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Read an article saying the Netflix app will only be coming to new phones with the app pre- installed. Meaning we won't be able to go to the Market and d/l the app. Is this true? Are there any ways around this? I was really looking forward to my Instant queue on my Inc.
Our processors aren't made for it.. The new snapdragon is gonna be different and be able to meet Netflix requirements.
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They said the Eris couldn't handle froyo. Now it has gingerbread. I wouldn't be surprised if someone made it work for the dinc
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Thats such bs, although im sure once its available there will be hacked version
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I wouldn't want to watch netflix on my phone anyways. Honestly, shouldn't you be paying attention to the world around you?
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I wouldn't want to watch netflix on my phone anyways. Honestly, shouldn't you be paying attention to the world around you?
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Its funny u say that i saw a girl walking thru the mall here texting, she tripped and fell into a big fountain face first lol... anyways i would like to, i take a lot of trips with the wife and sometimes its just boring sitting in the car or hotel room
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I didn't read anything about it only coming preinstalled... I only got that it would only work with snapdragon processors due to some security system that they have... netflix would be dumb not to release an app for all phones considering that the best part of android is that we have options on what phone we want to use... if this is the case then the HTC tablet will steal the market from the xoom since its not a snapdragon
pete_kowalski83 said:
Its funny u say that i saw a girl walking thru the mall here texting, she tripped and fell into a big fountain face first lol... anyways i would like to, i take a lot of trips with the wife and sometimes its just boring sitting in the car or hotel room
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Was that the one that became a YouTube sensation? She now wants to sue the mall and security guards for laughing.
As a recent Netflix convert, I went searching a few days ago for a Netflix app. I figured there had to be one considering the popularity of Netflix, but there was NOTHING
I can't believe there is no official Netflix app, not even one to manage your queue, browse what's available, or even to control Watch Instantly on a 3rd party player (Boxee, PS3, etc). Big disappointment
Do u really think im gonna be walking and watching a movie? Cmon man. Anyone who has netflix and an android phone wants the app. Not only to watch movies and shows but to update our queue as well. This isnt about walking and watching, its about being able to do everything with our Inc.
TokedUp said:
Do u really think im gonna be walking and watching a movie? Cmon man. Anyone who has netflix and an android phone wants the app. Not only to watch movies and shows but to update our queue as well. This isnt about walking and watching, its about being able to do everything with our Inc.
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I completely agree.
Its ok though b/c Netflix will soon put the app out there for those new phones the new snapdragon processors and then all those wonderful hackers we have in the Android community will come up with something for the rest of us.
coffeedragon said:
As a recent Netflix convert, I went searching a few days ago for a Netflix app. I figured there had to be one considering the popularity of Netflix, but there was NOTHING
I can't believe there is no official Netflix app, not even one to manage your queue, browse what's available, or even to control Watch Instantly on a 3rd party player (Boxee, PS3, etc). Big disappointment
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+1. I was really looking forward to managing my queue from my phone...
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+1. I was really looking forward to managing my queue from my phone...
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You can still manage your queue with your web browser, but I agree an official app would be better.
I know its a crappy kind of workaround, but I have PlayOn installed on my server at home witch then have the PlayOn app on my Inc and it can stream my Netflix to my phone wherever I am. I am bummed there is no official Netflix app, but there are a few to do your queue.
The bad thing about it is I used to have a Netflix app for my HTC Vogue. I could manage my account and all my queues. I really can't belive that Netflix can't come out with at least a basic app for Android.
Im hoping one of our genius devs come up with something for our rooted Incs. Maybe theres a way around the security so the app can be ported to us. Heres to wishful thinking!
Devildog8791 said:
The bad thing about it is I used to have a Netflix app for my HTC Vogue. I could manage my account and all my queues. I really can't belive that Netflix can't come out with at least a basic app for Android.
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There are tons of apps that will handle your queue. Movies is one that has a ton of uses AND allows you to manage your queue
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Unfortunately, the DINC will likely never see a working version of the Netflix app
Netflix has strict DRM requirements and, as of right now, only the brand new generation of Snapdragons (like the one in the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt) will be able to support Netflix since that processor's firmware contains the latest DRM keys. The DINC's processor does not contain the DRM keys it needs to allow the app to function
Normally software can be hacked to "get around" these types of requirements, but apparently the devs tried and failed to get it to work and eventually all but gave up on the project and will now only focus on porting the app to newer phones with the newer Snapdragon chips:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936789
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Unfortunately, the DINC will likely never see a working version of the Netflix app
Netflix has strict DRM requirements and, as of right now, only the brand new generation of Snapdragons (like the one in the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt) will be able to support Netflix since that processor's firmware contains the latest DRM keys. The DINC's processor does not contain the DRM keys it needs to allow the app to function
Normally software can be hacked to "get around" these types of requirements, but apparently the devs tried and failed to get it to work and eventually all but gave up on the project and will now only focus on porting the app to newer phones with the newer Snapdragon chips:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936789
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Looks grim, but I hold out hope that some enterprising developer will find a way to extract the DRM keys needed to get the app working.
It seems the apk for Netflix has been leaked can't seem to get it to work fully but maybe someone else can.
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I was able to install and launch. I can search movies and manage my queue, but I get an error if I try to stream. Looks more like Netflix is blocking it than a system error.
It would be great to get Netflix streaming.
Netflix DRM on Android
Netflix not streaming seems to be a DRM issue. More info in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995126
cbotd said:
Netflix not streaming seems to be a DRM issue. More info in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995126
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Amazon Prime bought Netflix of Europe,try their 30 day free movies on their instant video page,3000 movies so far, Free!
I use it on my A7,its great.After free trial its only $79.95 yr.
That s cheaper than Netflix USA and Blockbuster.
Thanks! I am a prime member but didn't know vids could be played on my elocity.
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Netflix - Amazon Prime?
I am also a Prime member and can stream videos just fine to my Mac or my lil netbook, but when I try on the A7 tab, it returns a message that Amazon does not have this set up yet for mobile devices. I've even tried signing in through various browsers to the full Amazon site, but each time it seems to recognize my device and says it's not supported.
If you are running something that allows you to stream videos, please do tell!
there are some alternatives to playing hulu / netflix on your mobile...
PlayOn makes it possible to stream from your pc to mobile/tablet.
TVersity makes it possible to stream from hulu.com (no netflix i think)
on your tablet, use something like Skifta to play the DLNA stream, it works.. i tried it with Tversity / hulu.com .. not perfect, but it works..
maybe someone got a better dlna based and cheaper solution?
Netflix app released on market work with several devices wonder how we can make the a7 look like the evo 4g.
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Netflix app released on market work with several devices wonder how we can make the a7 look like the evo 4g.
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if it rely on "DRM" , A7 does not even support it at all..
my port "Blur" do support it, but not sure if its 100% implemented correctly from my side with directories and apps running.
A7 stock firmware has not support at all for DRM media.
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I am also a Prime member and can stream videos just fine to my Mac or my lil netbook, but when I try on the A7 tab, it returns a message that Amazon does not have this set up yet for mobile devices. I've even tried signing in through various browsers to the full Amazon site, but each time it seems to recognize my device and says it's not supported.
If you are running something that allows you to stream videos, please do tell!
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I'm confused. I'm able to run Amazon Prime video no problem on mine. I don't remember if there was a app on amazon or what (my fuzzy brain seems to be telling me that there was a download prompted by Amazon the first time I went to the video section).
I was just thinking about the whole movie rental thing not being available to root users because they are lumping us all in with thieves. How's this for a solution?
Instead of making it where we can't rent movies, can't they just make it where we aren't able to download them to the device (in other words, no pinning.) and only make them streamable? I would be happy with that. I mean, it would suck for flights and stuff where you don't have a connection, but It'd be better than the solution that they've currently got going.
Thoughts?
screw that they get no money
the movie industry can continue to screw themselves over
Yeah I dont understand... it just gives people a REASON to Pirate movies.
"oh I cant rent this movie on my tablet? Fine then I'll just hit up a torrent site"
Expecting the media copyright holders to be reasonable might be a bit naive
Google has to go along with whatever crazy **** they demand to license their content.
I have no problem whatsoever paying for a rental. I pay for netflix, hulu and frequently comcast on-demand stuff already. If I want to watch a movie on my tablet though, and the easiest thing to do is hit up usenet, then so be it. It usually downloads faster that way anyway.
If they want my money, they just have to make it convenient or at the very least not annoying...
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I have no problem whatsoever paying for a rental. I pay for netflix, hulu and frequently comcast on-demand stuff already. If I want to watch a movie on my tablet though, and the easiest thing to do is hit up usenet, then so be it. It usually downloads faster that way anyway.
If they want my money, they just have to make it convenient or at the very least not annoying...
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My sentiment exactly!
th0r615 said:
Yeah I dont understand... it just gives people a REASON to Pirate movies.
"oh I cant rent this movie on my tablet? Fine then I'll just hit up a torrent site"
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Amen, brother.
Has anyone tried Amazon's video service? Not sure if it works on the Xoom / if it uses a special player.
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On another thread someone said that rooted Xooms could rent Google movies, just rent them through the web-based market. I haven't tried it yet.
web market works
Web market works for movie rentals through the native browser, helps to be logged into YouTube with the purchasing account through the browser as well. Also u have to set the quality lower if u didn't purchase the HD version. Works fine on my rooted 3.1 xoom. I have the hulu 10.3 and I believe the root 3.1 included the ua-string. I get errors trying to watch it through the native video app and I can't figure out how to open it in the native YouTube app, but full screen works fine through the browser streaming.
Same applies to watching it through browser on any computer too, we should get more then a day to watch it through...
Just purchase mega viewer pro... problem solved lol
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Web market works for movie rentals through the native browser, helps to be logged into YouTube with the purchasing account through the browser as well. Also u have to set the quality lower if u didn't purchase the HD version. Works fine on my rooted 3.1 xoom. I have the hulu 10.3 and I believe the root 3.1 included the ua-string. I get errors trying to watch it through the native video app and I can't figure out how to open it in the native YouTube app, but full screen works fine through the browser streaming.
Same applies to watching it through browser on any computer too, we should get more then a day to watch it through...
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Does it allowed to be downloaded/pinned? I'd like to find a solution for watching offline as I travel often.
All this is going to do is make people want to pirate movies. If it isn't easy to just purchase the movie than people are just going to go through other routes to get it on their device.
They are targeting root users, root users are the ones that know how to get stuff on the device without having to go through the market. In my opinion they will for sure lose more money by doing this.
I presume all those who pre-ordered get the credit. :good:
This is my first "Android" tablet (I own the Sony PRS T1, which is a reader FWIW), have never used an Android application till date.
Would really love recommendations for apps for this tablet OR how do you guys plan to use your credit? I am not into games, so any productivity applications for this tablet, which I shouldn't be missing out, give me a shout.
As I already own a ton of apps I'll probably dump mine into games.
For the sake of reference my daily go-to apps that i think are worth investing in would be:
Browser: OverSkreen
Music: PowerAmp
Forums: Tapatalk
Facebook: Friendcaster
Twitter: Plume
Photo editing: PS Touch
Everything else I use daily is either free, games and emulators or camera based, which doesn't apply here. I'm happy to supply a list of some of my favorite freebies if you like but as there are tons of threads devoted to such so I won't clutter this thread with it.
Edit: Plume and Friendcaster both have free versions too but as good as I think they are I supported the development and bought the paid versions.
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How u know they have deposit the 25$ in my account
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droidnubi said:
How u know they have deposit the 25$ in my account
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Accotding to Google it gets credited when you log into the Play store from your N7.
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I'll probably save mine for renting movies when I have a faster internet connection.
Get yourself the case with it. Just a suggestion.
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ky0nkyon said:
Get yourself the case with it. Just a suggestion.
My life for Aiur
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You can't. The state that the credit can't be used in the Devices category and the case is in the Devices category. Only Apps, Movies, Music, and eBooks are allowed.
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2670129
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You can't. The state that the credit can't be used in the Devices category and the case is in the Devices category. Only Apps, Movies, Music, and eBooks are allowed.
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2670129
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I never rent or buy movies from Google. If u do, can you watch it on a laptop or TV (laptop hdmi output)....or are you limited to watching it on an Android device?
Also, isn't it true that you CANNOT watch move on a rooted devices?
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I never rent or buy movies from Google. If u do, can you watch it on a laptop or TV (laptop hdmi output)....or are you limited to watching it on an Android device?
Also, isn't it true that you CANNOT watch move on a rooted devices?
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No just use Supersu to turn off root in settinvz , watch it, then turn back on I do it all the time
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Is there a use by date?
VonLaserface said:
As I already own a ton of apps I'll probably dump mine into games.
For the sake of reference my daily go-to apps that i think are worth investing in would be:
Browser: OverSkreen
Music: PowerAmp
Forums: Tapatalk
Facebook: Friendcaster
Twitter: Plume
Photo editing: PS Touch
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Email? Have been reading reviews and it seems K9 does not implement IMAP server search. From what I have seen from K9 reviews and its config options, it seems perfect for me, but IMAP server search would be a show stopper.
Here's my recommendation, send it to me!
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I've never had any 2 android devices at one time, but would I be able to sign into my gmail account and use the apps which I already paid for on my GNex?
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I've never had any 2 android devices at one time, but would I be able to sign into my gmail account and use the apps which I already paid for on my GNex?
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Yes, i believe you can
ikn0wagh0st said:
I've never had any 2 android devices at one time, but would I be able to sign into my gmail account and use the apps which I already paid for on my GNex?
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Indeed you can. It's very nice.
If you're going to be using XDA (which is for folks that root and flash ROMs) you'll want Titanium Backup Pro. If you don't know what that is you'll figure it out really fast the first time you screw something up...
I'd also recommend:
Wifi File Explorer Pro (super easy file transfers whenever your computer and tablet are connected to the same wifi).
Swiftkey 3 Tablet (though JellyBean apparently has a great built-in, so maybe not necessary)
ezPDF reader (full featured PDF reader with annotations)
GrooveIP (if you use google voice and want voip on your tablet)
IP Cam Viewer (pretty sure you can figure this one out from the name)
TuneInRadioPro (streaming internet radio)
Unless you need something special, don't waste your money on an office suite (google drive or Cloudon are both great). If you absolutely want one, get Quickoffice Pro HD.
What's a good program to use for streaming videos from my Windows shared network folders?
Are there any 3rd party apps that will let me listen to my Google Play Music or will it only work with the native app? Any reason the 3rd party music apps are better?
What's a good podcast listening app? Something similar to iTunes so it saves your last played location, deletes it when you finish listening to it, etc.
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What's a good program to use for streaming videos from my Windows shared network folders?
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Check out Plex
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I recommend Tablet Talk if you use SMS a lot.
When I'm at home on my wifi network, I just leave my phone plugged in and I just bring my tablet around the house. (ie. Watching TV) It also has a pop up to inform you if there's a call on your phone.
You can also use Bluetooth to connect your tablet to your phone. But I haven't tried that yet.
Thanks much, summarizing the list so far (I will use this as a baseline productivity toolkit for my Nexus 7, reading reviews now):
Browser: OverSkreen
Music: PowerAmp
Forums: Tapatalk
Facebook: Friendcaster
Twitter: Plume
Photo editing: PS Touch
Backup: Titanium Backup Pro
File Explorer: Wifi File Explorer Pro
Keyboard: Swiftkey 3 Tablet
PDF Reader: ezPDF reader
VoIP: GrooveIP
Internet Radio: TuneInRadioPro
I guess need recommendations on the below categories as well:
Email Solution:
Office Solution:
RSS / News Reader:
Task Management (Integration with Google Task must):
Alarm / Reminders:
Grocery / Utilities:
Inventory Management:
I will do a running total ($) of all the above, am pretty sure $ 25 credit would be gone in seconds I wish some of the apps, which have ports for both AAPL and GOOG, the transfer was seamless (Need to maintain cash for both "stores" now).
The reason I'm asking is because this (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.directv.dvrscheduler) is one of the main apps I use on my nexus 10 and ever since I did the upgrade to 4.2.2 it exhibits stutter during live TV playback. I can't be certain this is related to 4.2.2 and thus my question, is anyone using this app with 4.2.2 and successfully playing back live TV stutter free? Like I said, it was stable for me up until just a couple weeks ago.
In the event there aren't too many others using this app does anyone know how to reach those who are responsible for developing and sending out stock os updates? It might not mean anything to them but I've thought of providing feedback around what I'm seeing and I guess it I'd worth a try. Who knows, maybe they could release a fix in the next update.
I have the app. Don't use it for watching shows because it's horrible. Basically use the dvr function to record shows. You could probably go to the website and complain. I think that i looked into it once before.
Have you seen their Ipad app? It is absolutely beautiful and works flawlessly. The guide looks just like the web version and it also has a built in remote so you can control all of your receivers. It is the one app that I want updated on android!
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I have the app. Don't use it for watching shows because it's horrible. Basically use the dvr function to record shows. You could probably go to the website and complain. I think that i looked into it once before.
Have you seen their Ipad app? It is absolutely beautiful and works flawlessly. The guide looks just like the web version and it also has a built in remote so you can control all of your receivers. It is the one app that I want updated on android!
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Yes, I've seen it on the iPad. The GUI is much better, as you mentioned, but typically the live playback was the same in my experience. They both looked acceptable on the iPad and my Nexus 10. Of course with 4.2.2 all that seemed to change and now I have stutter. I really hope this can somehow be resolved. I only use probably about 5 apps on my N10 on a consistent basis and this is one of them.
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The reason I'm asking is because this (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.directv.dvrscheduler) is one of the main apps I use on my nexus 10 and ever since I did the upgrade to 4.2.2 it exhibits stutter during live TV playback. I can't be certain this is related to 4.2.2 and thus my question, is anyone using this app with 4.2.2 and successfully playing back live TV stutter free? Like I said, it was stable for me up until just a couple weeks ago.
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Do you have the full range of channels to watch live? Or a select few?
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Do you have the full range of channels to watch live? Or a select few?
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The app only allows for a select number, but I think there are quite a few, something like channel 200 and above. Personally, I watch it for The Tennis Channel and HGTV while I'm working out. Of course I can't any more since something seems to be an issue. I keep wondering whether anyone on 4.2.2 is able to stream live TV or not. I was able to do it with 4.2.1 just fine.
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The app only allows for a select number, but I think there are quite a few, something like channel 200 and above. Personally, I watch it for The Tennis Channel and HGTV while I'm working out. Of course I can't any more since something seems to be an issue. I keep wondering whether anyone on 4.2.2 is able to stream live TV or not. I was able to do it with 4.2.1 just fine.
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I just pulled up the DirecTv app for the first time since the 4.2.2 update to do live streaming. EXACT same problem as you. Stuttering where it was smooth before. Same is true for the tablet and phone version of the app. I would say 4.2.2 is the likely culprit unfortunately.
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I just pulled up the DirecTv app for the first time since the 4.2.2 update to do live streaming. EXACT same problem as you. Stuttering where it was smooth before. Same is true for the tablet and phone version of the app. I would say 4.2.2 is the likely culprit unfortunately.
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Thank you so much for confirming this. Any thoughts on who we might be able to reach out to so that they have an awareness that this issue exists? I'm not quite sure who is best to contact when it comes to the developers of the android operating system.
JPW1 said:
Thank you so much for confirming this. Any thoughts on who we might be able to reach out to so that they have an awareness that this issue exists? I'm not quite sure who is best to contact when it comes to the developers of the android operating system.
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I'm guessing there's pretty much nothing you can do other than downrating in the market and explaining why. That's what I did.
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I can't take this any longer. Watching DirecTV on my tablet was one of the primary reasons I purchased it. DirecTV just released a brand new app for Android and it looks almost identical to the iPad's (very nice GUI). But guess what? The stupid live streaming also fails on the Nexus 10 with the latest OS updates in the same way their other app did. Unbelievable. I've done what I can to contact DirecTV and Google about the issues, but I'm not seeing much response and since it has already been probably 4 months I'm not expecting a true resolution any time soon.
SO...this leaves me with taking matters in to my own hands. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to rooting, but I guess what I need to do is root the device and either install a different build or roll back the Google OS to 4.2.1, the version that worked with the DirecTV app. Could anyone point me in the right direction of what the best course of action might be to accomplish this? There are so many posts with what seems like so many options I am overwhelmed. Any guidance is appreciated.
Now with the update to 4.3 it won't stream at all. Just goes blank. Fantastic.
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Now with the update to 4.3 it won't stream at all. Just goes blank. Fantastic.
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I'm getting the exact same thing after the 4.3 update. What is Google thinking!?!? And how long before they actually fix major bugs like this?
Finally finally finally. DirecTV has fixed this app. It doesn't appear the picture quality is as good as it used to be, but I'm not really going to complain about that. They at least have it operational again. Where I will complain is around the time it took to get a resolution. For as much DirecTV is advertising their mobile viewing ability with tablets and cell phones, this should have been an "all hands on deck" priority for them and it wasn't. DirecTV, you can do better, but for the moment, I will give them credit for getting it done.