Develop Bugs

[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.
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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] 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?

Can't watch videos on Facebook or Twitter anymore.

Hello, since a month or so, when I try to watch a video in facebook or twitter app, they immediately stop playing, and there is no way to watch them. The same has always appened in periscope and twitch but until now facebook and twitter never had problems with videos. Youtube videos work fine as always, never had problem with it.
Does it happen to you too?
Any suggestions?

same issue here on fire os 4.6.3, cannot play videos on FB app. The video just plays for 1-2 sec and immediately stops jumping towards the end

Another one with the same problem here.
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Same here... i see is a common problem...

the app works fine on CM11 it only happens in fire OS

solved mine by installing fire os 4.6.5

I still have this issue on 4.5.6
any advice?

Sialis said:
I still have this issue on 4.5.6
any advice?
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factory reset through settings but beware thats also going to wipe emulated storage(pics and apps) :cyclops:

theprov said:
Hello, since a month or so, when I try to watch a video in facebook or twitter app, they immediately stop playing, and there is no way to watch them. The same has always appened in periscope and twitch but until now facebook and twitter never had problems with videos. Youtube videos work fine as always, never had problem with it.
Does it happen to you too?
Any suggestions?
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I had the same problem on stock 4.6.3. I deleted Facebook and reinstalled it from Amazon app store, then restricted Facebook updating through Google play. Video in Facebook is working still.

anybody find a fix for this yet?

aksem said:
I had the same problem on stock 4.6.3. I deleted Facebook and reinstalled it from Amazon app store, then restricted Facebook updating through Google play. Video in Facebook is working still.
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This worked for me. Thanks for the suggestion.

amazon app store version of fb is incompatible with phone
aksem said:
I had the same problem on stock 4.6.3. I deleted Facebook and reinstalled it from Amazon app store, then restricted Facebook updating through Google play. Video in Facebook is working still.
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am running fire os 4.6.3 and have the same problem. uninstalled fb from google play store, but the fb on amazon app store is 'incompatible' with my phone (or so says the app store). any idea why that might be?

Can somebody upload the "incompatible" version of Facebook please and thank you..
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Amazon has pulled Facebook from the app store. Can anybody post the last working Amazon App Store version of Facebook?

Interesting enough, Facebook is still working on my Kindle. So, I (in retrospect, stupidly) created a backup APK on the Kindle to install on my Fire Phone. When I tried to install it on my Fire Phone and got a parsing error. Will have to wait for a goodly soul here to upload the pre-update Amazon Fire Store version of Facebook...or for Amazon to fix the problem.

ClevelandESQ said:
Amazon has pulled Facebook from the app store. Can anybody post the last working Amazon App Store version of Facebook?
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Older versions of Facebook can be found on APK Mirror. Here is a link to the most recent non alpha or beta version I could find that should work on the Fire Phone: Facebook 55.0.0.18.66 (Android 4.0.3+)

jack9955 said:
Older versions of Facebook can be found on APK Mirror. Here is a link to the most recent non alpha or beta version I could find that should work on the Fire Phone: Facebook 55.0.0.18.66 (Android 4.0.3+)
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Thank you, thank you! The build you provided was too recent. So, I had to go all the way back to Facebook 45.0.0.36.146 (Android 4.0.3+) and video is working again! :good:

It seems that at the beginning of August last year there was an update to the Silk browser which broke video playback in many Fire tablets. https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/cust...QQ7V&cdThread=Tx1NRB3LVTX30RF&cdPage=4&cdSort Could our issue be similar? The tablet issue was finally fixed. It appears that with Silk being the default, and part of the OS, it broke something system wide.

ClevelandESQ said:
Thank you, thank you! The build you provided was too recent. So, I had to go all the way back to Facebook 45.0.0.36.146 (Android 4.0.3+) and video is working again! :good:
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I went back to this build as well everything works as it should
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New update of Facebook is not working.

App/Game compatibility list.

Hi All
I just re-found a compatibility list by androidtv.news (thanks guys)
great work, please contribute your findings, and be careful when you edit (there seems to be a few rows with no name, unfortunately by an edit)
I'll ask the mods to sticky it..
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...A4AQ3jvl7hir1Bk9AKkLXrw9W8/edit#gid=980396430

Also minecraft pocket edition now works if you install it from the browser
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check out my new Android game https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pgviews.kobesadventure

Add it to the list if you haven't already

Did anyone notice that the sideloaded apps started updating in the play store? Minecraft has been updading itself twice, even though its not available for download.

bingoking said:
Did anyone notice that the sideloaded apps started updating in the play store? Minecraft has been updading itself twice, even though its not available for download.
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as long as the sideloaded apps have the original signature untouched, they have always updated.

Edit: Nevermind. The problem was me. User error.
I tried to install Amazon Video but received errors. Anyone else have the same experience? Thanks.

for some reason realMyst only works on my 2015 not my 2017

I like OpenArena, but it is essentially single player only. No multiplayer servers are around.
Anyone want to compile this for Android?
https://github.com/zturtleman/spearmint
Local split-screen multiplayer.

Anyone have an updated link to the compatibility list? Link in the OP no longer works.

Netflix TV Os
Hi,
I'm struggling on the internet for information I'm after and you might be able to help! I want to get a media player with the official Android TV OS (the same one as the Shield - not the other normal media boxes). Simply put - in SA we have unstable internet connections. For Netflix on Android TV OS, does it allow for offline downloading? People have suggested popcorn time but I want to support creators and anyway, Netflix is good enough. So, can anyone tell me whether the Netflix App for the official Android TV OS supports offline mode (ie downloaded episodes like you have in normal Netflix on Android).
Thanks Tom

Link leads to deleted google sheet..........what's up with that???

mad4some said:
Link leads to deleted google sheet..........what's up with that???
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Wondering the same.

TKardinal said:
Wondering the same.
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Anyone still have the list?
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Is this updated anywhere??

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.
Valkyrie743 said:
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.

nine7nine said:
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...

nine7nine said:
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...