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Why do AOSP/LineageOS Oreo based ROMS lack Widevine support

Lately, i was trying to install Netflix on my Galaxy S6 running NexusOS, but i had to notice that Netflix refused to start while giving me 50*.-1006 errors. I checked the lib files if widevine libs are in place and they were, yet DRM Info puts out that my device lacks any sort of Widevine DRM.
What is weird since my former devices running custom ROMs had no problems with Widevine and Netflix.

Are you using magisk? No problem here for basic Netflix. The movie companies don't want rooted and custom devices to have access because their afraid of it being ripped off the stream.

It's not an issue with Magisk for what i know. My Galaxy S4 Active and Nexus 10 had no issues with running Netflix with Magisk.
Lineage OS 14.1 (Nougat 7.1) does not have the problem, what is good, now i'm testing with an official version of RR 6 (Oreo 8.1) and check if i can access DRM apps.

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Oneplus with drm level 1 netflix won't work...

I sent my oneplus 5 to get the drm level 1 to be able to stream hd in Netflix . After I got it back I unlocked the bootloader and rooted. The cell was working fine for a few months but now netflix won't open. I get network error 9. I open the logs and it says general drm error. The interesting part is that if I lock the bootloader netflix works fine and the videos are in hd. As soon as I unlock the bootloader and root the device with magisk it stops working. Magisk hide is working properly cause I can download Netflix directly from playstore but the app won't work. I am gonna attached a pic of the logs. Can someone please help? Thanks!

This is part of the log

Hello,
I am also facing the same problem. I also have unlocked bootloader, magisk and xposed installed. I have got DRM level 1 activated on my device.
Pls someone suggest any solution other then unrooting and removing xposed .

deepak549 said:
Hello,
I am also facing the same problem. I also have unlocked bootloader, magisk and xposed installed. I have got DRM level 1 activated on my device.
Pls someone suggest any solution other then unrooting and removing xposed .
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In my case I don't have xposed. I own another oneplus 5 that works fine with unlocked bootloader and the one with the issue was working fine before. I have no idea what happened.

xestan said:
In my case I don't have xposed. I own another oneplus 5 that works fine with unlocked bootloader and the one with the issue was working fine before. I have no idea what happened.
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I also had the same problem. I got L1 on my 5T, worked fine for some time but stopped. The will work if you use the magisk module that makes the app thinks the phone is L3 and it will work, or you could use 4.x version of the app and it will work. But with any of those solutions netflix won't play in HD.
I heard that netflix is checking is bootloader is unlocked for L1 and blocking it.

harpin14789 said:
I also had the same problem. I got L1 on my 5T, worked fine for some time but stopped. The will work if you use the magisk module that makes the app thinks the phone is L3 and it will work, or you could use 4.x version of the app and it will work. But with any of those solutions netflix won't play in HD.
I heard that netflix is checking is bootloader is unlocked for L1 and blocking it.
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If netflix is doing that, is not doing it accross all devices or something cause my other oneplus 5 works perfectly. The workaround I found is install the 4.x version and then after opening that version go and update to the latest one, but as you said it will not be in HD.

Netflix in SD

guys, here netflix is showing L3 widevine and with that it supports maximum SD. The device shows L1 in DRM INFO. someone else experiencing the same problem?
Im using last Android 10 January security patch. Bootloader Locked, No Root... ALL STOCK.

That's how it is. Netflix doesn't only require L1, but it also only let's the devices they whitelist to stream HD. Your device is L1 and netflix app is lying about it.
Everything works perfect in the Disney+ app. You'll get beautiful HD and it's clearly using the DRM.

hawkdown77 said:
guys, here netflix is showing L3 widevine and with that it supports maximum SD. The device shows L1 in DRM INFO. someone else experiencing the same problem?
Im using last Android 10 January security patch. Bootloader Locked, No Root... ALL STOCK.
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So, good news. I recently installed the a11 update and netflix is now working in HD.
(I updated with the "Rescue and Smart Assistant" tool from lenovo for motorola phones, it offered the 11 update as a rescue image. It wipes the phone but atleast i got it in europe before the schedule)
- it was strange thought that play store didn't want to install netflix or disney+, i had to sideload them from apkmirror.

Question Lenovo TB-J716F: Keeping Widevine L1 when rooting

Hello everyone,
it seems that it's currently not possible to root the Lenovo XiaoXin Pad Pro 2021 (TB-J716F) and keep Widevine L1 at the same time. Once the bootloader is unlocked, the tablet seems to lose Widevine L1 and falls to L3.
As soon as someone finds a way to root the device and not lose L1, please post it in this thread.
Thanks a lot! Have a nice day
HANN1860BAL

I have had some luck with some Magisk modules on my Xiaomi Mi 9T pro which is unlocked, rooted and still has L1. I will post the modules I installed when I get home so you can try it.
EDIT:
Universal safetynet fix by kdrag0n
MagiskHide Props Config by Didgeridoohan
Not sure if it supports this tablet yet but I think there's a way to copy your L1 devices fingerprint and then put it on the rooted/unlocked one.

Thank you, I will check this modules for compatibility. It is hard to get the official ROMs currently, so I'm not going to "try & error" at the moment.

Is it possible to restore L1 on a locked/unrooted device when one doesn't have the original QCN file anymore?
(I did "reset all before download" in QFIL configuration)

Sorry, I didn't try to root so far.

Question Restore stock fw + widevine

Hi guys
I just bought my P11 pro from AliExpress with the not so good global ROM and unlocked bootloader. Also, L3 widevine.
Is there a way to put the stock fw back and restore the widevine L1?
Is the stock fw better than the global fw?
Thanks in advance

Install Stock ROM - Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 [TB-J716F]
How to install Stock ROM - Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 [TB-J716F] I tried installing a GSI-ROM on this tablet, which basically worked except for three/four bugs I coulnd't solve. So I tried to restore the Stock ROM in the meantime and will share my...
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Thanks! I read it but still got questions.
Is the stock fw fully translated to English?
Re-installing the stock fw will allow for OTA updates?
Is there a downside to the stock fw?
Also, as I can understand, there is no way to restore widevine L1 once the bootloader has been unlocked. Does anyone know anything about that?

renan.kunst said:
Thanks! I read it but still got questions.
Is the stock fw fully translated to English?
Re-installing the stock fw will allow for OTA updates?
Is there a downside to the stock fw?
Also, as I can understand, there is no way to restore widevine L1 once the bootloader has been unlocked. Does anyone know anything about that?
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English is my native language and the Chinese ROM on this 2021 Pad Pro 11" is actually pretty decent. I have no translation issues. There are a few apps you will want to disable and you will have to manually install the play store but once you’ve done that it works fine. Its fully google certified and Netflix etc shows up in a search. I use Nova Launcher rather than the Lenovo launcher which I would also recommend.
Mine came with the Chinese firmware so I didn’t have to do any messing about and my widevine L1 is intact, I have received x2 OTA’s an I manually flashed to update to ZUI13. I believe other people eventually received those updates via OTA as well.
I’m sure I’ve seen people on the thread who have successfully flashed back to the Chinese ROM, locked bootloader and regained Widevine L1.

I can confirm this.
I recently ordered the P11 Pro from bangood.
This also came with a outdated global ROM and Widevine L3.
After Installing the Chinese ROM with above guide and locking the bootloader I got Widevine L1.
I hope this helps.

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greenautumn said:
I can confirm this.
I recently ordered the P11 Pro from bangood.
This also came with a outdated global ROM and Widevine L3.
After Installing the Chinese ROM with above guide and locking the bootloader I got Widevine L1.
I hope this helps.
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That's great! How did you relock the bootloader?
I was able to reinstall the stock fw witch already received OTA update to ZUI 13 (yay!)

renan.kunst said:
That's great! How did you relock the bootloader?
I was able to reinstall the stock fw witch already received OTA update to ZUI 13 (yay!)
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I used the script shared by Tropaion in his post on how to unlock/lock the boot loader:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lock-unlock-bootloader-xiaoxin-pad-pro-2021-tb-j716f.4347321/
What is important is that you have to install ADB fast boot and for me I also had to install the lenovo driver shared by zeroflame15 in his reply to the post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...n-pad-pro-2021-tb-j716f.4347321/post-85850437
When you have all drivers installed all you have to do is run the script and follow the steps.
I hope this helps!

Thank you guys!
I was able to re-lock the bootloader and restore widevine L1
Turns out that even though I have the L1 certification, Netflix , Amazon and Disney will limit the quality of the streaming because it is a portable device. No HDR on Netflix too... Bummer. Still, I managed to install stremio and get the quality I pay for.

renan.kunst said:
Thank you guys!
I was able to re-lock the bootloader and restore widevine L1
Turns out that even though I have the L1 certification, Netflix , Amazon and Disney will limit the quality of the streaming because it is a portable device. No HDR on Netflix too... Bummer. Still, I managed to install stremio and get the quality I pay for.
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That's odd. As you can see in the screenshot attached I do have the option to stream in full HD via Netflix now. You might want to try reinstalling Netflix via the Google play store as this should now also be certified. (At least it is for me) HDR capabilities I am still missing however.

renan.kunst said:
Thank you guys!
I was able to re-lock the bootloader and restore widevine L1
Turns out that even though I have the L1 certification, Netflix , Amazon and Disney will limit the quality of the streaming because it is a portable device. No HDR on Netflix too... Bummer. Still, I managed to install stremio and get the quality I pay for.
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You can get Dolby Vision on the P12 but as you say HD only. Stremio is the way forward. I have kept my subs live for use on the TV but at least we can watch in full quality in bed.