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I have had my nexus 7 since Friday. I hadn't planned on rooting it because jelly bean is extremely nice and I wanted to be able to watch Play Store movies without being denied for DRM issues as i had been before on rooted devices.
After setting up my tablet, I began download the Transformers move to my device. Just for giggles I decided to try the same on my rooted GNex with Razors Jelly 2.6 on it. The movie streamed with no issues and downloaded as well. Playback worked with both methods. I have not tried this with any other play store video content as of yet.
I guess my question(s) is/are, what has changed? Is this a jelly bean phenomenon? Does the Play Store no longer look for root? Has anyone with a rooted nexus 7 tablet been able to do the same with any other video content from Play? I know, that's a lot of questions and I'm sure that I'll get blasted for not searching, but after a dozen failed searches I could not find the answers that I was looking for.
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a few weeks ago google enabled the play store movies to now work with root.
So you can now be rooted and have full access to the play store. I'm assuming it was partly due to the Nexus 7's pending release.
Now many other services such as Ultraviolet with Flixster still do look for root and you'll have to use a temp unroot to use them.
neok44 said:
a few weeks ago google enabled the play store movies to now work with root.
So you can now be rooted and have full access to the play store. I'm assuming it was partly due to the Nexus 7's pending release.
Now many other services such as Ultraviolet with Flixster still do look for root and you'll have to use a temp unroot to use them.
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Thanks for that. I want to read up on the subject. Interestingly enough my TWC TV app is listed as incompatible with the 7. It worked with the tab 2 7.0. Now all I need to do is head over to the Galaxy Nexus thread and find out which temp unroot to use that doesn't totally bork my phone!
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i use Voodoo OTA RootKeeper app from the play store. don't know if it works with the N7 though.
On my galaxy nexus it's perfect. disable root, ultraviolet works, re-enable and back to root like nothing happened.
neok44 said:
i use Voodoo OTA RootKeeper app from the play store. don't know if it works with the N7 though.
On my galaxy nexus it's perfect. disable root, ultraviolet works, re-enable and back to root like nothing happened.
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I'm running Razors Jelly. I don't remember if I tried that one or not. I tried two or three and decided that I never wanted to try again.
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Temp unroot isn't guaranteed, the Barclays banking apps for instance still refuse to work even with temporary unrooting.
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My issue was that root never came back. One question, will I still be able to boot into cwm to restore a backup if things go wrong? I want smart enough to think of that last time around.
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tsruggles said:
I have had my nexus 7 since Friday. I hadn't planned on rooting it because jelly bean is extremely nice and I wanted to be able to watch Play Store movies without being denied for DRM issues as i had been before on rooted devices.
After setting up my tablet, I began download the Transformers move to my device. Just for giggles I decided to try the same on my rooted GNex with Razors Jelly 2.6 on it. The movie streamed with no issues and downloaded as well. Playback worked with both methods. I have not tried this with any other play store video content as of yet.
I guess my question(s) is/are, what has changed? Is this a jelly bean phenomenon? Does the Play Store no longer look for root? Has anyone with a rooted nexus 7 tablet been able to do the same with any other video content from Play? I know, that's a lot of questions and I'm sure that I'll get blasted for not searching, but after a dozen failed searches I could not find the answers that I was looking for.
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I had Transformers on my N7. I rooted which wiped everything and when I went to try to redownload it there was no way to do so.
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I had Transformers on my N7. I rooted which wiped everything and when I went to try to redownload it there was no way to do so.
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thats strange, Ive rooted and wiped over and over again the last few days and all of my freebies are still available to me
Hi, lately several application updates is not coming to my nexus 4, such as Hangouts not updated until now, and all my friends have already received the update. I wonder if this is a problem, and if so, how to solve it. Sorry for bad english xD
Same problem here... But im think that google rollout updates periodically...
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Updates are always staggered. The only update I got when it was announced on popular Android-related Websites was Google+ and Google Search yesterday, basically a minute after I read it on AndroidPolice.
So yeah, it can take a bit of time until it arrives. With the latest Hangouts I kind of lost patience and just downloaded it from a mirror provided by AndroidPolice.
This is really annoying .. Google+ also received very quickly
hangouts'll see how long it takes to reach
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.
retroben said:
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.
kairnage said:
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
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I imagine Prime video will still work...right?
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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.
Ever since the update to Pandora with the refreshed UI, it FCs and locks up my phone any time I run it. If I leave my phone alone, the songs will play like they should, but as soon as I unlock my screen, the first song that played when I opened Pandora is still listed as the current track, and the "Wait or Close" dialog box is up. And then I have to pull my battery, because nothing happens when I hit either Wait or Close.
Is anyone else having this issue or know of a solution? I'm on a Verizon rooted/busyboxed/debloated S5 and Pandora worked perfectly with it until the update. So I'm doubting that it's the phone.
Thanks,
Z
I'm having the exact same issue with Pandora on my S5. Not too happy about it either since I pay for Pandora One and primarily use Pandora through my phone. I emailed them today about the issue. I'll update this when I get a reply from them.
There's quiet a few 1 star reviews in the Google Play store after the most recent update, complaining about the same issue, so the problem seems pretty widespread.
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I'm having the exact same issue with Pandora on my S5. Not too happy about it either since I pay for Pandora One and primarily use Pandora through my phone. I emailed them today about the issue. I'll update this when I get a reply from them.
There's quiet a few 1 star reviews in the Google Play store after the most recent update, complaining about the same issue, so the problem seems pretty widespread.
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Thank´s
Pandora 5.7 is malfunctioning on rooted S4
Same issue on my rooted S4 running hyperdrive, except, it continues playback but it black screens when touchresponse freezes! I also have to battery pull and it sucks! Pandora Dev's!!!! Quit trying to be like IHeartRadio!!!!!! you guys were the first! just keep it simple and try not to sacrifice sound quality, speed or selection for appearance...no one cares when they use it on their phone...We set the station, plug in the AUX cable and walk away! that's it! one more thing, I know it's not because we're rooted because there are many people experiencing the same issue who are not rooted and customed rommed!!!! I would suggest that you investigate what it is with samsung phones that are interfering with your new "5.7" build?!?!?!.... sounds like most of us samsung user's are going to switch over to IHeartRadio or Spotify until you fix this trainwreck! Thanks.
I got a reply from Pandora support last night, asking for some more info (android version, phone version, carrier, etc) and further description of the issue so that they can forward it to the engineering team.
I responded this morning, so we'll see how long it takes to hear back from them.
Sickbox9, I forgot to mention in my original post that my s5 is rooted (but not running a custom rom). Like your said, I highly doubt that's the issue tho since non rooted users are having the exact same problems.
same problem here. I am running an adblocking hosts file and I thought that could be the cause.
has anyone tried rolling back to 5.6?
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I just rolled back to 5.6.2 So far so good
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You would happen to have the apk would you thanks
I got it from here (Hopefully it is legit) :
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/pandora-media-inc/pandora/pandora-5-6-2-android-apk-download/
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Sweet thanks so much
Real deal this time, folks. You can install it on your Fire TV/Stick, right now.
EXTREMELY BUGGY, BEWARE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/apps-services-broken-fire-os-5-t3183463
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62463523&postcount=176
http://www.aftvnews.com/the-quirky-side-of-fire-os-5-for-fire-tv/
Here's the official word:
https://developer.amazon.com/public...ire-OS-5-Developer-Preview-for-Amazon-Fire-TV
You need to sign up as a developer, and then jump in here:
https://developer.amazon.com/get-fireos5.html
And then it should appear OTA within a couple of days.
How to install:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-fire-os-5-developer-preview-on-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
Post bugs in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/apps-services-broken-fire-os-5-t3183463
Anyone succeeded in joining yet?
I'm get server errors.
Claude Koch said:
Anyone succeeded in joining yet?
I'm get server errors.
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I joined last night but it takes 24 to 48 hours. Because I'm rooted I can only try it on AFTV stick. I'll report back if I get the update before others.
I signed up with no issues except my box is still on 51.1.6.1 trying to figure out if the box should receive 51.1.6.2 first or will it still update to the OS5 preview? I posted feedback to Amazon waiting for the answer. Do I need to wait for the 51.1.6.2 OTA?
Signed my AFTV up. Time to wait and see
I'm on now.
Two Sticks (one US and one German) and one Fire TV.
Sticks are on 51.1.6.1 ..Im on now.
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Got it overnight. Haven't found anything different yet.
Claude Koch said:
Got it overnight. Haven't found anything different yet.
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Is KODI still working including the shortcut?
Is there actually a benefit to the casual user to load this, right now? Are there actually any useful Apps that work on Lollipop but not the older version of Fire OS?
Any news of 24p support for Fire TV? They need to fix this.
Mitsjke said:
Any news of 24p support for Fire TV? They need to fix this.
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Better you get your TV to process it.
Process what...?
Is anyone else still waiting for 54.1.2.2? I'm not getting this update which supposedly is needed for OS 5. signed up for the preview and its scheduled to be installed by tonight.
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Is anyone else still waiting for 54.1.2.2? I'm not getting this update which supposedly is needed for OS 5. signed up for the preview and its scheduled to be installed by tonight.
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Yep I've got 2 boxes stuck there too. Not sure what's going on.
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According to Amazon, my firmware listed is the newest.
amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201497590
Got my update this morning. Bad news: it breaks Firestarter. Everything else, including Kodi, is fine though.
Don't get too alarmed if you see a black screen and flashing light for what seems eternity. It will eventually load. Might be Firestarter holding it up. You will need to uninstall it until it's updated or find another launcher.
Claude Koch said:
Got my update this morning. Bad news: it breaks Firestarter. Everything else, including Kodi, is fine though.
Don't get too alarmed if you see a black screen and flashing light for what seems eternity. It will eventually load. Might be Firestarter holding it up. You will need to uninstall it until it's updated or find another launcher.
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24p working?
chris00780 said:
24p working?
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What does that even mean?
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24p working?
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Is there a way to test 24p support?
When I play a 24p MKV all is very smooth. I am running FIRE OS 5 Preview.
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Claude Koch said:
Got my update this morning. Bad news: it breaks Firestarter. Everything else, including Kodi, is fine though.
Don't get too alarmed if you see a black screen and flashing light for what seems eternity. It will eventually load. Might be Firestarter holding it up. You will need to uninstall it until it's updated or find another launcher.
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FiredTV is still working after the update.
bigwillie1 said:
Is there a way to test 24p support?
When I play a 24p MKV all is very smooth. I am running FIRE OS 5 Preview.
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FiredTV is still working after the update.
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plug a keyboard in and hit O when a movie is playing. What does the refresh rate say?