Please help! Playing videos in fullscreen landscape mode with Dolphin Browser - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm using Dolphin Browser now and it has been updated to the latest, when I try and use this browser to play videos off DailyMotion or MetaCafe and put the video I'm watching in fullscreen, it doesn't stay in fullscreen. When it tries to fade into fullscreen, it immideately comes back again and it does that back n fourth.
Can someone else try with a video from DailyMotion on Dolphin Browser try and watch in fullscreen, see what happens, ty! The phone has to be held sideways so widescreen.
I was just getting used to Dolphin Browser and I have tested DailyMotion and MetaCafe with Chrome and that works perfectly. What Chrome does is I play the video from DailyMotion, it comes to fullscreen, the soft buttons fade into 3 dots and I can watch. With Dolphin Browser, I play the video and it goes to full screen but after 2,3 seconds it comes out of full screen and back into full screen, then back out of full screen?!!
Just tried with YouTube as well, trying to play a video in YouTube via Dolphin Browser, put it to full screen, turn my phone into landscape and the buttons keep popping from the side every 2-3 seconds.

I get the issue as well, don't know of any solution unfortunately.

Nigeldg said:
I get the issue as well, don't know of any solution unfortunately.
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Thanks for your response mate, glad to know it's not just me with the issue. I wonder why the problem is still there, do Dolphin not know about it hmm

J. Clarkson said:
Thanks for your response mate, glad to know it's not just me with the issue. I wonder why the problem is still there, do Dolphin not know about it hmm
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Possibly not, you could always e-mail their development team (should be link on Google Play) if you want. Personally I don't watch videos in the browser very much but when I do this issue is incredibly annoying.

Nigeldg said:
Possibly not, you could always e-mail their development team (should be link on Google Play) if you want. Personally I don't watch videos in the browser very much but when I do this issue is incredibly annoying.
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Ah, yeah I see it. I have sent the email to them, hopefully they will look into this and give me a response.

Bumping this up to see if anyone else experiences this problem with Dolphin Browser.

Get jetpack installed, it works with jetpack.
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J. Clarkson said:
I'm using Dolphin Browser now and it has been updated to the latest, when I try and use this browser to play videos off DailyMotion or MetaCafe and put the video I'm watching in fullscreen, it doesn't stay in fullscreen. When it tries to fade into fullscreen, it immideately comes back again and it does that back n fourth.
Can someone else try with a video from DailyMotion on Dolphin Browser try and watch in fullscreen, see what happens, ty! The phone has to be held sideways so widescreen.
I was just getting used to Dolphin Browser and I have tested DailyMotion and MetaCafe with Chrome and that works perfectly. What Chrome does is I play the video from DailyMotion, it comes to fullscreen, the soft buttons fade into 3 dots and I can watch. With Dolphin Browser, I play the video and it goes to full screen but after 2,3 seconds it comes out of full screen and back into full screen, then back out of full screen?!!
Just tried with YouTube as well, trying to play a video in YouTube via Dolphin Browser, put it to full screen, turn my phone into landscape and the buttons keep popping from the side every 2-3 seconds.
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Get the jetpack installed, it will helps.

Aaeon said:
Get jetpack installed, it works with jetpack.
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Get the jetpack installed, it will helps.
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That's great, it works now. Thank you

Whilst we're on this topic, I've no idea what Jetpack does except that it fixes the Video Playback on Dolphin Browser. Are there any additional things to Dolphin that I might need for compatibility? What else do you use and any idea what they said Jetback does to Dolphin?

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youtube?

has anyone been able to get the HTC youtube player to work ?
when it tries to play a video on my vogue it just freezes ...
It works for me but the only problem is that the audio is always out of sync, always...
agentmikeyd said:
...it just freezes...
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Same here with HTC Youtube on my Sprint Vogue. It's first screen is really nice, shows neat little summaries. But when one is selected to play, ugh! First of all, the player goes left handed on me, sort of upside down. And the aspect ratio of the area for video is rediculously w-i-d-e screen. Worst of all, it just freezes, curable only via soft reset.
So, my use of HTC Youtube is only to pick out a video. Next, I open up youtubeplay, enter keywords from HYt, and then download the FLV file rather than viewing it. Once D/L'd, I use TCPMP to play it nice and smooth, sync'd too.
Youtubeplay is available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=385227&highlight=youtubeplay
And TCPMP here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380387&highlight=TCPMP
Works perfect for me. First install the app, then the ravest fix.
I've found that the least troublesome way to use flash is to use Skyfire (mobile browser), plays pretty much any flash file inside the browser. It's also free.
http://www.skyfire.com/
http://www.opera.com/mobile/
You can also fire up Opera Mobile Ver 9.5 or higher and simply install the You Tube Widget.

Xfire live videos

It's not another post about if it's possible to have xfire messenger on wm but this: http://www.xfire.com/live_video/
I don't know if I'm the only one but I never been able to have flash active x working on my uni, nor ie, nor opera.
Actually even the application to play youtube movies on the uni don't work for me, but I guess it should.
So, is there a way to make a web browser play flash things, or edit some lines in the youtube application to play thoses movies, or something else to make it work ?
So far the only way I found is to use remote desktop, which give 0,8fps and a very low quality sound.
rex4 said:
It's not another post about if it's possible to have xfire messenger on wm but this: http://www.xfire.com/live_video/
I don't know if I'm the only one but I never been able to have flash active x working on my uni, nor ie, nor opera.
Actually even the application to play youtube movies on the uni don't work for me, but I guess it should.
So, is there a way to make a web browser play flash things, or edit some lines in the youtube application to play thoses movies, or something else to make it work ?
So far the only way I found is to use remote desktop, which give 0,8fps and a very low quality sound.
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Try using skyfire... just google or search over here, it's a freeware and plays flash videos flawlessly...
Thanks a lot, since I tryed netfront which wasn't able to play this, I though it would be the same for all browsers.
Though, I can't put movies into full screen, nor with the virtual cursor of skyfire, nor with fakecursor (my touch screen is dead), are you able to ?
rex4 said:
Thanks a lot, since I tryed netfront which wasn't able to play this, I though it would be the same for all browsers.
Though, I can't put movies into full screen, nor with the virtual cursor of skyfire, nor with fakecursor (my touch screen is dead), are you able to ?
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well it doesn't support fullscreen,,,, but i mostly use zoom button to make it somewhat around the display size and focus on that part only... you can hide the top and bottom bar ... somewhat like full screen.... the only browser that supported fullscreen playback was mach5... which is not a freeware...

Youtube videos from the Browser (Opera n etc)

Hey guys, I wanna know if i can play youtube videos in the youtube app after i click on a video on the browser..Like the Ipod.
Basically when i click on the youtube video/link in the Internet browser (Opera) how can i make the video play in youtube app automatically without viewing it on the web browser itself...
Sorry for my bad english
Thanks.
bump....any help ?
2 ways... 1.... make IE your default browser and it will load the mobile version of the youtube site. When you click the video, it will open the youtube app to play or option 2.... Click the link, into opera you go... Change tjhe youtube link that is loaded by adding an "m" in front of youtube. So it should read... www.m.youtube.com.(remainder of the provided link) then it will properly load the mobile youtube link. Click the video and the youtube app will launch.
Cool it worked...Thanks alot for ur help
Use Skyfire. Full flash support. Youtube videos will play directly on the browser
mystik610 said:
Use Skyfire. Full flash support. Youtube videos will play directly on the browser
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I tried that browser but the Videos play maaad slow
xzero101 said:
I tried that browser but the Videos play maaad slow
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Ya, like dial-up circa 1995 slow.
i tried going to failtube with ie, it works a lot better than skyfire as far as quality is concerned. in opera, you can do the same by turning on "plug-ins" under the options --> advanced (or something to that end). it works sometimes, other times it doesn't. beats me why.

Getting N7 to launch media player after hitting link in Chrome browser?

Hey all,
I've noted that the recent iteration of Chrome behaves oddly when hitting on a video link.
For example, if I go to ESPN and hit on the play button, I'd hear the audio part in the video, but no video. The only way to get it to work is to get the link to launch in a new tab in order to select the video player that I want. This never happened before. My defaults are properly set.
Any thoughts on what this could be due to?
Thanks~
in chrome, mines show a pop up of what I want to use play the video. whether I want to use a browser, MXplayer, Stickit mediaplayer, or overscreen browser. it doesn't do it on all videos but I think its the ones not optimized for html5. or if its a flash type.

[HowTo] Watch videos in youtube with higher quality than youtube's application

Ok, some of you may already know about this but allow me please to make this thread for people who dont know and rely on youtube's app to watch their videos. I was constantly being annoyed of watching videos in the official youtube app which are supposed to be hd but they all would look like blurred and of low quality, although i had selected in settings the HQ (High Quality) option. The problem is that these videos are being played in standard 480p definition and there's nothing you can do about it. Here's how its done:
4.2 JB
1) Install Mozilla's Firefox Browser from playstore (unfortunately chrome does not support flash)
2) Download and install manually Adobe's Flash player from here http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html Scroll down where it says Flash Player 11.1 for Android 4.0 and download the latest version 11.1.115.81
3) Open Firefox, go to settings->display->plugins and select enabled
4) Still in Firefox go to tools->Add-ons->Browse all firefox add-ons, search for the add-on Phony and install it
5) Now under settings there is an option named Phony, press it and under Select User Agent chose Desktop Firefox. Finally restart the firefox
4.4 KitKat
1) Install Dolphin Browser and Dolphin Jetpack from the playstore
2) In doplhin's settings menu enable the flash player (always on), enable the dolphin jetpack and select for user agent desktop
3) Install the hacked flash player from here
Now you re set. Put the url of youtube, navigate to the video you want to watch and press the little gear in the bottom right corner of youtube's video, select 720p or 1080p if the video supports it and watch it in really high definition. Needless to say that i never used youtube's app anymore to watch my videos as i can manage my playlists, turn on or off the annotations, put captions etc. like i do in my desktop computer
*ALTERNATIVE APP* If you want to stay away from the trouble of installing flash player and you want to use an app for viewing youtube videos you should check the Viral Floating Youtube Popup app. It supports hd playback, a resizable player to run along with other apps, background playback and many other cool features. Check the developer's original thread here.
You do realize all that is unnecessary, right? All you have to do is install flash, run the native LG browser, and switch to desktop view. Youtube will then allow 1080p resolution via the gear icon.
Fantastic guide, being stuck on 480p was not very helpful as many of the videos for me came out blurry and not to the full definition. Now I am able to watch videos I have uploaded to the internet in full HD, thank you so much for the guide and for it to be in-depth, as I hate guides which are only a few sentences. The 1080p will work best depending on your internet, as I have fast internet in my house so it should not be a problem with lag etc.
Reckoning said:
You do realize all that is unnecessary, right? All you have to do is install flash, run the native LG browser, and switch to desktop view. Youtube will then allow 1080p resolution via the gear icon.
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Thank you, all I did was install flash and then it worked.
It's completely ridiculous that we have to do even that though, I can't believe that the youtube app's "HD" is still not even proper 720.
Try the app on my sig
ermacwins said:
Try the app on my sig
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I ve used your app but i can only change resolution to 720p and not to 1080p as well as it crashes quite often when i press to play in the background. I use pvstar+ now which runs perfectly but it doesnt support hd resolution. In my humble opinion the best way is to watch the videos from firefox
katsika said:
I ve used your app but i can only change resolution to 720p and not to 1080p as well as it crashes quite often when i press to play in the background. I use pvstar+ now which runs perfectly but it doesnt support hd resolution. In my humble opinion the best way is to watch the videos from firefox
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480p and 1080p are now not available in any app since google split the streams in to. 720p should work fine. Can you grab a log of the crash?
You can try another way for background play, press the pop-up icon, then in the pop-up window, press minimise.
ermacwins said:
480p and 1080p are now not available in any app since google split the streams in to. 720p should work fine. Can you grab a log of the crash?
You can try another way for background play, press the pop-up icon, then in the pop-up window, press minimise.
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I switched to your app as pvstar doesnt support hd. I have to admit that your app is the best of its kind, everything is nicely organised and the best feature by far is the background and resizable player, this app is definitely worthy 5 stars. I understand now the reason that you dont have 1080p, anyway there isnt any noticeable difference between 720p and 1080p in this tablet's display. When i had first installed it some weeks ago i noticed that it crashed 2 or 3 times after some long usage and displaying the same error every time, i dont remember it exactly though, something about "we re sorry but the application has crashed"?. I dont know how to take a log if that happens again, maybe you could tell me a way or i could get a screenshot and report it if it happens again. Keep up the good work mate.
I have a GPE and can't get flash to work in Firefox, Dolphin, or the AOSP browser. Works on my GNex. Puzzling.
I can't see the sig, but have you tried og youtube from XDA?
There you should be able to select the qualitiy you want.
Additional, it has a download button
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
windfrenzy said:
I have a GPE and can't get flash to work in Firefox, Dolphin, or the AOSP browser. Works on my GNex. Puzzling.
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On GPE You need a hacked flash player for KitKat. There's download link in OP point 2, here:
[Guide][Flash]How to play flash video on Android 4.4 Kitkat
Install latest Dolphin browser from play store, enable jetpack in settings and flash. I personally set flash in Dolphin 'on demand' just not to see all this flash adverts on web pages.
Works good on my nexus 5.
Ah, that's it. I have 4.3 on the GNex. Thanks for the link to the hacked flash--it's working. The app in the sig, is "viral". It looks cool, but I haven't tried it yet.
windfrenzy said:
Ah, that's it. I have 4.3 on the GNex. Thanks for the link to the hacked flash--it's working. The app in the sig, is "viral". It looks cool, but I haven't tried it yet.
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Which app and in whose signature do you mean is viral? Did you scan it with antivirus and it dejected some virus on it?
LMT from my signature was the reason I rooted my first phone. It's outstanding with customizations. It works even on not rooted devices (except of back and menu buttons), you can still make shortcuts to lot of apps to start them from pie.
You need root for full functionality.
Meisterqn said ermacwins sig wasn't visible, so I was saying that the app being referred in that post is named "viral".
Meisterqn said:
I can't see the sig, but have you tried og youtube from XDA?
There you should be able to select the qualitiy you want.
Additional, it has a download button
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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Heres the app that is on the sig https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Mata.YTplayer
ermacwins said:
Heres the app that is on the sig https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Mata.YTplayer
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I've got this app and the quality looks miles better than youtube app, which looks grainy and pixelated.
Only thing is, all video's are set to 720p with no option to go into 1080p.
Is that normal, or this something with youtube? Also im using Mahdi Rom.
Pman1342 said:
I've got this app and the quality looks miles better than youtube app, which looks grainy and pixelated.
Only thing is, all video's are set to 720p with no option to go into 1080p.
Is that normal, or this something with youtube? Also im using Mahdi Rom.
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google removed 480p and 1080p support as they are separate streams so normal and no other apps has 1080p...
ermacwins said:
google removed 480p and 1080p support as they are separate streams so normal and no other apps has 1080p...
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Oh that's nice too know. Strange google don't support 1080p on devices,
Thanks for the app mention, Viral has soooo many options that I can play around with, im all in for customisation
Pman1342 said:
Oh that's nice too know. Strange google don't support 1080p on devices,
Thanks for the app mention, Viral has soooo many options that I can play around with, im all in for customisation
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just check out the theme section in settings...

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