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Netflix App

Was able to get my Dinc to run the Netflix app with no issues. Pushed it over to my A101 and no dice. Anyone mess with this yet?
Here's a link to the APK in my dropbox.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17955245/com.netflix.mediaclient-2.apk
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I installed and ran it fine but get "unsupported device" when trying to play a video. I found this link but I couldnt get it to work.
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?p=72332#post72332

Yeah it ran for me too but didn't play video.
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I have Netflix working.
I have UrukDroid-1.1beta2 installed on my Archos 70 but should work with other ROMs if you are rooted.
You just need to open & edit /system/build.prop
I used Root Explore but any other root file editor should work.
Change ro.product.brand=archos
to
ro.product.brand=HTC Vision
and
ro.product.manufacturer=archos
to
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
reboot
Worked for me.

Mod57 said:
Change ro.product.brand=archos
to
ro.product.brand=HTC Vision
and
ro.product.manufacturer=archos
to
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
reboot
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I can confirm this working on A70S running Uruk 1.0 from internal memory. To help others, I used a terminal to gain root ($su), made a backup copy of the build.prop (#cp /system/build.prop /system/build.prop.bak), then copied the build.prop to / and changed the name to build.txt (#cp /system/build.prop /build.txt). Then I changed the permissions to make it writable (#chmod 666 /build.txt). Personally, I hate vi. So, I used astro file manager to open the build.txt file and edit it with the above changes. Then back in terminal copied the edited build.txt back to where it belongs (#cp /build.txt /system/build.prop) and restored the proper settings (#chmod 644 /system/build.prop) and then rebooted via holding down power and selecting reboot.
I only played with the streaming for a few minutes before work this morning. Seems decent. I am really looking forward to getting into it tonight. Thanks for the file changes!
UPDATE: I got a chance to compare the netflix app on my A70S compared to endgadget's walkthrough video on the Nexus S. The app runs, in my opinion, a little slow both loading the first time and in changing tabs or viewing information on a movie/show. But when I loaded my app while watching the Nexus S on the video load, they took about the same time. Same thing with everything else - very comparable times to switch between tabs or get information on a movie/show. As far as quality goes, I have not watched any video completely start to finish yet. But I have noticed some variance in quality. An episode from Season 2 of the Office looked a little pixelated but Austin Powers Goldmember looked nice. Both we very watchable though. The initial buffer took a few seconds longer than I would like but when skipping forward in the video, the video played rather quickly. Overall I am happy the app is out, and will use the crap out of it, but there is definitely some room for improvement.

Do we absolutely need root to edit the build.prop?
I know I can get the file to my PC to edit. I don't know if I need root to get it back...and I did the firmware update.

I don't have my gen8 this weekend my daughter stole it from me so I can't test this.
I have read in the following post that the device check disabled apk will work and wouldn't require root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13730649&postcount=1
Worth a try let us know if it works.

Sweet thanks for the link. Just loaded it up and it worked. Haven't watched anything long yet but tested it and it worked!
Mod57 said:
I don't have my gen8 this weekend my daughter stole it from me so I can't test this.
I have read in the following post that the device check disabled apk will work and wouldn't require root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13730649&postcount=1
Worth a try let us know if it works.
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Well I had it working. Tried a movie and it wouldn't play. Gotta fc. Trying a reboot.
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Mod57 said:
I don't have my gen8 this weekend my daughter stole it from me so I can't test this.
I have read in the following post that the device check disabled apk will work and wouldn't require root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13730649&postcount=1
Worth a try let us know if it works.
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Worked on my unrooted a101it 8gb. Thanks a lot. I did get a black screen once but retried and it worked.

Mod57 said:
I don't have my gen8 this weekend my daughter stole it from me so I can't test this.
I have read in the following post that the device check disabled apk will work and wouldn't require root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13730649&postcount=1
Worth a try let us know if it works.
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loganss said:
Worked on my unrooted a101it 8gb. Thanks a lot. I did get a black screen once but retried and it worked.
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Damn, I spent half the day yesterday backing stuff up and installing Uruk so I could use Netflix, and now I don't even need it, haha.

JasonOT said:
Damn, I spent half the day yesterday backing stuff up and installing Uruk so I could use Netflix, and now I don't even need it, haha.
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Yeah I was going to do all of that until I found this thread. I really didn't want to attempt root until warranty expired. I was practically doing cartwheels when the netflix-devicecheck-disabled.apk file worked.

The device check disabled version worked great for me. Combine that with 4G LTE tethering from my thunderbolt and I got some good shizz. Thanks for the tip guys!
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Mod57 said:
I have Netflix working.
Change ro.product.brand=archos
to
ro.product.brand=HTC Vision
and
ro.product.manufacturer=archos
to
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
reboot
Worked for me.
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confirmed working on my A101IT Archos Version of Froyo rooted
youtube /watch?v=xw379yR2Ffc

Official version works now
I uninstalled the "hacked" ver. and installed the official version, it works fine thanks to the hacked version creator for getting us through a rough patch

Updated Netflix Apps that work with Archos:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14960445&postcount=2011

netflix app
I have installed the Netflix app found here on the xda site. It works perfectly on both HTC evolution 4g's I have, both running stock roms. Neither one is rooted. Unfortunately none of the downloads will work on my ideos E-mail slim running 2.2.2 rooted. I can do everything except stream. When I try to stream it just crashes.

achioromonte said:
I have installed the Netflix app found here on the xda site. It works perfectly on both HTC evolution 4g's I have, both running stock roms. Neither one is rooted. Unfortunately none of the downloads will work on my ideos E-mail slim running 2.2.2 rooted. I can do everything except stream. When I try to stream it just crashes.
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There are many on this site.. did you try the ones in my last post?

Tesla74 said:
There are many on this site.. did you try the ones in my last post?
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Yes I have tried them.

!!!! help help help archos101 and netflix help help help!!!
Originally put netflix on my archos 101 . Software ran fine. Then netflix a software update message started to appear. I then downloaded the new version 1.4 and i keep getting the same message about an updated version of netflix is needed . I am running android 2.2 and the latest flash player. Im frustrated because it use to work. Can any one help me?
James

How to enable location services on Fire TV?

Does anyone know how I can enable location services for Fire TV? I had the NHL Gamecenter app for Android loaded through the Google Play Store and it was working great until the last update. Now when I try to watch a game it says "location services must be enabled to watch games" or something like that. Thanks for any help.

rotor00ter said:
Does anyone know how I can enable location services for Fire TV? I had the NHL Gamecenter app for Android loaded through the Google Play Store and it was working great until the last update. Now when I try to watch a game it says "location services must be enabled to watch games" or something like that. Thanks for any help.
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I don't know if this will work, but i did some lookiing and this is what I came up with.
You need this app: https://mega.co.nz/#!h09kwCIC!MoOnw3dDsQcaSiZTI8X6kcZTgwXmF8ECv8dNrzB6J8E (settings.apk)
Note: the settings.apk is from a post in this forum, I couldn't find it, so i just reuploaded the one I have.
In settings, you have to ability to turn location stuff on.
Beyond that, do NOT know if it works or not, as I don't have any location specific services i can test on it.
Let's us know if that works for ya.

So the problem appeared to be initially an issue with my VPN (unblock.us) but after I updated to the latest version of the Gamecentre Android app I still had to enable location services to be able to watch full live games. This did work with the settings app you posted about so thanks for that. If anyone else has the issue you need to enable all three check boxes in the location services setting. Thanks again.

rotor00ter said:
So the problem appeared to be initially an issue with my VPN (unblock.us) but after I updated to the latest version of the Gamecentre Android app I still had to enable location services to be able to watch full live games. This did work with the settings app you posted about so thanks for that. If anyone else has the issue you need to enable all three check boxes in the location services setting. Thanks again.
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How were you able to check all 3 boxes on the firetv? For some reason I can only check the last checkbox, anything else I click on takes me out of the location services sub-menu.

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DaveTO said:
How were you able to check all 3 boxes on the firetv? For some reason I can only check the last checkbox, anything else I click on takes me out of the location services sub-menu.
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I didn't do anything special I just clicked all three of the the checkboxes one at a time. I had no issues with it crashing. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

JJ-KwiK said:
As an alternative, if you have/use xbmc, try the gamecenter addon.
Works great.
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Do you know which repo the gamecenter add-on is in? I'd like to give it a shot. I am using fusion to install all my add-ons and I haven't seen it yet.

rotor00ter said:
I didn't do anything special I just clicked all three of the the checkboxes one at a time. I had no issues with it crashing. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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And you used the Settings.apk that Nyder mentioned?

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DaveTO said:
And you used the Settings.apk that Nyder mentioned?
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Yes I sideloaded that app onto my Fire TV and launched it and checked the location services boxes and then I was able to watch NHL games again. Are you rooted and what firmware are you using? If you let me know what your set-up is I can try to compare to mine and see if there are any differences? Did you download the app from google play for the Fire TV or sideload it?

JJ-KwiK said:
I don't know which repo it's in. At work at the moment.
It's here though - http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=207041
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Thanks but I get script failed when I try to run it after I installed the latest 0.71 Gamecentre script. Do you have this actually working on your Fire TV? I would like to get this working as the way I have it set up now with the sideloaded Android app isn't ideal because you need the mouse ( or Droidmote) to use it and the apps UI is terrible. Off topic but the NHL app on the Roku is awesome. You can choose to join the game live, start from the beginning and also choose to watch the home/away feed. It would be nice if the Android app had these features too.

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rotor00ter said:
Yes I sideloaded that app onto my Fire TV and launched it and checked the location services boxes and then I was able to watch NHL games again. Are you rooted and what firmware are you using? If you let me know what your set-up is I can try to compare to mine and see if there are any differences? Did you download the app from google play for the Fire TV or sideload it?
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I'm on 51.1.02, rooted.

Has anyone else got the settings.apk to work changing the location settings ?
I've tried v4.04 of the settings.apk with one of my FTV's running pre-rooted 51.1.3.0_513011520 and can 'tick' the third (location & google search) but location service and GPS satellites goes back a screen when trying to tick them.
Is there another settings type program or any other way of doing this ?
I want to run NHL and keep getting the issue when trying live streams saying location services needs to be enabled.

I'm on pre-rooted 51.1.3.0 and I got all three of the location settings checked and was able to watch NHL after it initially not working for me.

rotor00ter said:
I'm on pre-rooted 51.1.3.0 and I got all three of the location settings checked and was able to watch NHL after it initially not working for me.
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Here is a video of what I get. I'm on 51.1.4.0_514006420 updated custom rom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UZbXoZcVC8

DaveTO - I notice you have xposed installer on your firetv?
I was having the same issue as you and all I did was reinstall xposed installer over the top of the one already installed and I was able to tick all options on settings.apk
Works great.

Animal_UK said:
DaveTO - I notice you have xposed installer on your firetv?
I was having the same issue as you and all I did was reinstall xposed installer over the top of the one already installed and I was able to tick all options on settings.apk
Works great.
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C:\FTV>adb install de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk
729 KB/s (728857 bytes in 0.976s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
It won't let me overwrite an existing install. For reference, I got xposed from http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk.
Thanks

Not sure where I got mine from.
Could you try to uninstall it and reinstalling? Not sure what else relies in it or if you have other modules installed.

Animal_UK said:
Not sure where I got mine from.
Could you try to uninstall it and reinstalling? Not sure what else relies in it or if you have other modules installed.
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Just tried uninstall/reinstall. There was no change.

[Q] whats the difference between an amazon app and a play app?

Hi guys
So I got to thinking. Why does an installed app from Amazon get on the home screen but a sideloaded app doesn't.
I took a look at the manifests of tvplayer from Amazon and google. The tvplayer downloaded from Amazon has lots of references to Amazon.com. Which one would allow a sideloaded apk with a modified manifest to appear on the aftv home screen?

dbaseii said:
Hi guys
So I got to thinking. Why does an installed app from Amazon get on the home screen but a sideloaded app doesn't.
I took a look at the manifests of tvplayer from Amazon and google. The tvplayer downloaded from Amazon has lots of references to Amazon.com. Which one would allow a sideloaded apk with a modified manifest to appear on the aftv home screen?
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I think it has to do with the app being in your Amazon cloud. It's quite complicated as it doesn't really show a list of apps installed on your device.

rbox said:
I think it has to do with the app being in your Amazon cloud. It's quite complicated as it doesn't really show a list of apps installed on your device.
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Thanks for your reply rbox. Thought I was onto something.

dbaseii said:
Thanks for your reply rbox. Thought I was onto something.
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On one of my lists of things to do is finish my AllApps mod to my xposed mod. It gives you a standard grid list of the installed apps.

rbox said:
On one of my lists of things to do is finish my AllApps mod to my xposed mod. It gives you a standard grid list of the installed apps.
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Yes but you need root for that. All the aftv's sold in the UK are not rootable at the moment.

dbaseii said:
Yes but you need root for that. All the aftv's sold in the UK are not rootable at the moment.
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Yeah. The closest you'll get with an unrootable unit is the FiredTV launcher over in the apps section.

rbox said:
Yeah. The closest you'll get with an unrootable unit is the FiredTV launcher over in the apps section.
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Tried that. Not exactly eye candy. Went back to original launched with the llama mod to show SPMC.

Directv app in UK

Hi all,
I have a 2nd gen FireTV, live in the UK, and I'm trying to install directv (not directv now). I've installed the tablet version from 1mobile market and that opens ok, let's me accept disclaimer, but then tells me my version is out of date.. When downloading newest version (5.0.107) from aptoide, it just doesn't open. Sometimes the disclaimer page loads for a second, but then it just closes again
I not 100% sure I have the right version for the FireTV
I have a US VPN connected
Any ideas?

Tripledrop said:
Hi all,
I have a 2nd gen FireTV, live in the UK, and I'm trying to install directv (not directv now). I've installed the tablet version from 1mobile market and that opens ok, let's me accept disclaimer, but then tells me my version is out of date.. When downloading newest version (5.0.107) from aptoide, it just doesn't open. Sometimes the disclaimer page loads for a second, but then it just closes again
I not 100% sure I have the right version for the FireTV
I have a US VPN connected
Any ideas?
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Try APKPure &/or APKMirror. Make sure you pick the right ARM or compatible Android version.

Y314K said:
Never mind.
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That's for directv now?

Tripledrop said:
That's for directv now?
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Updated info above.

Y314K said:
Updated info above.
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So should I choose the one for tablets?

Tripledrop said:
So should I choose the one for tablets?
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I would choose the tablets one just for the probably built-in landscape mode & the size of the channels guide alone.
Both versions seem to have been updated on the same day. Although they have different version numbers.

Y314K said:
I would choose the tablets one just for the probably built-in landscape mode & the size of the channels guide alone.
Both versions seem to have been updated on the same day. Although they have different version numbers.
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Ok tried that, seems exactly the same version that I got from aptoide, and closes just the same unfortunately ?

Tripledrop said:
Ok tried that, seems exactly the same version that I got from aptoide, and closes just the same unfortunately ?
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If your device is rooted. You might wanna try the XPosed Holo Themer module. See if that helps to open the App.
Try the non-tablet one next.
Could also be related to not having the PlayStore Services on our FTV's.
I tried the APKMirror tablet APK since it suppose to be nodpi. But it crashes as soon as it tries to load the agreement.
Tried the phone version too. That one crashes quicker. Will try to see if Holo Themer helps the Tablet App load later.

[Q] Removing YouTube Ads?

Anyone get YouTube Module iYTBP for Magisk to work? I've never used this particular method before. I manually downloaded the latest ARM64 variant and tried the ones listed in Magisk downloads as well . I'm not sure if its just broken for our device at the moment or I'm doing something wrong. If some has another method for removing YouTube ads you be appreciated. Thanks

Try Youtube RED hahaha

Couple ways. YouTube Red of course which is what I use now. But I used to use pi-hole on my home network

Yea, their ads are getting out of hand.

Root it, then use an aggressive HOSTS file. This one is not bad http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
Remember to convert the format of the hosts to Unix. In Notepadd++ that is EDIT --> EOL Conversion --> UNIX
If rooting is too much, go with a DNS blackhole. Raspberry Pi Hole is the easiest.
Or you can setup DNS on a Windows Server, then import the domains from the hosts file using this: https://cyber-defense.sans.org/blog/2010/08/31/windows-dns-server-blackhole-blacklist
Another benefit of a DNS server is that you can log all the DNS lookup requests from your Pixel 2, iPad, Smart TV, etc. Then block the **** out of them.

JeffBea said:
Anyone get YouTube Module iYTBP for Magisk to work? I've never used this particular method before. I manually downloaded the latest ARM64 variant and tried the ones listed in Magisk downloads as well . I'm not sure if its just broken for our device at the moment or I'm doing something wrong. If some has another method for removing YouTube ads you be appreciated. Thanks
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I'm using it and it works perfectly. Did you follow the instructions in the thread?

ilal2ielli said:
I'm using it and it works perfectly. Did you follow the instructions in the thread?
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I thought I did. I disabled YouTube and then tried to install module in Magisk, but it failed to install. Maybe I wasn't reading the right thread.

JeffBea said:
I thought I did. I disabled YouTube and then tried to install module in Magisk, but it failed to install. Maybe I wasn't reading the right thread.
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I was having issues too. What worked for me was uninstalling updates for YouTube, and when it prompted to return the app to the stock one that came with the phone, I said yes and it finally worked.

The best adfree solution to YouTube IMO is this:
https://www.official-plus.com/ogyoutube
Not only do you get YouTube adfree - you can do picture in picture without YouTube red AND you get an extra button to download the video in mp4 or just the audio in mp3 if you wanted to! AND ROOT NOT NEEDED! 1st install MicroG APK, then install OGyoutube APK, give permissions, and done lol.
Best YouTube experience yet. Please give this a try, you will forget all about the YouTube adaway module.
BTW, I'm on Oreo 8.1 developer preview 1, unrooted, locked bootloader, stock recovery and still works great. Has extra settings and options not originally in stock YouTube too. And they're all handy =-)
P.S. I been using this for YouTube all week (just got my pixel 2 xl) and haven't seen a single ad yet.

Honestly, pay for it or deal with it. A lot of these creators spend hours and hours creating content for you to enjoy. Those ads pay for that time. And not nearly enough I might add. It's 5 to 20 seconds of your life or 10 bucks a month.

Guys, I live in Russia, so there's no way to legally use YouTube Red. Here's what I did:
1. Rooted with Magisk.
2. Removed system app YouTube.apk.
3. Downloaded modified YouTube iYTBP and put it into the system folder.
Magic! Everything works fine including picture-in-picture mode. No ads!

JeffBea said:
Anyone get YouTube Module iYTBP for Magisk to work? I've never used this particular method before. I manually downloaded the latest ARM64 variant and tried the ones listed in Magisk downloads as well . I'm not sure if its just broken for our device at the moment or I'm doing something wrong. If some has another method for removing YouTube ads you be appreciated. Thanks
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Just use they're non root version and install apk and everything is fine. Doesn't matter if you're rooted or not.

zathus said:
Honestly, pay for it or deal with it. A lot of these creators spend hours and hours creating content for you to enjoy. Those ads pay for that time. And not nearly enough I might add. It's 5 to 20 seconds of your life or 10 bucks a month.
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Now the wall of "it's not supported in my country" and other excuses will come.
This is what society is now. Would rather rip everyone off to save themselves a 40 second ad

soapbox23 said:
I was having issues too. What worked for me was uninstalling updates for YouTube, and when it prompted to return the app to the stock one that came with the phone, I said yes and it finally worked.
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Got it working, thanks for the tip.

Lawlrus said:
Now the wall of "it's not supported in my country" and other excuses will come.
This is what society is now. Would rather rip everyone off to save themselves a 40 second ad
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Lol well it's a valid point. I live in Canada and pay for Google play music, which comes bundled with YouTube red for those in the States. Why should I pay the same amount of money to get less features than someone in the States?

Youngbloodx said:
Lol well it's a valid point. I live in Canada and pay for Google play music, which comes bundled with YouTube red for those in the States. Why should I pay the same amount of money to get less features than someone in the States?
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Because that's the way life is some times? Move to America so you can save $15 a month. See if it's worth it lol

Taebom said:
Just use they're non root version and install apk and everything is fine. Doesn't matter if you're rooted or not.
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Would you mind sending a link to the correct APK version to me for the Pixel 2 XL? I'm rooted with Magisk if that matters. I looked on their download site and there are like upwards of 8 files for just about every version of the APK.