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I found this on the http://techland.time.com/
So i dont take credit for this so i posted the whole page please in joy.
Unless you own one of the five phones that support Netflix's new Android app, Thursday's announcement was worthless.
But thanks to some clever folks on Reddit, Netflix's petty device restrictions needn't apply. With a rooted Android smartphone, you can trick Netflix into thinking your device is approved for streaming video. It's not a perfect fix -- some users can't get it to work -- but it'll do until Netflix officially brings its app to more Android phones.
The first thing you'll want to do is root your phone. You can look up instructions for specific devices at xda-developers, but keep in mind that rooting is not supported by warranty and could turn the phone into a paperweight.
Still with us? Now, follow the instructions, as posted on Reddit:
1) Download ES File Explorer (Or any other root file editor)
2) In ES File Explorer, go into Setting > Root Settings and enable both check boxes
3) Navigate to /system/ and copy/paste build.prop to /sdcard/ (just in case)
4) Open & edit /system/build.prop
5) Change the following lines to make your phone think it is an HTC G2:
--ro.product.model=HTC Vision
--ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
OR
--ro.product.model=Nexus S
--ro.product.manufacturer=samsung
6) Reboot the phone
7) Install the netflix apk (if you haven't already)
Enjoy
I haven't tried this myself, as my only Android device is a Droid Incredible, which doesn't require extra hoop-jumping. Obviously, you work around Netflix's obstacles at your own risk, but the ability to tinker is one of the reasons you got an Android phone in the first place, right?
Read more: http://techland.time.com/2011/05/13/...#ixzz1MHgvQ9x3
just tried it, phone goes into an infinite boot loop... :/
Those changes were.tried and it doesn't work.
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sgyee said:
Those changes were.tried and it doesn't work.
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Yep. These changes don't help on mt4g. I tested this yesterday
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best app ever im waiting to find positive attitude so i can donwload to my phone and make it work nicee anyone know if its working good the netflix aps or it crashes?
I installed the hacked version that doesn't try to authenticate your phone and it lets me view and manipulate my queue, but when I try to stream, I get a blank white screen with nice clear audio. It seems there's a legitimate reason that Netflix is only releasing the app for certain phones. We may just have to wait on them to get it working for our hardware.
JaylanPHNX said:
I installed the hacked version that doesn't try to authenticate your phone and it lets me view and manipulate my queue, but when I try to stream, I get a blank white screen with nice clear audio. It seems there's a legitimate reason that Netflix is only releasing the app for certain phones. We may just have to wait on them to get it working for our hardware.
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Netflix does work on our phones. There are Three ROMS out there that work perfectly. Sense 3.0, Cyanogen, one of the MiUi, and some of the TeamRoyal ROMs.
why wait when you can obtain now?
Can u share more I have cyonagen mod and haven't found a working version.
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neidlinger said:
Netflix does work on our phones. There are Three ROMS out there that work perfectly. Sense 3.0, Cyanogen, one of the MiUi, and some of the TeamRoyal ROMs.
why wait when you can obtain now?
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it works on the faux123 AOSP rom flawlessly. i was able to finish patrice oneals special at work!
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Have to use CM nightlies. Forget when they introduced it, but Cyanogen tweeted he had a fix a few days before the nightly was released.
I have to use the latest nightly and change the build.prop to HTC vision. Then I can download from the market and it works great.
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I've tried this before and it doesn't work. This is the reason why I looked into rooting my device and ultimately flash it with teamroyal's ROM. Like neidlinger said, I got netflix working on my phone flawlessly!
i've tried all kinds of ROMs and netflix apps. none worked. until today! CM7 Nightly #100. then i had to install the 6.6.2011 updated netflix apk and boom, its working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
interesting i just downloaded the apk off the internet and it seems to work fine so far, but i haven't used it that much either
slolifesux said:
i've tried all kinds of ROMs and netflix apps. none worked. until today! CM7 Nightly #100. then i had to install the 6.6.2011 updated netflix apk and boom, its working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I did that a week or two ago.
The Unlockr had the updated .apk posted.
Hey guys, I'm new to android. I got an EVO design 4g and have rooted it with a program from a forum post for EVO designs.
The program rooted but did not take of my s-on, they aren't capable of doing that yet. I don't know what I can do with it yet but I noticed I have a superuser app, it has an app screen and a log screen. What can I do with the, how do I get started. Is there anywhere you guys could direct me
Thanks
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dlfloyd said:
Hey guys, I'm new to android. I got an EVO design 4g and have rooted it with a program from a forum post for EVO designs.
The program rooted but did not take of my s-on, they aren't capable of doing that yet. I don't know what I can do with it yet but I noticed I have a superuser app, it has an app screen and a log screen. What can I do with the, how do I get started. Is there anywhere you guys could direct me
Thanks
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The superuser app allows you to control which apps are allowed/denied root permission. See here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...top-5-benefits-of-rooting-your-android-phone/ and here: http://www.androidexperts.org/what-is-rooting-and-benefits-of-rooting/. You can download many apps (which require root), flash roms and kernels, apply scripts, etc. to boost the performance of your device (since you now have (almost - S-OFF will make it complete) full control over it).
being rooted lets apps and or you access files with the root. some programs out there do need root access for things like memory.
I have a memory killer app that is a root app. aside from that nothing fancy happens after you root a phone or device.
I rooted my kindle which allowed me to ad apps like google market which is not a part of kindle.
Any1 has it working on Amaze 4g? I am currently using version 1.6 of xboarder's latest creation. And it hot reboots when trying to use it.
I am specifically talking about the widget itself.
I used it a lot on my DHD and really missing it.
If any1 has managed to get it to work on that particular rom, please let me know how
***UPDATE***
Managed to get footprints working by installing the signed footprints lib files.
Cant get the widget working for footprints or locations :_(
If any1 is interested, the reason because footprints and locations widget does not work, apparently is the framework.
Have no idea how to fix it but managed to get the apps working by freezing, uninstalling and flashing the signed zip lib files then reinstalling the apps.
Locations runs but it says that the phone has no location files on the sdcard and needs to update, tries to connect to server but no success.
Footprints, runs just good enough.
If, by any chance, any dev can check it out for me, I would really appreciate it.
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If any1 is interested, the reason because footprints and locations widget does not work, apparently is the framework.
Have no idea how to fix it but managed to get the apps working by freezing, uninstalling and flashing the signed zip lib files then reinstalling the apps.
Locations runs but it says that the phone has no location files on the sdcard and needs to update, tries to connect to server but no success.
Footprints, runs just good enough.
If, by any chance, any dev can check it out for me, I would really appreciate it.
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Xboarder seems to be trying to separate himself from XDA. Try going to android-dev.us/index.php that seems to be his new home.
i am trying to install HTCLaputa.apk in a TMobile stock rom. It won't run without system permissions. There is no way for me to sign it with the HTC manufacture key. I am stuck at this point.
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Xboarder seems to be trying to separate himself from XDA. Try going to android-dev.us/index.php that seems to be his new home.
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There are other devs here outside of X.
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I am currently trying to add HTC Footprints and HTC Locations to my Desire HD with the IceColdSandwich rom 7.3.
I'm using the files from this thread, apparently they were pulled from sense 3.5.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?8591-APPS-HTC-Footprints-amp-HTC-Locations-for-MikG-2-x
Someone with those apps working, please? I have spent a week playing with them with no luck, stock at " failed to connect server"
Hi, all [q] belong in the [q] & [a] section. Thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
Hey guys, does anyone know how to make they work together? I have tried almost everything I could find with no sucess.
apolopes said:
Hey guys, does anyone know how to make they work together? I have tried almost everything I could find with no sucess.
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Can you elaborate a little more? Your question is rather vague and might be why there is no response.
see if this helps
check to see if your gps is functioning properly..... if not reinstall a kernel of your choice, and i suggest stock 1.43.... use Flash Image GUI. this might help but its just a guess. Im not sure of your statement, but i think this is what you mean. good luck, hit thanks if this helps you....
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Can you elaborate a little more? Your question is rather vague and might be why there is no response.
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sure:
since the release of the handset HTC Desire HD I have used an app and widget called HTC locations.
amongst other things, this widget is used to replace google navigation by having offline maps in it, which, correct me if I am wrong, is very similar to the maps found in google navigation app.
I have been a bullet rom user since I bought my phone and found that the latest xboarder's version 1.7 is said to have such widget/app working... unfortunetly it does not.
I, then, decided to try my luck with the Energy rom, which I liked a lot and this time, for my frustation, the app/widget is not even there.
After researching the internet, I have found a couple of apk's (laputa, location picker, locations, footprints) and their respective signed lib files.
After flashing them (the signed files through recovery) and installing the apks, the app itself (both footprints and locations) would open, footprints all the way and locations would try to download the necessary files (which would return an error saying it couldnt finish the task or restart sense, nope, its not a problem with my connection). The widgets itself wouldnt work at all.
Back to the forum where I found those files, I figured they were for another version of sense, so the framework would be different in order to run on the Energy rom (thats what I came up with, anyway).
As I believe there would be other HTC location users in the amaze 4g forum, I started this thread asking people if they have it working on theirs and if they do, how did they manage it.
Thanks for your help.
P.S. yes, im talking about the roms for the HTC AMAZE 4G and the use of the app/widget on the HTC AMAZE 4G. I only quoted the DESIRE HD so people know the app/widget I am talking about
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since the release of the handset HTC Desire HD I have used an app and widget called HTC locations.
amongst other things, this widget is used to replace google navigation by having offline maps in it, which, correct me if I am wrong, is very similar to the maps found in google navigation app.
I have been a bullet rom user since I bought my phone and found that the latest xboarder's version 1.7 is said to have such widget/app working... unfortunetly it does not.
I, then, decided to try my luck with the Energy rom, which I liked a lot and this time, for my frustation, the app/widget is not even there.
After researching the internet, I have found a couple of apk's (laputa, location picker, locations, footprints) and their respective signed lib files.
After flashing them (the signed files through recovery) and installing the apks, the app itself (both footprints and locations) would open, footprints all the way and locations would try to download the necessary files (which would return an error saying it couldnt finish the task or restart sense, nope, its not a problem with my connection). The widgets itself wouldnt work at all.
Back to the forum where I found those files, I figured they were for another version of sense, so the framework would be different in order to run on the Energy rom (thats what I came up with, anyway).
As I believe there would be other HTC location users in the amaze 4g forum, I started this thread asking people if they have it working on theirs and if they do, how did they manage it.
Thanks for your help.
P.S. yes, im talking about the roms for the HTC AMAZE 4G and the use of the app/widget on the HTC AMAZE 4G. I only quoted the DESIRE HD so people know the app/widget I am talking about
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So you just can't find the HTCwatch.apk and are looking for someone to upload it for you? Or you do already have the apk and it's not working for you?
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glacierguy said:
So you just can't find the HTCwatch.apk and are looking for someone to upload it for you? Or you do already have the apk and it's not working for you?
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I do not think we are talking about the same thing. I am talking about the map widget and app called htc locations. Is it the one you are talking about?
If it is, what I need is, if possible, all the steps in order to install and make it work.
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I do not think we are talking about the same thing. I am talking about the map widget and app called htc locations. Is it the one you are talking about?
If it is, what I need is, if possible, all the steps in order to install and make it work.
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I meant Locations... Sorry had watch on my mind for some reason... Even though the app sucks.
I can see if I have it or if I can find it for you and I will walk I through if I can find it
Edit: I also run Energy ROM. I did debloat and am not sure if I deleted apk, but I did see in my /system/app/ I found a HTCLocationservice.apk...
I don't know if that's what you need or not. I couldn't find the apk on Google
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I was just on XB56's site, and he has HTC Locations on his Sense 3.5 ROM... Maybe someone using that can adb pull and upload it?
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I was just on XB56's site, and he has HTC Locations on his Sense 3.5 ROM... Maybe someone using that can adb pull and upload it?
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thats the thing I had that rom installed and eventhough the description says it works, you will see on that thread that lots of ppl say it doesnt work... x says that it works for him, I dont know if he froze the app and deleted whats inside the .data/locations or not... I am just not good enough on messing around with those files.
now back to the app, I believe I would need two files the apk for the app and the app for the widget which, if I am not mistaken, the only difference is the name that contains 3d on it...
btw, thanks so much for trying to help me.
I've tried several apps that hide root, and none work. Does anyone have any idea of the right way to get HBO Now working on a rooted device? My device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 running a custom rom.
The apps I've tried:
Hide My root (Can't even run on my device, fails to hide su, seems to work best on HTC devices?)
Hide Rooting Lite (acts like it works but doesn't)
RootCloak Plus (Cydia) I've added the app, rebooted and it still doesn't work.
Anyone gotten this working on a samsung device of any kind?
I was going to focus on hardware specific forum but really this is a more generic issue at least on the surface, how to hide root from an app.
Thanks for any suggestions.
I just tried Hide My Root and it didn't work.
I'm running a T-mobile HTC One M7 with ARHD 91.1 and also tried RootCloak.
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I've got HBO Now working on my rooted Note 3 (AT&T).
First, I installed HBO Now and tried to watch a movie, which failed with the "rooted device" message. That lead me here, which got me worried.
Second, I installed Root Cloak via Xposed, went into Settings - General - Application Manager and cleared the data to HBO Now, rebooted. Tried to watch another movie which failed.
Finally, I installed Hide My Root and chose "Hide su binary", stopped HBO Now and cleared the data again. To test, I tried to navigate to / via Root Explorer which told me I wasn't rooted. I loaded HBO Now back up and was able to start watching a movie right away.
I'm guessing there are different root methods that can or cannot be hidden. If this didn't work I had planned to use a dual boot to install a non-rooted stock ROM, since my kernel itself is rooted (i.e. I didn't root via app).
I pretty much did the same thing. Had the HBO app stopped and data cleared. Hide the su binary and then logged back into HBO app. For a moment I thought it was working as the video played longer than before. But after about a minute it came back with the rooted error.
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Hide my root worked for me on my Galaxy Tab S 10.5.
Hide Rooting Lite worked for me on my HTC One M8 (Sprint) with GPE Rom installed.
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Hide Rooting Lite worked for me on my HTC One M8 (Sprint) with GPE Rom installed.
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Is this the app you're referring https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.formyhm.hideroot
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I think that's the one he was talking about. Alas, it didn't work on my HTC One m7, from Verizon.
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Is this the app you're referring https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.formyhm.hideroot
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As mentioned above, this worked for me... Installed Hide My Root and granted it root permissions, hid su binary via Hide My Root, cleared data for HBO Now, and that was it. HBO Now worked fine (other apps needing root would not work while su was hidden of course). After testing I used Hide My Root to restore su binary, and things were back to normal, although I did have to re-grant root access to applications which previously had it (not a bit deal IMO). I'll need to do more testing during this trial period, but maybe I'll keep HBO Now after all.
Oh, and I should have mentioned I don't have Xposed installed yet, so I didn't do that step at all, just used Hide My Root. It worked on my Nexus 6 and Nexus 9.
Tried Hide Rooting Lite and still no luck.
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Hide Rooting Lite worked for me on my HTC One M8 (Sprint) with GPE Rom installed.
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Thanks this works perfectly for me also on GPE!
None of the hide root apps mentioned earlier have worked for me on my rooted Nexus 10. The apps themselves are working, as attempts to modify system apps in Root Explorer don't work because of a lack of root privileges, but when I play videos in the HBO app they fail. Not sure what else to do here.
Well, it didn't work on my Verizon HTC One (m7), using a GPE ROM from Santod. Are you using a custom GPE rom, or the stock one which came with the phone, just rooted?
Jodiuh said:
Thanks this works perfectly for me also on GPE!
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Sorry if this is against forum rules, but I want to bump this thread. I can't get any of the root hiding apps to block HBO. I've tried on my nexus 7, kindle fire (CM 10) with no luck on either
For anybody wanting to use it with Chromecast, and controlled by your rooted phone, you can.
Make sure to click on the Chromecast icon BEFORE trying to start the stream. Once you see the HBO Now icon on your TV screen, you can start the video on your smartphone/tablet and it won't complain about your phone being rooted.
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Robertjm said:
For anybody wanting to use it with Chromecast, and controlled by your rooted phone, you can.
Make sure to click on the Chromecast icon BEFORE trying to start the stream. Once you see the HBO Now icon on your TV screen, you can start the video on your smartphone/tablet and it won't complain about your phone being rooted.
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You made my night! Awesome! I only wanted it to control my chromecast. I've returned my nexus to stock to watch on the go.
Robertjm said:
For anybody wanting to use it with Chromecast, and controlled by your rooted phone, you can.
Make sure to click on the Chromecast icon BEFORE trying to start the stream. Once you see the HBO Now icon on your TV screen, you can start the video on your smartphone/tablet and it won't complain about your phone being rooted.
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This has worked for me so far, been playing for about 5 minutes with no rooted phone notification.
Who knows the next thing HBO will block playback on, but for now it's working!
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