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Google Videos apk here! It Works!

Since Google is stupid and block installs from official Android Market for the new Google Videos service from Google: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.videos
Someone posted the apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13769278&postcount=8
Works perfectly on my Asus Transformer 3.1

It really work. Haven't rented a movie yet though.
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I was just going to say that. Has anyone actually rented a movie. Successfully? Please let us know.

Who's gonna be the first?
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david279 said:
Who's gonna be the first?
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I guess I will. It does not work. I tried. It won't allow you to purchase to the device...

Darkgage said:
I guess I will. It does not work. I tried. It won't allow you to purchase to the device...
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Edit the build.prop as a xoom might work then

Great thread title.
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Everything seems to work till you go to watch the movie then it will only play for 8sec thru the app. At least I can finish watching the movie thru the TF's browser.

So you can watch the movie in the browser? 720p?
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Yes sir. I launched the app, clicked on the video which launched the browser to make the purchase. I ordered the movie, clicked play and it asked me to play back thru the app or the browser. I tried the app and it would only play 8sec then stop. I went back to the browser and this time when it asked me to choose I picked the browser and it worked fine. Yes, in 720p
EDIT: Forgot to mention I was getting an message in the app player something about my rental had expired.

Also, it gives you the ability to display personal videos on a youtube style video wall. Now just gotta figure out how to make cover art show up, instead of the video snippet it uses. This is what I was coming on the boards tonight to actually inquire about - How to show movies with cover art from a screen I could choose from. Problem solved!

I am10 minutes into Hall Pass, playing right out of the app, tethered to my iPhone while in the car. This is super sweet.
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so does it work or what can someone else please test the apps ability to play.

Ok I rented "The rite". I was able to play it in the browser and in the video app. Only at 480p though.
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Ok it only played for a minute in the app. But it still going in the browser. Also I'm able to watch the movie on google tv.
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meatlocker said:
I am10 minutes into Hall Pass, playing right out of the app, tethered to my iPhone while in the car. This is super sweet.
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How did you set up you iPhone to tether?...I can't get my 3G iPhone to connect to my TF...It saw the TF once trying to use BlueTooth tether but no joy getting it connected......
Dave.........

Dave in Orlando said:
How did you set up you iPhone to tether?...I can't get my 3G iPhone to connect to my TF...It saw the TF once trying to use BlueTooth tether but no joy getting it connected......
Dave.........
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What's up, neighbor in Orlando? I am in Vero Beach...
Super simple...for your 3G (NOT a 3GS, right?) you'll need to jailbreak it and find an app in Cydia called 'MyWi' or 'PDANet'. Both of these will allow you to both tether with the USB cable as well as via wifi and bluetooth. If you have a 3GS, and you happen to be running iOS 4.x, you can download a tweak called 'TetherMe' which enables the native hotspot tethering in iOS4. Good luck...PM me with any questions.
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david279 said:
Ok I rented "The rite". I was able to play it in the browser and in the video app. Only at 480p though.
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OK so were you on home wifi or 3g when you did this. And how come you were only able to play the movie in 480p. Were you playing it in 480p in the browser or in the app?
Thanks for trying to out

I was at home on my wifi. I played it thru the browser. Paying it thru the app only played it for about a minute. Don't know why it only allowed 480p but it only allow that on my google tv too.
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hmmm the rite is a fairly new movie. Maybe it has something to do with the fact it was playing on the web and not on the app. Although that's odd because on YouTube when a video is HD it plays 720. Oh well thanks for answering the posts. Hopefully Google will release the in app video update soon.

faking the data plan as wifi?

some games like gameloft require a wifi connection to download the data...the problem is I have a 7.2mgbs data plan conc so how can I use it instead of wifi...is there a way do fake my plan as a wifi connection?
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I don't think they require it, just that they recommend using wifi. I have downloaded some games from gameloft myself and I had no problem using 3g.
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asphalt 6 for example has only the wifi option to download the data I can't by 3g
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No trolling , but, you might want to consider going to MacDonalds and get some free WiFi :

good idea cept that in mc donalds in kuwait they have no net
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Someone please have a legit answer to his question. I want to play Order and Chaos via 3/4G!!

Have you tried turning on wifi tether and see if it tricks the game to think you are on wifi and not 3g. just a dumb idea but it might work.

You could always go to a "shady" site and download the SD card data via PC. Or I suppose you could have a friend setup their phone as a wifi hotspot so that you could download that way.

These are all workarounds but...if one want's to play Order and Chaos via 3/4g
I have a phone and a tab and can tether my tab and play but ideally this would be nice to be able to accomplish with one device on it's own. Someone has to be clever enough to code a way to make apps think there is a valid connection, probably some iptables wizardry and place the wifi adapter into loopback mode if possible.

Turn screen off whilst displaying on TV via HDMI?

Is this possible? I use it for browsing the internet and general tablet, but can you turn off the screen when just watching or not using the transformer? Was wondering if this was possible at all.
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i believe that the youtube app has that function as well as the google movies app but i dont think anything else does it. You would have to ask the app dev to include the feature

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i believe that the youtube app has that function as well as the google movies app but i dont think anything else does it. You would have to ask the app dev to include the feature
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Surely some kind of app or mid can achieve this?
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Games

Some games dont let me play it whitout a wifi conection theres a way to change that beacuse when im playing games like gta 3, spiderman, where is my water i need to get the wifi on and drains much battery and dont like that how can i make it work whitout wifi on?????

I would like to know that myself
HTC vivid

Where's My Water works for me without a data connection.
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This web site should tell you how to do ithttp://www.ehow.com/how_12175977_make-android-think-its-wifi-3g.html
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My tablet dont have 3G

I have not had any issues playing games without a wifi connection.

That may depends of the game like i just downloaded the new spiderman game i need to be conected to wifi to play it

Ellifoot
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Well I played A game with Goo. but my battery dies so fast...

Google Chromecast replacement?

After a short (yet cheap) disappointment with the Google Chromecast, I'm looking to get a nice piece of hardware to place next to my TV in the living room.
Wanted features:
HD Video playing capabilities with wide variety of formats.
Play downloaded files.
Play from distance (inside the house). Video could be either streamed OTA or transferred to a locally attached storage unit through a LAN connection (either wireless or not, the router is gonna be right next to it anyhow... :laugh: )
Affordability is always a pro...

Raspberry Pi with raspbmc or openelec?
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Does that little thing play HD videos without any glitches?
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The gbox midnight mx2 is an awesome device. Its essentially a rooted android computer that uses your TV as a monitor. You can get info on it from matricom.net
You would need a wireless keyboard/remote device to control it. There is a Logitech one recommended on the amazon page.
You can also use a 32gb micro SD card for additional storage too
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CH...ue&ref_=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl&tag=matricom0f-20
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Its 25 dollar for raspberri or 100 for the other one. Does it really worth the extra buck?
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Yes it plays them very well.
I yet have to find a file which doesn't play well.
It's not an out of the box experience, but the price and after all results are worth the hassle.
You can use your android as a remote and there are a lot of plugins (online streaming etc.)