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netflix on nexus s

just read this on engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/netflix-releases-android-app-for-select-htc-phones-samsung-nexu/
http://blog.netflix.com/2011/05/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html
and the compatible devices:
http://www.netflix.com/NetflixReady...-d-n-587-netflixforandroidphone&trkid=4112558
* The Netflix app runs on these phones:
1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2
2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3
3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2
4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2
5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
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so it runs on nexus s. keeping my fingers crossed for quick captivate support!

vizir said:
so it runs on nexus s. keeping my fingers crossed for quick captivate support!
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Can't see that happening with Captivate's processor, despite the fact that they are used in other handsets; we don't seem to have the wherewithal to satisfy Netfix's DRM scheme.
I would love it if someone would post a link to the .apk to be able to 'test' compatibility...

Just go to the web market, it's there.

the web market shows it grayed out for both my xoom and my captivate.
Can't see that happening with Captivate's processor, despite the fact that they are used in other handsets; we don't seem to have the wherewithal to satisfy Netfix's DRM scheme.
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the nexus s and captivate have the same processor iirc.
edit: yep. http://www.google.com/nexus/tech-specs.html
Processor and memory
1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor SAMSUNG
16GB iNAND flash memory
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I have the apk from a while ago, march 11th I believe... it works, but playback fails saying it's an unsupported device.
Gotta be a way to spoof it!

I downloaded the app in the "Themes and Apps" section. Its running great under Perception II beta 3.

It runs under continiuum 5.4 without a problem.
Fr3edom1.

just downloaded it from the themes and apps forum thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076171
works great on MikeyMike01's GR-12 with TalonDev kernel. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055622

Yup its working on the captivate much to my delight.

Doesn't work on CM7 for the captivate

takerfan said:
Doesn't work on CM7 for the captivate
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You need to edit your build.prop. Go to the Netflix thread in Themes and Apps to see how.

takerfan said:
Doesn't work on CM7 for the captivate
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I could be wrong but I think that is because CM7 is not a JVB or JVH official samsung code release. Those of us running actual Samsung code look like Nexus S devices to the netflix app.

Sweet, the apk I had was old! I am running the new one streaming Netflix w/ Subpression 3.2!

Running on my captivate on mosaic II
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OBatRFan said:
You need to edit your build.prop. Go to the Netflix thread in Themes and Apps to see how.
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Thanks, that did it!
However now all the apps think I'm on a G2. And swype won't work.
Could someone that's on a 2.3 Samsung rom with netflix working post their build.prop file?
Thanks again.

It seems that GB roms running as a nexus s in the build.prop can access playback. Anybody got a quick way to edit that file and directions on what to change for people with cyanogenmod?
EDIT: Doh, I'm an idiot. I should read the full thread before commenting. Thanks guys.

I tried it on cm7 with the build.prop spoofed to look like an HTC Vision and when it plays a video, there is no image, just sound. Any ideas?

Pikabob said:
I tried it on cm7 with the build.prop spoofed to look like an HTC Vision and when it plays a video, there is no image, just sound. Any ideas?
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Same.
My guess is that it is because CM lacks all of the codecs which you get with the official samsung roms.

I sideloaded it but it doesn't work on stock froyo. Another checkmark on the list to update to Continuum...

Pikabob said:
I tried it on cm7 with the build.prop spoofed to look like an HTC Vision and when it plays a video, there is no image, just sound. Any ideas?
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Works fine for me. Watched an episode of prison break, on my second now.
Running CM7 the 05092011 nightly.

Netflix works on the Tab!!!

This post here.
Overcome 2.0 Beta 1. Not tested on anything else yet.
Enjoy

um, no...it does not. then, after edititing the build prop file, trying to fool netflix to think im htc vision (g2) still i get the same device error. this trick must have been patched already.
edit, apologies for the lack of details
cm7 2.3.4 gets detected by netflix and stops me at the device not supported pop up.

suprajztwenty said:
um, no...it does not. after edititing the build prop file, trying to fool netflix to think im htc vision (g2) still i get the same device error. this trick must have been patched already.
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Are you trying with a stock rom or a custom rom?

It's working on my gTab... I am currently watching Battlestar Galactica.
I am running Overcome ROM Version 2.2.2 Beta 2. Some scenes were a bit grainy at first, but it seems to get progressively better with usage.

wrogerw said:
It's working on my gTab... I am currently watching Battlestar Galactica.
I am running Overcome ROM Version 2.2.2 Beta 2. Some scenes were a bit grainy at first, but it seems to get progressively better with usage.
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Same here. Working. No build.prop changes needed.
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suprajztwenty said:
um, no...it does not. after edititing the build prop file, trying to fool netflix to think im htc vision (g2) still i get the same device error. this trick must have been patched already.
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I didn't state nor did the link I linked to state that any prop editing needs to be done. Fresh Overcome GB ROM and the APK in the link and Netflix plays. I just finished watching Predators. Don't state it doesn't work when its just your device thats not working.

sorry i forgot to mention that im running techno's cm7 2.3.4 (perhaps thats the prob?) ill be trying overcome asap.
apologies for saying it didnt work for me...try and relax a bit fella, my tab is working just fine otherwise.
apparently the overcome guys are the only lucky ones?

On my Wifi only Tab I changed the lines in the build.prop to HTC and I can login and hear sound when I select a movie but no video.

cyberpyr8 said:
On my Wifi only Tab I changed the lines in the build.prop to HTC and I can login and hear sound when I select a movie but no video.
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I believe wifi tabs have different hardware then 3g ones. Build prop could be one fix but I think there might be a hardware check or something that is preventing video for some.
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suprajztwenty said:
sorry i forgot to mention that im running techno's cm7 2.3.4 (perhaps thats the prob?) ill be trying overcome asap.
apologies for saying it didnt work for me...try and relax a bit fella, my tab is working just fine otherwise.
apparently the overcome guys are the only lucky ones?
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His video overlay driver isn't working yeah that's your problem. Flash overcome and enjoy.
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anyway to get it working on TAB outside the US?

Netflix running on Overcome v2.0.0 beta 2
I'm running Overcome v2.0.0 beta 2, and the netflix app is running on my tab. Picture quality is lacking, but it is working.
Thanks for the link.

shaunm1989 said:
anyway to get it working on TAB outside the US?
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I'm in Canada, so yes?
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SO i take it, Netflix only works on GSM overcome Roms...Sprint tab rooted with original Rom does not work. The screen just disappears when you log in. SMH at Google. To many software/hardware versions for any company to make a app right.

i ment in like australia..

Works fine with the new Gingerbread ROM on Tmo US.

another +1 on overcome 2.0 (2.3.3) i havnt had much time to test but it loads and plays. ill see in the next couple days how it works without wifi. at home it seems to be all well.
comming from technomancer's cm7 port overcome is MUCH MUCH smoother, cleaner, faster and has none of the issues i used to have with cm...but thats what you get with ports that arent updated regularly. the older overcome worked well, but i chose cm7 because of the settings and such, and back a couple months ago there wasnt THAT big of a diff (and cm is whats on my g2...so i thought id prefer it) now after using the latest 2.0 i cant believe how well this tab functions now.
so, netflix made me switch roms, and it works!!...but i got a bonus surprise with how well overcome really is.
very good day for my tablet!

Works perfectly on my us tmobile tab with overcome beta 1 and 2.3.3! Picture quality is very crisp. Streams with no lag
Works so well that I was on the phone with netflix yesterday and was telling the guy on the phone about it, info on 2.3.3.
and the the netflix app in his email got me 6 free months of service via coupons.
Awsome!
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Also I think its funny that one of my other devices is actually supported and it doesnt work on it! Rather watch it on the tab anyways.

does not work on att stock rom.

[App] Netflix (Sound, No Video)

Here it is. My room mate actually sent this to me via email. He was using it on his Captivate, and it works flawless on my Inspire. ENJOY!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15595851/com.netflix.mediaclient-1.apk
EDIT: This is hit and miss. It DOES work on my phone (GingerBeast ROM), I am having reports that it does not work for most though. Many are stating they get audio and no video.
EDIT2: Please read post #10.

Just tried it and I'm able to log into my account and even select a movie but, when it plays, there is only sound and I don't get video. Running ace 1.01 if that makes a difference

florelui001p said:
Just tried it and I'm able to log into my account and even select a movie but, when it plays, there is only sound and I don't get video. Running ace 1.01 if that makes a difference
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Yup, same on CM7 b73 and RCMix 6.1.0.1. Worth a shot, though.

Awesome...I clicked multiquote and nothing happened.
I'm on GingerBeast, and works for me. Not sure what's up, as this was being used on a different phone. I'll update the OP to reflect this. :-( I'm sorry guys.

Sound no video on coredroid 6.3

I'm not a dev, so don't flame me for asking these questions...Just trying to figure this out so we can all enjoy this..
Have Flash Player installed? I do. Not sure if that makes a difference...

tribalartgod said:
I'm not a dev, so don't flame me for asking these questions...Just trying to figure this out so we can all enjoy this..
Have Flash Player installed? I do. Not sure if that makes a difference...
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Yup, 10.3 installed from market right before the attempt on both CM7 and RCMix for me.

Backup your build.prop file and try this.
http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showpost.php?p=244426&postcount=18

tribalartgod said:
I'm not a dev, so don't flame me for asking these questions...Just trying to figure this out so we can all enjoy this..
Have Flash Player installed? I do. Not sure if that makes a difference...
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Yup latest version, 10.3 I believe. I wonder if anyone else running gingerbeast like you can get it to work.

Tx Redneck said:
Backup your build.prop file and try this.
http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showpost.php?p=244426&postcount=18
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As dumb as this may sound, I have to rely on someone else to try this method and report back. I'm "uptime" testing a Rom, and can't reboot. :-(
And also, 6 minutes and 23 seconds into Top Gear, and it just crashed on my phone...So it's officially not stable on my Rom either. :-(
**Mods, because this is not stable, can this thread please be merged with the one posted by gunnyman in General?

Well no luck running RCKingdom v0.2 and doesn't play at all but lets you browse. Sill early, I'm sure some dev will get it working in no time.
Here's to wishful thinking!

Inspire 4g on CoreDroid 6.3 with latest LeeDroid Kernal. Sound but no video. Even though it's half functional, I'm just happy the app is finally out instead of them ***** footing around release dates. Soon enough we'll be golden.

I'm running leedroid 3.0.3 and I'm still getting the white screen of Doom

I just tried it in gingerbeast and it doesn't work. I shows a black screen for 13 seconds and then it does back to the movie list.
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Tx Redneck said:
Backup your build.prop file and try this.
http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showpost.php?p=244426&postcount=18
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Did anybody get it to work using this build prop?
I tried using the HTC Vision build prop and no dice.

shawn1224 said:
Did anybody get it to work using this build prop?
I tried using the HTC Vision build prop and no dice.
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I just made the edits, doing a double reboot now, I'll post results
EDIT: No go gents. Still no video

Does not work with build.prop edit and 2 reboots and with flash 10.3
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Is there such a thing as a resource monitor for Android? I ask this, because my room mate has the Captivate, and it works fine. Always. Maybe witha monitor of some sort, we could see what resources are being used on the Captivate -vs- the Inspire and kinda compare from there?
Obviously these are two different phones, but the general concept of functionality should not be too far off.

tribalartgod said:
As dumb as this may sound, I have to rely on someone else to try this method and report back. I'm "uptime" testing a Rom, and can't reboot. :-(
And also, 6 minutes and 23 seconds into Top Gear, and it just crashed on my phone...So it's officially not stable on my Rom either. :-(
**Mods, because this is not stable, can this thread please be merged with the one posted by gunnyman in General?
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Top gear is by far the best show on TV. Btw I'm running aosp rc1 and video and audio worked for about 15 seconds and now nothing
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The room mate and I are gonna try to crack this case tonight! The plan is very stupid, but whatever. haha.
The basic principle of functionality should be equal clean across the board. It has to be the lack of a file or files that is preventing this. The hardware itself is VERY capable of working. This leads use to our conclusion...
I already had drmprovider.apk in my system folder, but did not have drmua.apk.
Tried adding this file and no dice.
Basically, if I already have the file, it will remain untouched. Anything else will be merged in, until it either works, or crashes the phone. I DO NOT SUGGEST OTHERS TRY THIS. I personally don't care, because I have insurance, under warranty, etc.
If we make any progress I will keep you all informed. And well...If I brick my phone, then I'll see you all in a few days. haha

G2x Camera on ICS

I remember how much trouble it was to get the LG Camera to work on gingerbread. Also, I read that the CM ICS Rom still doesn't the camera working yet on it nor does the one being developed by our fellow XDA members.
I am just being curious, is there something about LG hardware or perhaps Nvidia's tegra 2 that makes it difficult to get a fully functional camera working?

mackpbj said:
I remember how much trouble it was to get the LG Camera to work on gingerbread. Also, I read that the CM ICS Rom still doesn't the camera working yet on it nor does the one being developed by our fellow XDA members.
I am just being curious, is there something about LG hardware or perhaps Nvidia's tegra 2 that makes it difficult to get a fully functional camera working?
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EDIT: I read your post wrong.
Sorry
and I think it's the fact that we have NO drivers whatsoever from nVidia

He's talking about the camera itself not the interface
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adame09 said:
He's talking about the camera itself not the interface
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That would be the interface (software) the hardware (camera) did not change.

ICS Progress?
I haven't seen any updates since the thread was locked. Anyone know if the Devs have made anymore progress on ICS?

casey2077 said:
I haven't seen any updates since the thread was locked. Anyone know if the Devs have made anymore progress on ICS?
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I know this is somewhat related, but this really isn't the place to ask. There's a twitter and there's the IRC if you want to follow what's going on.
As for the camera, I don't think any ICS build aside from what's on the Galaxy Nexus has the camera working... Actually, just looked and the Samsung Captivate, Vibrant and Galaxy S, and Nexus seem to. All Samsung, lol.

Are you sure
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EDIT: I read your post wrong.
Sorry
and I think it's the fact that we have NO drivers whatsoever from nVidia
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I thought nvidia had released or was going to release the drivers.

chris.wueste said:
I thought nvidia had released or was going to release the drivers.
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Nvidia will probably never release there drivers. Best we can hope for is when ICS hits out phones next year from LG. Then the drivers can be pulled out and be used in other roms.

[ROM][CM9] Android ICS Rom Port 2/17/2012

Cyanogen Mod 9 Port
For HTC Aria (Liberty)​
Current Developers
-Winsuk (original creator)
-rkrishnan2012
Thanks to (others who have helped)
rapmv78 (ICS HAL Camera code)
DrowningChild (Gingerbread Kernel)
zivan56 (Headphone fix)
CyanogenMod (ICS)
Working Features
Touchscreen
Calling/Texting
Wifi
Bluetooth
Accelerometer
Audio (Headphone icon doesn't work)
Not Working
EGL
Camera
GPS
FM Radio
More Stuff...
Current Progress
Getting the hardware acceleration to work...
Getting the camera to work using HAL ICS drivers...
Getting the GPS to work using HAL ICS drivers...
Download Link (thanks to Winsuk for compiling this version): http://www.mediafire.com/?pc22g4z8ceqzgg1
Gapps: http://evervolv.bpcr.biz/Eligo/ics/gapps-ics-tiny.zip
Github (Winsuk): https://github.com/WinSuk
Github (rkrishnan2012 [experimental/code might not work]): https://github.com/rkrishnan2012
What if I want to help?
Firstly, you need to read this and then compile android from winsuk's source. Then, look below and see what you need to do. Also, if you happen to get something to work, I can add your name to the developer list above. Thanks!
2/19/212
-Someone needs to try this and rename camera.qsd8k.so to camera.liberty.so and copy it into /system/lib/hw/camera.liberty.so. According to rapmv78, this should fix the camera.
Note to mods: Please PM me if there is something wrong with this thread, because I don't want this to be taken down again.

^ ^ ^ thanks For this. Hopefully this stays ;p

Love my Aria !!

It seemed like it got taken down due to the GPL restrictions in the thread in the stickies. I'm sure winsuk can reupload it following. The new guidelines.
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rkrishnan2012, Thank you for getting this back up here. I can't wait to see some more work done on it.

I hope you guys get the rest of the stuff running. My girlfriend dying to try this out since she 4.0 running on my phone.
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dirtsky said:
I hope you guys get the rest of the stuff running. My girlfriend dying to try this out since she 4.0 running on my phone.
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I wish I knew a girl that knew what ICS was XD.
Anyway thanks for getting this back up, I look forward to seeing some Hardware Acceleration and Panoramic Pictures!

FlyinHi said:
I wish I knew a girl that knew what ICS was XD.
Anyway thanks for getting this back up, I look forward to seeing some Hardware Acceleration and Panoramic Pictures!
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That is Funny!!

FlyinHi said:
I wish I knew a girl that knew what ICS was XD.
Anyway thanks for getting this back up, I look forward to seeing some Hardware Acceleration and Panoramic Pictures!
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Lol! Well the only reason she knows what it is, is because of me talking about flashing different previews on my phone. But still I'd really like to see this running on the Aria.
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thank you!!! hope to see everything working soon
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If anyone wants, I can post instructions for what you can do to help with this project....This will involve having a linux system and compiling stuff (instructions will be provided).

I would be more than willing to help, but I dont have access to a linux OS.

tad1993 said:
I would be more than willing to help, but I dont have access to a linux OS.
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You could dual boot: http://www.ubuntu.com/ (and of course, it's free ).

You can also create a bootable Linux USB drive http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/.
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Okay then, I will post up some instructions for you guys to help out in this project.
Edit:
I added some stuff for you guys to follow/do. It should fix (or help fix) the camera.

I'd love to help! I'll fire up my Linux distro after work today and see what I can find.
EDIT:
SSH'd in to it, downloading everything now! Should have a build by the end of the night.

Nice. Let me know if you get any errors...

rkrishnan2012 said:
Nice. Let me know if you get any errors...
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Had some interesting fun with the packages on Oneiric. Turns out lib32readline5-dev no longer exists in the repositories. I managed to find the lib32readline5 package, will that suffice, or should I remove that package and manually install the -dev one? Found a .deb for it after I had already started the repo sync.

you should be fine without it...as long as you have ubuntu 64bit (Oneric).
If you get any build errors (like I did), let me know because there is a fix for it...
Also, please try out the HAL camera as I said in my first post before you compile the rom.
THanks!

Hi there guys, Great to see that work is still being done on such an old phone, though its old, im stuck with it so a fresh look can be nice once in a while , Ill be keeping a keen eye on the updates , i tried the rom for myself and am impressed, not too far away from making this a RC imo, oh and, if anyone is keen, is anyone able to look into making the earpiece volume for incalls a little louder? I wasnt able to test it myself because no calls were going through, only texts , but if its anything like the original htc sence rims or the CM6-7.x 's they are a tad quiet and would do with some modding anyways thats just my 2 cents, Happy Modding!
Oh and i tried the camera "patch" I think, it didnt seam to fix it for me, though all i did is unpacked the files placed the renamed fixed camera .SO file into the correct location, then repacked the lot before flashing, I dont know if i was supposed to delete the other camera file that was there??