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<Request> Videos App Hack

New Google Videos app today lets you rent movies
but playback won't work on rooted devices, which are most of our devices
Is there anyway to disable the check (like that was done on the Netflix app)
Here it is:
http://hotfile.com/dl/121184492/69bc78b/com.google.android.videos-1.apk.html
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WARNING: Trying to playback from the Videos app itself seems to be freezing Tab, atleast for me (im in canada) but it works thru browser as described below)
Original message:
Guys its working for me, even tho rooted (some people can't playback cause it will say you are rooted, if it works, then great)
how?
After renting from the video app (install manually above)
go to 'market.android.com/movies
and play it from there, itll play in the browser
if u get desperate, get Dolphin Browser, make ur UA String desktop, and go to youtube.com/movies and watch it there
(Flash needs to be installed ofcourse)
Cool thing is im doing this on the wifi samsung tab 10.1 (officially only xoom), installed the apk manually

should be possible...
could u put up the app here so i can have a look at it?

All the security checks are actually done in YouTube.apk. that apk is so obfuscacted, all I can say is good luck. However, it may just do a simple call to ro.secure

bigrushdog said:
All the security checks are actually done in YouTube.apk. that apk is so obfuscacted, all I can say is good luck. However, it may just do a simple call to ro.secure
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does something similar happen with the books app that may prevent it from reading other epub files not downloaded from market?

ralle.gade said:
should be possible...
could u put up the app here so i can have a look at it?
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Added link, good luck!

obfuscacted...
Nice word.

Stupid double post

Got it working
can a dev move this to general

Hulu Plus working on SGS4G

"Breaking News" HuluPlus.apk Has Been Successfully Modded By Vgeezy
Just installed it on my sgs4g, and i was able to watch American Dad from the free gallery.
I don't have an account, but i assume if the free stuff works, the paid should as well.
Here is the original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449110
Make sure you thank the developer!

Not working for me. Both versions force close... What rom are you on?
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Racing19969 said:
Not working for me. Both versions force close... What rom are you on?
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I was able to get it working. I decompiled the apk and recompiled and signed it and now it works. Thanks for the links and thanks to the dev for his work...

Racing19969 said:
Not working for me. Both versions force close... What rom are you on?
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I was able to get it working. I decompiled the apk and recompiled and signed it and now it works. Thanks for the links and thanks to the dev for his work...
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Cool.
I'm on Raver's cm7 hybrid, by the way.
Which might be why it worked right off the box, since it's more aosp then touchwiz.

Yep! Both files work on Raver's new Valhalla Black! Awesome thanks!

Installed and running just fine.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium

Thanks works great! All I need now is a hulu plus account lol =P
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nice find brother working with val by white
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No Go
I don't know what it is. Its not worknig on my phone. I even got a hulu+ acct. It just will buffer and tell me I have a network problem. Well, I'm on wifi and tried it on 4G. Just buffers. No adblock installed anymore. Anyone have any ideas?
SGS4G Rooted-Unlocked
Valhalla Blue/Trans Theme
KJ6 Debloated by FBis251
Valhalla-Final KJ6 by Whitehawkx
2.6.35.7-T959VUVKJ6-CL694130

For those of you having a problem with it not installing, Here is a link to my repackaged and signed HuluPlus apk. I do not know what the cause is but some people can't use the original file. All I did was decompile, recompile and sign the apk and it works for me. Hope it helps you....
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/51005515/HuluPlus-repackaged-signed.apk

adblocking?
I have hulu plus on me sgs4g and it works great. the only problem that I have is that if i have adfree enabled at all it just buffers. I don't mind watching the commercials, however it would be nice if i didn't have to revert adfree and sometimes reboot just to watch a video for a while. Any one know of an adblocking program that will allow hulu but block everything else? Thanks!

NewKlNGjames said:
I have hulu plus on me sgs4g and it works great. the only problem that I have is that if i have adfree enabled at all it just buffers. I don't mind watching the commercials, however it would be nice if i didn't have to revert adfree and sometimes reboot just to watch a video for a while. Any one know of an adblocking program that will allow hulu but block everything else? Thanks!
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I have pretty much removed adblock and the likes from my pc and phone. I replace the built in hosts file with one updated monthly from this website .
You just replace your current hosts file on your phone with is and it will pretty much nuke ads. Some will get by but that is just the nature of the beast.
Click the link I posted above scroll down about half way you will see a couple links on that page. Just above the donate button is a link that says hosts.zip long press the link and select save as. Then using root explorer or something similar extract the file to your sdcard. Navigate to wear you saved it long press and copy it. Now go to system/etc and paste the file there. Long press it again and select rename, then spell hosts in lower case letters. Save it and you will be ad free for the most part. If you get a error about renaming it. just rename it host then rename it again to hosts.
What this will do is redirect all ads to the local host which is 127.0.0.1 and it will not resolve the address so ads will not appear.
Hulu uses some odd ad services so you will have to try to figure out who they use and edit the file to allow them through.

Re: Adblock
NewKlNGjames said:
I have hulu plus on me sgs4g and it works great. the only problem that I have is that if i have adfree enabled at all it just buffers. I don't mind watching the commercials, however it would be nice if i didn't have to revert adfree and sometimes reboot just to watch a video for a while. Any one know of an adblocking program that will allow hulu but block everything else? Thanks!
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I had the same problem. I used TB to freeze adblock and unfroze when I needed it back. Works for me.

Honestly it isn't working sorry me at all anymore. Even after reflashing and reformatting my SD card and not installing any other apps. Plays the ads but tells me to check my connection when it gets to the video. Tried with unnamed and VB. Any idea's?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA

I know Google Play videos won't work on rooted devices. I have seen some work arounds to trick the player to not thinking you are rooted but haven't tried them. I use Netflix. This might be the issue for Hulu as well.

Olympics live stream on infinity

Boohoo, the nbc streaming app is not infinity compatible. Anyone find another app to get the live on this tablet. Or have the apk for the nbc app?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

ricardo-droid said:
Boohoo, the nbc streaming app is not infinity compatible. Anyone find another app to get the live on this tablet. Or have the apk for the nbc app?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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I would email the developers and ask about it. And I'll look it up on my phone real quick
EDIT: But in the meantime...have at it: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3NObuszHotlZElDakhCQWJOd0k/edit
EDIT2: Sharing permissions fixed
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda app-developers app

Here's a direct download link for the NBC apk. I'll put it on mediafire or something in a bit, but this will do for now.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ib58i9dgbxzcn74/nbc.portal_143.apk
I just tested it on my Infinity and it works fine although it was definitely meant for a smaller screen.
Enjoy!

Yahoo Messanger = also DONT WORK on Infinity
Can someone install and do Voice+ Video chat using YAHOO MESSANGER on Infinity....
Seems when I install , the BASE yahoo ( without abiltiy to do video chats ) works ok
then when I try to install the " YAHOO VIDEO ADD_ON" , i get error = " not compatable with this version of hardware and or software"
its weird = as i have a Samsung Note with ICS = and yahoo works well even with video and voice
seems SKYPE works GREAT = all ther features , and functions ....................
can anyone help ?? any dev's ?
thanks in advance

Awesome app KillerG! Can anyone get the APK for the NBC Live Extra App? That app will have ALL the videos available for streaming video for the Olympics. Over 3500 hours worth when all said and done.
Lastly, anyone getting slow motion audio in the video section?

This is what I did: (jankey I know)
1) Install the app you want on your phone
2) Use ES File Manager (or similar) to back up the application (ES stores it in /sdcard/backups
3) Share that file (Google Drive, gMail, etc)
4) Download and install to your tablet.
Took me under 5 minutes once I figured it out. A lot less time than waiting for the developer to do something about it!

Live Extra apk link
I tried several of the Live Extra apk files, but most of them once installed still said they needed to be updated. Well, once I clicked "update" it went straight to the Play store and said it was not compatible.
I did some searching and found a apk file. I have successfully downloaded, installed and tried the app. It works fine on my Infinity tablet.
I can't post a link, so pm me for it.
Hope I did this right and you can download it from my dropbox folder.
Cheers!
Go USA!
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dfree71 said:
I tried several of the Live Extra apk files, but most of them once installed still said they needed to be updated. Well, once I clicked "update" it went straight to the Play store and said it was not compatible.
I did some searching and found a apk file. I have successfully downloaded, installed and tried the app. It works fine on my Infinity tablet.
I can't post a link, so you will have to pm me for it.
Cheers!
Go USA!
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xRevilatioNx, I had issue with sound when I first installed app. I closed the app, went to my task manager and found some "musicfx" running... well, I ended that particular app, musicfx... reopened the live extra app and video and audio were working fine. May work for you as well.

Sent! Thanks

Olympics on TF700 Infinity
I just logged into my Xfinitytv.comcast.com account and went to nbcolympics.com and watch the Olympics. I don't think you need any sort of special application. I've watched various TV shows on my Infinity and other Android apps as well as my wife's iPad and my PC. It just works.

R2N2 said:
I just logged into my Xfinitytv.comcast.com account and went to nbcolympics.com and watch the Olympics. I don't think you need any sort of special application. I've watched various TV shows on my Infinity and other Android apps as well as my wife's iPad and my PC. It just works.
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I've trued all the apks including the one off my og transformer. Each stream plays correctly for 5 sec then goes slow mo. Anykne else?

dfree71 said:
I tried several of the Live Extra apk files, but most of them once installed still said they needed to be updated. Well, once I clicked "update" it went straight to the Play store and said it was not compatible.
I did some searching and found a apk file. I have successfully downloaded, installed and tried the app. It works fine on my Infinity tablet.
I can't post a link, so pm me for it.
Hope I did this right and you can download it from my dropbox folder.
Cheers!
Go USA!
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xRevilatioNx, I had issue with sound when I first installed app. I closed the app, went to my task manager and found some "musicfx" running... well, I ended that particular app, musicfx... reopened the live extra app and video and audio were working fine. May work for you as well.
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Where did you go? I sent you a PM yesterday

gottahavit said:
I've trued all the apks including the one off my og transformer. Each stream plays correctly for 5 sec then goes slow mo. Anykne else?
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This is exactly what happens to me with every version I try, including pulling the .APK off my galaxy nexus, which works fine on the phone. No matter what I try, I get about five second of video, and the slow motion video and sound. Very frustrating.

Look at running apps
gottahavit said:
I've trued all the apks including the one off my og transformer. Each stream plays correctly for 5 sec then goes slow mo. Anykne else?
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When I installed the app on my infinity tablet, it was in slow mo.. at first. But I found an app called musicfx or something like that running in the background. Once I disabled that, the app worked fine. audio and video worked great. Been watching olympics since 4 a.m. this morning.

How do you disable it? I pm'd you for the NBC Live Extra APK. I know everyone heard back from you my friend.

gottahavit said:
I've trued all the apks including the one off my og transformer. Each stream plays correctly for 5 sec then goes slow mo. Anykne else?
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I had this same issue on the Acer A700 the fix is to have the Olympic app running and when it slows down go into the square task manager on the bottom left, select something else and once that loads go back into task manager and select Olympic app and it will be normal speed.
You have to do this whenever you switch channels, a pain but a temporary fix.

Just turned on the app this morning. A "update" popped up and said goto Play store to get newer version. Obviously we can't because it tells us it's not compatible.
Can anyone get the updated APK? I'm hoping the update fixes the video feed.
UPDATE: without the newer version it won't let us in the app! So we definitely need the APK to continue enjoying the app... Ugh

Check your Pm's Killer G ;D

xRevilatioNx said:
Just turned on the app this morning. A "update" popped up and said goto Play store to get newer version. Obviously we can't because it tells us it's not compatible.
Can anyone get the updated APK? I'm hoping the update fixes the video feed.
UPDATE: without the newer version it won't let us in the app! So we definitely need the APK to continue enjoying the app... Ugh
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I have the latest, still does same thing

How did you get the latest!?

xRevilatioNx said:
How did you get the latest!?
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I downloaded it on my tf101 and then pulled the apk

[MOD] Spotify tablet mode

Good evening!
If you're reading this, then you for sure know what Spotify is. We all love listening to music and, ugh, that's the synonym of Spotify!
Unfortunately, this work could be used for two fully opposite reasons, one of which is against the XDA rules, so I had no other choice but to close this thread (and remove links). I hope you understand me and sorry for the inconvenience.
Feel free to read the history below. It was a fun ride!
Time ago, the app landed on our lovely Android platform for both tablets and phones and honestly who wasn't excited?
Soon after, forced shuffle mode and limited number of skips were also introduced and I agree that there must be a reason to purchase Premium after all. Luckily, this restriction was not enabled on tablets, but a problem that appears is that far from all tablets are detected as ones - mainly the "smaller" ones. This [bug/miss-code] activates the restriction on your tablet, and as a fix was needed from either side, here was my solution.
This mod was created for all those "small tablets" that are incorrectly recognized so that you can use Spotify the way it was meant to be used.
ViRb3 said:
Regarding Facebook log in issue:
The signature/private hash (or not) of this app was not matching the original one Spotify had registered on Facebook. Absolutely understandable since this was a modified version.
As suggested by Romain12345 (thank you!), can you log in with your Facebook credentials instead of clicking on the "Log in with Facebook" button.
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Credits:
APK Multi Tool - everything was processed through this amazing software.
APKTool - the core of the above tool and pretty much everything hacky-related.

Thanks for finding use of this mod! See you in my next thread!

Great work!! Thank you so much!! ???

Thanks for updating!
Works beautifully on my tablet ?.
Facebook login still not working for me.

Thanks man. Gonna try this later
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Works great. Now I don't have to be afraid to let KitKat go.

Thanks
virb3 said:
good evening!
If you're reading this, then you for sure know what spotify is. We all love listening to music and, ugh, that's the synonym of spotify!
Time ago, the app landed on our lovely android platform for both tablets and phones and honestly who wasn't excited?
Soon after, forced shuffle mode and limited number of skips were also introduced and i agree that there must be a reason to purchase premium after all. Luckily, this restriction was not enabled on tablets, but a problem that appears is that far from all tablets are detected as ones - mainly the "smaller" ones. This [bug/miss-code] activates the restriction on your tablet, and as a fix was needed from either side, here is my solution.
this mod has been created for all those "small tablets" that are incorrectly recognized so that you can use spotify the way it was meant to be used.
current version: 1.9.0.1273
download: https://mega.co.nz/#!obbxftjy
key: onwk2v-q6329md_ctll5ogtqdneisuc7robrp-wkotq
known issues: Facebook login does not work.
Update requests are kindly accepted as i never follow them myself.
credits:
apk multi tool - everything was processed through this amazing software.
apktool - the core of the above tool and pretty much everything hacky-related.
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thank you!!! :d

Mirror
I'm not being able to download it. Could anyone mirror please? Thank you
Edit : I downloaded from the computer. Thanks anyway

Isn't working @ zenphone 5 (intel x86)
I just get a black screen, no force close, weird

What!? I didnt know thats even possible! Spotify app for android got 100000x more useful for me. I can finally skip forever and even fast forward the music. Its sooo much better. You deserve a medal and million likes. :laugh:

Op pls can you upload this mode in a diff site cos mega is down. And secondly can you help me with little explanation as to how to install this or all I need is to just install the apk after the download. I haven't installed spotify b4 that's why . Thanks for the response in advance

kunlegzy said:
Op pls can you upload this mode in a diff site cos mega is down. And secondly can you help me with little explanation as to how to install this or all I need is to just install the apk after the download. I haven't installed spotify b4 that's why . Thanks for the response in advance
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MEGA is never down, it only needs the app for android if you want to download from phone. That's the reason I personally won't mirror.
About installing, you need to have "Unknown sources" enabled in your Security settings. Then just open the APK and install it as normal. If you still can't figure it out check YouTube for thousands of tutorials.

Server is down
ViRb3 said:
MEGA is never down, it only needs the app for android if you want to download from phone. That's the reason I personally won't mirror.
About installing, you need to have "Unknown sources" enabled in your Security settings. Then just open the APK and install it as normal. If you still can't figure it out check YouTube for thousands of tutorials.
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I've downloaded the apk for mega, and also tried to access the website. But it refuses to open the website or allow me to login to the app. Hence the servers are actually down. Op if possible can u post it on a different cloud?. Thank you for this amazingly brilliant apk!

ViRb3 said:
MEGA is never down, it only needs the app for android if you want to download from phone. That's the reason I personally won't mirror.
About installing, you need to have "Unknown sources" enabled in your Security settings. Then just open the APK and install it as normal. If you still can't figure it out check YouTube for thousands of tutorials.
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Op u can as well check again, it's no longer a news that mega is down for now. You see people testifying. You can check up urself

@ViRb3 It doesn't work on gingerbread android again...
I think it's a problem of apk version because on Google play it was written that the version varies with device.
So please If you give me your email, I'll send the last apk version of spotify compatible with gingerbread to you.

kunlegzy said:
Op u can as well check again, it's no longer a news that mega is down for now. You see people testifying. You can check up urself
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I'm uploading my photos there right now
doratos said:
@ViRb3 It doesn't work on gingerbread android again...
I think it's a problem of apk version because on Google play it was written that the version varies with device.
So please If you give me your email, I'll send the last apk version of spotify compatible with gingerbread to you.
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I'll investigate further when I get home and I'll PM you.

ViRb3 said:
I'm uploading my photos there right now .
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OP I could possibly kiss you all day and it wouldn't be enough. Worked like a charm.
Also the server seemed to be down only in parts around the world. So anyone being unable to connect simply use a VPN. Works perfectly with a VPN.
Though it is currently up again.

Op finally I got it downloaded. Thanks so much but I have a question. Is it possible for me to download for offline for free with this mod?

kunlegzy said:
Op finally I got it downloaded. Thanks so much but I have a question. Is it possible for me to download for offline for free with this mod?
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Absolutely not. I am not "hacking" Spotify and making it Premium-free and that will never be my aim. I am just making it possible to run in tablet mode on smaller tables.

Works like a charm, thank you
Logged-in with facebook, why does the op state it's not working

Dish AirTV and Adapter, post your findings! Here's mine...

After searching around, I couldn't find any place people were really talking about these things... So here we go.
After finding out about the AirTV player and adapter from Dish, I purchased one. Here's what I've learned.
The adapter is a Hauppage WinTV-HVR-955Q. I tested it on my laptop and it works just fine. Best Buy sells that model for $59. Dish sells them for $30. Bonus.
I haven't tried sideloading the Amazon VOD app, but that's next on my list. Also, hoping that AT&T will release a DirecTVNow Android TV app soon. My question is, when they do, is there any way for Dish to block it on their AirTV box? Considering it is their direct competition. Or can we just root this thing and do it anyway? I'm thinking about just keeping the AirTV adapter and getting a SHIELD and going that route.
Anybody else messing around with these things?

Can you tell me what chipset it uses and how much RAM and storage space it has?

CPU: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1200 MHz
64 bit ARM
Ram: 1GB
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They don't have any factory images available, but I got word that they are planning to push an update OTA by end of February.
We'll have to grab that when it's downloaded.
You can access recovery by plugging it in and holding down the "find remote" button.
Android recovery
Technicolor/uiw4010ech
6.0.1/MUF05/1.0.2.111816
Then you can reboot to bootloader, which then just starts up Android.
You can disable the sling app in settings and it won't then auto launch.
I like the remote of n the device. It automatically integrates with your TV using infrared. I am going to try it on the Nexus player to see how compatible it is.

Can one of you pull the sling apk from your airtv box? TIA
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Guess that was too difficult for you guys, thanks for nothing

Behold_this said:
Can one of you pull the sling apk from your airtv box? TIA
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Guess that was too difficult for you guys, thanks for nothing
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Haha, I didn't see that you replied on here. If you still want it I can try and grab it. I'm not at home right now, but I'll look at it later tonight.

maamdroid said:
Haha, I didn't see that you replied on here. If you still want it I can try and grab it. I'm not at home right now, but I'll look at it later tonight.
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haha no worries. If you have a time that would be great. I'd like to take a look at the APK. And if sling ever gives you guys the promised update with full integration, I'd like to have a look at that one too. TIA

maamdroid said:
Haha, I didn't see that you replied on here. If you still want it I can try and grab it. I'm not at home right now, but I'll look at it later tonight.
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Could you get the sling apk for this. I'm having scaling issues with SD content on Android TV version. Want to see if this is any better.

Stock Rom option
I'm curious if it's possible to get rid of the built in interface and move to stock android tv. And still allow us to use the OTA dongle

Has anybody been successful at rooting this device?
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napogi said:
Has anybody been successful at rooting this device?
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I was wondering the same thing, and how close this is / can be to vanilla Android TV. Thinking of taking advantage of the SlingTV promotion to get one.

jhedfors said:
I was wondering the same thing, and how close this is / can be to vanilla Android TV. Thinking of taking advantage of the SlingTV promotion to get one.
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I have been using it for about a month and purchased because of the Sling promotion (Model UIW4010ECH). Works pretty well and has a good tv guide interface that combines the Sling and OTA channels. I am very annoyed that it blocks several apps including xfinity and amazon video. I'm trying to get amazon to work. I have ES file explorer installed and pulled the amazon apk from my nexus. Tonight, I plan to spend some time tinkering. If there is anyone with advise, I'm all ears.

I downloaded the Amazon instant video for android from API dot.com and side loaded it. it was version 4.1.20 which I think is the apk for Sony smart tv and after reset of airtv player , it has worked fine.

DirectTV app for tablets works, until I click on a channel to watch....lol
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rodri157 said:
I downloaded the Amazon instant video for android from API dot.com and side loaded it. it was version 4.1.20 which I think is the apk for Sony smart tv and after reset of airtv player , it has worked fine.
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APK, not API correct sir?

remote codes for airtv remote
Any body know where I can get the remote control codes for my airtv remote? A bin file would be great. Thanks
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budies3 said:
DirectTV app for tablets works, until I click on a channel to watch....lol
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APK, not API correct sir?
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Yeah, apkdot.com
Sorry about that.
Any chance you know where to get remote control files for airtv . To load to my slingbox so I can control it via IR. Thanks.

rodri157 said:
Any body know where I can get the remote control codes for my airtv remote? A bin file would be great. Thanks
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Yeah, apkdot.com
Sorry about that.
Any chance you know where to get remote control files for airtv . To load to my slingbox so I can control it via IR. Thanks.
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No sir, I have never ventured down that path of knowledge....lol

Has anyone figured out how to record OTA channels on the AirTV? I got the tuner through the Sling promotion and it pulls in all my local channels fine in both the Sling app and the Live Channels app. I put a 32gb USB thumb drive in the second USB to test if I could record anything but there does not seem to be an option to do that. My understanding is that in the Live Channels app guide shows that can be recorded should say something like "DVR recordable" in their listing. I didn't see that for any of my OTA channels.
I also tried sideloading the Plex Server app from a ShieldTV just for ****s and giggles but that wouldn't even install.
Has anyone had any more luck than me?

rodri157 said:
I downloaded the Amazon instant video for android from API dot.com and side loaded it. it was version 4.1.20 which I think is the apk for Sony smart tv and after reset of airtv player , it has worked fine.
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Thank you! It's been a while since I visited the thread. Just pulled the apk and will try tonight. no word on the rooting though?

d-pyron said:
Has anyone figured out how to record OTA channels on the AirTV? I got the tuner through the Sling promotion and it pulls in all my local channels fine in both the Sling app and the Live Channels app. I put a 32gb USB thumb drive in the second USB to test if I could record anything but there does not seem to be an option to do that. My understanding is that in the Live Channels app guide shows that can be recorded should say something like "DVR recordable" in their listing. I didn't see that for any of my OTA channels.
I also tried sideloading the Plex Server app from a ShieldTV just for ****s and giggles but that wouldn't even install.
Has anyone had any more luck than me?
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I'm also curious about this.. I have seen a couple reviews indicating they have disabled any kind of external USB support.. however, they do say on their website, "OTA DVR coming soon". That leads me to believe that they are looking into allowing external storage but that that haven't made it that far yet, which makes me sad.
I'm going to try and see if it can locate my NAS drive and get a 3rd party tuner app to record shows to it over my network. Other than that I don't think there's any way to get it working unless someone roots it and gets USB storage working natively.

Sorry if I am not knowledgeable on these things. I want to download and enable the apk for setvnow on the AirTV. Right now it only allows apps from the play store. I need to access the apk via a website. If i can then this box might just be what i need to combine IPTV and OTA TV.

Maybe the wrong spot, but I was trying to get the USB tuner to work on my Nexus. No such luck. I plugged it into my window 10 comp and had to manually download the drivers to get it to work since it's a Haupaugge (sp) adapter. Any idea to get it to work on the Nexus player. Those adapters are cheaper than it's own ones. Thanks
Edit. Just a thought. Been playing with it (Xbox one, etc) I wonder if dish blocked any device from Auto detecting it to find drivers??