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I have problems with M8 Amlogic tvbox recently bought from Geekbuying (and so far no response to emails requesting support - not good)
The unit looks well build and basic performance, speed, display etc is OK. I've flashed the latest firmware (quite easy). But, big but...
UK TV streaming doesn't work properly:
BBCi player app: sound, but no video (black screen)
4od app: plays downloaded videos, but streaming live content gets "can't play this video" error message
Eurosport player app: live content gets "can't play this video" error message
Can anyone shed a little light into what is wrong here please ??
is there a missing codec? or a missing app ?
thanks, I'd love to fix this - then the M8 will be a great performer - at the moment its pretty crap.
Not much of a response....
Apirl said:
Sorry for your problems.But it seems these days are Chinese Dangon Boat Festival,maybe they have a several days holiday.So you can contact them frequently.
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Response received from Geekbuying was basically,
"sorry you're having problems, there is nothing we can do, if the factory produce an update to flash we'll put it on the blog"
the request for return and refund for something not fit for purpose was ignored.
Here is one who won't be trading with Geekbuying again.
Apirl said:
Hello guy,how is your M8 now?
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Hi,
Still the same, trying updated flash rom, but so far no improvement.
Happy to stick with it if the help is found to resolve the problem, I'm sure I'm not the only one having problems playing streaming video.
is this the square box? OTT TV BOX Model M8?
zmalach said:
is this the square box? OTT TV BOX Model M8?
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yes it is
gmincca said:
yes it is
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Did you get anywhere with this? I have the same problem...
Try to install the update or re-install the ROM. I never has these problems before
Hi Sorry to hear your having problems
I have just bought the same OTT 4K TV BOX, Quad core, 2GB ram 8GB internal from amazon listed as fully loaded and rooted.
I can only speak for my box purchased sept 2014 and so far it works flawlessly... if you want UK live channels (i'm in uk anyway) google
for Mobdro.apk and install it to the device it works and stream a multitude of channels including all uk channels.
The included XBMC 13.1 works well and is preinstalled with all the popular video addons which auto update to fix dead links and non working
streams and 80% stream very well, yes some links are dead but thats the nature of the 3rd party apps put on these devices, the manufacture
and seller has NO control over these links etc.
I have taught myself how to completely reinstall the devices firmware and do a reinstall of apps and even the XBMC custom setup and again the
box works perfectly. To backup XBMC use USB SD Card pluggin 1.1.6 it's by far the quickest and best option to avoid problems.
My box has a startup logo saying Droidplayer.co.uk if yours is the same google them, go to their website where you can download the
DP app v2.1, put this on the device, uninstall XBMC and reinstall it via the app which will also redo the custom addons (big download though)
Early days for me but so far so good, box is well made with slightly skittish software here and there due to the 3rd party apps etc.
Provided remote is rubbish so have ordered a 3 in 1 air mouse keyboard remote.
Not much progress
Shalesy said:
Did you get anywhere with this? I have the same problem...
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Hi,
Not much progress really, I've flashed various upgrades (now on 7/22 firmware) with a little improvement; 1024p HD now works for playing videos (best with MXplayer so far) and BBCi player now works in HD, but no progress with Eurosport Player which refuses to play the live streaming data "cannot play this video" - yet it will play the videos from previous days. I guess either Eurosport use a different format for the live stream and the M8 is missing either a codec or some DRM data.
It is such a shame because my main use for a tv box is Eurosport player, then video quality overall is the best of any Android TV boxes I've tried, but the others all worked with Eurosport !
Does anyone have any clues ??
gmincca said:
Hi,
Not much progress really, I've flashed various upgrades (now on 7/22 firmware) with a little improvement; 1024p HD now works for playing videos (best with MXplayer so far) and BBCi player now works in HD, but no progress with Eurosport Player which refuses to play the live streaming data "cannot play this video" - yet it will play the videos from previous days. I guess either Eurosport use a different format for the live stream and the M8 is missing either a codec or some DRM data.
It is such a shame because my main use for a tv box is Eurosport player, then video quality overall is the best of any Android TV boxes I've tried, but the others all worked with Eurosport !
Does anyone have any clues ??
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I hope you've managed to get this sorted by now. But I just got mine and had the exact same problem as you did. Reading this thread, and the response from @leezaal got me thinking about using the stuff from droidplayer.co.uk and sticking it on my box. So I tried it, and it works like a charm. Here's the link to get it working for anyone who's looking at this:
http://www.droidplayer.co.uk/blog/?p=351
So all in all, follow that link and you should be sorted, thanks to @leezaal and the fully loaded XBMC from that website is very useful.
Hi Willmott1992 and thanks for your offer of help, but it didn't.
I have lots more in XBMC (I guess this is "video underground"), but my subscribed Eurosport Player still won't / can't play live video stream and the problem only seems to exist with the M8 box.
Does anyone know what codecs / DRM files are required to enable the Eurosport Player app to function ?
Vega S89 wont play live stream on Eurosport player to. Subscription is ok, it works on other devices (Galaxy Tab p7500 with4.4.4, P6 and Xperia L.
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Why not ??
X1iGGVV said:
Vega S89 wont play live stream on Eurosport player to. Subscription is ok, it works on other devices (Galaxy Tab p7500 with4.4.4, P6 and Xperia L.
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Hi X1iGGVV,
Thank you for your response.
Do you (or anyone else) know why Eurosport Player won't play ?? This is what I'm trying to find out and hopefully find a fix.
I contacted Eurosport technical support and their reply was (as expected) 'Android TV box is not supported, only phone and tablet' - loosely translated as we don't want to know - funny because it works on my old Justop Droibox Lite tv box. Sadly they wouldn't answer the question what codecs are required for it to work.
If Eurosport player works on most android devices (including TV boxes) then it ought to work on a high spec. unit like the M8 ??
Hi!
I have try to get some help from Huawei P7 community, and instructions about to get colection of missing Codecs. It is about streaming codecs and compatibility with Mali-450 GP. P7 have the same graphics and there is a product that is made for Europian countrys. Hope to get some respons from the owners or developers for P7, just for the reason that is wrighte HW and tha I know that Eurosport Player working on P7. Specific Codecs have to be coped in the Vega box and in the directories that Eurosport Player looks for the codesc. I know tha this is a way looking backwords for Vega development just for that fokus is on 4K videos playing a lokal and not sreaming. I´ll not give upp, it will works!
On the other side I can undersend Eurosport Player support team that no help leaks from the team about hardware that is not fully compatible (codecs include) with europian market. It is not Eurosport team that have to fix it. It.s a developers of HW that have not think about something that is far away from China , Eurosport Player works from Europian IP networks and it is not posible for China developers to check upp every single app.
Best regards from Sweden
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Hy everyone!
I have a same problem. I have MK808B and the Eurosport Player app doesn't work. It just loading and loading the strem or video but it never ended. Have somebody a solution? I'm very sad because I bought MK808B for Eurosport Player...:crying:
Euro works on torrent stream and kodi if your struggling through the box - I've got the m8s its OK 4k OTT TV box only get 40mbs on a 100mbs line disappointing
Little back up about or ROMs or even twrp recovery #averageexperience
I am chasing around looking for roms for mine...
I am just downing latest firmware
http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/down...kat-4-4-2-stock-firmware-for-m8-tv-box-2.html
least I am led to believe is the latest be my guest to correct me...
I have never had a problem yet and I use the latest kodi isanguard and the hushmar repo to install everything...
I only use my box for kodi so its set up to auto boot kodi with xbmc launcher apk, I also have kore apk installed on my htc one to remotely use kodi its pretty cool....
Which add-ons are you trying to us for LIVE TV watching ? Filmon is always a valuable source.
I use TR Installer in kodi and use the community builds. They are stacked!!
Jalfrezi said:
Euro works on torrent stream and kodi if your struggling through the box - I've got the m8s its OK 4k OTT TV box only get 40mbs on a 100mbs line disappointing
Little back up about or ROMs or even twrp recovery #averageexperience
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if using torrent use a vpn
or I strongly recommend you stay away from torrents.
Hi! I Before I updated to Pie I could watch The Grand Tour and Man in the High Castle in 4k via the Amazon Prime Video app. After I updated it only goes to 1080p, no matter how long I let it buffer. I have cleared cache and data, and reinstalled the app with no success.
Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
Yeah i believe it to be a Amazon Prime issue, as Prime have not updated their app to support Pie.
Could be an issue with them not supporting Pie (which is quite possible given the stale state of affairs on both FireOS and androidTV..)
But it could be as well something's missing in the Sony Pie firmware, who knows (fun fact: some sort of playready support, used to be advertised once) EDIT: it wasn't drm
Is there anybody still on Oreo that could post a drminfo screenshot?
Could you stream from YT in 4k?
I have a Sony Xperia Xz Premium Wi-Fi Android Oreo 8.0.0 but I can’t watch 4K Films and series in the Premium Video app. The maximum quality both in streaming and in download si 1080p
The strictly technical requirement is just Widevine L1 eventually.
As they sort of mention in their FAQs though, it may be there are some further white/black-lists.
I want to root my beautiful Nebula Blue but I came to know that it will lead to losing the Widevine L1 certification. Can anyone confirm anything about this?
Also, is there any downside to rooting the phone? Thanks in advance.
It sucks rooting so far for me it does go from l1 to l3 for me anyways I can't stream YouTube Netflix or even get my paid apps from Google play and there's an off chance WiFi will not work
seanbwoi said:
It sucks rooting so far for me it does go from l1 to l3 for me anyways I can't stream YouTube Netflix or even get my paid apps from Google play and there's an off chance WiFi will not work
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That went too far. YouTube paid apps and wifi will be ok
no go ahead a let him think that. One less person the devs have to worry about who are misinformed.
iamMG said:
I want to root my beautiful Nebula Blue but I came to know that it will lead to losing the Widevine L1 certification. Can anyone confirm anything about this?
Also, is there any downside to rooting the phone? Thanks in advance.
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Yes.
This is completely untrue. Netflix doesn't play in 1080P. 480p works and YouTube 1080p and above still work. Mobile payments still work just fine. @seanbwoi
You lose the ability to stream anything over 480p unless you're on LIKE then you get full res. It's predicated on the app your trying to stream from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube are examples. It only affects the apps that are using DRM. YouTube does not use DRM So even on L3 you get full resolution. Netflix on mobile devices ONLY streams a max resolution is 720p anyway. Wifi has no barring on resolution to L1 or L3, only the source of the stream and the app needed.
So Google Pay is working fine with Magisk Hide?
I was specifically talking about my experience it hasn't been good for me yet trying to figure how to fix my issues with wifi and the streaming apps like Netflix and YouTube and maybe if I get YouTube and Netflix to work I would be good but at the same time not having access to the paid apps from Google play store that I have is frustrating a bit. I might even consider unrooting the l3 limitations are frustrating for me personally
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So Google Pay is working fine with Magisk Hide?
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I have no issues w Google pay. On 6t I had to go through a ton of steps to get it to work. Now I just hide magisk and then hide pay and that's all.
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I was specifically talking about my experience it hasn't been good for me yet trying to figure how to fix my issues with wifi and the streaming apps like Netflix and YouTube and maybe if I get YouTube and Netflix to work I would be good but at the same time not having access to the paid apps from Google play store that I have is frustrating a bit. I might even consider unrooting the l3 limitations are frustrating for me personally
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Not sure what issues you have with YouTube? YouTube doesn't use DRM so no matter if you're L3 or L! you will get the full resolution no matter what device you have that is rooted. Once you are Rooted you can just use Magisk Hide from all the Google apps/services and your device will show certified in the play store.
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memocatcher said:
So Google Pay is working fine with Magisk Hide?
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Goggle Pay works perfectly and if you get a Galaxy watch Samsung Pay works flawlessly as well with Magisk Hide. At least it does with my Gear S3 Frontier.
Can you use Magisk Hide to get around the DRM protected apps?
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Can you use Magisk Hide to get around the DRM protected apps?
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No, otherwise it wouldn't matter much. The solution is yet to be found other than using modded or 3rd party Netflix apps
Cool OK, I dont use Netflix, was more just curious to see if a solution existed.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/netflix-hd-ultrahd-ultrahd-dolby-5-1-l1-t3535349
I don't have my new OP7P yet, but here is a modded apk for Netflix.
Y'all had me confused for a sec. Or, maybe I still am? I just double checked with my 6T (rooted) and Netflix, Amazon Prime and Google Pay still work fine. Even my bank app works. What am I missing here?
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Y'all had me confused for a sec. Or, maybe I still am? I just double checked with my 6T (rooted) and Netflix, Amazon Prime and Google Pay still work fine. Even my bank app works. What am I missing here?
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Netflix/Amazon still works, but you get 480p resolution only.
Google Pay always worked, someone was BSing there.
To get 720p with Widevine supported apps like Netflix and Amazon Video, you'll need the modified apk at the link I posted a few posts back if your bootloader is unlocked.
The topic title remained unanswered to me.
Unrooting and relock the bootloader will allow to restore L1 Widevine on OP7P (like it did on previous models)?
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Netflix/Amazon still works, but you get 480p resolution only.
Google Pay always worked, someone was BSing there.
To get 720p with Widevine supported apps like Netflix and Amazon Video, you'll need the modified apk at the link I posted a few posts back if your bootloader is unlocked.
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But it doesn't look 480p though? It looks clear as all hell.
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The topic title remained unanswered to me.
Unrooting and relock the bootloader will allow to restore L1 Widevine on OP7P (like it did on previous models)?
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when you close the bootloader you return to recover widevine l1
I took delivery of the Poco F2 Pro yesterday and am very happy with it so far, however one issue is puzzling me as I can't find anyone else who is suffering with the same problem. I'm running Global ROM here in the EU, version 12.0.3 stable and I haven't unlocked the bootloader etc as I don't plan to. I've used DRM Info and I'm running at security level L1, which should afford me HD in all the streaming apps. Netflix, Google Play, YouTube etc all play either HDR or HD absolutely fine. The only one that is exhibiting problems is Amazon's Prime Video app. Normally it'll come up with a 'HD' icon when playing videos which changes into HD 1080p after a short time of streaming. However, when playing films which SHOULD be HD no icon pops up at all for any HD film. The films appear to be playing in either 480-540p and no higher. I've tried removing the app, clearing its cache, setting all streaming options to the highest quality, rebooting the phone and even did a factory reset after encountering the problem but there's no joy. Is anyone else experiencing this at all? Could it be that MIUI 12 has caused an issue with the app?
It's because Amazon don't put it on white list
Use Kodi if you really want to stream in HD - they are using desktop browser's API to access HD streams, so you can use F2 Pro's L1 capability there.
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I took delivery of the Poco F2 Pro yesterday and am very happy with it so far, however one issue is puzzling me as I can't find anyone else who is suffering with the same problem. I'm running Global ROM here in the EU, version 12.0.3 stable and I haven't unlocked the bootloader etc as I don't plan to. I've used DRM Info and I'm running at security level L1, which should afford me HD in all the streaming apps. Netflix, Google Play, YouTube etc all play either HDR or HD absolutely fine. The only one that is exhibiting problems is Amazon's Prime Video app. Normally it'll come up with a 'HD' icon when playing videos which changes into HD 1080p after a short time of streaming. However, when playing films which SHOULD be HD no icon pops up at all for any HD film. The films appear to be playing in either 480-540p and no higher. I've tried removing the app, clearing its cache, setting all streaming options to the highest quality, rebooting the phone and even did a factory reset after encountering the problem but there's no joy. Is anyone else experiencing this at all? Could it be that MIUI 12 has caused an issue with the app?
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check this thread, similar to your issue on eu roms
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Hello there,
I am desperately try to understand if the Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 (the one with snapdragon 870) is a good tablet or not, but more than that, I am trying to understand how it is sold from vendors.
This tablet in Europe is called Lenovo P12 and the base price is 899€ that, in my idea, is a little bit too much.
So I am checking chinese vendors that should sell this tablet with two options for the ROM: the chinese one and the (fake) global one.
As I understood, the chinese ROM has no play services while the global one has play services but has widevine L3 instead of L1.
So first of all: is it true?
Second question: I've seen a lot of video of people installing play services on the chinese ROM, and as it should be usable in English at least, what's the big deal on having chinese ROM? I mean: If I can install play services, If I can set english language, If I can have Netflix, Disney+ and PrimeVideo in HD (and dolby vision) what's the problem?
I am sorry if my questions sound stupid, but reading pages and pages of forum did not let me understand clealry the situazion
Thanks in advance
Ok here are the facts:
Global Hacked ROM is Widevine L3 and will receive no updates but has the benefit of supporting multiple languages. All streaming services will be in low bitrate and or SD.
The CN ROM supports English and Chinese only and is widevine L1. Netflix works in FHD (no HDR of any kind), Disney+ Works in FHD (no HDR of any kind), Prime Video runs low bitrate compared to many other tablets.
You can easily install google play store (services framework is already integrated into the ROM) by following the video below.
However there are some known issues
The Security Centre app is very strict at auto closing apps by default. This means you’ll likely not get notifications, calendar updates alarms etc. It can be configured to whitelist apps of your choosing and will then function as normal.
However there have been numerous reports of the Security App breaking when a users upgrades to ZUI13. I believe it is triggered if the user does a factory reset. (I have upgraded and not reset and all is working ok).
Some people are reporting losing their WideVine L1 certification at a hardware level (i.e. not within the Netflix app) out of the blue. We have not pinpointed why this is happening. (I still have widevine L1 but received a CN ROM and did not mess with it in anyway and let the tablet OTA as normal)
WIFI5 frequency range is set to Chinese. In many cases this means global routers are not able to connect via WIFI5. I had this issue and could only solve it by setting my routers region to Chinese. It has not negatively impacted any other devices on my network or speeds but you may want to bare this in mind if you are intended to travel often with the tablet.
In general the hardware is decent, with Nova Launcher replacing the stock launcher and using Streamo (there ethical considerations here, I am simply streaming UHD content I have paid/subbed to via other means as I am shut out of the official apps due to DRM) I am generally very happy with the tablet.
Lenovo Hardware Good, Lenovo Software and Support Sh!te. Would I recommend. Probably not.
Well thank you very very very much for this detailed report.
So, as I understand, basically you have a HDR capable display but nothing is using it... I can't understand why but as far as my major use would be watching Netflix, Disney and Prime Video.
PS What's Streamo? Never heard about it
Thank you again!
If you use Stremio you can watch 4k HDR, DV content no problem. No official streaming platform supports the 4k HDR on Android.
Another more expensive option is The XiaoXin Pad Pro 12.6 (And P12 Pro Globally) which supports FHD Dolby Vision as its a netflix approved device.
Having owned both the E4 AMOLED screen is much much better (to justify the price increase imo) than the 2021 Pad Pro 11".
so...can view youtube hdr content?
what if compare to xiaomi pad 5 pro?