[APP] Official Netflix App - G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps

i was just wondering if its completely working for you guys? i can load up the video but all i get is audio but no actual video
if you havent grabbed it yet https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient

same here. running CM7 nightly.

On CM 7.0.3 and also get no video, it also just backs out from streaming after a few seconds.
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CM7 Nightly #64
Audio but not video for me as well. CM7 nightly.

Same here, CM 7.03, audio for a few seconds, no video, then app restarts.
Anyone stock able to get the app running? I have it working on a Nexus One, also with CM7

Ugh, not available in Canada, of course

Works perfectly using Virtuous Fusion.

FuzeAction said:
Same here, CM 7.03, audio for a few seconds, no video, then app restarts.
Anyone stock able to get the app running? I have it working on a Nexus One, also with CM7
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It runs perfectly on a non rooted G2. I don't think Netflix is compatitable with cm7 or cm7 based roms.
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The Netflix app seems to work perfect on my N1 CM 7.0.0 RC2 but does not work correctly on my G2 CM 7.0.1 and gets some choppy audio and no video which then crashes to Netflix menu.

It worked fine on my stock G2 rom. It doesn't work on CM7. I think it may have to do with the device name. On my netflix account it shows "HTC T-Mobile G2" and "Android Mobile" HTC vision under device info. How can I edit my model name to try that?

ostinq said:
It worked fine on my stock G2 rom. It doesn't work on CM7. I think it may have to do with the device name. On my netflix account it shows "HTC T-Mobile G2" and "Android Mobile" HTC vision under device info. How can I edit my model name to try that?
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I think you have to edit the build.prop, using the prop editor. I have not tried that but let us know if you try and what the outcome is.

Does anyone have a stock build.prop that they can post??
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jjank11 said:
I think you have to edit the build.prop, using the prop editor. I have not tried that but let us know if you try and what the outcome is.
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is that an app or something? I don't mind trying but don't know where to start.
Found the build.prop under /system I can edit it using a txt editor, remount /system rw paste it there? Will that work? Don't have access to a comp right now.
Did all of that. The T-Mobile my account app now works. But not netflix. Something has to work. netflix sees my phone as a G2 now I get the same few seconds of audio then exit. Now swype wont work for some reason.

Not working for me either on miui 1.5.6 v5.5 ganiis build...
Tried gettin latest flash, uninstalling, reinstalling.. nothing.. I get like 7 seconds of audio.. shows 2 seconds streaming.. then fc and back to netflix menu... godamnit.. I was so happy for this....
Ill be watchin this thread for a fix. I have faith in xda.
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No go either on G2... I get 5 seconds of audio no video then closes it self back to netflix menu :/
Any fixes or ideas yet??

Someone with a G2 that got Netflix working needs to post their buildprop. People with Nexus S running CM7 did something to their buildprop to get it working and it might work for us too.
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I'm not convinced it's a build.prop thing, I used my G2's build.prop to get it running on my Nook Color running CM7.0.2.

ostinq said:
is that an app or something? I don't mind trying but don't know where to start.
Found the build.prop under /system I can edit it using a txt editor, remount /system rw paste it there? Will that work? Don't have access to a comp right now.
Did all of that. The T-Mobile my account app now works. But not netflix. Something has to work. netflix sees my phone as a G2 now I get the same few seconds of audio then exit. Now swype wont work for some reason.
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Prop editor is an app but to my knowledge it is not available on the market, unless something has changed. Do a Google search for it. I have version 3 and works great.
Just be careful about editing your prop file and make a backup just in case.

I will post my stock G2 rom build.prop when I get home from work later tonight. I've been flashing nandroids all day my battery is about to die.

Maybe it has to do with the version number of android. Since stock is 2.2 and so is Virtuous. Has anyone gave this a shot on CM6.?

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[Q] Cyanogen and 2.3.4 GTalk Video Chat

My wife uses an unrooted G2. She likes using Google Talk video chat on her computer. She would love to be able to use it on her phone, even without a front facing camera. I've read elsewhere that Cyanogen has started incorporating 2.3.4 and Video Chat into the nightly builds for the G2. I'm hesitant to root and flash her phone with the current nightly build, since I don't to risk giving her an unstable phone that has broken other features she used to using.
What's the rule of thumb for jumping to a CM build in a case like this? Do you wait for a "stable" build to be posted? If so, about how long it take from the time they start incorporating the stuff you want into nightly builds before it becomes stable (a week, a month, etc)?
just do a nandroid of current rom then flash latest build anf give it a try, some builds are pretty stable aand have lot of fixes with current issues, if bad and have issue you can wipe and restore
Or use tango or fring... or search for the apk that has the updated video chat incorporated
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I tried tango and fring, but neither of them work with the desktop browser version of google talk video chat. We've got the whole extended family on gtalk vc, so in order for video chat on the phone to be value added, it has to work with that. Thanks though.
Just root, download the google talk 1.3 flashable zip, flash with rom manager or in recovery, all done.
I haven't seen the zip in the g2/dz forums but I found it through google...
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Spastic909 said:
Just root, download the google talk 1.3 flashable zip, flash with rom manager or in recovery, all done.
I haven't seen the zip in the g2/dz forums but I found it through google...
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I don't think gtalk 1.3 will work on anything before 2.3.3. At least that's what I have been reading. I got it working perfectly on CM 7.0.2 by flashing the new gapps version.
--MrAnt--
Yeah I haven't used froyo in a while so I just assumed. Word
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mrant said:
I don't think gtalk 1.3 will work on anything before 2.3.3. At least that's what I have been reading. I got it working perfectly on CM 7.0.2 by flashing the new gapps version.
--MrAnt--
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How's the stability of 7.0.2? Any significant bugs? Also, I see that 7.0.3 is now in the list of stable builds -- were there be any reason for me not to flash that instead of 7.0.2?
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I don't think gtalk 1.3 will work on anything before 2.3.3. At least that's what I have been reading. I got it working perfectly on CM 7.0.2 by flashing the new gapps version.
--MrAnt--
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On the G2? I'm running #65 with latest (05032011) gapps with talk 1.3... Can't/Don't see a way to establish video or voice chat... I've checked the block for enable video/voice calls, but only can text chat...
nashwing said:
On the G2? I'm running #65 with latest (05032011) gapps with talk 1.3... Can't/Don't see a way to establish video or voice chat... I've checked the block for enable video/voice calls, but only can text chat...
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I did push a new googleservicesframework.apk while trying an alternate method. That just gave me force closes when trying video of audio. I flashed the same gapps as you and it stopped force closing and I get two way audio and video.
I'm running CM 7.0.2 with pershoots kernel on a G2.
Jgariano,
7.0.2 is perfectly stable for me. No problems to speak of. I read the only change in 7.0.3 is a security fix, so no major changes.
--MrAnt--
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mrant said:
I did push a new googleservicesframework.apk while trying an alternate method. That just gave me force closes when trying video of audio. I flashed the same gapps as you and it stopped force closing and I get two way audio and video.
I'm running CM 7.0.2 with pershoots kernel on a G2.
Jgariano,
7.0.2 is perfectly stable for me. No problems to speak of. I read the only change in 7.0.3 is a security fix, so no major changes.
--MrAnt--
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Hmmmm, I wonder if I need to flash a googleservicesframework.apk as well... I don't have any options for video, and the audio link is greyed out, although it if pushed, it says 'calling' but doesn't really do anything. There is no video option at all, and when viewing my status from another g-mail account, it doesn't show the video camera icon.
nashwing said:
Hmmmm, I wonder if I need to flash a googleservicesframework.apk as well... I don't have any options for video, and the audio link is greyed out, although it if pushed, it says 'calling' but doesn't really do anything. There is no video option at all, and when viewing my status from another g-mail account, it doesn't show the video camera icon.
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I have the same 'problem' with google talk. Everything works fine except the video calling. I can't select it. (When i open talk and then click on my own name, there isn't a box i can check to accept video calling).
i have tried to flash it too,but gtalk disappeared in the applist
why?

[Q] Since we don't yet have a real Hulu app, and the hack doesn't work...

My understanding is that there are a few layers to this problem.
1) The hex edited libflashplayer.so (altered file that makes the site believe the flash is on a windows comp and not an android device) that is floating around out there will cause Hulu to work when using CM7 7.0.0 and Warm Z twopointtwo RLS1 (confirmed) but must be re-pasted into the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib every time that the phone is rebooted.
This is due to the fact that the stock flash 10.2 that is installed on these roms does not have the hex-edited libflashplayer.so in the .apk.
2) On most newer Rom releases (have not confirmed all of them,) the process of replacing the stock libflashplayer.so with the hex-edited version does not cause hulu to work. This could be due to several reasons that are beyond my understanding.
Does anyone on here know of an app that is a good replacement of hulu, or have the ability to create a hacked Flash 10.2 apk that will resolve all of these issues? I would really like to have some tv streaming access during my downtimes, I'm sure others would be much appreciative as well.
Hulu came loaded on Skyraider 4.0 and works fine...I'm watching it right now.
I had seen some feedback saying that was hit and miss for some people. I like that it is preloaded on Skyraider 4.0.
I would like to see some other Roms cook it in too...
Yeah but the flashplayer on skyraider is 10.1 not the latest 10.2
It works on Ruby ROM. It's not as smooth as Flash 10.1 though. It's not choppy but it does have pauses in the video about every 20 seconds or so. I would just stick with 10.1, I don't see any benefit to 10.2 for the Inc.
For the hulu app to work go into your browser settings and turn off mobile view.
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dfd9999 said:
For the hulu app to work go into your browser settings and turn off mobile view.
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False. This only works on Roms where the hacked flash.apk comes cooked in. On *most* newer roms...where it's not cooked in...modding the flash with the libflashplayer.so exploit does not resolve the lack of hulu function, regardless of browser settings.
It is not detecting your browser settings, it is detecting your version of Flash, which is specific to Android phones, and therefore currently blocked by Hulu.
I wish it was this simple, but sadly it is not. Confirmed with test.

Incompatible with your device

Forgive me if this had been adked or explained before... the search function in the xda app is only gigving me results for custom roms... no matter what I search for... but that's besides the point.
Lately there has been a lot of apps in the market that have been saying that they are incompatible with my device, but the work on my wifes phone (original cliq not rooted) and my moms gtablet (vegantab7rc1), I'm running a cm7 nightly ( I forget which one it was around the 1st of september) I have changed my lcd density to 200... would that be the reason why?
And insight would help, thanks
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If the app can run on a Cliq, your phone will have no problem running it. I'm sure its something happening that the Market is identifying your device as a "Generic HTC phone" or something of the sort, and doesn't necessarily know the specs. I've flashed many many ROMs in my time and the Market identifies each one differently, I've just stopped paying attention.
The Market isn't stopping you from downloading the apps, is it?
The market prevent's us from downloading it.
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If the app can run on a Cliq, your phone will have no problem running it. I'm sure its something happening that the Market is identifying your device as a "Generic HTC phone" or something of the sort, and doesn't necessarily know the specs. I've flashed many many ROMs in my time and the Market identifies each one differently, I've just stopped paying attention.
The Market isn't stopping you from downloading the apps, is it?
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yeah, if i side load it, it runs fine, the market isnt allowing me to download it, and according to my market settings... it identifies my phone as a tmobile g2... so maybe the market is broken...
Does your device by any chance have a different LCD density then the androids default 240? If so this is your problem. this happens with mine and my brothers G2, if the G2 has a different LCD density then 240 the new market, and only the new market (not the old one), will say some apps are incompatible. Try making sure you have the default lcd density set and reboot then retry downloading the app. The only way ive found to keep your custom lcd density AND be able to download any app is to revert back to the old android market.
I have the same issue. No change in lcd density. But any rom I use that is CM7 based has some issue with an app being incompatible. CM7 nightly said Facebook was not compatible. SuperCM7 says Evernote, MexDroid said Youtube.
I don't know what is wrong. I don't know if it has anything to do with the build.prop. I did change the prop to use Netflix. But I don't know if that is really an issue, since all roms seem to have this fixed and have there own build.props.
Over all, I am at a loss. Superwipe does nothing...factory reset did nothing. Any Rom that I've used has had some issues with compatiblity
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the following two parameters in build.prop are responsible for the market identification
ro.build.description
ro.build.fingerprint
i used the latest stock rom values and it works very well with MIUI
Can you post the stock values please so I don't have up download the ROM
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Hold on... I'm downloading the stock rom and will extact the build.prop. I want to know too because I keep having to install Market 2.3.3 everytime lol! Its pointless to describe the solution without the full answer... sheesh!
Here ya go! Let us know if it works okay It's straight from T-Mobile USA Gingerbread build so it should work fine...
ro.build.description=2.15.531.3 CL82286 release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=tmobile/htc_vision/vision:2.3.4/GRJ22/82286:user/release-keys
I didn't post the values because I don't know them for the G2 stock rom
the (stock roms) market identification for G2 and DZ is different and I only know the DZ ones
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I didn't post the values because I don't know them for the G2 stock rom
the (stock roms) market identification for G2 and DZ is different and I only know the DZ ones
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It's cool... I didn't mind post them. No big deal... thanks for pointing out the problem!

Rogers One Android App out! (but only for tablet, possible non-tablet fix?)

i noticed that this was very very silent news as i assume rogers doesnt want people to use this, since it basically allows free unlimited calling:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5yb2dlcnMudm9pcCJd
however, i am unable to download it as i dont have a tablet. i've actually tried using a device spoofer to make my galaxy S be recognized as a nexus 7 but still doesnt let me download.
does anyone know if non-tablet can install tablet apks?
regardless, perhaps this opens up more of how one can develop a non-tablet version.
I created a backup apk (https://www.dropbox.com/s/i0x1q4d5yj1toyv/One Number_1.2.1.apk) and tried installing it on my phone but it FCs after the splash screen... not sure if someone can try seeing what's happening?
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I created a backup apk (https://www.dropbox.com/s/i0x1q4d5yj1toyv/One Number_1.2.1.apk) and tried installing it on my phone but it FCs after the splash screen... not sure if someone can try seeing what's happening?
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thanks! i was able to install it but yes crashes also after splash. i assume it needs at least a minimum resolution.
also tested on galaxy note (tablet resolution), no dice,also crashes.
The app works great on the transformer Prime. Use it all the time. Would be awesome to get it working on the s3.
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[Q] Using Tiny's CM10.1 rom and Netflix issues

Hi, rather new here so I can't post in the thread on the developers board. Thought I'd try here. I recently flashed Tiny's latest CM 10.1 nightly rom and I really like it so far. There are a couple of issues but after messing with it for a while, it's mostly smooth and works well. My biggest beef, aside from those couple issues is Netflix. The app loads and I can select a show, but when I try to load a video, I just get the red loading screen that goes on forever until I hit the back button. I tried an older apk, and it wouldn't load, period (1.5.2), which I guess is to be expected when running Android 4.2. I tried 2.1 and I got the same issue with the red loading screen. Tried loading it in the browser and I got the usual page that tells me I need a certain browser for it to work. The app worked just fine in the official CM 7.2. Is there an option in settings I'm missing or something or does it not work on this rom (which I don't see why it wouldn't)?
Other naggy issue is epsxe. It works alright but if I press a volume button, it either increases or decreases all the way and all buttons freeze. Nothing works. Home, menu, power button, touch, etc (yet the emu keeps going and the music keeps playing). Sometimes when I press an on-screen button to move, it's like the button gets stuck and the character keeps moving in that direction. I have to remove the battery to reboot. Did not have this issue in cm 7.2.
Other than that, awesome rom and thanks, Tiny, for working on it.
EDIT: Well, I just tried using epsxe again and it even worked when using the volume button. Not sure why it worked except that I let the game load for a bit before pressing anything. After that, it worked just fine. So, I guess it may be even an app issue on 4.2, rather than the rom. Hope Netflix is as easy to get working.
Netflix hasn't worked on JB or ICS. Known issue since day one. Probably won't be fixed as it's not a high priority in the overall picture.
...sorry...I was on the phone...
omniatic said:
Netflix hasn't worked on JB or ICS. Known issue since day one. Probably won't be fixed as it's not a high priority in the overall picture.
...sorry...I was on the phone...
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Well, that's disappointing. I really like this this rom but Netflix was one of the biggest reasons to keep using this device. It's mainly used as a tablet now and I don't want to buy anything else right now. Funny thing, Netflix was the only reason I didn't switch from Windows 7 to Linux. I figure, if I'm paying them every month, I should be able to play their vids on any device I please and it irks me that I can't even get it working in the android browser. Oh well. Thanks for the quick response.
EDIT: Well, I did some research and found that Netflix 1.81 seems to work to an extent. I get sound and subtitles but no video. Going to look into it some more.
Kaepernick said:
Well, that's disappointing. I really like this this rom but Netflix was one of the biggest reasons to keep using this device. It's mainly used as a tablet now and I don't want to buy anything else right now. Funny thing, Netflix was the only reason I didn't switch from Windows 7 to Linux. I figure, if I'm paying them every month, I should be able to play their vids on any device I please and it irks me that I can't even get it working in the android browser. Oh well. Thanks for the quick response.
EDIT: Well, I did some research and found that Netflix 1.81 seems to work to an extent. I get sound and subtitles but no video. Going to look into it some more.
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It works on better supported devices on ICS and JB. The issue here is the codecs and hardware support / drivers which will not be fixed for now. Just confirming its not androids fault or Netflix's.
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tiny4579 said:
It works on better supported devices on ICS and JB. The issue here is the codecs and hardware support / drivers which will not be fixed for now. Just confirming its not androids fault or Netflix's.
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So no amount of tinkering with older apks and workarounds (to make it so the app uses older netflix video players) will work because the rom/hardware simply doesn't support playback? I was looking at some other threads and google and a lot of people seem to be having trouble getting Netflix to work on 10.1 and Android 4.2 in general. Seems when the app detects Jelly Bean, it uses its newest video player, which has some problems on some devices. Forcing it to use an older player seems to work for some people. Adding a line to the code to make it use player "6" instead of "10" or something. Haven't actually applied anything to the app to try it because I'm a complete novice at this.
You're the expert and I assume if there was an easy method that wouldn't screw anything up in the CM 10.1 build, you'd apply it. I do appreciate the work you and others are putting into these roms and other than this Netflix issue, it rocks. I may go back to CM 7.2 after a bit but I'll definitely keep an eye on your updates and try them out.
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So no amount of tinkering with older apks and workarounds (to make it so the app uses older netflix video players) will work because the rom/hardware simply doesn't support playback? I was looking at some other threads and google and a lot of people seem to be having trouble getting Netflix to work on 10.1 and Android 4.2 in general. Seems when the app detects Jelly Bean, it uses its newest video player, which has some problems on some devices. Forcing it to use an older player seems to work for some people. Adding a line to the code to make it use player "6" instead of "10" or something. Haven't actually applied anything to the app to try it because I'm a complete novice at this.
You're the expert and I assume if there was an easy method that wouldn't screw anything up in the CM 10.1 build, you'd apply it. I do appreciate the work you and others are putting into these roms and other than this Netflix issue, it rocks. I may go back to CM 7.2 after a bit but I'll definitely keep an eye on your updates and try them out.
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That may just work. I'm kind of a newb at smali but it may be worth a shot. I haven't heard of this workaround before. In theory it should work under software.
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tiny4579 said:
That may just work. I'm kind of a newb at smali but it may be worth a shot. I haven't heard of this workaround before. In theory it should work under software.
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Well, that gives me some hope, at least. Here's one of the threads I was looking at.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101525
On the last page, someone posted the code that enabled it to work on theirs.
EDIT: I tried the Xposed app workaround, by the way, which did not work for me, using 1.8.0 (thought it was 1.8.1 but wasn't. Plan on trying that next) or the newest version. I realize that these are different devices, but I'm hoping there's a way to get it to work on ours. I wonder if there's a way to trick it into thinking it's Gingerbread instead of ICS (in the thread) and using the player that works on CM 7, if it would work?
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Well, that gives me some hope, at least. Here's one of the threads I was looking at.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101525
On the last page, someone posted the code that enabled it to work on theirs.
EDIT: I tried the Xposed app workaround, by the way, which did not work for me, using 1.8.0 (thought it was 1.8.1 but wasn't. Plan on trying that next) or the newest version. I realize that these are different devices, but I'm hoping there's a way to get it to work on ours. I wonder if there's a way to trick it into thinking it's Gingerbread instead of ICS (in the thread) and using the player that works on CM 7, if it would work?
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I don't have a netflix account currently (had it and didn't use it), so I can't do much testing but based on the link you showed me, the app should work fine. Try the init.d script linked in the github in the thread you posted. Are you familiar with pushing files to your device? You just need to copy it to /system/etc/init.d and add execute permissions. Usuaully I use read-write-execute for user and read-execute for group and other.
tiny4579 said:
I don't have a netflix account currently (had it and didn't use it), so I can't do much testing but based on the link you showed me, the app should work fine. Try the init.d script linked in the github in the thread you posted. Are you familiar with pushing files to your device? You just need to copy it to /system/etc/init.d and add execute permissions. Usuaully I use read-write-execute for user and read-execute for group and other.
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The xposed_init file under assets? Can't say I've ever tried this before. I know how to add files to that folder, but no idea how to copy it to a file or whatever that would work. Don't know how to execute permissions either.
Looking things up, I can't just add a file to my sdcard and use ES File explorer to add it to the init.d folder? I copied one of the files on my desktop and opened it up with notepad. It sadly didn't help me. Like I said, total novice with android here or this stuff in general. Would like to give this a shot though. Do I add the text to notepad and then delete the .txt or do I need to make a .js file? As for permissions, do I just add r rw and x to the file?
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The xposed_init file under assets? Can't say I've ever tried this before. I know how to add files to that folder, but no idea how to copy it to a file or whatever that would work. Don't know how to execute permissions either.
Looking things up, I can't just add a file to my sdcard and use ES File explorer to add it to the init.d folder? I copied one of the files on my desktop and opened it up with notepad. It sadly didn't help me. Like I said, total novice with android here or this stuff in general. Would like to give this a shot though. Do I add the text to notepad and then delete the .txt or do I need to make a .js file? As for permissions, do I just add r rw and x to the file?
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Yeah, you can add it to notepad and remove the .txt at the end but it uses different line breaks in Windows than what Linux uses so the script may not work right. I'm not sure though. The worse thing that can happen is nothing. Android doesn't use .js which is Javascript. For permissions, yes that will work.
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tiny4579 said:
Yeah, you can add it to notepad and remove the .txt at the end but it uses different line breaks in Windows than what Linux uses so the script may not work right. I'm not sure though. The worse thing that can happen is nothing. Android doesn't use .js which is Javascript. For permissions, yes that will work.
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Tried it. Not sure if I did it right. Most likely not. lol But in any case, it doesn't work. Getting a bit tired, so I may just relent. I'm sure many who are more experienced have tried already.
Just curious: If your primary use for your old Dinc is as a portable Netflix viewer, then why not just flash back to a stable GB-based ROM and enjoy?
Seems that would be a lot simpler than trying to get Netflix to work on JB, especially if you're not doing anything with the phone that requires JB.
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Just curious: If your primary use for your old Dinc is as a portable Netflix viewer, then why not just flash back to a stable GB-based ROM and enjoy?
Seems that would be a lot simpler than trying to get Netflix to work on JB, especially if you're not doing anything with the phone that requires JB.
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I like Jelly Bean. I like how it looks and feels. It's a more mature Android. Plus, I like keeping up to date with software. It's kind of nice to have 4.2 running on the aging, yet good o'l Dinc, when some newer devices don't even have 4.1 yet officially.
Also, I got it working, by the way! Before, when I downloaded the newest one onto 10.1, it would just continuously load when picking a video and not work. After tinkering, I got it to play sound but no video. I could tell that the video player was different than the one I used on 7.2 (also, the newest app). I switched back to 7.2 for a bit and downloaded my apps. I backed everything up using Clockwork mod so I could go back to it whenever. Then I backed up all the Apps with Titanium Backup. I switched back to Tiny's 10.1 and restored the apps. I tried out Netflix and it worked. It was using the same player it used on 7.2. I don't know if it detects Jelly Bean when you download it from Google Play or if it does it when you sign in to your account. When I restored it, I was already signed in, so maybe that's it. At any rate, it works.
Well, I spoke too soon. It did work for the first few videos but then stopped. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling with the Titanium Backup, but when I try to choose a video, it says I've been signed out. I sign back in and I'm back to the forever loading red screen. So yeah, I think it detects which OS I'm on as I sign in. Just a guess though. Just shows that it has nothing to do with your ROM aside from their newest player not working properly on it. It can indeed be fixed via the software with some tinkering.
Can you check the value for int name="nflx_player_type" in /data/data/com.netflix.mediaclient/shared_prefs/nfxpref.xml from a working Netflix in Gingerbread? Easier yet, pull that file from your Netflix backup from Gingerbread for me. Check for passwords in the file and clear them out before giving it to me for security.
tiny4579 said:
Can you check the value for int name="nflx_player_type" in /data/data/com.netflix.mediaclient/shared_prefs/nfxpref.xml from a working Netflix in Gingerbread? Easier yet, pull that file from your Netflix backup from Gingerbread for me. Check for passwords in the file and clear them out before giving it to me for security.
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Here you go. Says It's using Player 9. I have read that 10 is the newest player. At least I believe so.
Edit: just checked that file on 10.1. It says player 10. That means it switched when I signed back in.
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Here you go. Says It's using Player 9. I have read that 10 is the newest player. At least I believe so.
Edit: just checked that file on 10.1. It says player 10. That means it switched when I signed back in.
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Hmm, if you edit that file back to 9 and open Netflix does it work?
tiny4579 said:
Hmm, if you edit that file back to 9 and open Netflix does it work?
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Yes and it didn't work. Then I tried "6". Didn't load. I tried 9 again and for whatever reason, it loaded. It works just fine now, using the same player it did in 7.2. The kicker is that I check the XML file again and it changed somewhat. It now says "6" and it looks different. I believe the Player line used to be before the Logged in line. Now the logged in line is last. If there was some way to force it to use 6 every time, even when logging in, we'd have a working netflix app on your rom.
Maybe "old app version=17" is the key, I don't know.
EDIT: Exited the app. Still works. Rebooted the phone. Still works. There's no log out button, so I assume to log out, I need to clear data, which I assume would just put me back at square one. Seems to be working fine now, as long as I stay signed in. If I somehow have to sign in again, I'll check the xml file.
Attached the file. Just edited the user id part.
Well, it was working. Then it quit. I checked the xml file and it had switched to 10. Didn't sign in or out or anything. Tried the 6 file and it immediately switched back to 10. So, I uninstalled and then installed 1.8.1. Replaced the nfxpref file with the one I backed up and it worked. Funny thing, it's actually using an older version of the player. I believe that may actually be "6". In cm7.2, it said "9" and was using a newer version of the player (newer than the one I'm using now). It seems to work well so far. Haven't tried updating from this yet, to see if the newest one works by updating, but I doubt it would work anyway. I did notice that in the shared prefs folder, there's only one other file with the nfxpref file. In the newest version, there looked to be about six or seven other files.
Watching this with interest, if you guys figure it out please post a guide and link to it because you're not alone. My Netflix stopped working when I upgraded to 10.1 as well (interestingly it worked fine on my ICS One-Click ODIN Rom that I got last June, not CM) and this was the first thread to pop on my google search as I've started looking for answers.
*UPDATE* Got mine working using the directions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101525
Hope this helps!
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Well, it was working. Then it quit. I checked the xml file and it had switched to 10. Didn't sign in or out or anything. Tried the 6 file and it immediately switched back to 10. So, I uninstalled and then installed 1.8.1. Replaced the nfxpref file with the one I backed up and it worked. Funny thing, it's actually using an older version of the player. I believe that may actually be "6". In cm7.2, it said "9" and was using a newer version of the player (newer than the one I'm using now). It seems to work well so far. Haven't tried updating from this yet, to see if the newest one works by updating, but I doubt it would work anyway. I did notice that in the shared prefs folder, there's only one other file with the nfxpref file. In the newest version, there looked to be about six or seven other files.
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