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solution to get netflix working!!!(for now)

so i noticed that no ones been able to get netflix to work on the xoom but ive been watching movies all the time on mine and i thought id share how. so all you need is a computer and an apk called splashtop remote HD.
all it is is just a remote client for your computer so that you can use your computer on the road. but the part where netflix comes in is that the app has an option already checked by default to play the sound and everything on the xoom speakers instead of the computer speakers. and it can do full screen which when done with netflix, makes it perfect.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.splashtop.remote.pad&feature=search_result

I use this app daily. You can also play games that are in window mode on your PC as well. The app is great. the one posted above looks like it is the HD one that is the paid one.

Prod1702 said:
I use this app daily. You can also play games that are in window mode on your PC as well. The app is great. the one posted above looks like it is the HD one that is the paid one.
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yeah i do too its an amazing app!! yes the one i posted is the paid HD app.
but anyone can have it if they want it.

jsms0905 said:
yeah i do too its an amazing app!! yes the one i posted is the paid HD app.
but anyone can have it if they want it.
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How do you do the ports forwarding thing? So far I can only use it on my own home wifi network.

okantomi said:
How do you do the ports forwarding thing? So far I can only use it on my own home wifi network.
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on the computer open the splashtop streamer program and under settings you can connect your google account so that you can access your computer from other wireless networks
everything you need is in the splashtop streamer program on your computer. its very easy to use and anyone can do it

if you have the uastring hack why not just goto the website it works flawlessly for netflix and hbogo, all those workarounds are pointless and time consuming imo
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vdub804 said:
if you have the uastring hack why not just goto the website it works flawlessly for netflix and hbogo, all those workarounds are pointless and time consuming imo
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you can do that and im not against it because i have both. but id rather stick to this not only because its worked flawlessly for me but because i have full control over my computer.Anything i can do with my computer, and i mean anything, the app lets me do on my xoom. but its the users choice whether they want to use the uastring hack or just this

vdub804 said:
if you have the uastring hack why not just goto the website it works flawlessly for netflix and hbogo, all those workarounds are pointless and time consuming imo
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Netflix? Are you sure you aren't thinking about Hulu?

Sistema1927 said:
Netflix? Are you sure you aren't thinking about Hulu?
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haha i saw that and thought it looked odd too. im pretty sure that netflix tells you to update flash to be able to use it

Sistema1927 said:
Netflix? Are you sure you aren't thinking about Hulu?
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Lol I stand corrected
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jsms0905 said:
yeah i do too its an amazing app!! yes the one i posted is the paid HD app.
but anyone can have it if they want it.
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Why don't you just post the link to the marketplace instead of risking getting your ass banned from XDA? $4.99 is very cheap.

jsms0905 said:
haha i saw that and thought it looked odd too. im pretty sure that netflix tells you to update flash to be able to use it
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Netflix uses Silverlight, not flash.

what an awesome app.

[Q] HDMI out

Hi all, I was looking at my shift, and even though it says it doesn't have video-out capabilities I see that the charging port is micro-hdmi. Is it possible to buy a micro-hdmi to hdmi cable and watch netflix and stuff on my TV?

That's micro-USB, not micro-hdmi. You use it to connect to your PC or Mac.
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Ron Overdrive said:
That's micro-USB, not micro-hdmi. You use it to connect to your PC or Mac.
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X2
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Oh my mistake. So it is impossible to output video from the Shift?

Not that im aware of. It send files but thats about it.
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Is there any way to stream media from my shift to a TV? Like Netflix or something?

toobz said:
Is there any way to stream media from my shift to a TV? Like Netflix or something?
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There is that samsung media streamer that got posted on the portal awhile back. That would be the only way I think, and it would require you have a compatible samsung tv. Or you might be able to use one of those google tv devices to stream from your phone (was that one of the features? I forget)

I use imedia share to stream to my samsung tv. Can stream things already on your phone but not netflix.
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toobz said:
Is there any way to stream media from my shift to a TV? Like Netflix or something?
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Don't think it will work for Netflix , but it does work for the other stuff on your phone. You can give THIS a try, see if it works for you.

App to stream videos from networked hard drive?

On my iPad I used an app called Air Video <http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-video-watch-your-videos/id306550020?mt=8> to stream videos from a hard drive on my wireless network. I would like to do the same on my Nexus 7. Does anyone know a good app to do that? I searched the Play store but wasn't able to find any.

You can try fs explorer if its a share drive.

BSPlayer
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untilcomplete said:
You can try fs explorer if its a share drive.
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Do you mean "ES Explorer"? I didn't find anything under the name of "fs explorer"
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BSPlayer
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Holy smokes! BSPlayer is awesome!!! Thank you so much!!!

woshiweili said:
Do you mean "ES Explorer"? I didn't find anything under the name of "fs explorer"
Holy smokes! BSPlayer is awesome!!! Thank you so much!!!
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I think he mean't FX explorer.

I'm not sure how to exactly do this, I have a HDD plugged into my router, how do I go about finding it now? Any help would be great thanks!
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I tried ES File Explorer and that seems to work for Windows SMB network shares.
Just open the app, click the top left and Local to LAN. Then click the Search icon and it will find your computer on the network. Then just pick the file and open it with your preferred video player. The quality for my SD videos seems very blocky. I don't know if that's normal or not since I'm too lazy to put a file onto the internal memory to test, but it works. 1080p videos don't really play though and I haven't tried 720p. I might try some other apps later on.

ES File Explorer + MX Video Player. Works great. Rumor has it that an update to Solid Explorer is coming out soon that supports SMB share streaming.

I have tried a bunch of apps to stream from my Usb Hard Drive which is connected to my Netgear Router, but I have had no joy!
Anyone else using one of these routers and having any joy?
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Yes I am using a netgear router also n600 to be exact. I have had no luck so far, I think I am missing some settings that I need to change still.
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Plex worked for me.
http://www.plexapp.com/

Both of these stream from my WD Live TV Hub, not sure if they will work from a networked hard drive, probably will as long as there is some kind of DLNA/UPNP server on the NAS. I use these in conjunction with Dice player, which seems to play any codec up to 720p.
UPNPlay
Media House

I'm using VPlayer on the Nexus and I've installed TVMOBiLi on my mac.

I seriously don't get how to do this whole streaming thing, I don't have a server at home but I did plug in my portable hdd to my router and im not sure how to get it streaming to my N7. Any help would be great!
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atlman28 said:
Plex worked for me.
http://www.plexapp.com/
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+1 for plex.. its worked great for me
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1+ Plex
I've found Plex works well and I can use the same app on my GNEX and it happens to be built into my blu-ray player as well.
Three for the price of one!

dadoc04 said:
+1 for plex.. its worked great for me
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But don't I need a server with the Plex app? Sorry for the noob questions.
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XBMC works like a champ with PS3 Media Server installed on the computer. Able to stream 720p mkvs with subtitles to the N7 without any issues or stuttering

So I tried out BSPlayer and found it very easy to connect to my Windows 7 smb network shares. I liked it so much I used some of my credit to buy it.
It does get crashy, especially if you have a lot of LAN videos in your Recently Played, etc Playlists, but I don't use those anyway. The video seems much better quality than using ES File Explorer and MXPlayer/VPlayer. Load times and seek times are super quick with just BSPlayer too. The gestures for the interface aren't really useful to me, but they said they will probably have an option to disable it in a future update.

Anyone willing to connect with me via teamviewer to set it up to make it possible for me to stream my videos from my portable hdd that is on my router?
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Miracast to a Computer?

Are there any apps out there that will allow me to stream my phone to a computer, preferably mac? Is it even possible?

bob3500 said:
Are there any apps out there that will allow me to stream my phone to a computer, preferably mac? Is it even possible?
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DLNA?
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ronak47 said:
DLNA?
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That works for video and music but I was hoping to stream games to my computer, but I can't currently see any programs to do it.

You can try MirrorOp. Please Google "MirrorOp".

[Q] Netflix and youtube app

Hi,
So xbmc on the ouya is pretty much the best experience i´ve gotten so far on a small setup! love it.
But when i install the netflix apk, its really hard / impossible to navigate with the D-pad, plus the quality of the stream seems to be aimed at mobile phones. Anyone gotten a better APK where you can browse with the d-pad and get a good quality stream?
And youtube, i managed to install the youtube APK, and the streams are looking great, but i cant login, plus it seems i just find the stock mobile version, ive heard that the google tv is alot better, but does it enable log in as well?
Sorry for the wall of text, but these are the 2 missing features i really want.

I have installed the tv versions of both apps and they are easier to navigate. No problem logging in but I do have the google store mod.
Netflix quality can be poor at times.
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robinscp said:
I have installed the tv versions of both apps and they are easier to navigate. No problem logging in but I do have the google store mod.
Netflix quality can be poor at times.
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Do you have a link of where to get the Netflix tv app?
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frigidazzi said:
Do you have a link of where to get the Netflix tv app?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768

robinscp said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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Oh awesome thanks. I'll check it out after work. I thought that was the regular phone version for some reasons.
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robinscp said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219768
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This was the same version I had already. It still doesn't work well with controller without touch pad and quality still sucks for a tv unfortunately
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Did you ever figure this out? My wife hates me for putting for taking out our ****ty streamer and replacing it with the Ouya. On Netflix, can't scroll through right or left when picking when you want to watch and can't scroll down to select episodes of TV shows when there is more than 5-6.
frigidazzi said:
This was the same version I had already. It still doesn't work well with controller without touch pad and quality still sucks for a tv unfortunately
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The easiest solution I have found it just have a bluetooth mouse. You can just drag the screen up and down, etc as if you were touching the screen. It works pretty well.

Or you can use the touchpad of the controller to scroll. Double tab and then drag up. It's a bit sluggish but it works.
The only problem I have is that the playback stops if the controller turns itself off.

using netflix apk 1.8.1
i got the 1.8.1 working with no playback issues, and with some use of ouya control, does not pause when the control turns off.
My only gripe is the subtitles are very small... can any dev can do a modified netflix 1.8.1 apk with bigger fonts?