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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
It's been rumored that rooted devices will not have access to rent/buy movies using Google's new Movie service.
Am I the only one holding back on rooting my device because of this? I tried thinking about it yesterday, and I do not know of any legitimate way to download a movie (legally - paid) and transfer to watch on my Tab. More to the point, I'd rather just rent at $5 than buy at $15.
I've been a rooter since I had a G1 and was always a proponent of rooting, but I don't want to lose what I feel is a key feature of a tablet -- the ability to watch movies.
I know that's not the case as of now .. I have the new market on my Fascinate .. rooted and can download movies and books like a champ. Maybe its something they will fix later . But isn't the case as of now .
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you can BUY movies with rooted device but cannot Watch them !
* have to be in the US to watch movies
bypass for rooted devices have been found here tho
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15624683&postcount=195
jeandujardin01 said:
you can BUY movies with rooted device but cannot Watch them !
* have to be in the US to watch movies
bypass for rooted devices have been found here tho
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15624683&postcount=195
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really, the only way it knows you're rooted is su? Its like a joke to make the studios happy.
tdiman said:
really, the only way it knows you're rooted is su? Its like a joke to make the studios happy.
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No doubt. My rooted pc is OK to use but a rooted tablet is somehow different.
Someone posted a work-around in the Android Central forum.
didnt know people paid for movies for mobile devices oh well to each is own
Rockwell22 said:
didnt know people paid for movies for mobile devices oh well to each is own
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May be on a tablet I may be willing to rent while traveling, but definitely not on a mobile phone
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My 10.1 is not rooted, and the Google Video app doesn't show up in the market. When I go to the web I can find the app, but my Samsung shows up grayed out and the market claims the device is not compatible with the Video App. I've got it on my Asus Transformer and Acer Iconia tablet though. All three live in the U.S. with me. Anyone have a clue? Maybe a direct download of the video app?
I can confirm that movie playback is indeed prohibited when SU is discovered. I can also confirm that the work around listed previously, er, works.
iTunes it isn't, but it is a legit way of getting media on an Android device. Much better than Samsung's implementation.
I'm one of those odd people who will hack their device on a whim, but won't download illegal media. If I'm going to watch something, I'll rent or buy it.
If Google closes the work around and I have to choose between root and movies, root wins. No contest
ZoinksS2k said:
If Google closes the work around and I have to choose between root and movies, root wins. No contest
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Amen. Movies are easy to get elsewhere; root...not so much.
How are you getting the Movie app to even appear???
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I don't see myself buying movies to watch on my tab.
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cdf3 said:
I don't see myself buying movies to watch on my tab.
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Ditto. Would rather "buy" or netflix a hard copy and rip to my myriad of devices and formats to my heart's content.
Renting a digital copy you can't even keep...not for me.
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Try this out!
[REF] What will Not work on ROOTed Phones / Work Around
Screw it, netflix and my own collection is all i need....
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Not a big deal for me. Have an SD card+Conector so I can stock up on movies before going anywhere.
My Tab is rooted and running Task's ROM and I rented a movie with no problems. It played on my Tab without mentioning root. When I tried to watch on my rooted Galaxy S2, it said it couldn't play on rooted device. But I found a modified Videos app that worked.
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That's one of the reasons why I haven't rooted
LordLugard said:
Ditto. Would rather "buy" or netflix a hard copy and rip to my myriad of devices and formats to my heart's content.
Renting a digital copy you can't even keep...not for me.
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I agree. I buy or rent movies, rip and convert them and put them on my GTab to watch at my convenience.
That not only do they offer a netflix-like stream service with lots of free movies and TV shows, you can watch them on your tab with no issues.
-Login into Amazon via the stock web browser (desktop UA)
-look for Amazon prime instant video somewhere in the top left.
-pick a movie or show
-watch in browser (click on the expand button for full screen)
-???
-profit
Just thought I'd share this newfound info with my Prime brothers.
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Is there a way to download a Prime movie to the Tab and watch it without an internet connection?
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That not only do they offer a netflix-like stream service with lots of free movies and TV shows, you can watch them on your tab with no issues.
-Login into Amazon via the stock web browser (desktop UA)
-look for Amazon prime instant video somewhere in the top left.
-pick a movie or show
-watch in browser (click on the expand button for full screen)
-???
-profit
Just thought I'd share this newfound info with my Prime brothers.
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This has been around for months now. Too bad their selection is .... poor?
AnyMal said:
This has been around for months now. Too bad their selection is .... poor?
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Agreed. I knew about it for a while, but then noticed that the prime section is severely limited. I also have netflix, so I have no need for the prime streaming.
However, it is nice that Amazon is extending some more services to its prime members.
I just found out about this morning, never really noticed it before. I just found it interesting that it was so easy to play on the tab.
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Ansextra said:
Is there a way to download a Prime movie to the Tab and watch it without an internet connection?
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Not sure, I'll look into when I get home. I believe they offer rentals and purchases like the market or media hub.
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Pinkthesink said:
Not sure, I'll look into when I get home. I believe they offer rentals and purchases like the market or media hub.
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I know there is supposed to be a program to download to a PC but not sure about the Tab. My laptop has a crappy screen for watching movies compared to the Tab...
I decided to watch some if my free Transformers movie today but it didn't play. Does it stream the movie or is it on my device?
Darald
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you have to download it
Mine streams ok from play movies app. Don't need to download unless you want to watch offline.
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daraldf said:
I decided to watch some if my free Transformers movie today but it didn't play. Does it stream the movie or is it on my device?
Darald
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Are you rooted? Rooting breaks Google Movies AFAIK.
You can either stream it or download it to your device (for offline viewing).
iElvis said:
Are you rooted? Rooting breaks Google Movies AFAIK.
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Not here. Unlocked/rooted from day one of purchase and Google Movies working fine. I've streamed the free Transformer movie several times.
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Are you rooted? Rooting breaks Google Movies AFAIK.
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Not anymore... Use it all the time on my Rooted Nexus 7.
I streamed the Transformer movie, didn't download it. Having it running right now just to make sure nothing has changed... works great.
The last version of youtube enables the preloading (caching) of all the videos you add in the watch later playlist. But it needs to be online in order to play them, for some crappy reason. Is there a way to bypass that and play all the videos in "watch later" while offline?
Some info on this feature and the crap reason.
YouTube, careful to draw a distinction between this and total downloading of its vids (which breaks its terms of service), is careful to point out that you’ll still need to be online for the first second when you press play.
http://mashable.com/2012/06/27/youtube-android-offline/
firiel said:
The last version of youtube enables the preloading (caching) of all the videos you add in the watch later playlist. But it needs to be online in order to play them, for some crappy reason. Is there a way to bypass that and play all the videos in "watch later" while offline?
Some info on this feature and the crap reason.
YouTube, careful to draw a distinction between this and total downloading of its vids (which breaks its terms of service), is careful to point out that you’ll still need to be online for the first second when you press play.
http://mashable.com/2012/06/27/youtube-android-offline/
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I was asking myself the same thing, it doesnt work for me either.
I'd like a good answer for it.
Exellent youtube downloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863102
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matgras said:
Exellent youtube downloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863102
sony xperia ray ics 4.0.4
stock rom unrooted
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Thanks, but I use tubemate its the best for downloading youtube videos. WWW.TUBEMATE.NET
But I need to know if that avality is avaliable for everybody.
How is it that there is no interest in this one? I mean imagine to pick videos from youtube to play offline.
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firiel said:
How is it that there is no interest in this one? I mean imagine to pick videos from youtube to play offline.
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What do you mean? Look at what posts?
Was there an answer that I missed?
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This is not the way he is looking for, he means what the title of the thread says.
firiel said:
What do you mean? Look at what posts?
Was there an answer that I missed?
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He seems to be he dont get it!
Please delete.
Guys, he doesn't want a YouTube downloader. He wants to be able to play the video the official YouTube app caches but while offline. OP, I didn't know you could do this, I'll look around for a way.
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I can't get on WiFi at the moment but, I'm thinking that YouTube would store the videos on your phone. I'm thinking in the /data partition under one of the YouTube apps folders. I'll check later tonight once I have WiFi.
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Just use a YouTube down loader. I know its one extra step but if its worth the extra step then do it.
Use PVSTAR+ as player - it searches and shows youtube vids, and stores them in a cache. You can also copy them out of the cache and they are normal mp4 files. (it also has a mp3 mode, which only downloads the music part it seems). The app also runs in background and with screen off. Completely replaced youtube app with it.
(it also searches on dailymotion and i think you can add other sites)
josuearisty said:
Thanks, but I use tubemate its the best for downloading youtube videos. WWW.TUBEMATE.NET
But I need to know if that avality is avaliable for everybody.
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I even use this app to download hd vodeos on my droid razr ..
Yeah its available fo everyone but unfortunately google has removed it from play store but still you can google out for tubemate.. Its good app i believe
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This is new YouTube downloader with new and beautiful material design interface. Just try and I think you'll like.
http://watch-later.com
I know this is an old thread...but OGYoutube on XDA developers is the best one you'll find.
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