Develop Bugs

[Q] Does anyone have Plex app working?

Is anyone using the Plex app? I'm currently running RandomKing's Thunderhawk 1.1 ROM and Plex videos aren't working. Apparently there are issues with some custom ROMs not working with Plex. From what I've gathered, there is essentially a permissions issue where Plex cannot create a file to write the stream to for the phone to read and play from.
I've been using PlayOn which did the job, but Plex seems to be nicer, faster, and you could skip in videos. So if anyone has this working, what ROM are you using and which version of the Plex app do you have? Any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

I have the plex app (awesome btw) and I never had an issue with it on custom roms, and I've been flashing new ones constantly since July. I'm currently on CM7 and it works great

[Q] Anyone else having Chromecast issues from Play Music on 4.3?

Hi all,
I'm running the newest Slimbean 4.3 beta with the Slimbean 4.3 GApps installed on my VZ Gnex. I tried to Chromecast from Play Music today, and I get the error Cannot cast to '<Chromecast>' where <Chromecast> is my device's name. I can Chromecast just fine from YouTube and Netflix on my Gnex, and have no issues casting from Play Music on my Xoom running CM10.1.
I was wondering if anyone else was having this same issue. I'm fully aware that running beta software is bound to have bugs, so I'm not expecting the experience to be perfect, but was trying to determine if it's something messed up with my setup or a true bug.
Thanks,
TC

I don't think anyone else here has a Chromecast.... But I would try out maybe a 4.2 ROM, since that's what the Xoom has.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

I'm having the same issue with my Nexus 4 running slimbean. Seems like this is a common problem for Motorola users (lots of topic results via search) but can't understand why it doesn't work for a Nexus device running 4.3. All other apps work no problem. Hope it isnt another root block attempt by Google...that would be tragic.

[Q] Latest Netflix App Issue

Hello e-980 users,
I'm trying to execute latest Netflix 3.6.1 app on my e-980, and I see split video. Has anyone else faced the same issue?
Could anyone of you please upload the apk who could view the video properly?
I'm on CM 11 and have not logged in to Google, so has no access to Play Store.
Thanks in advance!

I also have the issue. I am unaware if it is because of the app, or the update itself. It's been broken since 4.4.2. Currently running 4.4.4 and the issues still persists. I assume it is an issue with KK itself, as many people have reported similar issues in other apps.
Hopefully it'll be worked out soon. At least YouTube still works.

Try Netflix black. Search for it
2SHAYNEZ

shayneflashindaily said:
Try Netflix black. Search for it
2SHAYNEZ
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Yes, I have installed Netflix 2.1.2 and it seems to be working fine.

video plays smooth using old netflix no matter default process are running in background. im using stock 1.8.1 since i cannot uninstall the preloaded app.

[Q] Working Youtube Version

Due to CM11 bugs. Latest version of youtube is not working properly (can't play a video).
So, what is the best youtube version for CM11 user??
I considered as ogyoutube since it have a number of feature. But its rather old for our new cm11. Latest ogyoutube still unable to log in. And that is not our choice.
So is there anyother alternative? Maybe official one that still working with our devices, or anyother youtube apps replacement.
Thanks.

Hd YouTube..

5.3.32 working fine for me.

5.3.32 work good.
Even though the video seem a little pixelated.
Og youtubev6 oftenly crashing with cm11.
Does anyone have the same problem with me?
Have any suggestion to fix the crash?

Need help with vlc on my pixel XL (hardware acceleration issue)

Hey all have a og pixel XL it's unlocked and rooted either stock kernel December update (8.1) I use vlc at work to watch and listen to downloaded videos I've been using it for months now with no issues. Now I recently noticed that all my videos stutter and hitch . I though it was because I went for 8.0 to 8.1 so I went back and it was still happening (even though in the past I had no issues)
Only way I can fix this is to disable hardware acceleration in vlc settings. But doing thumis makes my device warm and sucks battery (being that it's decoding HD video via software) this is driving me nuts. How can I fix this?
I downloaded the device driver binaries from Google but no idea how to install it. I though I could make sure they are all up to date but not sure how to go about that.

Valkyrie743 said:
Hey all have a og pixel XL it's unlocked and rooted either stock kernel December update (8.1) I use vlc at work to watch and listen to downloaded videos I've been using it for months now with no issues. Now I recently noticed that all my videos stutter and hitch . I though it was because I went for 8.0 to 8.1 so I went back and it was still happening (even though in the past I had no issues)
Only way I can fix this is to disable hardware acceleration in vlc settings. But doing thumis makes my device warm and sucks battery (being that it's decoding HD video via software) this is driving me nuts. How can I fix this?
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Has VLC been updated recently? it sounds like if it's happening on 8.0 and 8.1 and wasn't happening before ... it's likely an issue with the app itself and not the OS.
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I downloaded the device driver binaries from Google but no idea how to install it. I though I could make sure they are all up to date but not sure how to go about that.
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No, do NOT do that. that's not what those drivers are for - they are for developers, not end-users.
your firmware contains the drivers that you should be using / built for your firmware.

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Has VLC been updated recently? it sounds like if it's happening on 8.0 and 8.1 and wasn't happening before ... it's likely an issue with the app itself and not the OS.
No, do NOT do that. that's not what those drivers are for - they are for developers, not end-users.
your firmware contains the drivers that you should be using / built for your firmware.
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i could not find a past version of the app. well i did on apkmirror but the only non beta past app was from nov 28th i was looking for one from like october but only found beta versions. tried one of them. still doing it. i think it has something to do with 8.1. i would do a back up with twrp and just do a fresh install of 8.0 and see if it happens again but last time i tried making a twrp back up restoring from it failed.

You can download the older builds from the vlc website:
https://get.videolan.org/vlc-android/

Valkyrie743 said:
i could not find a past version of the app. well i did on apkmirror but the only non beta past app was from nov 28th i was looking for one from like october but only found beta versions. tried one of them. still doing it. i think it has something to do with 8.1. i would do a back up with twrp and just do a fresh install of 8.0 and see if it happens again but last time i tried making a twrp back up restoring from it failed.
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well, I did just try vlc. not sure what u are watching, but I used a couple 4k videos on my phone and 4k YouTube videos.... no issues. - but that may not be an best test; I'm not using the stock kernel...
I'd see if u can get someone who isn't running a non-stock setup to reproduce it....? maybe someone will read this and give it a test too...

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well, I did just try vlc. not sure what u are watching, but I used a couple 4k videos on my phone and 4k YouTube videos.... no issues. - but that may not be an best test; I'm not using the stock kernel...
I'd see if u can get someone who isn't running a non-stock setup to reproduce it....? maybe someone will read this and give it a test too...
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i think i found the issue. i use the app arktube to download youtube videos the night before i go into work so i can listen and watch while on shift. in the app there is a setting to allow to download VP9 version of videos and i had it selected for some reason. those videos are the ones that are stuttering unless i disable hardware acceleration.
would you be able to test to see if VP9 content stutters on your pixel? the video i had was 2560x1440P VP9 youtube video here is the video i downloaded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OZFYN_cQw&index=22&list=PL8mG-RkN2uTyuEutQa79RZ0Q5u5gteUci
i just got done flashing 7.1.2 and 8.0 with different versions of VLC each and still had the issues so i guess its because of VP9. which makes no sense being that i can view it fine from the youtube app at that setting but cant if i download it and play it via vlc?

Valkyrie743 said:
would you be able to test to see if VP9 content stutters on your pixel? the video i had was 2560x1440P VP9 youtube video here is the video i downloaded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OZFYN_cQw&index=22&list=PL8mG-RkN2uTyuEutQa79RZ0Q5u5gteUci
i just got done flashing 7.1.2 and 8.0 with different versions of VLC each and still had the issues so i guess its because of VP9. which makes no sense being that i can view it fine from the youtube app at that setting but cant if i download it and play it via vlc?
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well, I'm not going to be installing arktube or downloading the video. but the link itself plays fine in vlc...