I've read that you can't use the native Netflix app on the tablet if your nook is rooted. Is this true? I have a nook tablet on the way and have always rooted my android devices. If its rooted do you lose the HD functionality of Netflix? I know you can play through browser or through the market app but I want it to play from the well received stock nook app. Any help is appreciated
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Use OTA Rootkeeper and temporarily unroot before launching the stock Netflix app.
First, you do not lose the ability to use the Native App.
Second, there is no HD playback, given that the screen isn't capable of HD playback. If you want to know if any resolution is lost in playback, if your device is rooted, then the answer is no.
It's technically "streaming in HD" even though our devices have too small of a screen size for it to be noticed, but yes. You keep the functionality of the app with root. I watch Torchwood and How I Met Your Mother all the time on my rooted nook tablet.
JoeM01 said:
First, you do not lose the ability to use the Native App.
Second, there is no HD playback, given that the screen isn't capable of HD playback. If you want to know if any resolution is lost in playback, if your device is rooted, then the answer is no.
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Correct, however, the Nook Tablet's 600 lines of resolution are still more than 480p. With the hardware scaling, 720p streams should look a fair amount better than 480p.
Thank you... guess I mixed that up with Amazon vod.
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Yep, video works fine on the NT. Amazon Video too (but that will require the OTA Rootkeeper app as the simplest solution).
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In this video, I review several more Android apps running on the Cyanogenmod Android Alpha for HP Touchpad.
I cover:
Youtube
Netflix
Swiftkey Tablet X Keyboard
MX PLayer for video playback
I also take a good look at the quality of playback for both 720p and 1080p video.
Wow, I really thought this would spark the discussion of "which keyboard is better".
Go figure.
reverendkjr said:
Wow, I really thought this would spark the discussion of "which keyboard is better".
Go figure.
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Yea, I expected more posts in general since CM7 was released but it seems like there are less. Maybe just me though.
Nice video btw. I like Swiftkey X but its kinda expensive for a keyboard.
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pside15 said:
Yea, I expected more posts in general since CM7 was released but it seems like there are less. Maybe just me though.
Nice video btw. I like Swiftkey X but its kinda expensive for a keyboard.
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I only got the trial for now. I'm not sure exactly which keyboard I will end up with, but Swiftky is pretty awesome so far.
CM7.1 on Touchpad and Netflix App
When I install the current Netflix app; I get a black screen with sound, when I try to stream a video. Any ideas?
Ylinen said:
When I install the current Netflix app; I get a black screen with sound, when I try to stream a video. Any ideas?
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yeah me too!! its driving me insane, i have gone to older versions, messed with permissions, i cant get it to work.. any help?
I had backed up the previous version of the Netflix app using Titanium Backup so I just restored/installed that one back and it works. Not gonna be updating to the latest version until it works.
How did you manage to get it working? I can't download it via the market. Swiftkey X.
DICE player for Android plays videos fine, after ICS, but there is no menu button anymore. No way to turn on/off subtitles, or choose subtitle files. Also, there seems to be no way to remove the bottom status bar while playing a video. Has anyone been able to find work-arounds?
This sucks.
Send a mail to the developer so he knows what he need to work on. Hopes its a easy fix for him. Diceplayer have been the best player just because of its many and easy settings when it comes to subtitle and more.
Does anyone find a workaround or it is up to the man behind Diceplayer that needs to fix it.
Start to miss HC more and more.
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Andreas527 said:
This sucks.
Send a mail to the developer so he knows what he need to work on. Hopes its a easy fix for him. Diceplayer have been the best player just because of its many and easy settings when it comes to subtitle and more.
Does anyone find a workaround or it is up to the man behind Diceplayer that needs to fix it.
Start to miss HC more and more.
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There's no need to panic, keep in mind all these apps were wrote for either gingerbread/honeycomb.
ICS has just been released (this is the second device)
for apps as popular as the dice player, I'm sure they'll be writing a version (or altering the old one) to play nicely with the new OS, just gotta be patient.
Yeah I know. Everything just need some time.
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Andreas527 said:
This sucks.
Send a mail to the developer so he knows what he need to work on. Hopes its a easy fix for him. Diceplayer have been the best player just because of its many and easy settings when it comes to subtitle and more.
Does anyone find a workaround or it is up to the man behind Diceplayer that needs to fix it.
Start to miss HC more and more.
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Already sent him an email. Have you observed the things I mentioned?
I have the same issues.
I disabled sub menus in dice player this afternoon and I had never even used it before. Poke around a bit., you'll find all the settings
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csmall said:
I disabled sub menus in dice player this afternoon and I had never even used it before. Poke around a bit., you'll find all the settings
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The settings are only viewable if you open the DICE player app by itself (i.e., not from a file manager). As far as I can tell, those settings are not doing anything.I changed the font size, and it has no effect when I actually play a file.
csmall said:
I disabled sub menus in dice player this afternoon and I had never even used it before. Poke around a bit., you'll find all the settings
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Yeah, I know I can find the settings inside the application.
I talk about the menu/options key that you can access when you are playing a video. And the subtitle size can't be changed. Aside that the video playback works great as usual.
Have mail the developer and told him about the "problem".. So know we just wait.
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just a heads up
this is not specific to dice player.
about 40% of my apps no longer have menu buttons.
there is no alternative that I know of.
they just are not compatible with ICS
ICS is totally sucks. Did live up the all the hypes. I wish I never updated my to ICS. HC was working great for me. After updating to ICS, all kinds of issues...screen flickering very few minutes, some apps totally don't work anymore.....
ICS Feels more like a phone OS. HC felt more for tablets.
Now with ICS there no need for tablets specific apps because the phone app should work. This means that we won't see any apps that take advantage of tablets bigger screen. I still think it would been better if we got one OS för tablets and one for phone. Now we with tablet just will get phone apps because that's the idea with ICS that phone and tablet are the same.
Back to Diceplayer. Just received a mail from the developer and got a test version. Now we have menu button and the subtitle size can now be changed.
The status bar still shows. But that should be a easy fix. He don't have a ICS tablet so it's hard for him to test how it works. But now when he now about it I sure he can work something out.
Really hope he gets a paid version up on market soon, so he will get some $$$
We need to remember that ICS only been out for 1 month. And only runs on 2 device. Remember how long it took for HC to get good support. I am sure that if we just give the developers of apps time to fix and update there apps to support ICS it will become better.
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Im confused. I just used diceplayer on ICS and it worked just as before?
Same issue for me.
I tried MoboPlayer and Rockplayer and both work, but don't have sound for some reason. However, at least Rockplayer plays in hardware mode for me now.
BSPlayer lite seems absolutely fine.
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Im confused. I just used diceplayer on ICS and it worked just as before?
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When playing a movie tap the screen and look top right, there should be a menu button there. Now white ICS that is gone. But he is working to fix it asap.
The app works as before just that the menu button is gone and that the status bar don't go black
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Oooh ok now im up to speed, thanks.
I can still select audio/subs when it first starts the video, so its still very usable imho.
Just give it some time I suppose, same as with all other now borked apps.
jimbob1971 said:
Same issue for me.
I tried MoboPlayer and Rockplayer and both work, but don't have sound for some reason. However, at least Rockplayer plays in hardware mode for me now.
BSPlayer lite seems absolutely fine.
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The status bar still shows in BS Player lite.
Got a other test version from the developer of diceplayer. In this everything works like in HC. Can access menu when playing video and the Android status bar goes black as it should.
Haven't heard anything from the developer when he planning to update the app on Android Market. But sure it won't take long.
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Got a other test version from the developer of diceplayer. In this everything works like in HC. Can access menu when playing video and the Android status bar goes black as it should.
Haven't heard anything from the developer when he planning to update the app on Android Market. But sure it won't take long.
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I also got a test version, but it gives me an error: License not allowed, check your time and timezone on the device.
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Got a other test version from the developer of diceplayer. In this everything works like in HC. Can access menu when playing video and the Android status bar goes black as it should.
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Have sent an e-mail to the author - the subtitle font size doesn't work under ICS. Font family, color works as expected though.
this is just a suggestion for anyone that is having the same issues as me, which is simply constant lag/buffering issues with the stock youtube app. running on what i felt was a fast enough internet connection, i would constantly have buffering issues both on HD and non-HD (a lot more consistently with HD).
after looking for weeks, i found an app called TubeMate (http://goo.gl/mzrZT)
it is currently only available via the amazon app store. it seems to have a few other features besides viewing the videos (like downloading, downloading as mp3, etc..) but all i really care for is being able to stream a video in HD quality w/out looking embarrassed.
hopefully this will help some of you that are also experiencing this issue. if you aren't, well i'm really happy for you.
Since its a free app, upload the apk.
didn't realize DLing from the amazon appstore would be a big deal. but here you go.
demandarin said:
Since its a free app, upload the apk.
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I could be wrong but when I downloaded it the page said a "paid app free a day". Does that mean its a paid app?
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you can get it here for free
http://www.androidfreeware.net/get-youtube-tubemate.html
for the guys involved in this thread so far, are you also experiencing buffering issues with your prime and if so, let us know if TubeMate helps out. i've certainly seen a HUGE improvement with all youtube videos to a point where i only stream HD now.
The app works great and also allows you to download video or save it as an .mp3
I have used this app for years on all my devices and on my prime since I purchased it. Wouldn't use anything else great app
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Is this app optimized for tablets?
Yes it works great on my prime
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i have installed latest tube mate app but can not download any video. it gives an error.
screen shot is attached.
please help
I use it to download videos, not stream. The UI is rather ugly ;P
Can someone clarify: Is this app a REPLACEMENT app that uses youtube (what I think it is)? Or is it an app that somehow optimizes the native youtube app (what I hope it is)?
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Can someone clarify: Is this app a REPLACEMENT app that uses youtube (what I think it is)? Or is it an app that somehow optimizes the native youtube app (what I hope it is)?
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I'd like an answer to this as well
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I'd like an answer to this as well
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it's another app that does not optimize the youtube app.
while i love it and still use it, i must put my disclaimer that the issue with the laggy youtube ended up being the Wifi/BT issue. beyond that, it still speeds up buffering better than the stock app.
Colombiano80 said:
it's another app that does not optimize the youtube app.
while i love it and still use it, i must put my disclaimer that the issue with the laggy youtube ended up being the Wifi/BT issue. beyond that, it still speeds up buffering better than the stock app.
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Thanks for the clarification
I haven't had any real problems with streaming vids, but I might check it out regardless. Faster buffering is always nice.
Colombiano80 said:
this is just a suggestion for anyone that is having the same issues as me, which is simply constant lag/buffering issues with the stock youtube app. running on what i felt was a fast enough internet connection, i would constantly have buffering issues both on HD and non-HD (a lot more consistently with HD).
after looking for weeks, i found an app called TubeMate (http://goo.gl/mzrZT)
it is currently only available via the amazon app store. it seems to have a few other features besides viewing the videos (like downloading, downloading as mp3, etc..) but all i really care for is being able to stream a video in HD quality w/out looking embarrassed.
hopefully this will help some of you that are also experiencing this issue. if you aren't, well i'm really happy for you.
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Okay, just wanted to thank you for pointing out the app. It's great, love it. I' ve hit the thanks button.
the ui is ugly in this app but it works amazingly faster than stock app. plus it lets you download the videos or you can download them as mp3 to listen in music player. works great. I love the look of stock YouTube app but sick of the buffering on some vids. I have high speed wireless so no reason it should be buffering like that. this app eliminates that basically.
whenever i click to watch a video in tube mate it pops up asking me which player to use - youtube or tubemate- i choose tubemate but then the video doesnt load...anyone else had this problem>?
should be called buffer be gone!!
Gotta say +1000000 for this app, I use Crackle to watch some movies, took away all the buffering, youtube too no more buffering..... excellent app!!!
I give up!
I have a rooted Transformer Prime and cannot view any movies from my UV movies associated with my flixster account.
My first prime was not rooted and viewing movies was not a problem. I could stream them out download them. This prime was replaced under warranty, so I decided to root the second prime so backups/restores would be easier (using titanium backup).
Now that I've rooted, backing up, and hopefully restores, are a lot easier, but now I've lost ability to view streams or downloads of the UV movies on my account.
For the record, I've tried the temp unroot function on voodoo rootkeeper. It does allow me to view my movies on stream but still can't view the movies if downloaded. I've tried different video players but no success.
this means back to toting my portable DVD player on my flights...again!
I give up!
poppop528 said:
I give up!
I have a rooted Transformer Prime and cannot view any movies from my UV movies associated with my flixster account.
My first prime was not rooted and viewing movies was not a problem. I could stream them out download them. This prime was replaced under warranty, so I decided to root the second prime so backups/restores would be easier (using titanium backup).
Now that I've rooted, backing up, and hopefully restores, are a lot easier, but now I've lost ability to view streams or downloads of the UV movies on my account.
For the record, I've tried the temp unroot function on voodoo rootkeeper. It does allow me to view my movies on stream but still can't view the movies if downloaded. I've tried different video players but no success.
this means back to toting my portable DVD player on my flights...again!
I give up!
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Just use voodoo, unroot than reroot when done
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Just use voodoo, unroot than reroot when done
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He means Voodoo RootKeeper. It's on the market and is free (I think). Excellent tool.
Ready2Mosh said:
Just use voodoo, unroot than reroot when done
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He means Voodoo RootKeeper. It's on the market and is free (I think). Excellent tool.
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Did either of you read the first post?
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Did either of you read the first post?
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LOL
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I use a simple ripper for my DVD collection and load a set to sd. With Dice, they run great. Netflix works for streaming unbought content. I don't use UV for content, so I can't attest to the same issue. Try searching the site to see if other devices may have the same issue though when rooted. Suggestions on trying to keep from dragging around multiple devices.
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I noticed my Netflix seems like it isn't true 720p HD... I found an HD apk but sadly it won't stream without forcing an update from the Play Store.
Any ideas on getting true HD Netflix on my phone?
Thanks!
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Ok well I found this apk and it works
http://www.mediafire.com/?eb336t1b8tc9ubd
(source: http://www.pandawillforum.com/showt...ce-At-XDA-Developers-Looks-Awesome-On-The-M12)
I *Think* it's better quality (True 720p) but would love to hear feedback from you guys
1) Disable automatic Netflix updating in Play store for existing Netflix
2) Uninstall existing Netflix app, as it won't install over it
3) Install the linked apk
Some different things on this apk:
Loading times each time screen is rotated
Longer load times
Again, I am not sure if there is a quality upgrade on the stream but it seems like it. Please let me know what you think.
I can't tell a difference. I just want full screen support.
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Me either... if I had two of the phones side by side it would be ideal for testing