[Completed] [Q] Old Android phones as kiosk mode video players (help) - XDA Assist

Hi Xda Assist folks!
I would like to find or figure out a general way to turn old Android 2.1 phones into "Kiosk Mode"
Video Play units.
That would be that the phone....
1) gets powered up
2) does not get stopped at a swipe to start screen
3)autostarts a video player
4) the video player is in FULLSCREEN LOCK MODE, all buttons disabled, swipe/ gestures disabled,
(or as much as possible)
5) The player plays the video or videos in PLAY ALL LOOP FOREVER mode.
Why? A silly art project!
Ebay is full of $10 beaten up old Android phones with bad ESN's,
No sim card / CDMA, etc
I have tried a simple app "Auto Start_2.1.apk"
But it will not engage until after the swipe screen.
I tried older versions of VLC and MX player, Mx player seems to be cleaner, but neither seem to like .mu3 type playlist files.
I am no code wizard, i can follow instrcutions, and have rooted and unlocked a Softbank ZTE blade after much sweat, but would love to come up with an easy solution.. Like
1) do this for no swipe screen
2) use this to launch
3) use this player set like this to play all the video files in this folder forever.
4) Oh ... of course the screen doesn't timeout
Any suggestions?
Lets find a use for all those all Android phones on the scrapheap!
Thanks
/Z

Hi,
I can't find anything relevant on XDA for your that. You can ask for help here,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!

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OK, i have a Samsung note 8.0 tablet (gt-n5110) currently running cyanogenmod 12.1 which is lollipop 5.1. I am an avoid movie downloader and I have tons of SD cards full of movies I've downloaded. I used to watch them seamlessly on my tablet until recently. I can't recall if this problem started with the new ROM or not but no matter what app I'm using or what movie I'm watching, after a few seconds the audio track will skip and subsequently become drastically out of sync (usually 2-3 seconds or more behind the video which is maddening to me). I have tried multiple apps however I still prefer MX player. I do have the custom ac3 codec but I've tried using the default codec for regular mp4 files, same problem persists. Also, the problem continues whether I'm using a Bluetooth speaker or not. Any help would be greatly appreciate . I've fooled with all the settings I can find in MX, tried VLC, etc. I can't seem to find an answer that had fixed my specific problem. At this point I'm really frustrated and just want it fixed so if the answer had been right under my nose, you can call me an ass, I won't take offense, just please give me the answer lol.
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OK, i have a Samsung note 8.0 tablet (gt-n5110) currently running cyanogenmod 12.1 which is lollipop 5.1. I am an avoid movie downloader and I have tons of SD cards full of movies I've downloaded. I used to watch them seamlessly on my tablet until recently. I can't recall if this problem started with the new ROM or not but no matter what app I'm using or what movie I'm watching, after a few seconds the audio track will skip and subsequently become drastically out of sync (usually 2-3 seconds or more behind the video which is maddening to me). I have tried multiple apps however I still prefer MX player. I do have the custom ac3 codec but I've tried using the default codec for regular mp4 files, same problem persists. Also, the problem continues whether I'm using a Bluetooth speaker or not. Any help would be greatly appreciate . I've fooled with all the settings I can find in MX, tried VLC, etc. I can't seem to find an answer that had fixed my specific problem. At this point I'm really frustrated and just want it fixed so if the answer had been right under my nose, you can call me an ass, I won't take offense, just please give me the answer lol.
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
I assume you are using this ROM?
If so, here is the corresponding Q&A:
> Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 > Galaxy Note 8.0 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [Q&A] [ROM][N5110]Cyanogenmod 12.0[12/12/14]
Your developer should be able to assist in this problem. Please note, you will need to be registered for an XDA account in order to post there.
Hope this helps, and good luck!

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Hi and welcome to XDA,
There's no dedicated forum for your device. Try posting your query in:
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Subtitles not appearing correctly, OSD issues

I've had this issue for a very long time. I have tried different versions of MX player, I have tried the PRO version too and it always has the same problem. It also has this problem for me on multiple devices.
My subtitles do not appear on the screen when they are enabled. The only way to get them to appear is to bring up the on screen menu (menu with pause, play, skip)
If that on screen menu is up, the subtitles are up. Once that menu disappears after the couple seconds, the subtitles disappear too.
If I need to see a subtitle I have to bring up the menu, and constantly scroll through the menu so it doesn't disappear on me and I can read it. Very annoying!
Also, the on screen menu appears cut off as you can see in the picture. When you press forward or back and it skips the video, that message on the screen also gets cut off at the bottom.
I did the bug report but it wouldn't let me upload log.txt.gz the rest of the files are attached.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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I have the same problem. It has something to do with video size, as the problem disappears when you set aspect ratio to manual and reduce vertical or horizontal by just 1 point.
I hope it gets fixed soon...
I have the same problem, I also bought an Mx player pro.
There is no need to send a screen shot, ThaDraGun showed and explained everything.
The problem is when the video format is smaller and I play fit to screen or stretch.
example:
- The original video format is 720p and I play it in 100% size - everything is ok, the subtitle is visible, the OSD time is correct.
- The original video format is 720p and I play it stretch or fit to screen to size 1080p - no subtitle, osd time in the half.
On VLC player I don't have these problems but I think MX player has a better user menu and setings, and I gave money for it!
EON Smart box (SDMC SDOTT0202)
Android 9
MX Player Pro 1.36.11 (ARMv7 NEON)
Top Right three dots -> Tools -> Settings -> Player -> Miscellaneous -> Android 4.0 compatible mode
Check this and then try
Of course I tried things like this, restarting apps and devices...
I wasted so much time trying to solve the problem. If the developers and creators of the Mx player had spent half that time ... they solved the problem.
To more help them diagnose the problem, here is another observation:
When the video zoom is reduced by only 1% or more, the subtitle appears.
The problem is not with the device, since everything works on the VLC player.
Why I try so hard to solve the problem with the MX player ?... maybe because I paid for it ... what a fool I am.
There is one ugly solution, which only tells us that the fix is very easy for the developer.
Try this:
Use the latest mx player beta (not the pro).
In mx player go to display settings/screen and check elapsed time and place at the bottom bellow it. Select black for text color.
With that setting, something will trigger UI and subtitles to be always on, so the problem disappears.
The downside is that you can see the portion of faint black numbers if the movie is without black bars, with black bars you won't see anything. In movies you had problem with, you won't see anything, but in movies that worked, you'll see numbers if it is without black bars.
Even that triggers my brain a lot and I hate it , so please fix this.
Thanks mate,
This also works on the pro version.
But like you said, this is a very ugly "solution" , it's not solution.
Congratulations on this idea, I hope you didn't waste many hours of your time like me .
MX player is a program for advanced users, it has many advanced options and settings.
Buy a Ferrari and then they tell you that you can't drive faster than 100 km/h ... then why a Ferrari?
Yes, the creators of the MX player, I compared your program with Ferrari, but only if it can go 300 km/h.
Try to fix all the bugs, you have a lot of them, but about them on another occasion.
risivan said:
Of course I tried things like this, restarting apps and devices...
I wasted so much time trying to solve the problem. If the developers and creators of the Mx player had spent half that time ... they solved the problem.
To more help them diagnose the problem, here is another observation:
When the video zoom is reduced by only 1% or more, the subtitle appears.
The problem is not with the device, since everything works on the VLC player.
Why I try so hard to solve the problem with the MX player ?... maybe because I paid for it ... what a fool I am.
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I literally had the same problem as you and this fixed it.
Pasting again,
Top Right three dots -> Tools -> Settings -> Player -> Miscellaneous -> Android 4.0 compatible mode
mmeof said:
I literally had the same problem as you and this fixed it.
Pasting again,
Top Right three dots -> Tools -> Settings -> Player -> Miscellaneous -> Android 4.0 compatible mode
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Wow man...it worked! I swear I tried this before, but it didn't help, now it does.
It is just a little bit ugly solution too, we shouldn't be forced to use that, but I'll take it.
It works in latest mx player beta only, not in pro version, they must differ somehow, at least for me.
mmeof said:
I literally had the same problem as you and this fixed it.
Pasting again,
Top Right three dots -> Tools -> Settings -> Player -> Miscellaneous -> Android 4.0 compatible mode
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Like I said, this doesn't work.
I tried this on the latest version of the pro and regular versions (beta is not available for my smart tvbox).
Which device you have is very important?
I using the Samsung S series many years, and the last one is S20 ... I no problems with smart phone.
But on EON Smart box (SDMC SDOTT0202) Android 9 (one of the best) this does not work.
You can see that ThaDraGun has opened a discussion and owns a TiVo 4k stick Android TV v9, it is the same as any smart tv box or android tv.
For me and probably ThaDraGun the problem still exists!

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