Last year, Adobe announced that it is going to stop the development of mobile Flash Player for Android. Adding further nails in that coffin, Adobe has now announced that Flash Player won't be supported in Android 4.1. A prime example of this is the new Nexus 7 tablet, that ships without Flash support.
Furthermore, Adobe has announced that it will cease new Flash Player downloads from the Google Play Store, starting August 15. This means you will no longer see the Flash Player in the Play Store if it is not already installed on your device. Devices that already have the Flash Player installed will continue to receive minor updates and bug fixes post August 15.
Since the Flash Player is not supported in Android 4.1, Adobe is urging users to uninstall it before updating to Android 4.1, as it will not work properly. Also, any future updates to the Flash Player will not work under Android 4.1.
So it seems the era of Flash on Android has come to an end. What was once touted as a key selling point for Android devices is now being killed by its own maker. It doesn't help that Google too wants to distance itself from this archaic technology, as seen by the lack of Flash support in Chrome for Android even under Android 4.0.
It goes without saying that Apple has been instrumental in bringing this change. Sooner or later everyone was going to realize that the emperor was wearing no clothes. It's just that Apple was the first to point this out. Hopefully, the web developers will now finally wake up and adopt more modern technologies such as HTML5 for creating web content.
This has been already mention in the Android section.
We all know about that
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I thought 3.1 brought movie rentals any one has these working? When I open the market all I see is the apps and the books. No movies.
u have to remember this is a leaked verson , no one knows what OTA will bring yet
yeah you got a point, i thought this was the official version, which had been leaked. Also the zinio mag reader now says needs to update only after one day
It has nothing to do with it being a leaked version. The 3.1 update does not bring Movies. They were just announced at the same time. As of now only the Zoom 3g has the movie update. The rest of us proles will just have to wait until ElGoog releases it.
Just seen that TVCatchup Android Application is in beta : http://tvcatchup.com/android.html
I would try it, but I'm running ICS
If you find any faults then please report them on our forums by clicking this link: http://forums.tvcatchup.com/forumdisplay.php?71-Tvcatchup-Andriod-Application-Beta-Testing-Feedback
Thanks for the heads up !
Not for me yet as I prefer the mobile site access that gives me the choice to play the stream in MX Video player but worth keeping an eye on.
Negative is that it stops working if you have advert blocking .
jje
nice, thanks Bro
Android 4.1
Hi guys it's Colwal from TVCatchup.com if you are running Android 3.0 + then you will be able to use the ipad.tvcatchup.com streams.
I am running 4.1 Android so I cannot even run our own app, how ironic is that
I have to go through some stages to get the ipad streams working though on my ASUS Transformer in that I have to download the Dolphin Browser and change the useragent to desktop, as for some reason or other since the update you cannot change the useragent in the native browser any more which is slightly frustration.
We have nearly cracked all the problems with the first public beta release and have started working on Android 4.1 and we don't think it will be that long until the release.
JJEgan
If we didn't have adverts then you wouldn't have a service it's a simple as that and I hate them as much as the next person, but there is no alternative at the moment, but we will keep on looking at ideas and we have a few in mind.
Well I know I'm looking forward to it I've used tvcatchup quite alot recently, usually when the other half grabs the remote when the soaps are on.
If you want the ICS update then PM me on the forums.
Just goto m.tvcatchup.com in your browser and you can access the content without an app.
TV Catchup
The app seems to use the inbuilt stream player (very limited options), would be great to choose your preferred streamer or if the app provided it's own player ...
Or perhaps the ability of PVR / pause live TV, like Sky+/Tivo
So this has been a pet project of mine for a while now, and it's finally starting to come together so I decided to post it here.
I love AndroidTV, and have a Nexus Player I really love using. When CM came out for the Nexus Player and I discovered that all it takes to make a 'regular' Android distribution an AndroidTV is a set of apps (by using the CM Leanback Gapps), I figured - why not apply this to an Android x86 build (Nexus Player is x86 too after all) and have myself an AndroidTV HTPC on my current PC?
Well, at first it didn't work because the Android 5.* builds weren't steady enough and wouldn't run on my HTPC without freezing, but once MESA (the open source driver libraries) were introduced - BAM! I got it up and running, flashed the Leanback GAPPS and.....
IT LIVES!
Almost.
When I reboot it I was greeted with the setup menu, however to my dismay - no Leanback Launcher (though I suspect it may have been due to the method I used to flash GAPPS, which is just copy over all the files through ADB), and also video playback currently doesn't work (which I understand is a problem with all Androidx86 5.* builds at the moment), but the cast receiver works (and receives casts - just can't play them because of the video playback issue) and I'm betting that with a little tweaking (or perhaps precompiling the build with the leanback gapps already baked inside) I can get all the software features (including leanback launcher) to work! For now we just have to wait for Android 5.* to mature well enough to fix video playback, but the future is promising!
I'll keep you posted with whatever I manage to come up with in the future, but I'm sure the fine devs here at XDA can beat me to it and get it working well sooner! (I'm not really a dev, just a tinkerer).
Waiting for new development
going to try and report back if i get any sucess
As there has been no development with this project, this thread is closed.
So the unit is a power house no doubt. But I have found it to be very lacking and frustrating when it comes to available streaming media apps.
First it had to update to get Netflix. Then in order to get Crunchyroll I had to side load it from my PC. The option to sideload things like Amazon Instant Video, HBO GO, Disney XD (me and the kids got to get our Rebels) either aren't there or this device is listed as incompatable even after I have set it to allow "Unknown Sources". I did find an apk for AIV here on XDA but haven't installed it yet. Also, when you do get apps installed via apk they don't show on the main screen and there is no option to add it. You have to go through 3 or 4 screens to find it. Does any one have any advice for getting these streaming services on this box and making it less frustrating to use? Thanks
The store only shows apps that are leanback apps but if you go to the store on a browser you can install most apps to your shield from there and use a sideload launcher to launch them on the shield. Not every app works with a controller but i've had good luck for the most part.
I did try doing it via a browser, Chrome even, and they still do not install. I also have the remote for it and that works.
No worries. I've decided to return it anyway. Will just wait for Roku 4 or maybe the next version of Nexus TV.
Thanks
Im a little disappointed too but what else do you expect from google smdh
I'm not dissapointed at all. This is probably the new benchmark that all future android devices will be measured against. I accept that the play store is limited because it has only been out for about 6 weeks and this device is a little more work right now. But it will get better, I'm sure.
Go ahead and get that next generation roku, and i hope you can enjoy that locked-down experience. I know I wouldnt like it.
It's new, apps and streaming services will be added as time goes on. Roku is the king of streaming channels, but no Kodi, essentially no games, locked down, and it's future doesn't look very bright unless they jump on the Android bandwagon.
Amazon FireTV is a better option, a bit more locked down than nSATV/AndroidTV, but as it's been out longer than Android TV it does support more streaming apps as well as a fairly decent selection of casual games. I'd say it's probably the best option today if nothing else was ever released for any device ever.
nVidia Shield Android TV has the best hardware of any microconsole streaming device, and IMHO AndroidTV holds the most promise of the OS options. It's new but off to a good start. I can understand being disappointed, but maybe expectations area bit unrealistic. Patience, give it some time. The exception of course is games. There really are no other options for using a streaming media microconsole to replace a dedicated gaming console, and for some people this device can do just that.
Hello Everyone,
It appears that very recently Google finally updated the Google Play Store for the Nexus Player (Android TV in General). I really like the updated UI! It is much more visually appealing and is not redundant like the original was. I also feel it is much easier to navigate and search seems "better". The Play Store icon was updated as well. You can wait for the OTA update if you would like but it could take weeks I'm sure. I actually downloaded and installed the APK directly on my Nexus Player using Google Chrome.
If you have Chrome sideloaded to your Nexus Player, a wireless keyboard, and ES File Explorer, you can install it directly on your Nexus Player. (The APK will show in downloads on ES File Explorer and install just fine) Here is the link to the article and the APK link is at the end of the article. Compliments of Android Police.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...lined-look-in-the-latest-update-apk-download/
Awe Im still waiting on it on mine, i really like the new look seems more stream line.
I noticed it yesterday, must have auto updated.
Still nothing in there as far as new apps. HBO and PBS being the most recent, but since I'm a comcast subscriber, HBO useless for me as well as all the other channel apps.
I was honestly starting to think that Google was abandoning Android TV. It still doesn't even compare to Apple TV as far as app selection. Seeing HBO GO official support added recently and now a Playstore update gives me hope!
I ditched my iPhone 6 for a Nexus 6 and my Apple TV for a Nexus Player. I'm done with Apple / IOS. The phone switch felt like a hella upgrade software and hardware wise. The TV switch honestly felt like a downgrade though...
I don't believe they'd abandon it. Google just partnered with several TV manufacturers to use ATV as their smart TV platform. As the install base for ATV gets higher, the apps will come.
Rektifying said:
I was honestly starting to think that Google was abandoning Android TV. It still doesn't even compare to Apple TV as far as app selection. Seeing HBO GO official support added recently and now a Playstore update gives me hope!
I ditched my iPhone 6 for a Nexus 6 and my Apple TV for a Nexus Player. I'm done with Apple / IOS. The phone switch felt like a hella upgrade software and hardware wise. The TV switch honestly felt like a downgrade though...
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The Play Store doesn't show many apps, but you could access the Play Store through a web browser and see that there are other apps that are compatible with the Nexus Player or Shield TV that you can install on them. Once installed access them through the Sideload Launcher.