click, I get the option to "Open with Mobile View" or "open with other program".
Entertainment Center doesn't appear in the "other programs" list. I'm pretty sure I used to be able to pick it.
Can anyone verify if their Gingerbread phone still has the option? If I don't hear back, on Wednesday, I'll go check this at an AT&T store.
It's annoying because I used to be able to watch movies with the Entertainment center on flights with the Lapdock. Now I have to go full-screen with mobile view, and it doesn't look as good.
Maybe someone knows how to fix it?
Thanks
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I just checked mine and its the same as you described. I could have sworn it use to have hd entertainment center in that list. Maybe it got changed in the update to GB. You may have to take it to the Moto forums to get an answer on this one.
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I may be posting in the wrong location and if i am my apologies but:
Just a question does anyone know of a site like iphonemoviez.net that will allow you to stream movies from an android device namely the DX????
Well there is that blockbuster app. I've seen a few other services but ether their servers get pulled or the software has become broken and buggy with the new android versions.
What i do though is use transdroid to search and remotely add torrents to my utorrent at home then using orb live (or the mobile site) and stream it once its done downloading. May not be as click and watch as i would like but it gets me by.
Keep in mind i only watch creative commans documentaries. Copyrighted movies are illlegal to view without buying the rights. So if ur intrested in that the blockbuster app is the only one i know that acutally works today.
Hope this helps
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thanx for the prompt response
i was actually able to figure this one out in the browser there are hidden "advanced setting" which allow you to render a webpage like an iphone after changing this i was able to stream movies right off the iphonemoviez.net site
How to:
in the browser address bar type about:debug
then go to settings scroll all the way to the bottom you should see some new settings there
select uastring and then iphone
if someone else posted this before props and apologies to them
I tried this method and I can't seem to get this to work.
barry1685 said:
I tried this method and I can't seem to get this to work.
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Same with me. I tested it and I got "not able to stream movies to this type of device"
anyone get iphonemoviez to work on the droid x? on 2.2 and flash installed.....
Trying to download .rar files says "Cannot Download, The Content is not supported on this phone. " Anybody found a way around this? (Yeah we could all use our Pc's but seriously)
I remember this happening when I had the samsung moment and I sent that thing back.
Also. Has anybody found a way to turn off mobile Browsing? So annoying
TIA
Download astro file manager. In the settings for that program you can turn off browser restrictions on what files you can download.
I too would like to know how to disable mobile browsing on the default browser. I feel kind of stupid that I can't find the setting, but the more I look and don't find it, I'm beginning to think Samsung is stupid for removing the option...
My co-worker showed me how to do it. Type "about:debug" (without the " ")in the address bar then go to Settings and you'll have some new options at the bottom. Change the UAString from Android to Desktop and voila. Full desktop browsing experience.
Sometimes you just gotta dl stuff on the puter. Anyways, here's download crutch. People say get this program or that because it's built in. Here's the plugin without the program, just in case you don't have any need for the main program.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5301039
I have it on my phone but can't upload from it. I wish the devs would enable uploading from a browser.
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Download astro file manager. In the settings for that program you can turn off browser restrictions on what files you can download.
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Give the man a reward that worked perfect thanks
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los1223 said:
My co-worker showed me how to do it. Type "about:debug" (without the " ")in the address bar then go to Settings and you'll have some new options at the bottom. Change the UAString from Android to Desktop and voila. Full desktop browsing experience.
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Nice hack worked perfect you guys rock at this stuff
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los1223 said:
My co-worker showed me how to do it. Type "about:debug" (without the " ")in the address bar then go to Settings and you'll have some new options at the bottom. Change the UAString from Android to Desktop and voila. Full desktop browsing experience.
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I tried this but no go the menue ont pop
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los1223 said:
My co-worker showed me how to do it. Type "about:debug" (without the " ")in the address bar then go to Settings and you'll have some new options at the bottom. Change the UAString from Android to Desktop and voila. Full desktop browsing experience.
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wish I knew about this long ago! THANK YOU!
Edit: just realized this OP was from a while back, haha
ok, so a couple of questions about that "about:debug"
1. any way to get it to default to desktop? If you exit the browser you have to type and select it again
2. why is "iPhone browser" an option????
3. I no longer have dk28 installed (waiting for OTA froyo) but for those with working flash, will something like hulu work in full blown desktop mode (or iPhone mode)? My gut still says no, but when I visit hulu in iPhone mode it asks me to download the hulu application and in desktop mode it says nothing about being on android platform -- just that I don't have flash.
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ok, so a couple of questions about that "about:debug"
1. any way to get it to default to desktop? If you exit the browser you have to type and select it again
2. why is "iPhone browser" an option????
3. I no longer have dk28 installed (waiting for OTA froyo) but for those with working flash, will something like hulu work in full blown desktop mode (or iPhone mode)? My gut still says no, but when I visit hulu in iPhone mode it asks me to download the hulu application and in desktop mode it says nothing about being on android platform -- just that I don't have flash.
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it dont work it says u need 10.0.32 also u could use skifire web browser from the app store it has flash built in.
Some websites that use browser detection don't properly recognize the android webkit browser. But they do recognize iphone. So to render some websites properly in a mobile view you can pretend your an iphone...luckily it doesn't turn you into a douche bag iphone user when activated.
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I have Download All Files for downloading unsupported files. I went the Astro route for a bit, but I bought Root Explorer, so I didn't want Astro taking up space.
Just got my Xoom...they waived the activation fee and I got a 25% discount on accesories...but that is all beside the point....
The browser defaults to the mobile version of websites. If anyone aware of a way to change that?
Change the browser user-agent to desktop? That what I do using Dolphin HD on the gTablet.
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Just got my Xoom...they waived the activation fee and I got a 25% discount on accesories...but that is all beside the point....
The browser defaults to the mobile version of websites. If anyone aware of a way to change that?
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type about:debug in the browser bar
(in 2.2)
you would scroll down to the bottom of the menu list and in settings there is a setting called user agent. turn it to desktop.
Yea If you dont see a setting for useragent strings try putting "aboug:debug" in the browser address bar. Nothing will happen, but check the menu settings again and see if the option becomes available. I would assume useragent string would be available by default in the new chromey browser, but who knows.
edit: grrrr.. generic.imitation beat me
Thanks....I didn't see this at the bottom of the websites before, but now I have the option to view the full site.
the "about:debug" works i just did it on my xoom
it puts a debug category in the settings and under "UAString" select Desktop
Just curious if anyone else have to do this every so often? I would change mine to desktop and surf to droid-life, which would display the full site but the next time I fire up the browser, droid-life would display the mobile site until I select desktop in settings again (which was already selected). This happens on other sites as well.
debug in browser worked for me. Great simple tip. Thanks guys
Benkr0n said:
the "about:debug" works i just did it on my xoom
it puts a debug category in the settings and under "UAString" select Desktop
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This works great!
Droid4All said:
Just curious if anyone else have to do this every so often? I would change mine to desktop and surf to droid-life, which would display the full site but the next time I fire up the browser, droid-life would display the mobile site until I select desktop in settings again (which was already selected). This happens on other sites as well.
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Same problem here.
Definitely only a temporary fix. Hopefully an update comes soon or a good replacement browser... the mobile version thing is literally the only thing I don't like about this browser.
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Somehow Facebook knows. It still sent me to their mobile site.
Sucks I can't watch videos. Anyone have an alternative?
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feelinfroggy23 said:
Sucks I can't watch videos. Anyone have an alternative?
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first step would be using the search function on these forums...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28734102&postcount=5 download the apk here...
then just use any browser other than chrome.
alternatively, if you're using youtube website, just go to www.youtube.com/html5 and enable html5. that will allow your device to use html5 for any webpages that use embedded youtube videos.
Thank you very much guy. I don't know why didn't think about a different browser. Again thank you
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I am running FireFox (google Mozilla APK) and Flash APK and using a FireFox addon called 'Full Screen'. It gets rid of the URL part so u can zoom in and get as close to 'full screen'; if u try to use the regular full screen, most of the time the browsers crash.
At first I thought 'Full Screen' sucked b/c of the ratings but its not as bad, actually its pretty good b/c it seems to work perfect for tablet (seems like phones its not so good since smaller screen). Just make sure u know that u have to turn it on thru the menu (no quick hotkey/gesture) and to turn it off to get back URL bar, u hold down on a page till popup comes on asking to turn it off or not. Overall its pretty good on the Nexus 7, only wish is to have a quick gesture/hotkey to turn it on.
IamPro said:
I am running FireFox (google Mozilla APK) and Flash APK and using a FireFox addon called 'Full Screen'. It gets rid of the URL part so u can zoom in and get as close to 'full screen'; if u try to use the regular full screen, most of the time the browsers crash.
At first I thought 'Full Screen' sucked b/c of the ratings but its not as bad, actually its pretty good b/c it seems to work perfect for tablet (seems like phones its not so good since smaller screen). Just make sure u know that u have to turn it on thru the menu (no quick hotkey/gesture) and to turn it off to get back URL bar, u hold down on a page till popup comes on asking to turn it off or not. Overall its pretty good on the Nexus 7, only wish is to have a quick gesture/hotkey to turn it on.
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Is this still working for you because I tried doing it and despite engaging full screen my Firefox crashes as soon as I enable the flash video by tapping it.
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I just installed MX Player from the Store. Copy/Paste the url and it plays. Stupid that Adobe hasn't released a patched version yet.
Anyone been able to get Netflix work in multi Window mode? The Netflix Window opens and plays vicious but when I select another Window it stops playing video... It's there a fix for this or is there nothing we can do
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Some apps could be modified to multiwindow, there is a thread somewhere with many multiwindow apps. Apparently the only thing needed is to add a small bit of code at the top of the programcode, there was some clear instructions in that thread.
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work around.
ckavvouras said:
Anyone been able to get Netflix work in multi Window mode? The Netflix Window opens and plays vicious but when I select another Window it stops playing video... It's there a fix for this or is there nothing we can do
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I had the same problem as you.
What I did was:
1) Open Netflix, and the other app you wish to use.
2) Press "continue watching" at top left of netflix (This is when it auto full screens in the window.)
3) Quickly tap onto the other app you wish to use before Netflix finish goes full screen.
4) Netflix should start playing, and you can use your other app without it pausing.
Once you tap on Netflix again, it will pause again if you try to switch window. It is annoying, however its manageable for me. It is not like I need to press on Netflix window often.
The only alternative solution that works for me at least. Works like a charm watching How I Met Your Mother, while browsing the web, or playing psx emulator
Hope it helps!
nounta1016 said:
I had the same problem as you.
What I did was:
1) Open Netflix, and the other app you wish to use.
2) Press "continue watching" at top left of netflix (This is when it auto full screens in the window.)
3) Quickly tap onto the other app you wish to use before Netflix finish goes full screen.
4) Netflix should start playing, and you can use your other app without it pausing.
Once you tap on Netflix again, it will pause again if you try to switch window. It is annoying, however its manageable for me. It is not like I need to press on Netflix window often.
The only alternative solution that works for me at least. Works like a charm watching How I Met Your Mother, while browsing the web, or playing psx emulator
Hope it helps!
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Good trick man thanks for that, not really optimal fix but way better then nothing. Hopefully Netflix Will give us an update with some support
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ckavvouras said:
Good trick man thanks for that, not really optimal fix but way better then nothing. Hopefully Netflix Will give us an update with some support
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That's the trick I use. Actually discovered it in a few minutes of being frustrated with Netflix pausing when the window was unfocused. It works good for my needs on a Tab Pro 8.4!
Hulu Plus though doesn't work with multiwindow. It acts like it is landscape mode fullscreen video so when you have two apps side by side, the video is literally cut in half while still playing and doesn't fit within the half window guideline.