I just saw the new update to Colorflow for iOS that supports Spotify. Is there anything similar for android to do the same thing to the Spotify app, many xposed module?
Absolutely needed. I hope to go out too
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Anyone with the ADT-1, do you have full access to the play store or is it a curated list of apps?
For my uses I'm really going to want to have access to a VPN application like Anyconnect or OpenConnect, is that a possibility with the Player?
Right now, since it's only a preview with a preview of the Play Store, the app base is very limited to choose from. Like 20-30. So far though, I have been able to sideload many APKs just fine (root explorer, XBMC, XBMC Updater, etc.). I still haven't gotten the OTA that was released yesterday though, so I don't know if the experience will change; however, I'm willing to bet there will be some kind of curated experience.
Update: Found the OTA package for Molly to LPX13D. Updating now (after master resetting by mistake - lol). Will follow up with what the updated experience looks like.
Update 2: So, I'm on the new build. The overall experience is pretty much the same, with some minor UI/UX changes. The Play Store no longer says preview on it; however, I still only have the small list of apps. More specifically: 4 Android TV apps; 3 TV Remote Games; and about 15-20 Gamepad Games.
Mi|enko said:
Right now, since it's only a preview with a preview of the Play Store, the app base is very limited to choose from. Like 20-30. So far though, I have been able to sideload many APKs just fine (root explorer, XBMC, XBMC Updater, etc.). I still haven't gotten the OTA that was released yesterday though, so I don't know if the experience will change; however, I'm willing to bet there will be some kind of curated experience.
Update: Found the OTA package for Molly to LPX13D. Updating now (after master resetting by mistake - lol). Will follow up with what the updated experience looks like.
Update 2: So, I'm on the new build. The overall experience is pretty much the same, with some minor UI/UX changes. The Play Store no longer says preview on it; however, I still only have the small list of apps. More specifically: 4 Android TV apps; 3 TV Remote Games; and about 15-20 Gamepad Games.
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Where can I find the LPX13D build for ADT-1?
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Where can I find the LPX13D build for ADT-1?
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The link to the OTA is http://android.clients.google.com/p...a.signed-molly-LPX13D-from-LPW39.92b93576.zip
If you have rooted the device you will have to fix the update-script to remove checks of install-recovery.sh and build.prop as well as installing a custom recovery for the modified build to install.
Two questions related to apps from the Play Store...
a) Do I need to root in order to sideload apps? Or can I do it similar to a phone/tablet where I just have to allow "unknown sources"?
b) The three apps that will be my "killer apps" will be the DirecTV app, Amazon Prime, and HockeyStreams (HSDroid in the play store). Any reason to believe any/all of these will not work if side loaded?
Thanks in advance... this will likely drive my decision to buy a Nexus Player!
sloheim said:
Two questions related to apps from the Play Store...
a) Do I need to root in order to sideload apps? Or can I do it similar to a phone/tablet where I just have to allow "unknown sources"?
b) The three apps that will be my "killer apps" will be the DirecTV app, Amazon Prime, and HockeyStreams (HSDroid in the play store). Any reason to believe any/all of these will not work if side loaded?
Thanks in advance... this will likely drive my decision to buy a Nexus Player!
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As of right now you can adb install any application (or at least on the ADT-1).
sloheim said:
Two questions related to apps from the Play Store...
a) Do I need to root in order to sideload apps? Or can I do it similar to a phone/tablet where I just have to allow "unknown sources"?
b) The three apps that will be my "killer apps" will be the DirecTV app, Amazon Prime, and HockeyStreams (HSDroid in the play store). Any reason to believe any/all of these will not work if side loaded?
Thanks in advance... this will likely drive my decision to buy a Nexus Player!
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Some apps have compatibility issues with ADT-1. I've tried the Comcast VOD app and HBO Go. They load, but are missing elements for navigation and don't function properly.
smiley2billion said:
For my uses I'm really going to want to have access to a VPN application like Anyconnect or OpenConnect, is that a possibility with the Player?
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I was wondering this as well. I know that Android has native support for PPTP and L2TP/IPsec protocols and that I can set up a VPN on my Nexus 5 with no additional software. Does the Nexus Player / ADT-1 have this functionality, or has it (as I suspect) been removed?
Thanks.
Market Helper is an application for rooted android devices developed by redphx. The application allows you to spoof the Google Play Store into thinking you are using a different device, with the key benefit of allowing the user to download applications that the Play Store flags as "not compatible with device." The application does not alter the build.prop file. More information and a download link can be found at the link below:
codekiem.com/2013/02/13/market-helper
I was able to successfully use this application on my rooted Nexus Player. This is noteworthy because the latest posts in the support thread for the application say that it does not work with Android L, and that the dev is retired, such that an Android L compatibility update is unlikely. The Nexus Player runs Android L, and the application worked perfectly to spoof my NP as an Asus Transformer tablet.
Thanks for sharing this is a great news... do you see all the apps using NP's Play Store ? and how about paid apps ?
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Thanks for sharing this is a great news... do you see all the apps using NP's Play Store ? and how about paid apps ?
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To be clear, this opens up app availability in the web version of the Google Play store. So you can sideload any app from the web Play Store. I did not see an expanded app selection in the Android TV Play Store app.
Yes, this absolutely works for paid apps. The whole reason I tested this was to get the Slingplayer for Tablets app on my NP. I was happy to pay $15 for the app, but became extremely frustrated that I could not legitimately download the app because I do not own any other android device besides my NP. By rooting my NP and using the Market Helper app, I was able to spoof the Play Store into thinking my device was an android tablet and bypass the restriction. Slingplayer for Tablets 3.5.2 works well on NP as long as you have a mouse.
Awesome I think you have achieved something today, so far I think this is the best method to get paid apps to the NP... I will give it a try today
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It works like a charm yay
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Market Helper is an application for rooted android devices developed by redphx. The application allows you to spoof the Google Play Store into thinking you are using a different device, with the key benefit of allowing the user to download applications that the Play Store flags as "not compatible with device." The application does not alter the build.prop file. More information and a download link can be found at the link below:
codekiem.com/2013/02/13/market-helper
I was able to successfully use this application on my rooted Nexus Player. This is noteworthy because the latest posts in the support thread for the application say that it does not work with Android L, and that the dev is retired, such that an Android L compatibility update is unlikely. The Nexus Player runs Android L, and the application worked perfectly to spoof my NP as an Asus Transformer tablet.
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Thanks for this app!!
I want to try it in the other way, I mean, install especific apps for Nexus Player in my HDMI Android Stick Like the Android TV Launcher, wich is only available for the Nexus Player. You think this is possible?
badass
this is badass thankyou
How do I get it to activate?
It's allowing me to pick what I want and all but once I try to activate it, it force closes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Can someone who's running Android 5.0 and a custom recovery on their Nexus Player see how the x86 version of Xposed works with modules such as YouTube AdAway and Burnt Toast? I would try it myself but my Nexus Player is on Android 5.1 which isn't officially supported by Xposed yet.
After rovo89 releases Xposed for Android 5.1 (x86), I wonder if someone could develop and release a module for the Nexus Player which would restore the three-dots menu option that many apps normally use for full functionality.
After installing TWRP on my Nexus Player and freeing up some space on the system partition, I installed xposed-v65-sdk22-x86-by-romracer-20150629.zip followed by XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk. I also installed YouTube AdAway v2.5.2, enabled it and rebooted the device. The module doesn't yet block YouTube video ads on the Nexus Player, however. I've posted about the matter in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61617838&postcount=873 to notify the developer so hopefully there's an update for it soon.
The Burnt Toast module works as expected. I also tried a module called "3dot Menu Mod" to see if it would bring back the 3-dot menus on the Nexus Player with Android 5.1+ but this module was last updated in September of 2013 and does not work on this device. It does give me hope that a newer version or a similar module may one day be released for the Nexus Player, however.
For anyone who's running Xposed on their Nexus Player with Android 5.1, I recommend that you update to the unofficial 20150702 release from romracer if you haven't yet done so. It may have fixed a bug where my device was randomly rebooting in to recovery on its own.
If you've been following the thread for YouTube AdAway at http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-t2547316, you may have noticed that the developer of that useful module has begun work on adding support for Android TV. It's still in the early stages but a welcome sign nonetheless.
I'm happy to report that YouTube AdAway v2.6.1 now removes video ads on Android TV devices including the Nexus Player! This is great news and any other users who try it out are welcome to post their results.
What apps are safe to remove on the system so that I can installed Xposed?
Got it, I deleted the system apps like Music, Videos, Youtube, Games, Cast, Korean IME, Japanese IME, etc and the apps still work as they were in the data partition as a part of updates to apps.
You've got the right idea. The removal of foreign language input apps, files and folders from the system partition should clear up enough space for Xposed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61690230&postcount=4037
Thanks for sharing!
I've been a fan of Xposed since it's release and will definitely install it on my Nexus Player now that there's a use for it!
Hello,
I recently switched from an iPhone to an S7 and I can't manage to find a way to get a similar experience on my Android device to my iOS device regarding a very important feature, for me at least, Text-to-Speech.
For years now, iPhone owners have been able to simply select any text in any app and have it read out loud to them, feature that I found very useful for internet browsing. After switching I have been searching for a hidden button somewhere in Marshmallow that would allow me to enable this feature, but couldn't find any. I even went through the Play Store but couldn't find any app that had such features. There were some apps that claimed to do this, but they all looked outdated and didn't work all that well.
In the end I can only ask for assistance in here, because I find it hard to believe that such a handy feature didn't make it to Android.
Is there any way of getting anything similar to the iOS experience with Text-to-Speech in Android?
Hello XDA Community,
Actually I wanted to post my topic in "Web App Development" but since I just signed up I was told to try my luck here. I hope that someone can help me. Thanks!
The little problem
I have a Web App / Android App based on Cordova. My app needs at least the Chrome Engine 50 to support all functions and looks right. Unfortunately I noticed that there are many devices that use a much older version. Also the devices do not use a common source for the Chrome Engine. Some use the Chrome Browser itself or the Android System WebView. In these two cases I can tell my testers, install the two things and then it works. Currently I check at the start of the app which version is installed and if it is less than 50 I show an info that users have to update ther apps / components particularly important here the two things (Chrome Browser itself or the Android System WebView). I rather say my users that they should update all ther apps because some hardware manufacturers have their own apps that include the Chrome Engine. That alone I find very unpleasant.
The biger problem
But it is worse with devices that have their own Chrome Engine built into the firmware. So one that you can not update at all via the apps update only just the hardware manufacturer of the phone can update them with firmware updates. So many cheap devices that don't get any more updates simply fall out and bring me possibly bad ratings.
What can you do?
Maybe someone has an idea? Because this way I can put my app in the store from Android 4.4 on but even 6.0 devices have older Chrome Engine versions in their firmwares. Can't I provide a chrome engine version or say I use it there from Chrome or from the Android system WebView? I'm really on the edge and need a clever solution.
I would be very happy about some help or exchange. Thanks a lot.
Best regards
Robi