Thinking of taking the plunge and upgrading my uk wifi xoom to ics, but have a couple of questions that i am struggling to find conclusive answers to(probably due to my lack of intelligence!!)
I have seen some mentions from varying places that the iplayer app and website no longer work. i can do without the app but websites like iplayer and itvplayer are essential for me. Can anyone who has upgraded let me know if it works?
Will i be able to download uk specific apps from the marketplace? Also, is there a way to get it to fully support UK English language, i.e keyboard and spelling etc?
Lastly can anyone recomend a good guide for switching from uk 3.2 honeycomb to ics? easiest way possible is best for me!!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Right, I've just dropped onto the bbc.co.uk/iplayer site and it says phone not supported, now this might be a simple case of changing the user string thing in the browser but I dont know.
However, I can click on the "request desktop site" option in the browser and it loads the page and I can play the video, probably as I have Adobe Air installed which iirc is what the BBC site uses.
ITV player app is also coming up as not compatible with my device.
But also works under the stock browser when "request desktop site" is selected.
Not sure about the UK specific apps, give me an example and I'll have a look.
English spelling seems to be fine, I use Swiftkey as my keyboard but all the language stuff for UK seems to be there after picking English (UK) during the initial setup.
Thanks for the help.
i use the iplayer app, and things like sky news and sky sports apps.
do iplayer and itvplayer work in other browsers? i use opera quite a lot.
i use the default keyboard, hopefully that will have a uk layout after changing the settings.
Can you post a link to the instructions you used to update? would prefer stock ics if possible. If i do update and i run into problems is it possible to back to honeycomb 3.2?
sorry for all the questions, your hepl is really appreciated.
devon white said:
Thanks for the help.
i use the iplayer app, and things like sky news and sky sports apps.
do iplayer and itvplayer work in other browsers? i use opera quite a lot.
i use the default keyboard, hopefully that will have a uk layout after changing the settings.
Can you post a link to the instructions you used to update? would prefer stock if possible. If i do update and i run into problems is it possible to back to honeycomb 3.2?
sorry for all the questions, your hepl is really appreciated.
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The ITV Player app is compatible with ICS, you can download the app with a quick Google search. BBC iPlayer app is not though.
IT may just be me, but I have had no success with Flash in Opera.
As for the browser, download ICS Browser + from the Market. It's the stock browser with some enhancements, such as user agent setting, which saves you having to request the desktop site every time you start the Browser. I used to default to Opera, but with ICS Browser + I very rarely use it, only for the occasional download that will not download through either the stock browser or ICS Browser +
I checked the iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD and Demand 5 to check their compatibility with ICS Browser + and all worked fine. I am currently running the latest Eos Nightly so cannot comment on compatibility with other ICS Roms.
The default keyboard does indeed have a UK layout and dictionary.
To provide a link to a guide, we need a bit more info. Is your Xoom rooted for instance?
neblap said:
The ITV Player app is compatible with ICS, you can download the app with a quick Google search. BBC iPlayer app is not though.
IT may just be me, but I have had no success with Flash in Opera.
As for the browser, download ICS Browser + from the Market. It's the stock browser with some enhancements, such as user agent setting, which saves you having to request the desktop site every time you start the Browser. I used to default to Opera, but with ICS Browser + I very rarely use it, only for the occasional download that will not download through either the stock browser or ICS Browser +
I checked the iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD and Demand 5 to check their compatibility with ICS Browser + and all worked fine. I am currently running the latest Eos Nightly so cannot comment on compatibility with other ICS Roms.
The default keyboard does indeed have a UK layout and dictionary.
To provide a link to a guide, we need a bit more info. Is your Xoom rooted for instance?
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Thanks,
My xoom is not rooted, and i would like to stick to stock roms if possible.
^^ that prettymuch sums it up, and yes, you can if your Xoom is setup accordingly do a nandroid backup and then CWM the ICS nightly onto your machine and if it goes tits up revert back to the backup/HC.
devon white said:
Thinking of taking the plunge and upgrading my uk wifi xoom to ics, but have a couple of questions that i am struggling to find conclusive answers to(probably due to my lack of intelligence!!)
I have seen some mentions from varying places that the iplayer app and website no longer work. i can do without the app but websites like iplayer and itvplayer are essential for me. Can anyone who has upgraded let me know if it works?
Will i be able to download uk specific apps from the marketplace? Also, is there a way to get it to fully support UK English language, i.e keyboard and spelling etc?
Lastly can anyone recomend a good guide for switching from uk 3.2 honeycomb to ics? easiest way possible is best for me!!
Thanks in advance for any help.
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You know, I never thought of this when I updated mine to ics using the US flash method
But I can't get either to work on mine now must be with it thinking its a US Xoom now and not letting me play any content
I can get the apps using the browser to access the market but neither will install
I have tried ics browser and that won't play anything either
If I flash back to HC and use one of the roms instead will I get this feature back
Thanks
Dean
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Ahh if I use ics browser and choose desktop mode it will play BBC I player so all is not lost.
Will still ago back to UK ics when its released tho
So I can have the official apps
i have flashed the us ics image, all seems good. Only slight annoyance is the iplayer website etc seem a bit buggy, wondering if that is a flash issue maybe?!
Thanks to those who have helped/given me advice.
one thing i am unsure od though is wether i should relock the bootloader now i have finished. any idvice on the pros/cons of doing so?
Iplayer works fine here in the UK on US ICS with Browser+. Needed to install flash from the Market though.
I have a UK WiFi only Xoom, rooted with ICS (from the US Motorola Image)
BBC iPlayer works FINE on the stock browser - you just need to do one thing to get it working, but each time you visit the page after a reboot/cache wipe.
By default, the BBC don't recognise the Xoom (as someone above pointed out, the UAString is not known).
However, click the 3 dots button (top right of screen) and select "Request Desktop Site".
The page will reload, and iPlayer will work (assuming you have also downloaded Flash Player 11)...
Enjoy
(just noticed jester27 had found this too)
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So far DL30 is working without any real issues. The only weird thing that I noticed is that Adobe Flash 10.1 stopped working. It worked when I tested it, but now the same site isn't working.
I tried...
Updating to the latest Flash via market place... no luck.
Renaming the install_flash_player.apk and installing from the market place... no luck
Most sites have a warning that flash is not installed. This is using the android browser.
If anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated.
EDIT: I should have stated that I wiped the data and cache. I also went from a stock DL09 rooted phone to the DL30 leak.
I just used Dophin HD to go to CNN and MSNBC, I was able to view the videos there with no problems. I remember I couldn't do that on 2.1.
All I did was to install Flash 10.1 from Market...
OK.... Newb status confirmed....
The flash player worked and then stopped. Some how the enable addons setting on the browser was turned to off. I enabled all. Sorry for the ridiculous question!
Tanks for the post...I had that same plugin thing disabled as well until I saw this thread. Now flash is up and running. Anyone know how to choose the resolution settings in youtube? (ex. 360p,720p,1080p)
It helped me to install from the marketplace. Seems to work great even with flash games on this 2.2 build.
Sorry, slightly off topic, but browser related. Anyone actually get the default search engine selection to work correctly? Neither of the two other choices - Google or Yahoo works.
Typing anything into the top URL / Search bar and then pressing the right arrow button to initiate the search always yields bing search results. Maybe I am missing the real function of the default search selection, but one would figure that's what that setting was for.
Everything else in DL30 has seemed to function perfectly.
Enable Plugins from the browser menu. You can set it to manual too so you don't have too much lag from videos starting.
Its working ... Enable plugins in your browser...
Flash Works
Yeah flash works perfectly. If i go to ESPN i can watch the videos on there perfectly and just click the fullscreen to see it good on my phone.
I think this deserves a thread. as the title states if you were to go to YouTube full site and try to play a video as soon as its about to play the advert it crashes causing the browser to become unresposive to touch.
does not matter which browser you use it has same effect.
other sites tested are ustream and Justin TV. various flash sites used to watch football also have the same problem although sometimes after deleting cache on opera in app manager I can get football to run.
I'm pretty sure 3.2.1 did not have these issues.
if this a Acer problem. will they fix this? I also think it could be a flash player problem with our tablets which could be fixed in a update from them.
I'm on a custom rom but I'm just off to test on my girlfriends tab which is stock....brb
OK I'm back. exactly the same tried to play a video on YouTube and as it about to play it froze the browser and the video.
3.2.1 looks so appealing right now. anyway people who say there browsers don't freeze obviously don't use many flash sites.
if anyone knows any settings that may help in the about:config department of opera please let me no otherwise I'd love to find anyone with a workaround.....
I am having this problem as well with dolphin, chrome and stock browser when ever I try to go to full screen. However last night I downloaded browser + (basically an enhanced stock browser) and it worked fine all night long. I played about 3 consecutive hours of full screen flash videos and didn't have one browser crash. Not sure what the problem with the other browsers is.
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thanks, might give that a try then.
im sure it will be ironed out sooner or later..
anyone know if theres away to log the crashes?
EDIT: Indeed you are correct. broswer+ does not crash on justin.tv....
Any tips on forcing it to use youtube full site as no matter what i try (even ticking box) it forces back to the mobile site.
Cheers for the tip mate it will certainly make ICS a whole lot better to use at the minute
EDIT 2: you just made my morning looks like browser+ is the way to go. ustream works perfectly too.
just like to add a further note that BOAT browser works great and does not freeze when using any of the sites i have listed. so thats browser+ and BOAT that work ok with flash
I also should now add I'm on a custom 4.0.4 android and flash with opera works great. Even full screen on full YouTube.
Very strange but I'm not complaining now.
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i'll give opera a shot as well
Same issues
Two of the most irritating problems I had with HC was:
1. ALL web browsers would randomly crash--> auto shut downs that wiped all temp and open files in the browser. Stock browser was the worst, followed up by Opera, Dolphin, Mirix browser, and a couple other nobody apps. None worked flawlessly. This is enraging when you are typing an email and it dies, you lose all your work!!!
2. My bluetooth Motorola keyboard would stutter and die. Keys would stick, etc. Another maddening problem.
The ICS OTA I received did not rectify these two critical issues for me either. Hence why I invested time and energy into learning how to unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM.
Those two problems that were unresolvable were deal breakers for me running anything from Acer.
I routinely sent alogcat files to Dolphin techie team. They were not able to deduce why their browser would auto-die during session. But hey, at least the Dolphin team responded and tried.
Opera support is miserable. I sent them what they wanted: their advice? Uninistall Opera and re-install. I did. Four times. Still problem persisted.
I would get SoD's on HC and my tablet was unrooted and unmodded at the time.
I would get SoD's infrequently on stock ICS, but enough it made me move to another ROM.
So to answer your question: Your device is not alone with these problems. Seems it is something in Acer's ROM's that do this. Some bug they dont bother to fix. And I assume it is in the stock ROM's, because I did factory recovery and factory wipes too, and it did not repair this bug with auto-die browsers and spotty bluetooth connectivity.
My solution?
Go custom ROM. Flash an unlocked bootloader, install the latest greatest flavor you take fancy to, install either the Lightspeed 4.5 (i think they are up to 4.7 now...), Flexreaper RC1_v3, or that Thor ROM. All are good, I'm partial to Flexreaper cuz it has that totally customizable Acer Ring.
All those ROM's out of the gate are faster and have more clever apps in them than Acer-junk.
Juss sayin.
~Pyra
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.48/install_flash_player_ics.apk flash for Opera 12 download and install.
Hey guys so i just got my transformer about a week ago and have a few questions I'm rooted and running revolver rom which is great btw, OK first question is does the browser randomly crash for everyone else I've tried several browsers and they all have this issue, next question is about watching videos/movies on browser some websites wont play video i just get the blue box with the question mark and i have adobe flash player installed, third and final question is about a game Dead Trigger does anyone play it and if so do you experience alot of lag because mine is very laggy when playing. Thanks for any responses
try clearing browser data. mine crashed a lot on honeycomb but not nearly as much on ics/jb
they could be silverlight/divx instead of pure flash and make absolutley sure you have flash
tegra 2 cant handle it on max graphics just turn them down a little
mrevankyle said:
try clearing browser data. mine crashed a lot on honeycomb but not nearly as much on ics/jb
they could be silverlight/divx instead of pure flash and make absolutley sure you have flash
tegra 2 cant handle it on max graphics just turn them down a little
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Hey thanks for the suggestions i tried clearing data for browser but it still closes, it only happens on a few sites so i can live with it, about the videos playing im not sure what they are i just know they have worked on every device ive had before including a piece of crap coby kyros i had like 3 years ago, is their any way to get divx/silverlight to work on this tablet , as far as game its already on low graphics , again thanks for the reply
Try installing latest guevor's kernel. It has a fix for the RAM fragmentation problem which causes lots of Google apps (any GPU-accelerated app really) to crash to desktop.
As for browser plugin...
There is no Silverlight plugin for Android. DivX is not a plugin either. What browser are you using? You say you have Flash installed, but both Chrome and latest Dolphin disable Flash.
zAlbee said:
Try installing latest guevor's kernel. It has a fix for the RAM fragmentation problem which causes lots of Google apps (any GPU-accelerated app really) to crash to desktop.
As for browser plugin...
There is no Silverlight plugin for Android. DivX is not a plugin either. What browser are you using? You say you have Flash installed, but both Chrome and latest Dolphin disable Flash.
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Thanks ill definitely check out that kernal, as for browser im using stock or boat browser,im sure i have flash installed because im able to watch flash content on some websites, i dont think the website were the videos dont work is silverlight because it works on my android phone and worked on my old crappy coby tablet and u said their is no silverlight plugin for android
This tutorial has been developed for the user wanting native Flash Support when browsing the web. We have tested the Flash Player through a number of sites and have seen flawless performance.
The method used here also allows any application to use the built in Flash Player, like BBC Player which requires Flash Player to run properly. Remember, Android is phasing out Flash Player, so this tutorial will become more important as we grow towards updated Android OS Platforms. We currently use Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.16 4.0+
Why use Flash Player on the Kindle? You are able to obtain Free Content from these providers:
Top 5 free movie players for the Kindle:
1. Hulu (NOT Plus)
2. Crackle Player
3. BBC iPlayer
4. SkyGo
5. ITV Player
Prerequisites:
1. Competed How To: 7" Kindle Fire HD Root - Noob (Simple) Version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117
2. Completed How to: Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069329
3. Completed How to: Install Go Launcher EX and HD Noob (Easy) Version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069668
Flash Player Step 1: Download Adobe_Flash_Player_11.1.115.16_4.0+.apk save it to /sdcard/download
Flash Player Step 2: Using Google Play download and install Dolphin Browser
Flash Player Step 3: Using Google Play download and install Opera Browser
Flash Player Step 3.1: Using Silk Browser download and install Boat Browser
Flash Player Step 4: Using Root Explorer or similar application, install /sdcard/download/Adobe_Flash_Player_11.1.115.16_4.0+.apk
Flash Player Step 5: Using Google Play download and install SWF Player
Flash Player Step 6: Now launch either Dolphin or Opera Web Browser, go to any Flash Site. At some point you will be asked which browser to use by default. Play with them both, I like both and have had a hard time deciding which one is better. So far Dolphin appears to open just about any site whereas Opera seems to be a little more picky on the content.
Note: The Amazon Silk Web Browser loaded as the default browser on the Kindle 7" HD does not support Flash content nor will it work with this new plugin. This is the reason for installing Opera and Dolphin.
Next we will offer a How to: Install ICS Google Applications Noob (Easy) Version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35974336
Browsers Compatible with Flash
Compatible browsers:
1) Opera Mobile
2) Opera Mini
3) Dolphin
Incompatible browsers or Untested browsers:
1) Chrome
2) Silk
3) Firefox
Noob Series Update
See our new Noob Series. Links provided below.
Mozilla Firefox 10 Update
Anyone out there missing Mozilla Firefox? We finally found a version that works fine with the Kindle.
You may download a copy here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/Firefox_10_0_multi.apk
Firefox Step 1: Download Firefox_10_0_multi.apk to your Desktop
Firefox Step 2: Copy /Desktop/Firefox_10_0_multi.apk to /Kindle/Internal Drive/Download/Firefox_10_0_multi.apk
Firefox Step 3: Using ES File Explorer, navigate to /sdcard/Download click on Firefox_10_0_multi.apk
Firefox Step 4: Choose Install
Firefox Step 5: Open Firefox in /Apps
Known Issues: Will not support Flash Player on the Kindle Fire 7" HD.
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The problems have been resolved by upgrading our account. Thank you again!
Flash Player has been updated - Mozilla now Works
To All,
We just updated Flash Player. Also for anyone missing Mozilla, the new Nightly build
Works on the Kindle Fire HD 7", you may download a copy here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/fennec-20.0a1.multi.android-arm.apk
Just download it directly to your Kindle using Opera, Dolphin, Chrome or Silk. When
The download completes, choose "Open" then "Install" to Install the program.
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To All,
We have updated Opera Mobile has released a critical update.
So far Opera turns out to have the fastest Benchmark Score.
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thanks alot Bro.all of your threads are great.i learned so many from them.more to come and keep it up.i am now a follower of your threads.very detailed and easy to follow.thanks alot and GODBless!
I'm running Dolphin HD 9.1.0 with Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.16 4.0+, best setup I've had on kfhd. Even those small videos on websites will play. Feels the most like a PC. Good luck!
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thanks alot Bro.all of your threads are great.i learned so many from them.more to come and keep it up.i am now a follower of your threads.very detailed and easy to follow.thanks alot and GODBless!
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[How to] Install Flash Player with Browser Support Noob (Easy) Version
Krsmqn said:
I'm running Dolphin HD 9.1.0 with Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.16 4.0+, best setup I've had on kfhd. Even those small videos on websites will play. Feels the most like a PC. Good luck!
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Krsmqn,
That is the version we use in this post - Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.16 4.0+.:good:
Boat Browser works great for Flash as well. I prefer version 4.6.1. I personally go back and forth between Boat and Dolphin depending on version. I've never been a fan of Opera.
Sent from my rooted KFHD courtesy of XDA and a great community.
Redwolf379 said:
Boat Browser works great for Flash as well. I prefer version 4.6.1. I personally go back and forth between Boat and Dolphin depending on version. I've never been a fan of Opera.
Sent from my rooted KFHD courtesy of XDA and a great community.
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Redwolf379,
Now this is one I have not tried. I will take a peek at it tonight, Thank you for the feedback.:good:
Boat is fairly similar to Dolphin in settings and privacy features. The new version has static bookmarks that I dont much care for but 4.6.1 does not. I will upload this version shortly for you to try. Also, thanks for all your hard work and dedication to the community. Ive been following several of your posts/guides and am thankful we have you here to help those who need it.
[Edit]: Updated with link for Boat Browser 4.6.1
http://db.tt/cFmWNIG5
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Redwolf379 said:
Boat is fairly similar to Dolphin in settings and privacy features. The new version has static bookmarks that I dont much care for but 4.6.1 does not. I will upload this version shortly for you to try. Also, thanks for all your hard work and dedication to the community. Ive been following several of your posts/guides and am thankful we have you here to help those who need it.
[Edit]: Updated with link for Boat Browser 4.6.1
http://db.tt/cFmWNIG5
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Redwolf379,
Thank you for providing the link to Boat Browser. We appreciate you taking the time to help us all.
Boat Browser 4.6.1
Redwolf379 said:
Boat is fairly similar to Dolphin in settings and privacy features. The new version has static bookmarks that I dont much care for but 4.6.1 does not. I will upload this version shortly for you to try. Also, thanks for all your hard work and dedication to the community. Ive been following several of your posts/guides and am thankful we have you here to help those who need it.
[Edit]: Updated with link for Boat Browser 4.6.1
http://db.tt/cFmWNIG5
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Redwolf379,
I had time to test Boat Browser today. I think I like it better than Dolphin. It is a very snappy and fast browser, even
with complex content sites or Flash sites. Anyways, I am impressed and thank you for the recommendation. The
Boat Browser footprint is small, here is the comparison:
1. Google Chrome 19.3 MB
2. Boat Browser 2.1 MB
3. Mozilla Nightly 25.97 MB
4. Opera 8.49
5. Dolphin 4.78 MB
So, the above answers why each one accelerates in it's own area. Mozilla is loaded with features but look at the
Footprint, the cost is speed, Mozilla Nightly is by far the slowest of the bunch. Both Dolphin and Boat Browser
have a large array of options, so in the end you can get all the features of Mozilla with the state of the art
performance.
Great to hear! I stumbled across it when I was looking for something to compare Dolphin to some time ago and really liked it. I have both Boat and Dolphin installed but Boat has been my daily driver browser for a while now.
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Personally i find the cm9 browser to work the best with flash and the fastest browser even vs chrome.
http://db.tt/683s1qrs
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Redwolf379 said:
Great to hear! I stumbled across it when I was looking for something to compare Dolphin to some time ago and really liked it. I have both Boat and Dolphin installed but Boat has been my daily driver browser for a while now.
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Redwolf379,
I will have to agree with you, Boat Browser and Dolphin are beautiful. I seem to navigate toward Boat Browser as my daily Browser.
Thank you for posting the comments.:good:
Kindle Fire Browser - CM10 Original Browser
mindmajick said:
Personally i find the cm9 browser to work the best with flash and the fastest browser even vs chrome.
http://db.tt/683s1qrs
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mindmajick,
That is one I forget to use, yet it is quite universal and supports Flash. I still find Boat Browser to be a bit faster than the rest, even with Flash Player active. The funny part? I disable Flash when I use this site since the scripts are massive with lots of Ad pointers active. Flash disabled on this site increases the performance 10 fold.
Thank you mindmajick for taking the time to post your comments:good:.
I have flash working but full screen always fails, the screen goes black. Is there a fix? I've tried every browser, boat, firefox, AOSP, ocean, etc.
EDIT: It's working on firefox right now but there's no seek bar, no controls. Grr.
I have the same problem. Using ocean browser.
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Full screen works for me on Boat Browser with all the websites I've tried. As far as why it wont work on your end, It may just be a fluke with certain websites. Since it is not "officially" supported on JellyBean it may be hit or miss.
You could share what website in particular you're trying to access full screen and I could try it on my end.
Also, what version of Flash Player are you using?
I installed flash on my N10 earlier (something I thought I never do ) and can also confirm the site I tried using the fullscreen player on just resulted in a black screen, on AOSP Browser (I use CM 10.1). I use whatever the latest ICS APK that was available on Adobe's archive site.
I didn't try other browsers yet.