To start with im running a rooted evo (duh) and fresh evo 3.0.0.1
it was doing this prior to root..
It seems like no matter if i'm on wifi.. 4g.. or 3g.. the video constantly whether it be youtube or another video thats using the streaming media player.. it more than half the time will either give me a "sorry this video could not be played" error.. or the "sorry there was a problem playing this video"..
I've searched as much as i could bring myself to without going insane. So far i've read that stagefright settings could cause this. The cache not being cleared.. and that the youtube app just plain sucks..
So, what im trying to gather is first and foremost.. is this a known issue.. or is my phone messed?
thing i dont get if this is a known issue.. is this.. GOOGLE BUILT ANDROID.. and google flipping OWNS YOUTUBE.. why would is be an issue? lol
Any help would be great.. and if this is a known issue.. a sticky might be nice so others like myself dont go insane wondering why the iphone plays video flawlessly on youtube.. while the evo's youtube player simply sucks (so far from my experience.. )
please no flaming.. haha
79 views so far.. could someone at least post whether they're having the same issue or not? or someone they know? i assume i'm not the only one out there if theres that many people lookin at it in less than a day..
update though, i was running fresh evo 3.3.0.1... i am unrooting my phone now just to make sure its not something wonky with root.. i called sprint and talked to a rep, they said to just bring it in to see a tech.. honestly, side note.. the store where i got my phone from.. not the best customer service.. at all.. very short on the phone with every question.. etc.. blah. anyways.. ill keep updating as this moves forward.. hopefully this thread will help someone get some answers if i dont haha
Thanks..
The youtube app is crap. It has nothing to do with rooting. Until they offer an update you should use a browser to open the youtube videos. This will not trigger "a problem playing video" dialog crap.
I can't use the app for that same reason. Happens with certain videos, I think the ones that are "not optimized for mobile" or some such. I can watch them from my browser without issue.
I've been having the same issue for weeks now. I also have exclusively switched to watching videos in the browser. Never have a problem there. The YouTube app DEFINITELY needs an update. Especially with rewinding and fast forwarding videos.
ahhh good so its not just me. By using the browser do you mean loading it in desktop view? and playing via flash? im unrooted now and using dolphin HD.. much better browser imo.. however using the m.youtube.com site still crashes videos.. seems like any video i stream crashed out or can't play.. i'll try the desktop mode and see if i can get them to play in flash instead of the streaming media player..
Thanks
it must be the crappy roms you guys are using or you have poor coverage/reception/bandwidth.
The Youtube app works great for me. It plays everything in HD just fine. I used to have problems with it not playing videos on some older roms, but anything from the past couple months should be just fine.
I would die if I had to resort to using the browser to access Youtube.
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it must be the crappy roms you guys are using or you have poor coverage/reception/bandwidth.
The Youtube app works great for me. It plays everything in HD just fine. I used to have problems with it not playing videos on some older roms, but anything from the past couple months should be just fine.
I would die if I had to resort to using the browser to access Youtube.
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The mobile youtube page isn't actually too bad - it's tons better then the regular youtube page, and is almost as usable as the app. But if you have stagefright set to false to fix pandora, then the mobile page won't work and you'll get that "could not be played" error.
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it must be the crappy roms you guys are using or you have poor coverage/reception/bandwidth.
The Youtube app works great for me. It plays everything in HD just fine. I used to have problems with it not playing videos on some older roms, but anything from the past couple months should be just fine.
I would die if I had to resort to using the browser to access Youtube.
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I'm using the stock ROM, and have this problem.
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Have a quick question i'm having an issue when trying to view flash movies on watchthisfree.com...the movie plays great thanks to update but since the player is embedded and not the streaming media player it wont output to hdmi...all i can get is the sound out. Any suggestions? btw iphonemoviez.net plays great now since the update no need for the extra player like before. Anyway any help is greatly appreciated!!
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I dont think the evo can stream everything as of yet. Mostly videos, music, and pictures that are on the sd card. Could be wrong though.
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Man i can hardly get videos to stream regardless....
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Man i can hardly get videos to stream regardless....
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Because Sprint's 3G is terrible...
Loving the EVO but compared to my buddies on Verizon our 3g is awful.
4G doesn't do much good for most of us.
Ugh... I will give sprint another 6 months to see if they can really come through.
On a related note, I was able to stream youtube through the HDMI on 2.1... don't know about 2.2 b/c I'm on CM6 (no way I'm going with the official froyo since I don't have 4g in NY)
I stream from iPhonemoviez.net through hdmi on 3g regularly, but its with the pop up streaming media player. The other website is flash and it doesnt give me the option to choose player because its embedded I guess. Just thought there might me a fix.
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I used to use fring with skype but now that skype banned them from using it i dont have any other method of chatting with my family when i am away. Anyone have a solution to this?
No ways as of yet, unless Fring or Qik get desktop apps or Skype gets a native Android app.
you can do this with sipdroid...much better quality than fring...although, you need a gv number or sipgate number to pair with sipdroid (PLUS -there is a small monthly fee to add videocalling to pc via a pbxes account) ...just google sipdroid for videocalling and you can watch a video of how it is done on sipdroids homepage. this can be done over 3g,4g or wifi ...seems to be much better quality than video streaming of justintv, qik or than fring was
Yes,
Imovicha (Movicha) works very well from EVO to PC or EVO to another phone. I use this to communicate with a number of our PCs.
better quality?
masbirdies said:
Imovicha (Movicha) works very well from EVO to PC or EVO to another phone. I use this to communicate with a number of our PCs.
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I just tried out imovicha for the first time...is there any way to get the quality of the video seen on the computer to be good? mine is really blocky and wont show on cpu bigger than about 3 inches by 3 inches??!!! Video skype through fring (when it was available) was much better quality.
I found a Skype beta but have not yet tried it out. I will report back.
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I found a Skype beta but have not yet tried it out. I will report back.
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Yes, please do.
adeyo said:
I just tried out imovicha for the first time...is there any way to get the quality of the video seen on the computer to be good? mine is really blocky and wont show on cpu bigger than about 3 inches by 3 inches??!!! Video skype through fring (when it was available) was much better quality.
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Never seen the other end but was told the video looked and fine and sound was good.
It's ON NOW...
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Never seen the other end but was told the video looked and fine and sound was good.
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http://www.movicha.com/android.html <<< Forget Fring-FaceTime or even Qik.. Movicha has it all, I can video call (cont) http://tl.gd/2v7kkk I just twitted it to the WORLD!.. lol..
I think there was a skype app in one of the magnus cyan upgrades in the theme section. I tried one once and it wasn't for me so I flashed over it. I thought awhile ago that someone ripped out skype and another app or two out of a verizon droid. I don't remember if it worked but I remember that you had to have the o they apps with it or it wouldn't work.
When i tried the skype beta app, it didn't have video chat...
Has anyone tried Movicha for the Evo yet? It's got pretty bad reviews so far.
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Has anyone tried Movicha for the Evo yet? It's got pretty bad reviews so far.
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Just tried movicha. It sucks imo. Doesn't send video.
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http://www.movicha.com/android.html <<< Forget Fring-FaceTime or even Qik.. Movicha has it all, I can video call (cont) http://tl.gd/2v7kkk I just twitted it to the WORLD!.. lol..
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I don't know. Just checked out their site. It says there is a subscription fee, but makes no mention of how much it is! Guess you have to install the pp to find out.
Also, their FAQ says it does not support video from the phone on Android - you can see somebody on their PC, but they can't see you!!
If this is true what good is it???
"I tried to place a video call to a friend who was using an Android. How come he can see me, but I cannot see him?
Right now Android supports receive only video."
I have downloaded Movicha but haven't actually tried it yet. One thing to keep in mind is that there is a version specifically for the EVO. You have to search the market for "MovichaForEVO".
EDIT: Just tried it between my PC and phone... video from phone to PC kinda sucks on 3G but otherwise it does work (will try it over 4G when I'm at work Monday to see if video quality is any better)
It seems to make calls ok, video quality on the PC from my Evo was HORRIBLE though, the GUI is kinda meh, dont have sound or cam on pc (sitting at Sprint..cant really expect too much lol) to test that. All in all, its a step in the right direction, but certainly fails as a whole package. Ugly as hell basically....just wish I had gotten my evo before Fring issues to test skype with my gf on her laptop.
So, did you have to pay? If so, how much???
no, never once asked for anything but a name and an email. I sure as hell wouldnt be paying for something like this though
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Just tried movicha. It sucks imo. Doesn't send video.
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I tried it, it is JUNK. Video is very bad.
Gibs679 said:
just wish I had gotten my evo before Fring issues to test skype with my gf on her laptop.
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It wasn't any better, fring is crap as well
so i have my evo rooted with froyo 2.2 latest build .6 and there is no way i can get youtube to work. when opening up a video on you tube it says "video not available on mobile". i really havent found any thread on this and ive been searching for about 2 days now. any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks!
via browser or youtube app?
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via browser or youtube app?
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this.
the streaming audio fix (for pandora and whatnot) breaks youtube mobile, but the app should still work fine.
It's actually via both. I've tried restarting the phone, deleting the app and re-installing with no luck.
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It's actually via both. I've tried restarting the phone, deleting the app and re-installing with no luck.
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reinstalling from market, or TB?
Via market, not to sure what tb is.
TB = Titanium Backup; for restoring apps
Been having a similar issue. Youtube plays but sometimes stops halfway and says that it cannot be played.
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Man I was trying to show off the video quality using the youtube hd functionality and it made me look bad lol. I guess ill go with the YouTube broken thing the other guy suggested.
What is the best video chat app for Evo?
My vote goes for firing. My brother lives in Mesa Az. And I've had good luck using this program
Tango, your always signed in and doesn't waste battery at all, fring you have to be signed in if not no video call, qik is annoying for people receiving calls because half don't know you have to press the Mic button to speak and its not.cross platform.
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Tango, by far. Like the guy above me said, takes no battery life, cross-platform, always signed in, and is all-around kick-ass. Plus, you don't have to make an extra account, AND it can work with your Google Voice number.
Fring? Eats your battery alive, has bugs every other day, looks like a toddler threw up on a screen, and requires you sign in every ten minutes.
Qik? Jesus Christ, it's worse than Fring...
Even though the general consensus is Yahoo sucks for most things, their messenger client on the phone has worked VERY well for me. (besides being a HUGE apk)
Phone to phone video over 3G worked perfect for me, (Well, roughly 2 months ago before Sprints network went to shambles) along with phone to computer.
The best part is a lot of people still have some old lame Yahoo account from 10 years ago that still works. Bonus not having to sign up for any BS
by far i would say tango
Tango Hands Down!
Best luck with Tango and Yahoo Messenger. Fring is horrible. And Qik works on and off
OOVOO is pretty good....
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has the tango quality improved??? at first, it was TERRIBLE!!!! has anyone tried to video chat w/ sipdroid? the quality seems the best to me...a little more complicated for a novice though.
I tried Tango out when I first got the phone (september or so?) and I found it drained the **** out of my battery life when I wasn't using it. Have these problems been rectified?
YAHOO MESSENGER IS WAY BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I tried Tango out when I first got the phone (september or so?) and I found it drained the **** out of my battery life when I wasn't using it. Have these problems been rectified?
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Yes you got the app when it was first being developed. The devs where quick to listen to the people and resolve the problem. I have had it on my phone for a month now and its been flawless and battery consumption has been next to none, except for when I use the app then of course it uses some battery
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OOVOO is pretty good....
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ooVoo is good because it support video between phone and pc. I use for very short time to say more about it, but annoying thing is auto start when phone is restarted.
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Yes you got the app when it was first being developed. The devs where quick to listen to the people and resolve the problem. I have had it on my phone for a month now and its been flawless and battery consumption has been next to none, except for when I use the app then of course it uses some battery
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Cool.....I'll try it again. I also tried it when it first came out and it was a battery killer and resource hogger. I've sworn by Fring since then.
The best videochat i have found, dont laugh, is to use my Hotspot and use my IPOD touch and facetime. For some reason i get better video and voice then anything i can find on the EVO. But of course, the other person also needs Apple's Facetime, as my girlfriend does.
We tried Oovoo and its not bad, video is slow and audio always seemed to get out of sync and the annoying bug of it never leaving the notification bar.
Google Talk w/Vid?
Sorry if this was asked in another thread, if you know of one please post a reply with the link?
I have a Moto Xoom, google talk with front facing cam is working alright so far for a couple friends that have netbooks with built in cams.
I have a couple friends with EVO's but say you can't use it for video chat in google talk. Anyone up on as to why or how to use it?
I would like to have Google Talk Vid on my EVO also.
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I would like to have Google Talk Vid on my EVO also.
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Doesn't exist for phones.
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What app do I need if I use my phone but my sister has a computer? Can you use Tango on a computer?
Tonight I was trying to watch some videos on YouTube. I was able to watch some videos, but others force close as soon as I click on the video. It seems to be specific channels, but I can't say for sure. I tried clearing the cache and data with no success. I backed up the app with Titanium Backup and uninstalled and tried to download from the market but it doesn't show up for the Nexus (or my Xoom running or ICS so I guess its an ICS thing).
When I tried to restore with titanium, it took forever longer than normal and didn't restore the app, it just stayed at the screen saying restoring. I ended up having to restore my nandroid from the other day.
Has anyone had similar issues in YouTube? What about with restoring apps in titanium? I also had similar behavior with titanium earlier today when I tried to integrate the Google Maps update into my system ROm. Titanium stayed in the operation screen for a long time and never seemed to finish. However, after a reboot, it was no longer listing Google maps as an app with an update that could be integrated into the ROM, leading me to believe the operation actually did finish.
Edit: it appears the same videos are crashing YouTube on my Xoom too. Still no idea why the titanium backup issues are happening though.
WAIT ITS NOT JUST ME?
Thank god. I think its a problem on Youtube's end. I can't even get my subbed videos in the Home tab.
It FC when I click on HD videos.
Same thing happening here. The app also does not recognize my subscriptions, but my favorites show up fine.
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Yeah FC randomly on me too.. guess YouTube apk needs an update
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yeh happening to me too
first my subscriptions were gone
then videos were crashing when i was searching for tennis videos (search term was 'wta') and a lot of videos were crashing from that result.
will watch this thread with interest
thanks
Am experiencing the same problem on 4 different mobile (galaxy tablets & phones) devices.
Subcriptions not showing up
Some Videos force closing etc.
All was fine yesterday.
Googled the issues and discovred that Youtube are forcing some changes.
It's happening to me also. First I thought it was a new mod I was testing out but it's also happening on my wife's stock Incredible.
I thought I'd be happier knowing it wasn't just my problem but the truth is, I'd just like to watch some videos.. lol
wow, while it's nice to know it's not my device kirking out, it would be nicer if it would just work. i don't have any solution, so just hoping youtube addresses it soon. maybe this is why youtube app isn't in the market for ics devices--it's not compatible yet. Although I am fairly certain that it was working just a few days ago.