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[SOLVED] [JB] Netflix subtitles thru MHL.

Guys I've been troubled to find a solution to subtitles in Netflix not showing thru HDMI on TV, that out of frustration I started poking around the settings and on the Developer section I found my answer.
If you want to get you subtitles shown onscreen, go ahead and select Disable HW Overlays in Developers Options.
That totally made the trick for me. Hope it works for you too.

Unfortunately is only for Jelly Bean, as the title indicates. Cheers!

perfect solution for displaying subtitles by MHL
It is a perfect solution for displaying subtitles by MHL. :good:

Not works for me.
Im use S3 with Stock ROM, Kernel Boeffla.

Solved for ICS
Hi.
Before using the above solution for subtitles you need to do this on ICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39506557#post39506557
Best regards
/Mads

madsbola said:
Hi.
Before using the above solution for subtitles you need to do this on ICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39506557#post39506557
Best regards
/Mads
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I have a Galaxy N7000 with ICS 4.0.4 and at the Developer Option there is no "Disable HW Overlays" anywhere.
Any workaround?
Thanks in advance

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boolean22 said:
Guys I've been troubled to find a solution to subtitles in Netflix not showing thru HDMI on TV, that out of frustration I started poking around the settings and on the Developer section I found my answer.
If you want to get you subtitles shown onscreen, go ahead and select Disable HW Overlays in Developers Options.
That totally made the trick for me. Hope it works for you too.
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Dear boolean22,
I own a Note 7000 and when trying to watch Netflix (from my Note to TV through HDMI) and could not read subtitles on TV screen even though they appeared on the screen of my device. I followed your wise advices and found what had to be disabled (Disable HW Overlays). Unfortunatle didn't work. Is there any other idea I could try to see subtitles?
Friendly regards,
Herdoktor:crying:

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herdoktor said:
Dear boolean22,
I own a Note 7000 and when trying to watch Netflix (from my Note to TV through HDMI) and could not read subtitles on TV screen even though they appeared on the screen of my device. I followed your wise advices and found what had to be disabled (Disable HW Overlays). Unfortunatle didn't work. Is there any other idea I could try to see subtitles?
Friendly regards,
Herdoktor:crying:
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Did you solve this? What's your version of Android?

I did what you suggest and the subtitles appear on my TV. But there is no more video on TV...

[Q] HDMI Settings stock 4.4.2?

Hi,
I'm trying to find the HDMI settings on my stock 4.4.2 Nexus 7 2013 but I can't seem to find it. I'm using a slimport adapter to hdmi out. According to this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh3kl1Ay8O0 ICS has an hdmi setting field but I can't seem to find it on my N7. Any ideas?
Thanks.

As far as I know...
The only settings I know of are Settings>Display>Cast screen. The old settings must have removed HDMI settings in Jelly Bean, or may have been exclusive to the ROM the author of that video had.

bmccoy11 said:
The only settings I know of are Settings>Display>Cast screen. The old settings must have removed HDMI settings in Jelly Bean, or may have been exclusive to the ROM the author of that video had.
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That sucks. Waste of battery/energy to drive two displays. Wish there were overscan settings too.

Apps and Services broken by Fire OS 5

So far:
1. Firestarter
Broken because of ADB issues. But will work if
1. Reboot
2. Set Jumpback-watchdog to 0
3. Disable and then re-enable ADB Debugging in Settings.
4. Repeat 3 after every reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62479186&postcount=178
2. Llama
Will no longer convert apps to Kodi launchers. Can still launch Kodi at boot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786505&page=93
3. BBC iViewer, News
iViewer launches a web page, which doesn't work. News is incompatible.
4. Only one ADB connection possible causing problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62463523&postcount=176
5. Audio passthrough via Optical Out
Reported broken:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/kodi-audio-passthrough-anymore-update-t3182681
6. Setting up a Parental Pin may brick device
Unconfirmed report. Beware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/android-5-onboard-t3181226/page5
8. Time and date is out of whack (which can cause some streaming services - including Amazon Prime - not to work):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/date-time-fire-tv-t3185020
9. Apps not automatically updating.
10. 5.1 channel audio option in Netflix might not work properly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62467540&postcount=9

I know it is semantics, but as this is a developer preview, I do think it is a bit misleading to list apps as "broken". Perhaps "Apps and Services not compatible with Fire OS 5 Developer Preview" would be more appropriate. I assume this is an FYI posting for anyone feeling daring to install the developer preview.
Seems people already have pitchforks out that Amazon is borking compatibility intentionally with some services. But the developers are just getting their first look at the OS themselves. So nothing is really "broken" until the OS is official and the apps declare compatibility.

jpeg42 said:
I know it is semantics, but as this is a developer preview, I do think it is a bit misleading to list apps as "broken". Perhaps "Apps and Services not compatible with Fire OS 5 Developer Preview" would be more appropriate. I assume this is an FYI posting for anyone feeling daring to install the developer preview.
Seems people already have pitchforks out that Amazon is borking compatibility intentionally with some services. But the developers are just getting their first look at the OS themselves. So nothing is really "broken" until the OS is official and the apps declare compatibility.
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It's a heads up to those who can't decide whether to give it a go. It's very normal to have a thread like this.

I am having the following issues.
1. Youtube will not launch
2. Choppy audio in Netflix

Positive add: Since fire os 5, archos player is working!

Claude Koch said:
So far:
My observation is that ADBFire 1.29 is problematic as 1.28 seems to work fine.
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adbFire 1.30 fixes an issue with root users and busybox. My tests with 5.0 revealed no other issues. Bug reports gladly accepted.

So for all the complaints, I do have to say that I've been watching Netflix for a few hours now and haven't had any of the shuddering/slowness issues I had on the previous versions.

rbox said:
So for all the complaints, I do have to say that I've been watching Netflix for a few hours now and haven't had any of the shuddering/slowness issues I had on the previous versions.
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I wonder if my issue could be my setup? I have the Fire into my TV via HDMI then out to my soundbar via digital audio. Netflix plays fine but you will only get about half of every sentence. The half missing is totally silent.
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wastate2014 said:
I am having the following issues.
1. Youtube will not launch
2. Choppy audio in Netflix
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I still am having issues with YouTube it has now been sitting at launching YouTube for almost 5 minutes it has not ever got to the UI since my update.
My date and time keep reverting to August 2nd 2:42PM PDT.

wastate2014 said:
I wonder if my issue could be my setup? I have the Fire into my TV via HDMI then out to my soundbar via digital audio. Netflix plays fine but you will only get about half of every sentence. The half missing is totally silent.
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While playing: Down button>Audio & Subtitles> English (not English 5.1)
See what effect that has.

I just upgraded to 5.0.3, hoping I can finally pair my bluetooth mouse. BUT it still doesn't work! Before, I would run settings.apk but that is broken now. In the firetv settings, now there is an option to pair 'other devices' and mice and keyboard are mentioned. BUT when searching for bluetooth devices, the mice still does show up in the list. Grr! Has anyone else been able to pair a mouse?

App that has an Android TV version will only open in Mobile Verson

Hi all. I'm brand new to XDA and to anything having to do with customizing apps, but very eager to learn. I have been testing a few TV boxes like MeCool M8s Pro L, ubox (HKG), A95X Max etc... One thing I have noticed is while all claim to be Android TV boxes, some play apps in the Leanback version (such as MeCool) while others seem to be glorified mobile phone replicas.
One app, in particular, would be the MyTunerFree radio app. On the MeCool it can be used with a Dpad remote and works perfect, however on the A95X, it only opens in the mobile mode, with no option for the android TVmode, and you need a mouse toggle app, or actual mouse to use it. I have been searching online for ways to force an app to play in its TV version only, but cannot find much. I have seen suggestions with using app cloner, but even then it doesn't force the TV mode, just allows you to add an on screen pointer, which does not allow scrolling (hope I am making sense)
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to force the app to its TV mode while using a box that seems to have a mobile operating system? Or is there a developer setting on the box I could change to force all apps into TV mode?
Sorry if this has been dealt with. I searched, but didn't see much. Keep in mind I'm a newbie. Cheers
M

You're right but not all apps some apps works with all versions of android in other hand some you need to download it and install by the tv box

You can try "Set Orientation App" to force this into landscape mode.

This is the exact problem Im having with Pendoo X10 MAX, one app I always use with android tv is mx player pro, but this crappy little PendooX10 always launches mx player pro like I'm using it on a mobile device, and the option to launch in tv mode is missing from the mxplayer settings menu.
Sucks that nobody else is having this problem, was hoping someone had a fix for this by now.

leodawson said:
This is the exact problem Im having with Pendoo X10 MAX, one app I always use with android tv is mx player pro, but this crappy little PendooX10 always launches mx player pro like I'm using it on a mobile device, and the option to launch in tv mode is missing from the mxplayer settings menu.
Sucks that nobody else is having this problem, was hoping someone had a fix for this by now.
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Sideload a oriantation / rotation app and set it to landscape mode. Should work with MX player and other apps

Fire TV Cube 3rd gen Dolby Atmos passthough com0pletely broken using Maven's Kodi-Builds

Basically subjects says it all.
I just bought a Cube 3rd ed. but using Maven builds with my C9 TV and passthough enabled I experience continue desync and crashes. Basically unusable (I sadly went back to my 4k Max).
Everything works perfect on my 4k and 4k Max.
Am I doing anything wrong (completely newbie with HD audio)?
Thanks.
Pino.

I remember seeing that you have to switch FireOS sound settings from best available to DD+, to get DD+ and DD to work in Kodi. It's definitely inconvenient.

Finnzz said:
I remember seeing that you have to switch FireOS sound settings from best available to DD+, to get DD+ and DD to work in Kodi. It's definitely inconvenient.
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Thanks a lot,
I tried all the available options but audio stull stutters and crashes.
As it is now any DA content is unwatchable.
Very disappointing.
Thanks God I still have my 4K Max but it bothers me I spent all that money to have a paperweight.
Well I guess I'll wait.
Pino.

puppinoo said:
...using Maven builds with my C9 TV and passthough enabled I experience continue desync and crashes.
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Just an FYI if you are using the FireTV build: not specific to the 3rd gen. Cube, but Maven has the "FireTV" build & the "Android 32-bit" build, and from my reading of the Kodinerds forum it seemed like it was best to use the Android build with FireTV devices starting back sometime last year, that the Android builds had all the fixes and the FireTV build was basically the same as Kodi nightly builds.
Are you good with using ADB? Can you report the printed output for these 2 ADB shell commands:
settings get global encoded_surround_output
settings get global encoded_surround_output_enabled_formats
I don't have the 3rd gen. Cube, only have the 2nd gen., but if the main Settings stay the same, then:
encoded_surround_output=0 , if using BEST_AVAILABLE sound setting option
encoded_surround_output=1 , if using PCM sound setting option
encoded_surround_output=2, if using DOLBY_DIGITAL_PLUS sound setting option
And I can take a guess that the second command "encoded_surround_output_enabled_formats" will return <null>. So input this:
settings put global encoded_surround_output_enabled_formats "5,6,7,8,13,14,17,18,19"
This ENCODED_SURROUND setting is what lets Kodi query what Android's java coding can passthrough for audio, the different numbers being the most common SurroundSound audio codecs; for example "18" & "19" are for DolbyAtmos lossy & lossless, and "14" is for TrueHD.

RiCkLaR said:
Just an FYI if you are using the FireTV build: not specific to the 3rd gen. Cube, but Maven has the "FireTV" build & the "Android 32-bit" build, and from my reading of the Kodinerds forum it seemed like it was best to use the Android build with FireTV devices starting back sometime last year, that the Android builds had all the fixes and the FireTV build was basically the same as Kodi nightly builds.
Are you good with using ADB? Can you report the printed output for these 2 ADB shell commands:
settings get global encoded_surround_output
settings get global encoded_surround_output_enabled_formats
I don't have the 3rd gen. Cube, only have the 2nd gen., but if the main Settings stay the same, then:
encoded_surround_output=0 , if using BEST_AVAILABLE sound setting option
encoded_surround_output=1 , if using PCM sound setting option
encoded_surround_output=2, if using DOLBY_DIGITAL_PLUS sound setting option
And I can take a guess that the second command "encoded_surround_output_enabled_formats" will return <null>. So input this:
settings put global encoded_surround_output_enabled_formats "5,6,7,8,13,14,17,18,19"
This ENCODED_SURROUND setting is what lets Kodi query what Android's java coding can passthrough for audio, the different numbers being the most common SurroundSound audio codecs; for example "18" & "19" are for DolbyAtmos lossy & lossless, and "14" is for TrueHD.
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Thanks a lot,
The "FireTV" build is exactly the one I'm using on all my devices right now. The kodinerds Maven thread grew too big and is mostly in german to read all the updates so I didnt know that.
As soon as I return home I'll test the Android build and report.
Thanks again for this precious advice.
Pino.

puppinoo said:
Thanks a lot,
The "FireTV" build is exactly the one I'm using on all my devices right now. The kodinerds Maven thread grew too big and is mostly in german to read all the updates so I didnt know that.
As soon as I return home I'll test the Android build and report.
Thanks again for this precious advice.
Pino.
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I tried the "Android build". And basically looks like all the Dolby Atmos settings are missing.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I'll retry tomorrow.

puppinoo said:
I tried the "Android build". And basically looks like all the Dolby Atmos settings are missing.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I'll retry tomorrow.
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Kodi Settings on EXPERT mode? With Passthrough on in Kodi you should be able to turn on all the options for passthrough ON, DolbyDigital_PLUS and Dolby_TrueHD being the two that need to be on for DolbyATMOS lossy and lossless formats to be available for passthrough. If TrueHD is still not showing maybe have to toggle between the two Passthrough-Output-Device options AudioTrack(IEC) or AudioTrack(RAW).
Sidenote, my primary TV has a buggy ARC/CEC implementation and sometimes I have to flip CEC on-and-off to allow Atmos passthrough, which even though my Cube is connected directly to my AVR it will stop some apps from streaming Atmos.

RiCkLaR said:
Kodi Settings on EXPERT mode? With Passthrough on in Kodi you should be able to turn on all the options for passthrough ON, DolbyDigital_PLUS and Dolby_TrueHD being the two that need to be on for DolbyATMOS lossy and lossless formats to be available for passthrough. If TrueHD is still not showing maybe have to toggle between the two Passthrough-Output-Device options AudioTrack(IEC) or AudioTrack(RAW).
Sidenote, my primary TV has a buggy ARC/CEC implementation and sometimes I have to flip CEC on-and-off to allow Atmos passthrough, which even though my Cube is connected directly to my AVR it will stop some apps from streaming Atmos.
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Yeah, I'm officially an idiot. I restored a backup from my 4k Max but it usually doesnt restore expert mode and I totally forgot to do that on my own. BTW I tested using expert mode and enabling the same exact options I have on my working 4k Max but still stutters and crashes, also switchng IEC mode.
Not sure about the CEC options. Point is I've never had any issues on the same TV with the same exacts settings on my 4K and 4k Max so I guess it's a Cube issue (or again some nonsense I'm still doing).
Thanks again for advices
Pino.