Hello all
I am happy to say I received my Nexus Player today. It worked with no issues out of the box.
I managed to unlock the bootloader through "adb reboot bootloader" and running "fastboot oem unlock twice". It's necessary to run it twice as there is no volume control and no power button to use to select and confirm in the unlock process.
I managed to dump MediaHouse using APK extractor. I also grabbed XBMC from the download site for it. These two applications allow me to access my NAS and XBMC respectively. I can't seem to add the applications to the main launcher so i have to access them through Settings / Apps / Open to launch them. This is a bit clumsy but not horrible to perform.
It's clear that there is no real application switching - i actually had two videos playing in different apps at one point. It isn't very clear how to get back to the same place in the one video when trying to switch between them. There's no obvious way to fast forward in a video which also make things a bit tricky.
I've found the sound and the audio playback to be very good. There is obvious overscan that means i lose the edges of the picture but again it's liveable.
I'm very pleased overall with the player. I know usability issues will get sorted as others start to play with it as well.
Iskie
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/...droid-tv-users-easily-start-sideloaded-apps/
Sent from my Nexus 5
That looks to replace the stock launcher. I'd really like to add my asps in the stock launcher.....
Iskie
It does not do that. Try it.
Sent from my Nexus 5
The overscan should be fixable in your TV settings - my TV has separate settings for each HDMI port so I have to set it for each new device I connect. As long as you have overscan issue your TV is nor really displaying 1080p image since it is upscaling everything a bit.
Unfortunately not all TVs have that. My Panasonic plasmas do not. [emoji19]
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Sooo I was just about to buy either a fire tv or stick until i just found out about the nexus player today.
So my question is which one and which one is being more supported and easier to load xmbc at this time?
another question is are the apps and playstore preinstalled on these devices?
New "Kodi Streaming Auto Wizard" App
cpugeeker said:
Sooo I was just about to buy either a fire tv or stick until i just found out about the nexus player today.
So my question is which one and which one is being more supported and easier to load xmbc at this time?
another question is are the apps and playstore preinstalled on these devices?
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If I were you, I would take my time, look at the Nexus TV Player, and the Coming real soon Razor Forge TV, depending on your needs, plus the features
you want on your Android TV box. As far as the XBMC player, take a good look at my new "Kodi Streaming Auto Wizard" app found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...nback-launcher-code-play-store-t2976754/page9 !
If you plan on adding a HDHomeRun Prime {For Cable TV} or a HDHomeRun Extend OTA Digital {HD} box for adding your Live Local TV via a PVR set up, then I will advise you to take a very strong look at my new "Kodi Streaming Auto Wizard" app!
Screen Stream Mirroring is a powerful app for mirroring or broadcasting your Android screen and audio in real time !
http://mobzapp.com/mirroring
You can share Android screen "live" just like a dual screen to any device or pc on the same network through media player, web browser, Chromecast, and UPnP / DLNA devices (Smart TV or other compatible devices).
You can make powerful presentation for work, education, or gaming.
You can broadcast your Android screen to internet popular streaming servers (Twitch, Ustream, Youtube, ...).
You can also record it to MP4 video files.
Main features are:
No root required: Prior to Android 5.0 you need to run our startup tool from your computer to activate screen mirroring.
Mirroring with media players and tools such as VLC, XBMC/KODI, OBS (Open Broadcaster Software), and others...
Mirroring with web browsers
Broadcast online to Twitch, Youtube, Ustream, and others...
Mirroring with UPnP / DLNA devices such as Smart TV and others compatible devices
Google Cast™ Ready (Chromecast)
Recording to MP4 file
Camera overlay while you stream or record
internal audio (ROOTED Android 4.4+ devices) and microphone
Mixed audio (internal + microphone) available
Compatible with Network Tethering (wifi, bluetooth, USB)
Many settings to optimize performances
Secure stream with username + password (RTSP)
Logs to know who is connected
Any number of connections can be made, so multiple people can connect at the same time
Links to Play Store:
Free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream.trial
Full version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobzapp.screenstream
App screenshots are also attached to the thread...
App web site is here: http://mobzapp.com/mirroring
App FAQ: mobzapp.com/mirroring/faq.html
Instructions for non rooted devices and < Android 5.0: mobzapp.com/mirroring/instructions.html
You can help translate the app in your language -> http://transcommu.yasesprox.com/transcommu/Applications/View/186 or directly in app from preferences.
Whats the difference between this app and "screen mirroing " of chromecast apk
Bruno_Tec said:
Whats the difference between this app and "screen mirroing " of chromecast apk
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Differences are :
Chromecast mirroring is only one of the features of this app (you can also mirror to many other kind of target devices, broadcast to Internet, and record)
Official Chromecast mirroring gives better latency
It's works for some devices for which Chromecast mirroring is not possible with Google's app
You can choose to stream with internal audio OR microphone audio OR both
You can change many settings such framerate, bitrate, and resolution to tweak quality
Software encoding provides many live video effects
probably few other differences but I think I told you most important
VLC
VLC crashes after I change the screen orientation. How to fix this?
Everything is ok. I was using old version of VLC, after updating it works properly. Sorry.
great ! Yes I was just about to tell you to update to the last VLC version. They handle rotation properly now...
Galaxy s5 audio issues
I am able to stream my screen to xbmc and chrome. However, no matter what I do I am unable to get the internal audio to stream. I am using Moar Rom 6.2 lolipop galaxy s5. Is there something I could do to get this app to work with audio?
huyn54 said:
I am able to stream my screen to xbmc and chrome. However, no matter what I do I am unable to get the internal audio to stream. I am using Moar Rom 6.2 lolipop galaxy s5. Is there something I could do to get this app to work with audio?
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It might be because of the ROM you are using, but I am not sure.
I'll try to check if this is a problem related to this device, but it would be great to know if it is the same with Samsung's Lollipop ROM...
I can only get it to have Su access like 1 out of 8 times. But Su actually grants access evertime it just seems the app doesn't know. Then when it does work I can't get it to actually stream to twitch. It just says "Mirroring is paused" when I press play. Then if I press stop it automatically goes back to the opening screen giving me instructions for if i'm not rooted or Android 5.0.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition Stock ROM Rooted.
Sychodrama said:
I can only get it to have Su access like 1 out of 8 times. But Su actually grants access evertime it just seems the app doesn't know. Then when it does work I can't get it to actually stream to twitch. It just says "Mirroring is paused" when I press play. Then if I press stop it automatically goes back to the opening screen giving me instructions for if i'm not rooted or Android 5.0.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition Stock ROM Rooted.
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Hi,
what app version do you have ? Please be sure you are using the last available update.
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App crashes when camera is turned on
Greetings all,
Im running android 4.1.2 and each time i try to record my phone screen it just crashes .It happens when i turn on the camera all and just shows in the application the following message .
Application closed , invalid access to resource .
I did use the tutorial to use the application even thou i don't have root privilege .
Eratos
EratosDev said:
Greetings all,
Im running android 4.1.2 and each time i try to record my phone screen it just crashes .It happens when i turn on the camera all and just shows in the application the following message .
Application closed , invalid access to resource .
I did use the tutorial to use the application even thou i don't have root privilege .
Eratos
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Hi,
so are you able to stream or record, and do you have troubles only with camera ?
By the way what app version do you have ?
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Sloosh said:
Hi,
so are you able to stream or record, and do you have troubles only with camera ?
By the way what app version do you have ?
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Sorry for the wait,
I am able to stream to google with some lagg, but i cant do the local desktop recording.
1.-I can open the app.
2.- I select record on local file option.
3.- I start the recording.
-its recording well if i don't start the camera app on the desktop.
If I do that it crashes or doesn't save the video or saves but doesn't play the full video.
My version is 2.1.5 .
EratosDev said:
Sorry for the wait,
I am able to stream to google with some lagg, but i cant do the local desktop recording.
1.-I can open the app.
2.- I select record on local file option.
3.- I start the recording.
-its recording well if i don't start the camera app on the desktop.
If I do that it crashes or doesn't save the video or saves but doesn't play the full video.
My version is 2.1.5 .
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Ok you seem to have a recent version but you seem to have a problem with use of camera.
If it ask you to send a bug report when it crashes, please send it. I'll do my best to fix it.
Thanks.
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Sloosh said:
Ok you seem to have a recent version but you seem to have a problem with use of camera.
If it ask you to send a bug report when it crashes, please send it. I'll do my best to fix it.
Thanks.
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Hi Sloosh,
In the quest of helping you fix this problem , I will send all the details of the device . My device android version is 4.1.2 and its on a samsung camera s3 . For what i saw , I needed the code to run it on root that you guys provided(start service.sh) .I think the problem lands on the class you used for the recording on the application . Once it starts the screen recording and the camera app at the same time there could be a conflict on the class or the resources.
*Updated my app
I did all the process and at the end when i open the camera app it looks like it works well. When i see the video the video is just damaged , it doesn't play the full video and stops each 3 seconds . I have to play it again and again and the camera part doesn't show .
I would like to help you more but the Screen Stream app is driving me crazy . With all the bugs and the publicity it takes me like 5 minutes to run the application . If i want to use it again the next day, I have to run startservice.sh again.
EratosDev
Hi, I'm having issues with the audio, if I have it set to internal and enable it to play on my device as well it will echo really bad on the stream (using it to stream on Twitch). Its not so bad if I don't have it play on my device, but I really like to have it play on my phone as well when playing a game.
EratosDev said:
Hi Sloosh,
In the quest of helping you fix this problem , I will send all the details of the device . My device android version is 4.1.2 and its on a samsung camera s3 . For what i saw , I needed the code to run it on root that you guys provided(start service.sh) .I think the problem lands on the class you used for the recording on the application . Once it starts the screen recording and the camera app at the same time there could be a conflict on the class or the resources.
*Updated my app
I did all the process and at the end when i open the camera app it looks like it works well. When i see the video the video is just damaged , it doesn't play the full video and stops each 3 seconds . I have to play it again and again and the camera part doesn't show .
I would like to help you more but the Screen Stream app is driving me crazy . With all the bugs and the publicity it takes me like 5 minutes to run the application . If i want to use it again the next day, I have to run startservice.sh again.
EratosDev
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Camera uses a lot of things, it might also be an opengl issue because it uses opengl for video effects.
So if I understand well now the camera works well, but you have troubles with recording a good video file, is it correct ?
If so, can you please let me know the settings you are using ?
Have you tried to enable hardware encoding option ? It should be disabled by default with your device because it is running Android 4.1, this is a quite old Android version now and causes some troubles...
grilledbacon32 said:
Hi, I'm having issues with the audio, if I have it set to internal and enable it to play on my device as well it will echo really bad on the stream (using it to stream on Twitch). Its not so bad if I don't have it play on my device, but I really like to have it play on my phone as well when playing a game.
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What do you mean by it will "echo really bad on the stream" ? Do you mean it cuts audio or produces scratches on the stream side ?
Sloosh said:
What do you mean by it will "echo really bad on the stream" ? Do you mean it cuts audio or produces scratches on the stream side ?
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On the stream side, it sounds like its playing the audio twice, one is faint but you can for sure hear it. It almost sounds like it my phones microphone picking it up, but I do not have it set to mic/internal (mixed), I only have it set to Internal and then check the "keep on phone" option. If I do not have that option selected it works fine.
Figured this has been discussed many times, but could not find the details?
Was wondering if there was a way to get a youtube app installed on Webos that will play videos without ads? I know it may need to be rooted, so if thats needed thats ok. It seems like there is a way root now with 3.5 or lower.
I know with Android this is easy with or without root. So would like to do the same with LG SmartTV running WebOS.
you can probably add the urls for the ads to the hosts file which should stop them from loading
NO_ob said:
you can probably add the urls for the ads to the hosts file which should stop them from loading
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Can I do that not rooted?
URL blocking hasn't worked for well over a year with YouTube. PiHole and the like are ineffective.
You need a modified app that doesn't play ads, like you get for Android. I don't think one exists for LG WebOS.
Run youtube without ads on LG-TV
Have the Youtube app installed on the LG-TV (Useing this app direcly will always show adds on all youtube videos), if you have an android phone -Then google "YouTube Vanced" -its a modded adfree Android YouTube client, works on none rooted android phones. Run the app on your phone search for the Video then use icon to cast screen to the TV. Youtube app on TV will show the video without ads.
I guess you can do the same if you have iPhone and an youtube adfree app.
banshee28 said:
Figured this has been discussed many times, but could not find the details?
Was wondering if there was a way to get a youtube app installed on Webos that will play videos without ads? I know it may need to be rooted, so if thats needed thats ok. It seems like there is a way root now with 3.5 or lower.
I know with Android this is easy with or without root. So would like to do the same with LG SmartTV running WebOS.
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any update on this subject? unfortunately casting from Vanced is not a solution anymore, TV keeps showing ads which can be skipped after 5s of viewing. What is interesting - Vanced even displays a notification that TV is going to show the ad in a few secs
I just went to https://rootmy.tv from my LG TV web browser and it installed the homebrew channel, from that I was able to install the adfree youtube mod and disable my TV checking for new updates which might lose my root. It also includes SponsorBlock in the mod so it will skip annoying subscription reminders & in-video promotions.
Can you revert back if needed?
I have a 2019 model