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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.

Netflix in the market. Sensation supported!

Don't kill me since I started another Netflix thread. I just wanted to get the word out. Netflix is in the market and supports the Sensation! No more apks to link and download.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient

I installed it from the new market from a link in appbrain last night. No issues.
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Doesn't show for me, hopefully soon though.
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Got it! Thanks OP
now if they would just fix it on my Iconia tab...
about to cancel anyway if they don't learn to match the streaming catalog with the DVD catalog.

good eye. Thanks OP.

leyvatron said:
good eye. Thanks OP.
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LOL I wish!
Was using Netflix and meant to hit cancel when prompted about the upgrade as many of us are used to. Instead I hit the upgrade so it took me to the market and started downloading.

Nice! Its showing up in my market. I had to delete my currently installed version first though. It would not update. Once I deleted the original it downloaded from the market no problem.

good find.... finally... only thing that suxs is no auto rotate!!!!

iGoOsE76 said:
good find.... finally... only thing that suxs is no auto rotate!!!!
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y is that a bad thing? I personally don't care for auto rotate since I never watch movies in portrait mode...
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piimp said:
y is that a bad thing? I personally don't care for auto rotate since I never watch movies in portrait mode...
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i don't watch movies on portrait mode either, but with the sensation I like to plug my charger in when I am watching a movie at my work desk. and with out auto rotate the plug is on the bottom where it's difficult to charge... with some of the other netflix apps here i can have the plug up top

iGoOsE76 said:
i don't watch movies on portrait mode either, but with the sensation I like to plug my charger in when I am watching a movie at my work desk. and with out auto rotate the plug is on the bottom where it's difficult to charge... with some of the other netflix apps here i can have the plug up top
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Ah, I guess in that case autorotate would help
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The app is great... but yeah... it's need rotate. Still better IMHO than using a hacked 3rd party app for it.

Okay who rated this thread 1 star?
Must be a Hulu employee.

This is applicable to the US only I assume? I don't see it in the Market.

Talonne said:
This is applicable to the US only I assume? I don't see it in the Market.
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You are the second Canadian to mention that. Netflix in some kind of battle up there?

So... Is there a fix for the Youtube problem or not?

I love the fact that I have a smart phone to basically search anything that I dare to search.
One big thing I love to do is jam out to "Ride the lightning" by Metallica on YouTube, I like to keep my SD card on the slim side as with everything else
Why can I not keep YouTube closed (running in the background) and still have whatever was running/playing (play) ?
I don't like the mobile YouTube app it sucks
I have tried Opera Mini and Firefox (blows)
Need to see other options (other users such as your fine selves).
Any words?

could get a hold of the song somehow and put it on your phone as a mp3 and just play it in a music player.

Well... I like to keep it slim (hint) haha
I am not so limited either as far as " I can only have this many songs"
Currently I only possess a 2gB card

But the infuse has 16gb(well like 14.3) internal storage? Confused.
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BadFishCM said:
But the infuse has 16gb(well like 14.3) internal storage? Confused.
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Not to mention you can put a 32gb sd card in on top of that. As for the youtube app not playing with the screen off... I'd imagine they figure not too many people are watching videos with the screen off. One song will not take up that much space.
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I understand the point... I also hate when I search something to play on youtube and when I try to answer a text message or do anything I lose the streaming!...
I someone find a modified youtube app please share!
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Ever try the app "music junk" ?
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JetVD works great...and lets you watch in hd as well.
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What problem?
There is none..... Sorry...
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S2 LTE & Skype

Does Skype video work on the S2 LTE? I didn't find anything on here, but from what I've searched on Google, it doesn't seem to work for a number of people. What's the verdict here? Anyone on here that uses it themselves? Help is much appreciated. Thanks.

Skype works fine for me. The wifey sometimes will hop on my transformer while I'm at work and we'll have ourselves a video chat.
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Works fine for me. I've only done it to a computer though, not another phone.

Thanks guys. But has anyone done from phone to phone? Or even more specifically, from the SGS2 to an iPhone 4?

Yes I routinely Skype to my family in the UK and they use the iPhone4. We have no issues at all, it works great!
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sal14m said:
Yes I routinely Skype to my family in the UK and they use the iPhone4. We have no issues at all, it works great!
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Thanks a lot man.

Does yours work in portrait mode? Mine stays in landscape and wont rotate to portrait.
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shamdawg said:
Does yours work in portrait mode? Mine stays in landscape and wont rotate to portrait.
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My camera will not make the switch when I go to landscape. When I do I look like I am walking on the wall

How did you guys get the video to work. I tried Skype to a computer and no video just audio. Didnt even find how to turn on the camera.
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specter07 said:
How did you guys get the video to work. I tried Skype to a computer and no video just audio. Didnt even find how to turn on the camera.
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Make sure you have video enabled in skype settings. The skyrocket isn't officially supported so you have to check the option to turn it on.

My brother and I both got skyrockets on the same day. Skype was one of the things we tested first. From skyrocket to skyrocket it works great.
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I've tested between S2 LTE and iPhone 4 and it works fine. Quality isn't top notch, but it does warn you before hand that Skype isn't certified to work on the device, whatever that might mean.

Multiwindow

I simply installed the multiwindow and popup apps from the note 2 onto the gs3 and it works fine.
It will even allow the video popup window.
This is on a stock sch-i535 @ 4.1.2 no root.

Cool.
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prove it

video popup is already there since the release of s3. This fact certainly reduces the reliability of your post.
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miked0602 said:
I simply installed the multiwindow and popup apps from the note 2 onto the gs3 and it works fine.
It will even allow the video popup window.
This is on a stock sch-i535 @ 4.1.2 no root.
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How's your MMS working? No roaming indicator issues? These are known issues for Verizon GS3.
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can you upload the file(s)?
Thanks

Not
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I've tried multiwindow and it really doesn't look good on the GS3, the windows look too cramped.

igloohed73 said:
How's your MMS working? No roaming indicator issues? These are known issues for Verizon GS3.
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Igloo, I must apologize, I was referring to the popup windows, not multiwindow.

You guys like the multiwindow? I find it weird on a smaller screen than the Note 2's.

I honestly think its useless
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You guys like the multiwindow? I find it weird on a smaller screen than the Note 2's.
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i cant really find a good time to use it. if i need to open another app, i just go and open it.

its nice but not all that useful
Moars multi window is pretty nice I tried synergy and there's is kinda glitchy but honest truth I rarely use it...I NVR rmbr that I got it lol