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[Q] Browser crashes on youtube videos. What should I do?

The xoom browser has started crashing on youtube videos lately. At first it won't display the video at all and all it shows is a grey screen. When I put the video in fullscreen mode, it starts for a moment but shortly after that the browser crashes. At the same time the youtube application displays all videos and flash content properly. I tried to reinstall the flash player but it didn't solve the problem. What else can I do to fix the issue?

Id try clearing your browser cache. (not the history, but the cache in the manage applications in settings. the stock browser has its hiccups, but is pretty stable for me. it my main browser i use.

Didn't work, any other suggestions? Actually the issue occurs on YouTube only, when I open another flash video website the videos run normally.

your running youtube thru the browser? why?

That ain't the question. I just want to view YouTube normally in the browser.

ICS or HC?
what browser you on?
using latest version of flash?
is your flash hulu-optimized?
are you using a adblocker?
Are you on youtube full site or mobile?
what kernel are you using?
possible resolutions:
uninstall flashplayer
clear data/cache of browser
reboot
install flash player
try browser again
or
set your plugin settings in browser to 'on demand' and see if that works
or
use browser+ if on ICS
use another browser if on HC
if none of this works do a nandroid backup/wipe and start over and see if the problem subsides.
if its resolved start re installing other apps.
if not, you've got a rom/kernel problem, nandroid restore back to where you were and begin more troubleshooting. or find another rom/kernel to try.
i'm on stock ICS and i don't have this issue. my browser sometimes disappears off the screen, but remains in my current apps menu and when reopened it restores where i was and all the tabs, so its no big deal.

ICS or HC? - HC
what browser you on? - Stock
using latest version of flash? - Yes, updated it yesterday.
is your flash hulu-optimized? - No idea what this means.
are you using a adblocker? - No.
Are you on youtube full site or mobile? - Mobile
what kernel are you using? - No idea, everything is pure stock.
uninstall flashplayer
clear data/cache of browser -
reboot
install flash player
try browser again
- Already did, didn't work.
set your plugin settings in browser to 'on demand' and see if that works - Didn't work.
use browser+ if on ICS - I'm still on HC.
use another browser if on HC - Don't want, the stock browsers is the best for my needs.
if none of this works do a nandroid backup/wipe and start over and see if the problem subsides. I'm too unexperienced to do that.
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I also noticed something else. If the browser doesn't crash, when I press the Play button several times the videos plays normally, but in the beggining there is always that grey screen with the "play" icon inside it.

well first of all you need to upgrade to ICS, just sayin.
ive never ran HC cuz i got my xoom after the ICS update dropped. So im not sure if its a HC issue or a flash issue. but try these:
the grey screen insinuates the plugin isn't loading properly.
try obtaining a older flash version. try the hulu optimized one in the hulu xoom thread on here. or just google a older flash apk
try loading the desktop version of the site.
does flash plugin app have a cache you can clear?
load another browser just for the hell of it to see if its persistent no matter the browser. least we can narrow down where the issue is. flash or the browser.
i love the stock browser too, but u may need another to access certain sites.
or dare i say it....the use actual APP...
any other apps you may have installed that affect the browser? you should look into rooting and backing up your apps w/ titanium backup to your sd card and wiping your system and starting fresh. small issues like this are hard to fix.

Thanks for your efforts and help but now it seems the problem has disappeared from itself somehow. Everything is running fine now.

[Q] Blue box & Question mark instead of pictures in forums

First off I have searched here and every other forum without a solution. They all seem to think this revolves around Flash, BUT I removed Flash off my Bionic and it still displays the pictures.
When surfing forums, if a user has the site host a picture, I receive a blue box with a white question mark inside it. If I click the question mark, what should be an enlarged picture is just a black box and the picture never loads, even if I wait 20 minutes.
My Xoom is stock (maybe that is the problem hehe)
I have tried the stock browser, Dolphin and Skyfire with the same results
Removed flash (11.1) and reinstalled it, no change
Factory reset, reloaded flash, no change
This happens on 3g and wifi
Popup blocker on or off makes no difference
Right now I have no other software but what is there from a factory reset and flash and still the same issue, blue box.
My Bionic and the Wife's Incredible both run Skyfire and display the pictures no problem, I mimicked those settings on my xoom still get the blue box.
I have included a screen shot of the Xoom but can't post a link for the example. It is not just one forum it is all forums.

Ok, I screwed up and put this in the X forum instead of the Xoom forum....if someone would be so kind to move it

So moved.

Surely I can't be the only one having this problem....
So in trying to figure out what is going on I unlocked the xoom and flashed a fresh stock image...still the same freaking problem.
I am ready to throw it out the window.

psrumors said:
Surely I can't be the only one having this problem....
So in trying to figure out what is going on I unlocked the xoom and flashed a fresh stock image...still the same freaking problem.
I am ready to throw it out the window.
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Usually it means that the image/file is in a format your browser or plugins cannot read. Check you Google Browser settings, reset it back 2 default (if you can). Are you running an ad-blocker app by any chance? What Stock version are you running ICS?
When the html version of Google shows the question marks instead of all of the images, You can request "Desktop Site" (In the browser settings menu) and the images should display fine.

Mjamocha said:
Usually it means that the image/file is in a format your browser or plugins cannot read. Check you Google Browser settings, reset it back 2 default (if you can). Are you running an ad-blocker app by any chance?
When the html version of Google shows the question marks instead of all of the images, You can request desktop site (In the browser settings menu) and the images should display fine.
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Browser is set to default settings and no ad-blocker.
I have looked at the site in desktop and droid settings only to have the same thing. My Bionic displays the images just fine.
I am really beginning to believe there is something corrupt with my Xoom.

psrumors said:
Browser is set to default settings and no ad-blocker.
I have looked at the site in desktop and droid settings only to have the same thing. My Bionic displays the images just fine.
I am really beginning to believe there is something corrupt with my Xoom.
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that is just weird. Maybe your Browser.apk is corrupt. Can you view images in your Gmail? Since your bootloader is unlocked, go ahead and root your device install a dif ROM and see what happens. You can always go back to stock if need be to send your device in for repair. Sorry I could not be of much assistance.

Mjamocha said:
that is just weird. Maybe your Browser.apk is corrupt. Can you view images in your Gmail? Since your bootloader is unlocked, go ahead and root your device install a dif ROM and see what happens. You can always go back to stock if need be to send your device in for repair. Sorry I could not be of much assistance.
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I can view pictures in Gmail and other mail no problem, this is the only problem I have...well that and the pptp VPN not working.
Just installed EOS 1.0.0...no change still cannot view the pictures from the OP

[WIFI Tether] [TMOUS] Work Around - No Root Needed

Do you have a T-Mobile US device that redirects you to T-Mo's site whenever you try to wireless or USB tether your computer? Here are two work arounds to stop that:
Difficulty: Easy. ROM: Any. Description: Spoof computer web browser to say 'Android' when loading web pages.
1) Install an EU ROM. Any ROM based on T-Mobile US has a script that will block tethering if Android is not recommended.
2) (SUGGESTED) (Avoiding the script) No root needed. No APN switching (because that sh!t does not work). You need to spoof your computer's web browser to an Android device. Go on your add-ons/extensions installing page (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, maybe more) and search for a user account spoofer / switcher. I am on Chrome and I use 'Chrome UA Spoofer'. Select the Android Motorola Xoom device to spoof to. Tether via wireless or USB and it works constantly. The only downside is that some pages load in mobile view. You can easily select to show full web page. I used this for multiple hours, multiple PCs, multiple different times and never was redirected to T-Mo asking me to add tethering to my plan.
Why does this happen? Ever since Android 4.0, they added a script in the OS which does this. You cannot uninstall it because it is located very deep in the system (maybe you can, but no one has figured it out.) If you have a EU ROM (no wifi calling), then you will be fine to tether with no problems and no spoofing. Please click thanks if I helped

The APN thing does work; I use it daily for my Fire, and my laptop on occasion. Not to mention the FCC just smacked Verizon for $1.25M for blocking customers from tethering with third party apps, so T-Mobile should follow soon to avoid a similar fine.
Sent from my H1S using XDA Premium.

T-Mobile should be stopped for that. But I have to say the the APN did not work for me. It worked for about 20 minutes, then I was never able to connect again.

MadJoe said:
Not to mention the FCC just smacked Verizon for $1.25M for blocking customers from tethering with third party apps, so T-Mobile should follow soon to avoid a similar fine.
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Actually they don't have to allow tethering, nor will they be fined. This was a rule specific to LTE implementations. Since T-Mo is on HSPA+, those rules in no way apply to them.
Also, to the OP -- this works, but you need to keep in mind that it only would apply to web browsing. Tethering is detected via packet identification. The combination of the TTL (time to live) and the device (Android vs computer, etc) gives tethering away. If you were to use bittorrent on your computer, the packets would be identified as computer, and with a computer TTL.

Dang, that sucks. I thought it had to do with data limits, since they aren't required to allow it for their unlimited customers.
Sent from my H1S using XDA Premium.

I use FoxFi from the play store with zero issues. Stock unrooted.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2

Closed Source Project said:
Do you have a T-Mobile US device that redirects you to T-Mo's site whenever you try to wireless or USB tether your computer? Here are two work arounds to stop that:
Difficulty: Easy. ROM: Any. Description: Spoof computer web browser to say 'Android' when loading web pages.
1) Install an EU ROM. Any ROM based on T-Mobile US has a script that will block tethering if Android is not recommended.
2) (SUGGESTED) (Avoiding the script) No root needed. No APN switching (because that sh!t does not work). You need to spoof your computer's web browser to an Android device. Go on your add-ons/extensions installing page (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, maybe more) and search for a user account spoofer / switcher. I am on Chrome and I use 'Chrome UA Spoofer'. Select the Android Motorola Xoom device to spoof to. Tether via wireless or USB and it works constantly. The only downside is that some pages load in mobile view. You can easily select to show full web page. I used this for multiple hours, multiple PCs, multiple different times and never was redirected to T-Mo asking me to add tethering to my plan.
Why does this happen? Ever since Android 4.0, they added a script in the OS which does this. You cannot uninstall it because it is located very deep in the system (maybe you can, but no one has figured it out.) If you have a EU ROM (no wifi calling), then you will be fine to tether with no problems and no spoofing. Please click thanks if I helped
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It's been figured out over on the Sensation forum. It's a tether apn set to be hidden in the apn.xml found inside the framework.apk, if I recall correctly. Steve from the Elegancia Rom should be able to help.
HTC One S

TJBunch1228 said:
I use FoxFi from the play store with zero issues. Stock unrooted.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2
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How did you get FoxFi to work? I tried it and said it won't work on this device. And when I use bluetooth, the tethered device can't do certain things outside of the browser.

Dedren said:
How did you get FoxFi to work? I tried it and said it won't work on this device. And when I use bluetooth, the tethered device can't do certain things outside of the browser.
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Nothing special, I just download the app, launch the app (did go into settings and set security code) It just work no problems.

baseballfanz said:
Nothing special, I just download the app, launch the app (did go into settings and set security code) It just work no problems.
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It doesn't work on unrooted HTC Sensation (T-Mobile) for me so still trying to find something that does.

Dedren said:
It doesn't work on unrooted HTC Sensation (T-Mobile) for me so still trying to find something that does.
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Then you are using the wrong rom,I was using Elegancia rom and it worked for me. You can't just root the stock rom and expect it to work, there is a separate hidden tether apn built into the framework.apk I believe.
T-MobileUS HTC One S running Stock Rooted 2.21.

[Q] Adobe Flash Issues

Hey all,
If I've posted this in the incorrect place or it's been previously covered allow me to apologize in advance. I've done extensive searching and am out of ideas.I have seen many topics on flash, but nothing out there seems to address this issue. If there is a fix for this already posted I would really appreciate a link.
Here's the situation:
I have a stock Galaxy Tab 7 running the stock JB configuration. It is not rooted.
I side loaded the latest Android 4.0 version of Adobe Flash and have uninstalled and reinstalled several times .11.1.115.54
I'm running the Boat browser with flash enabled and in desktop mode.
On any flash dependent site such Comedy Central, NBC or whatever requiring flash, the player loads. It indicates "Loading" then "Connecting" then blank black screen where the flash content should be playing. The devices are streaming as I can see the data transfer with monitor running at 8 to 9 Mb/s. Waiting does nothing.
Any and all help is hugely appreciated in advance.

Use firefox or stock browser, dont insstall flash in system folder. Runflash settings icon too see if itloads
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Can't download certain Apps: Error 497

Hello all,
So I have TWRP 2.6 for my boot recovery on my Transformer Prime TF300T and just installed CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightly build. I couldn't get the 10.0 most recent stable build to actually load up. But the problem that I'm having is now certain applications give me a "Can't download: Error 497" from the playstore. And I get this error with "Goo Manager", "Clean Master", and for some reason "X Comics". But everything else downloads just fine. I've uninstalled, reinstalled the ROMS several times. Done wipes up the wazoo, and so this should be as clean as can be. Like I said, everything works great, but I just can't get those applications. Hoping someone may have a solution.
Thanks.

This sounds similar to problems that I and others are having over here. Does it happen when using cellular data or WiFi? If it's only with WiFi, who is your ISP?

The TF300T is Wi-Fi only. So Cellular isn't an option for me on this device. My ISP is Comcast. Just seems really weird that it's only specific applications.
luma said:
This sounds similar to problems that I and others are having over here. Does it happen when using cellular data or WiFi? If it's only with WiFi, who is your ISP?
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There are a few causes. Are you using app2sd? Have you fixed permissions? Have you cleared its Data and cache ( under settings / application manager )?
Have you modified your build.prop? Have you modified your dns ( or has another app modified it ) ?
Quoted from a wiki : " Error 497 is related to a downloading category and you usually encounter it while you try to update the applications using a WiFi connection. In this case, adding Google DNS addresses (8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4) to your router's configuration settings could solve the problem. "
If none of this works, just google for the app as an apk file and sideload it. Its not a fix for your issue but you can at least get the appp you want installed.
Download the following apk files using your tablet's browser. Then click to install. They are all the latest versions available on the market. I downloaded them on my note 2, backed them up, and uploaded to dropbox for ya.
Heres cleanmaster : http://db.tt/GCqaGdO0
Heres xcomics : http://db.tt/TfLdPn0O
Heres goo manager : http://db.tt/QmvZfkAN
Hit thanks if it helped
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda app-developers app

I have done a number of complete factory resets, wipes of not just cache but also system and data, with fresh factory images placed down, and I still get the same problem. The only thing that has fixed it for me on my new Nexus 7 has been to use my cell phone's tether so I connect over Sprint instead of Comcast, or to VPN into work which accomplishes the same thing. There's definitely a network issue somewhere, I'd strongly suspect a problem with accessing Google's CDN for app updates.

To answer some of your questions, I have not done any of that, and I'm not sure if any applications messed with my DNS, although I don't have a DNS service setup on my router, so not really sure how that would happen. And I'm not sure if I've fixed permissions yet or not, I'll have to look in recovery and see if I can't figure out a way to do that.
If you haven't guessed by this point, I'm pretty new at all of this. So I'm kinda' learning as I go. I very much appreciate the links for the apk's, and I have downloaded them so you don't need to keep them on your dropbox if you don't want. They work just as expected, so I do appreciate the assistance.
Thanks

If you have a chance, try taking the tablet somewhere where internet isn't provided by Comcast. If you look at the other thread, most of the people there are on Comcast. In my case, as soon as I connect with my phone over WiFi tethering everything works as expected. It's only when I'm on Comcast that I have issues downloading or updating apps.

luma said:
If you have a chance, try taking the tablet somewhere where internet isn't provided by Comcast. If you look at the other thread, most of the people there are on Comcast. In my case, as soon as I connect with my phone over WiFi tethering everything works as expected. It's only when I'm on Comcast that I have issues downloading or updating apps.
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When I get an opportunity to do so I will. Currently, I don't even know what apps won't work. Since I downloaded the apk's directly and what not, those were the only 3 that I knew were screwing up. But when I get a chance, I'll give the wi-fi a try somewhere else.