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[Q] NETFLIX

when i go to watch netflix movies on my gtab the website lets me click on the movie but wont play it. it does it on certain websites too to watch videos. any suggestions?

Netflix is using the Microsoft Silverlight plugin to play the movies in a browser. This is not available for Android.

Playon is supposed to be released for Andriod ..... it plays netflix ....that seems to be the closest, soon to be viable option

Android app supposed to come this century. Hopefully that will help our streaming woes.
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omkar62 said:
Playon is supposed to be released for Andriod ..... it plays netflix ....that seems to be the closest, soon to be viable option
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If they ever do it that would be nice. I have Playon loaded on my server and using an app called upnplay I can access Playon, but so far have not been able to play anything. It tries, and then quits.

scopes44 said:
when i go to watch netflix movies on my gtab the website lets me click on the movie but wont play it. it does it on certain websites too to watch videos. any suggestions?
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Hey man just use ice films (WWW.icefilms.info) , similar to Netflix. If u have cookies enabled u can save the shows/movies you want to see by clicking on the yellow star next to the title. I wrote a how to guide for it. I can't post links yet but I just wrote it yesterday. The thread is called, How to get icefilms to work on the g tab.
Hope this helps ya out.

[Q] Android App to download Videos (not just You Tube)!!

Can anyone please let me know if there is any app to download videos from any site (not just You Tube)?
I want to download videos (generally flash videos) from any website.
I searched on net and market but there are apps that download videos from You Tube but not from any other site.

i dont think thats possible on galaxy 3.. until full flash support is up..

Thanks for the reply rudolf895 but I think flash is only needed to play the videos not to download them. And also, if there are apps that download videos from You Tube, then I dont think there is any problem in coding an app that will support any website (not just You Tube)?
The app should be that: The User just need to enter the url from which you want to download the video and app should do the rest.
Please let me know your thoughs on this.

vijay.gupta said:
Thanks for the reply rudolf895 but I think flash is only needed to play the videos not to download them. And also, if there are apps that download videos from You Tube, then I dont think there is any problem in coding an app that will support any website (not just You Tube)?
The app should be that: The User just need to enter the url from which you want to download the video and app should do the rest.
Please let me know your thoughs on this.
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do it!

Thanks stubborn donkey...but i dont know the programming else i would love to do it...

Dude if you are looking for some hot hot videos try sex tube pro from applanet...dont get burn ok..
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No dude!! I am only looking for normal videos...

Videos2Android
Use "Save Video plugin for Internet Explorer". It allows you convert videos during downloading. Just select Convert>Devices>Droid before download videos.

Every app I've tried that says that you just share the link with the app, and then it will download the video, fails to do so. When the link is shared, the app then reports that there is no video in the link. I'm at a loss. I don't wanna download on my laptop and trans over to droid device, that defeats the purpose of using the droid device. If i wanted to use the laptop all the time i wouldn't have got a tablet.

Use bytetornado, it's working!

I found this:
http://www.appszoom.com/android_applications/media_and_video/web-video-downloader_blftq.html
It's not free. But it does work about 50% of the time...

I'm sorry. I have to take back my last post. It turns out that web video downloader is no longer available on the play store. Meaning you'll have to get it elsewhere. And even then it still has a very low success rate. I'm currently trying to download and it keeps crashing. I'm disgusted. Why isn't there an android app similar to internet download manager for windows? Something that captures streaming video?

there are 2 that I have found
Bryon15 said:
I'm sorry. I have to take back my last post. It turns out that web video downloader is no longer available on the play store. Meaning you'll have to get it elsewhere. And even then it still has a very low success rate. I'm currently trying to download and it keeps crashing. I'm disgusted. Why isn't there an android app similar to internet download manager for windows? Something that captures streaming video?
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Not sure if you are still looking but there are 2 apps that I have found. One is dowloadr...not great and crashes a fair bit but could be the user not the program! the best one imo is video catcher....there is a free demo version with almost full capability or for a dollar you can upgrade and download many vids simultaniosly... basically with videocatcher if you can play it on your screen it can download it.... both in the store

try Tubemate

Arjav23 said:
try Tubemate
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Tubemate is only for youtube
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ChrisTK said:
Tubemate is only for youtube
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I know
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mnmmmmmm
firefox for android will do the work for you..
just add the flash video downloader add-on..

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No app worked.
I used opera and adm download manager.
In opera, type about:cache and search for the right file by clicking on preview.
A dialogue box will allow you to open the link with adm.
Start the download with adm.
I had to search a bit for the video file because there are sometimes no extensions and you don't know which site is really hosting the video.
You may consider deleting previous caches in settings to avoid this problem.

vijay.gupta said:
Can anyone please let me know if there is any app to download videos from any site (not just You Tube)?
I want to download videos (generally flash videos) from any website.
I searched on net and market but there are apps that download videos from You Tube but not from any other site.
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Try TubeMate for YouTube videos.......It's against google policy to download videos and hence this app is no longer available on the market...
Click here to go to the app's homepage

vijay.gupta said:
The app should be...enter the url from which you want to download the video and app should do the rest.
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Dude if you really have the video URL you can download it in any browser. The content you're after is typically one of several components of a web page; the URL you have is either for the surrounding web page, or perhaps for the swf player (the active element that chromes your video stream and provides limited interactivity with the Flash server).
What you actually need is an app to parse the obfuscated video URL from the page source--and to perform authentication if the video is hosted on an RTMP server. In other words, a YouTube downloader extension is not as easily repurposed as you imagine.
For the (GUI-dependent) majority, just using a downloader that can perform RTMP handshaking is non-trivial. That said, RTMPDump binaries have been compiled for Android--give it a try and let us know how it works out.

[Q] Hulu?

I can't post a link because of new member status but if you search "hulu andriod app" in google, there is a link to absolutelyandriodDOTcom (5th link down) about debuging the web browser. I tried doing this on with the web browser that comes with TnT Lite v4.2.4 without any luck. I don't know the technical details, but would this be possible through some other means?
Thanks

Playon.tv mobile will work if you set browser user agent to Android. Watching SNL now.

Hulu works...
Hulu isn't that hard to get working on our G-Tabs. I'm running TNT-Lite 4.2.2 and it works pretty good. A little stutter here and there on HD show but all in all very watchable.
Read this post to see how to do it...
w w w androidpolice.com/2010/12/29/viewsonic-g-tablet-from-drags-to-riches-an-owners-guide-to-making-the-best-of-a-great-tablet/
Cant post links yet so I'm sure you can figure out how to make the link above work...

Just what I was looking for!!! Thanks

squashpile said:
Playon.tv mobile will work if you set browser user agent to Android. Watching SNL now.
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I downloaded the dolphin browser, set the user agent to Android, and set dolphin as the default browser. I launch playon, go to the hulu video I want to watch, and all I see is a thumbnail of the video and some information about the episode. How do you get the video to play?

Touch the thumbnail. It should play. I have dolphin hd and it works good. Have flash?
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gunkle said:
Touch the thumbnail. It should play. I have dolphin hd and it works good. Have flash?
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I press the thumbnail, nothing happens.
Yes. I have flash installed.

Butch1326 said:
I press the thumbnail, nothing happens.
Yes. I have flash installed.
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I did the "get hulu to play" hex hack on the lib file for flash where you change AND to WIN. not sure if that makes a difference. didn't try playon till after i did that. Maybe try that. Otherwise I am running VEGan 5.1.1

Butch1326 said:
I downloaded the dolphin browser, set the user agent to Android, and set dolphin as the default browser. I launch playon, go to the hulu video I want to watch, and all I see is a thumbnail of the video and some information about the episode. How do you get the video to play?
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You have to HEX edit the one flash file from you phone on your PC as per the instructions at the link I gave above. After that it works fine...

DGoward said:
You have to HEX edit the one flash file from you phone on your PC as per the instructions at the link I gave above. After that it works fine...
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works good with playon but still no go on hulu or other sites. I get through the first comerical if im lucky and then the infamous exclamation point on those sites.

gunkle said:
works good with playon but still no go on hulu or other sites. I get through the first comerical if im lucky and then the infamous exclamation point on those sites.
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I installed the version of flash listed in the right-up I posted the link to. Did the HEX edit of the file and I can go to Hulu and watch all videos in Dolphin HD or even the regular browser that comes with TNT-Lite 4.2.2.
It works the same in either browser. Smooth except in 720p or 1080p it stutters some but still very watchable...

DGoward said:
I installed the version of flash listed in the right-up I posted the link to. Did the HEX edit of the file and I can go to Hulu and watch all videos in Dolphin HD or even the regular browser that comes with TNT-Lite 4.2.2.
It works the same in either browser. Smooth except in 720p or 1080p it stutters some but still very watchable...
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I'm on vegan 5.1.1 maybe thats the difference. I did the same as you and still no worky on the sites. oh well playon works great and was already on my pc.

As long as it works......

Thanks for everyone's help on this. I am still not successful using Playon on the gtab, but with the Adobe Flash Player hack, I am now able to watch videos on Fancast.com

Glad you got it working for yourself.....

Got this working yesterday in vegan 5.1 without playon. Used the fixed flash and the recommended settings for dolphin HD. Works great in mid range resolution. All main hulu streaming works perfect but some redirects like the WB (getting my fiancée hooked on fringe:-D) lose sound/video sync after about 45 minutes. Totally worth the time to do.

Butch1326 said:
Thanks for everyone's help on this. I am still not successful using Playon on the gtab, but with the Adobe Flash Player hack, I am now able to watch videos on Fancast.com
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Playon now has an app in the market. Are you setting up playon while on the same wifi as the computer running it for the first time?
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gunkle said:
Playon now has an app in the market. Are you setting up playon while on the same wifi as the computer running it for the first time?
Sent from my G Tab.
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My Media Center PC (which has the PlayOn Server software) is ethernet wired to the router. My gtab is access it on the same network. I see the list of applications (Hulu, CBS, CNN, etc.) and shows, just when I click on the thumbnail image, nothing happens.

Butch1326 said:
My Media Center PC (which has the PlayOn Server software) is ethernet wired to the router. My gtab is access it on the same network. I see the list of applications (Hulu, CBS, CNN, etc.) and shows, just when I click on the thumbnail image, nothing happens.
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Do you have Flash installed and working?
If not try this:
Cut & Paste From - " scsione889 " post - Thanks goes to him for how to install flash...
Step 1.
Download “Adobe Flash Player 10.1.120.1.apk” which you will find attached at the bottom of this post and save it on your tablet (I recommend creating a separate folder to save .apk files in).
Step 2.
On your tablet open up whatever file explorer comes pre-installed with the ROM you’ve selected. In there, open up where you saved your .apk, then select Adobe Flash Player, and follow the on screen instructions to finish installing that.
Flash Download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=478615&d=1293950875

Just installed Bitrix gingerbread beta 6.43f and flash from market. Did no flash hacks and playon works great from the web browser or the app. All stock settings.

[Q] How do you download videos??

Not Youtube, but from a browser. On the Vibrant, when you chose a video from a website it gave you the option to stream it to your video player, or you could hit web and it would download it and store it on the SD card. With the G2X it only gives me the option to stream it to video player. I tried different browsers, the same thing happens with Dolphin, Opera comes closest but says cannot download unsupported file type. I know MP4 is a supported file type. Anyone found a solution for this?

I'm very interested myself.

Been trying to find the answer? U^

Yeah, no luck. Tried different browsers, looked all through settings it just doesn't work. Probably going to have to replace whatever apk controls it. Maybe the browser.
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This sucks but no phone is perfect. Wondering... I might just switch phones with android all that matters is how the phone looks. Roms come and go...

Opera mini on 3g would give me the option to download but then says I don't heave enough memory.

Well you can download videos from the Youtube site just follow this guide ---> http://www.knowyourcell.com/lg/lg-g...ad_and_save_youtube_videos_on_the_lg_g2x.html
Or on Firefox mobile you can download the Video DownloadHelper add-on to download videos from any site.
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No idea how to find that addon

video download helper is for the pc right? How does that help with the phone?
EDIT: So with firefox when you click on a flashplayer video it downloads it. Guess it's a start. Kind of sucks having to watch it on flashplayer on regular browser then go to firefox to download it but at least you can download.

[Q]Google video player?

Does anyone know where i can get Google's video player? i've tried downloading from the market to no avail. Thanks in advance.for your help. Btw I'm rooted and running Infused 153.
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I've heard that i doesn't work on rooted phones, i installed the new market, it should install along with the new market but it didn't. I guess that's due to me being rooted.

dajeoo said:
I've heard that i doesn't work on rooted phones, i installed the new market, it should install along with the new market but it didn't. I guess that's due to me being rooted.
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set the browser ua to desktop by typing about:useragent in the adress bar. then log into the gmail desktop site. once logged into google go to the web market at market.android.com/movies
the movies will play in the browsers video player at 480p which is the phones native res anyhow, I'm sure this is the same as google video will play it. they are hosted by youtube and I don't see the hq modes on my pc so id guess that's the quality limit.
this way it will play throuh mhl with no problems.

im rooted. the download wouldnt install from the market. it would start and then just stop for no reason. so i installed from apk. it works now, and with the market too. divx movies forward over to play in the samsung player.

Hey there Jack can you send me the apk? PM me and I'll give you my email address. muchas gracias.

thats ok. i put it in my dropbox. http://db.tt/Xya5KUS

The Jack of Clubs said:
im rooted. the download wouldnt install from the market. it would start and then just stop for no reason. so i installed from apk. it works now, and with the market too. divx movies forward over to play in the samsung player.
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Hey Jack thanks for the apk. It installed just fine but when I tried to play a movie I rented from the market (Wedding Crashers Unrated) I got the following error:
Playback not supported on rooted devices (Error 49)
Have you rented a flick from the market and if so were you able to watch it? I'm rooted and running Infused 153. Thanks again man.

Set the browser user agent to desktop, browse to the Android Market website, and launch the movie from there. Think that may work.

nope, i have yet to see anything i would want to rent over netflix.

Dani897 said:
set the browser ua to desktop by typing about:useragent in the adress bar. then log into the gmail desktop site. once logged into google go to the web market at market.android.com/movies
the movies will play in the browsers video player at 480p which is the phones native res anyhow, I'm sure this is the same as google video will play it. they are hosted by youtube and I don't see the hq modes on my pc so id guess that's the quality limit.
this way it will play throuh mhl with no problems.
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gtg465x said:
Set the browser user agent to desktop, browse to the Android Market website, and launch the movie from there. Think that may work.
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yep this is how ive been doing it, works just fine.

ok, I'm a complete novice so can someone please tell me how to do this? I'm getting the rooted error 49 too and have no idea how to get the movie to play. I don't know how to open it in the browser either, so I am totally lost. I have a feeling I just wasted 3.99. Lol.