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I apologize if this has come up before, I did search and didn't find anything. I'm looking for a tool that I can remotely control my phone via my windows desktop. I use my phone all day at work listening to music, etc...
I've downloaded the latest release of screencast, and am able to see my phones screen, but no keyboard/mouse input is working so I still have to control the phone from the screen on the phone.
It appears that other people are having the same issue with this app. Anyone got the screencast app working properly on the vibrant or have any other suggestions for different apps?
Thanks,
Jeremiah
What do you mean you downloaded the lastest version of Screencast? I dont see an app called Screencast in the market, only an app that accesses ScreenCast Online videos called ScreenCastsOnline.
androidmonkey said:
What do you mean you downloaded the lastest version of Screencast? I dont see an app called Screencast in the market, only an app that accesses ScreenCast Online videos called ScreenCastsOnline.
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http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
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http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
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Ah, ok. Did you root your device?
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Ah, ok. Did you root your device?
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Yep, device is rooted, other people are having the same issue. there are some work arounds other's are using, but didn't work for me. I just tried out vnc server for android and that worked ok, but no landscape mode. And I have to wake up my phone from the screen after it went out to be able to do anything with it, which defeats the purpose for me.
I guess I'll keep searching, the vncserver for android is pretty sweet though.
Been trying to get this, and droid explorer to work all day, with very little luck :/
For those of you that want to use XBMC in the living room without having to turn on the Madcatz C.T.R.L.R controller or using an Android/IOS xbmc remote application then here is a simple solution. Out of the box the device works amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Mele-F10-PRO-...8&qid=1395186879&sr=8-1&keywords=mele+pro+f10
Im going to be modifying the /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl file to achieve some custom keys that i want. Feel free to customize your remote I've even uploaded the original generic.kl file in case you forget to back up yours.
to get the keycodes for the buttons install Keytest.apk on the mojo and write the keycodes down.
mejdam said:
For those of you that want to use XBMC in the living room without having to turn on the Madcatz C.T.R.L.R controller or using an Android/IOS xbmc remote application then here is a simple solution. Out of the box the device works amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Mele-F10-PRO-...8&qid=1395186879&sr=8-1&keywords=mele+pro+f10
Im going to be modifying the /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl file to achieve some custom keys that i want. Feel free to customize your remote I've even uploaded the original generic.kl file in case you forget to back up yours.
to get the keycodes for the buttons install Keytest.apk on the mojo and write the keycodes down.
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So do you have a Generic.kl file that make use of all the buttons on the MeLE F10 PRO, i have one and want to have full functionality.
I can't use the Left mouse button on the MeLE F10 PRO, like with my MeLE M9, to go back one page if i click on it.
Thanks.
voice chat
I am thinking of buying one of these remotes was just wondering if you'd have tried voice calls with it in like hangouts viber or Facebook thanks
rickyd1982 said:
I am thinking of buying one of these remotes was just wondering if you'd have tried voice calls with it in like hangouts viber or Facebook thanks
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I am also curious about the voice controls. Do they work with search?
mejdam said:
For those of you that want to use XBMC in the living room without having to turn on the Madcatz C.T.R.L.R controller or using an Android/IOS xbmc remote application then here is a simple solution. Out of the box the device works amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Mele-F10-PRO-...8&qid=1395186879&sr=8-1&keywords=mele+pro+f10
Im going to be modifying the /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl file to achieve some custom keys that i want. Feel free to customize your remote I've even uploaded the original generic.kl file in case you forget to back up yours.
to get the keycodes for the buttons install Keytest.apk on the mojo and write the keycodes down.
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I thought xbmc is down and possibly looking like it's gone forever? At least after telling people in a forum it is having new servers then not landing them in the 6 week period stated at the same address navixtreme i'd say it's looking more and more like it's been shut down?
Unless it miraculously reappeared in more recent days or the last few days any way?
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I thought xbmc is down and possibly looking like it's gone forever? At least after telling people in a forum it is having new servers then not landing them in the 6 week period stated at the same address navixtreme i'd say it's looking more and more like it's been shut down?
Unless it miraculously reappeared in more recent days or the last few days any way?
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Strange http://xbmc.org/ works perfect here, and also all the Add-ons i use in XBMC, 1 Channel, IceFilms, Much Movies HD,
and Mash Up.
On my PC and on my fathers Android TV BOX Minix Neo X7 yesterday May 14.
AmigaWolf said:
Strange http://xbmc.org/ works perfect here, and also all the Add-ons i use in XBMC, 1 Channel, IceFilms, Much Movies HD,
and Mash Up.
On my PC and on my fathers Android TV BOX Minix Neo X7 yesterday May 14.
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Are you in the usa by any chance or the uk etc etc?
PHYSC-1 said:
Are you in the usa by any chance or the uk etc etc?
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None of does, but i live in the EU.
AmigaWolf said:
None of does, but i live in the EU.
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It does explain that then as i am in amentioned country and it's got to be blocked by the isps for navi-x
Hey Guys,
We just released the desktop mirroring app and web video casting Chrome browser extension for Fire TV.
Both Mac and Windows platforms are supported.
Would love to hear back how you liked it.
You can download the Spark apps, FREE for a limited time from sparkup dot tv
Best,
Steve
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Hey Guys,
We just released the desktop mirroring app and web video casting Chrome browser extension for Fire TV.
Both Mac and Windows platforms are supported.
Would love to hear back how you liked it.
You can download the Spark apps, FREE for a limited time from sparkup dot tv
Best,
Steve
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Cool app... once you remove the delay it will be a great app...
Keep up the fantastic work
imtiajmeah said:
Cool app... once you remove the delay it will be a great app...
Keep up the fantastic work
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Thanks. Working on it.
Did you try the Chrome browser extension also? Would be great to hear some feedback
Steve
The desktop apps worked (does have a bit of lag), the Chrome extension does not find my Fire TV
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The desktop apps worked (does have a bit of lag), the Chrome extension does not find my Fire TV
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There is a small bug we are fixing. If the Fire TV was not found in the first scan, we don't look for it until user clicks on the Spark extension button on the top right corner of the browser window.
Try clicking on the button as a work around for now. In the mean time we will fix the problem.
Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate it.
Steve
You should have a settings option where we can manually enter the FireTV's IP address instead of searching for it
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You should have a settings option where we can manually enter the FireTV's IP address instead of searching for it
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That is a great suggestion. We will add that feature soon. Thanks.
If u can fix the lag so that the sound is in sync this would be GREAT. so that i can use my Sweeet sound system with this . but so far so good.. the chrome plugin wont "fling" netflix
Edit: can u also make it so it Mirrors in 1920x1080 or higher?
Thanks
Doesn't find my Fire TV
The windows desktop app doesn't find the Fire TV.
I've tried putting both the laptop and the FTV on 5 GHz, then both on 2.4 GHz, still nothing. I even disabled the firewall. The Chrome plugin doesn't find it either.
I was able to sideload other apps so far even when the laptop was on 2.4GHz and the FTV on 5GHz.
If you add the ability to insert the FTV IP manually that would be great.
steellz said:
If u can fix the lag so that the sound is in sync this would be GREAT. so that i can use my Sweeet sound system with this . but so far so good.. the chrome plugin wont "fling" netflix
Edit: can u also make it so it Mirrors in 1920x1080 or higher?
Thanks
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Sure. Great suggestion. We will add the "extreme" quality setting that will be full 1080p. Please do check later in the week for updated app.
Also, we are constantly trying to improve AV sync. Its a hard problem to solve. Trying our best
Netflix blocks the flinging with DRM techniques. We are trying to find a way to get around it..
zons said:
The windows desktop app doesn't find the Fire TV.
I've tried putting both the laptop and the FTV on 5 GHz, then both on 2.4 GHz, still nothing. I even disabled the firewall. The Chrome plugin doesn't find it either.
I was able to sideload other apps so far even when the laptop was on 2.4GHz and the FTV on 5GHz.
If you add the ability to insert the FTV IP manually that would be great.
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Definitely. Adding the ability to add FireTV IP address is 1st priority right now. Should be there later this week.
My guess is something is blocking the port on which Spark app communicates i.e. TCP port 8990 is blocked.
Any Antivirus or firewall installed on the computer? I personally had bitter experiences with Norton and Adaware.
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Sure. Great suggestion. We will add the "extreme" quality setting that will be full 1080p. Please do check later in the week for updated app.
Also, we are constantly trying to improve AV sync. Its a hard problem to solve. Trying our best
Netflix blocks the flinging with DRM techniques. We are trying to find a way to get around it..
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Sweet thanks
Hi.
Please add the ability to quickly turn off the plugin for Chrome. Use the plugin rare, but because of him Chrome started to slow down a bit.
Sorry for my English
Deimozzz said:
Hi.
Please add the ability to quickly turn off the plugin for Chrome. Use the plugin rare, but because of him Chrome started to slow down a bit.
Sorry for my English
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Thanks for the suggestion. The problem is Chrome won't allow us to add a way to do that.
However, you can easily disable the extension by
1. Right clicking on the Spark icon
2. Click 'Manage' in the pop-up
3. Un-check the box in front of the Spark extension marked "Enabled"
This should disable the Spark extension.
To enable the extension back
1. Click on the right top corner of Chrome where all menu options are located.
2. Click Settings
3. Click Extensions
4. Check the box in front of Spark extension marked "Enabled"
Hope this helps.
Great concept! I love the seamless install!
I have it working on my Windows 8 machine using the desktop mirror app. I get about a 3 second lag between PC actions and it showing up on the screen.
I cannot get the chrome extension to work. When I click the icon, it says "no available devices"
Any chance of releasing a Linux version of the installer? Or just the .apk so we can sideload ourselves?
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Any chance of releasing a Linux version of the installer? Or just the .apk so we can sideload ourselves?
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Sure. Here is a link to the page on how to side load using ADB.
http://www.sparkup.tv/manual-apk-install
The Spark Chrome browser extension works in Ubuntu 12.04.
Do let us know if you think of anything else.
I am unable to find my FireTV. Is it likely because my laptop is wireless and my FTV is wired? If so, would sideloading the APK allow it to connect across the wireless/wired networks?
Thanks!
Your devices must be in the same subnet. Nothing more. No matter they are wired or wireless.
plarser48 said:
Great concept! I love the seamless install!
I have it working on my Windows 8 machine using the desktop mirror app. I get about a 3 second lag between PC actions and it showing up on the screen.
I cannot get the chrome extension to work. When I click the icon, it says "no available devices"
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Thanks. Almost all problems on Windows are because of Firewalls or Anti virus programs blocking ports.
Try disabling the programs that can possibly block ports. Spark operates on TCP port 8990.
We are working hard on reducing the lag. Thanks again for the feedback.
So with the FireTV becoming quite popular and everyone modding & customizing them left and right.
Curious to see what some of you guys have done in regards to Addons for Videos etc.. I've had a Apple TV before but kept the XBMC install quite basic and basically just used 1channel and sometimes IceFilms if I was encountering errors.
Over the last couple of weeks I've setup 2 FireTVs and gone a bit further into customizing it. I've loaded on the usual IceFilms,1channel, SportsDevil, NaviX, XBMC Addon Installer. Also, loaded up XBMC Tweaks for FTV that gives me keyMap3, sleep mode on XBMC, installed time changer to reflect the right time on XBMC as FTV is not officially out yet where I am. Also, using Xposed and rbox module to auto launch XBMC.
So, what are some other addons you guys recommend? Just looking for some unique ideas!
In addition to the ones you mentioned I use mashup, xbmctorrent and p2pstreams.
Droidmote is my favorite thing that I've installed recently. For the rare times that I need a mouse to tick a checkbox or click a button, I can just use my phone as a touchpad.
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Droidmote is my favorite thing that I've installed recently. For the rare times that I need a mouse to tick a checkbox or click a button, I can just use my phone as a touchpad.
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Dammit, I didn't know about this. I just bought a USB mouse to tick that checkbox.
Nice thread. Keep it going...
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Droidmote is my favorite thing that I've installed recently. For the rare times that I need a mouse to tick a checkbox or click a button, I can just use my phone as a touchpad.
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Yea thats a good one!
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Movies:
Yifi Movies HD
Glow Movies HD
GoMovies
TV Shows:
Ororo
GoTV
iStream
Live TV:
FTV (With the separate FTV Guide addon)
MashUp
Sports:
Sports Devil
Free PPV(offside stream)
NHL on Demand
WWE Online
Programs:
Trakt
XBMC Backup
Plex
GoMiso
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This FTV I keep hearing about, what exactly is it and what do you mean LIVE TV I wasn't aware of being able to get live tv on xbmc?
LastQuark said:
Dammit, I didn't know about this. I just bought a USB mouse to tick that checkbox.
Nice thread. Keep it going...
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Pretty sure, you need a USB mouse for that very first checkbox.. because if you dont check it off no way to get the other APPS on there like droidmote
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Yea thats a good one!
This FTV I keep hearing about, what exactly is it and what do you mean LIVE TV I wasn't aware of being able to get live tv on xbmc?
Pretty sure, you need a USB mouse for that very first checkbox.. because if you dont check it off no way to get the other APPS on there like droidmote
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as in everything else xbmc stream related, the live tv aspect is only as good as your connection. I've watched live HBO and other premium channels and it works great on my ATT Uverse. Lotsa info here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/
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It's live TV, just like cable or satellite. There are a ton of channels. The only requirement is you have decent speed. Otherwise, it will skip a lot.
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Do you have to be in the UK to get Live TV working
I select a channel, it says 50% done then nothing
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It's live TV, just like cable or satellite. There are a ton of channels. The only requirement is you have decent speed. Otherwise, it will skip a lot.
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cmart4 said:
as in everything else xbmc stream related, the live tv aspect is only as good as your connection. I've watched live HBO and other premium channels and it works great on my ATT Uverse. Lotsa info here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/
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Oh that's pretty wicked, Ill be sure to install this addon then and check it out. Is there country restrictions because I know if you go on ABC.com or CBS etc.. they won't show you content unless your in the USA.
DHeffernan said:
Oh that's pretty wicked, Ill be sure to install this addon then and check it out. Is there country restrictions because I know if you go on ABC.com or CBS etc.. they won't show you content unless your in the USA.
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you will dig it for sure.... check out xbmc's site as well for more Fire TV info
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So I've installed FTV on the xbmc and not sure what the hype is but nothing seems to really work.
I've added FilmOn also, but does not appear to be compatible...
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So I've installed FTV on the xbmc and not sure what the hype is but nothing seems to really work.
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Same here, none of the UK LIVE TV channels work
As far as I can tell 99% of the listed channels do not work
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Droidmote is my favorite thing that I've installed recently. For the rare times that I need a mouse to tick a checkbox or click a button, I can just use my phone as a touchpad.
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I have to check that out. I found an old wireless mouse I plugged into my Fire TV for now. I want to get something similar to the Flymote I use for the MX2 android box.
So I loaded on FTV Guide and I'm quite impressed with this addons it actually has tons of channels and most of them work.. however.
I am seeing that some channels I click on I can only choose the 'Remind' option and it doesn't actually load the channel.
Whats up with this? Can anyone let me know? Anything like SkyMoviesHD, Sky Sports, TBS etc.. just don't seem to actually do anything
I had the incompatible problem with almost EVERY addon when I recently did a fresh install of xbmc. I fixed it by doing a force refresh of the repository (use context menu on the enabled addon page and click refresh/update) . I waited about 10 mins, played some Quell and came back and then about 90% of the skins/addons are compatible now.
I tried mashup but most of the channels that loaded were SD and didn't work well. 1channel is great for movies/shows. Had almost everything I looked for it.
Anyone try Pluto.TV on the regular fire launcher? It is pretty awesome. It has about 50 channels of its own content. The guide looks very similar to something a cable company would put out and they have a good range of different genres
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Are you talking about Pluto.TV the app? - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.pluto.android&hl=en
If so, does it require a mouse, or does it work with the firetv remote?
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Pluto tv is on the actual amazon app store that works on the fireTV without root or anything else. Its a APP meant for it.
The App itself is alright, wish I could make the F.T.V Guide work with all channels I'd rather have that
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i was thinking of getting this nexus player but my question is how do i test my android app on the nexus player?
Sideload it.
Install ES File Explorer from Google Play, open ES, connect / browse to network location of apk and install. See what happens.
I was able to sideload many apps so far, some work, some dont.
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Sideload it.
Install ES File Explorer from Google Play, open ES, connect / browse to network location of apk and install. See what happens.
I was able to sideload many apps so far, some work, some dont.
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i thought they have developer tools install on it?
Nexus player and es file
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i thought they have developer tools install on it?
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You need to go into settings to see it as it does not show up on main window on the player.
So far not impressed with nexus player. Plex ap requires you to run from desktop before you can use app. My roku 3 runs from the app only need server running.
Sorry to get off topic.
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You need to go into settings to see it as it does not show up on main window on the player.
So far not impressed with nexus player. Plex ap requires you to run from desktop before you can use app. My roku 3 runs from the app only need server running.
Sorry to get off topic.
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Lets see how it turns out once more people own one
Dev Tools
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i thought they have developer tools install on it?
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I've been working on some stuff all day. I was able to get the Developer option to show up like any other Nexus device. Go to the About > Scroll down to build > Click the Select button repeatedly until dev options are unlocked. Reboot player by removing power. Dev options will now show up in the menu, under preferences. Select Dev Options, go down to USB Debugging, turn on. Lastly, go back to the Security & Restrictions option and turn on Unknown Sources.
From there with the Nexus player connected to your PC, 'adb install your-package-name.apk' via fastboot options.
Currently have Kodi (XMBC) 14.0 Beta 1 working on it.
Let me know how well it runs xbmc. I was thinking about getting the NP but was holding off because I wanted to make sure that it can be rooted or have apps installed that weren't meant to be on it.
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Let me know how well it runs xbmc. I was thinking about getting the NP but was holding off because I wanted to make sure that it can be rooted or have apps installed that weren't meant to be on it.
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IT runs everything like crap ,xbmc with addon plexbmc crashes alot , kodi runs like crap , gotham runs better. netflix works most of the time ,but only in stereo .
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IT runs everything like crap ,xbmc with addon plexbmc crashes alot , kodi runs like crap , gotham runs better. netflix works most of the time ,but only in stereo .
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That's sad to hear. I'm betting tho when the xbmc/kodi developers fine tune it it'll run better. I was hoping to replace my raspberry pi, usb hub, 2 external hard drives and 2 power supplies with the Nexus player.
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IT runs everything like crap ,xbmc with addon plexbmc crashes alot , kodi runs like crap , gotham runs better. netflix works most of the time ,but only in stereo .
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Lollipop is brand new... it'll take a while for most apps to be updated for the new APIs, just like any other major release of android. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the hardware on the Nexus Player... its simply a brand new OS that most apps haven't been updated for. The current situation is no different on the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and any other phone updated to Lollipop.
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Let me know how well it runs xbmc. I was thinking about getting the NP but was holding off because I wanted to make sure that it can be rooted or have apps installed that weren't meant to be on it.
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So far, damn decent. I am using SMB connection for my movies and played with no errors. The 14 Beta 2 on the other hand I had some playback issues.