Q:Renting movies with root - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi does anyone know how to play back a movie rental from the new android market..slow day at work and was pretty hyped to try the movies out until I got the unable to play back on rooted devices message..
Thanks.
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You can't. Google can't allow rooted devices use their renting services on the off chance someone devs an app that can save it indefinitely to your phone. Kinda sucks, specially when they don't tell you till after u rent it, but I understand the licencing issues that they might have had with their providers.

Thank you
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Ya I had to try it also when it first came out. So I rented it and paid for it but couldn't watch it on my phone. So I opened up the marketplace on the PC at work, signed in, and was able to watch the movie at work via the PC. So at least I watched it and didn't just get screwed out of my money. Ya I thought it was gonna work too, it SHOULD say it wont play on rooted phones BEFORE you pay for it. But oh well. So watch it on your PC since you already paid for it.
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Netflix

Hey guys I'm not sure of this is the correct place to post this but just wondering if there is a netflix app or some other way to stream netflix from out TB. I ran a search on the forums and couldn't find anything on it so..sorry if this is the wrong place to post this.
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http://www.mediafire.com/?a5i45jtkh1ob5zt
sjmorey83 said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?a5i45jtkh1ob5zt
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At first I was like OMG, but alas, streaming does not work.
I'm also interested in this, i'll try and find one after my class lets out. There is an app to stream tv shows that I use and it's pretty good, has alot of tv shows. https://market.android.com/details?id=tvshows.kiio.es
c0olj said:
I'm also interested in this, i'll try and find one after my class lets out. There is an app to stream tv shows that I use and it's pretty good, has alot of tv shows. https://market.android.com/details?id=tvshows.kiio.es
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Yes I use TV Shows stream as well and its quite awesome although a tad expensive but at least its only a one time fee. Definitely give it a look. Tons of shows to choose from. I use it every day on my tab both with and without my HDMI dock.
T-Mobile tab running latest Overcome
The tv shows stream app is amazing. The quality of the videos varies but the sheer amount of shows available makes up for it.
I've been doing some research and just looking into it I have the leaked app but not streaming I'm able to move my que and all that good jazz but my question is how exactly is netflix blocking streaming from my Droid and letting streaming on Windows 7 phone and the iPhone...Verizon has both on their network.
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FrierEM said:
I've been doing some research and just looking into it I have the leaked app but not streaming I'm able to move my que and all that good jazz but my question is how exactly is netflix blocking streaming from my Droid and letting streaming on Windows 7 phone and the iPhone...Verizon has both on their network.
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Waiting on the release of another phone I'm guessing?
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FrierEM said:
I've been doing some research and just looking into it I have the leaked app but not streaming I'm able to move my que and all that good jazz but my question is how exactly is netflix blocking streaming from my Droid and letting streaming on Windows 7 phone and the iPhone...Verizon has both on their network.
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DRM in the hardware. The LG Revolution will have NetFlix which supports said DRM. We have the same processor as that phone so hopefully NetFlix adds support for the Thunderbolt.
I was at class all day but I found this link, says it works' for certain devices
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/03/23/leaked-netflix-app-on-android-now-works/
NVM: Looked into it a little more,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005503
As far as I know the leaked netflix app that was announced a few weeks ago doesn't work on the Tbolt.
Oh well. There isn't any other app that I am aware of and I've been an Android girl for over a year now.. So I think you might be out of luck. There is a website though that is java enabled that I use to be able to watch movies through my phone. Hope that eases a bit of the frustration Netflix is causing by not providing an app yet for us
The website name is veetle dot com & I also love LOVE the TV Stream app. That works wonders for me. Hope this helps
Playon works! Had mine working but then my mobile connection broke. Never got to try mobile data to wee how it streams but worked well with WiFi.
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miss.jupiter said:
As far as I know the leaked netflix app that was announced a few weeks ago doesn't work on the Tbolt.
Oh well. There isn't any other app that I am aware of and I've been an Android girl for over a year now.. So I think you might be out of luck. There is a website though that is java enabled that I use to be able to watch movies through my phone. Hope that eases a bit of the frustration Netflix is causing by not providing an app yet for us
The website name is veetle dot com & I also love LOVE the TV Stream app. That works wonders for me. Hope this helps
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Correct, it doesn't work on the TB right now... But it doesn't work on any other phone either at this moment. That's because it is assumed that Netflix hasn't yet "flipped the switch" to turn it on since it's not yet ready for primetime (the .apk itself was prematurely pulled from an upcoming LG ROM dump) and has not yet been 'officially' released from Netflix.
The Bolt has the same processor as the upcoming LG device that is confirmed to support Netflix. As such, it is presumed that the Bolt has the same DRM keys to allow for streaming. It's just a matter of Netflix enabling streaming to the app on their end
From what I understand from one of our reps, is that there is a going to be a netflix streaming app working on Verizon soon, they are waiting for a specific phone to launch it.
can't wait!
So do we know maybe an ETA on when we can expect to see it go live?
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So do we know maybe an ETA on when we can expect to see it go live?
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Probably around the time the LG Revolution drops (since it is likely the phone that is slated to "launch" the Netflix app), which is scheduled for a Q2 release
That is correct, will first launch on the Revolution. You guys don't have to much longer to wait
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can't wait either!
I might actually restart my netflix service when this comes live. Might not be so bad watching movies on this screen. My Inc was just a little too small to really enjoy.

Amazon Apps

Anyone have a problem with their amazon app icons disappearing from their apps? I rebooted and several are gone. I can launch them by going through the amazon app, but it's a pain in the butt.
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I always seem to lose an amazon app every time I flash a rom/update a rom. Never fails, usually the last one that I installed. Whether I TiBU'd days before flashing or immediately before.
But as far as the icon's disappearing, not having that issue.
You could always try to un/reinstall the apps... the apks should still be on your phone.... I haven't heard much about the icon disappearing, are they also gone from the app drawer?
As for jonnie... this may sound asinine but are you sure you ran TB after the lastest install and before the flash? That may be why the last app installed would be gone
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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Never had that happen, but I hate how amazon keeps a list of apps ive downloaded,installed, but have since uninstalled. Next to them it says " Install" I DONT WANT TO. lol I cleared data and cache under manage applications. Didnt seem to help.
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Never had that happen, but I hate how amazon keeps a list of apps ive downloaded,installed, but have since uninstalled. Next to them it says " Install" I DONT WANT TO. lol I cleared data and cache under manage applications. Didnt seem to help.
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The market does the same thing with all apps that you've purchased. And technically you're purchasing everything from the amazon app store.
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The market does the same thing with all apps that you've purchased. And technically you're purchasing everything from the amazon app store.
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+1 Be it free or paid, in Amazon market, everything is considered purchased.
So...lets say I got the app when it was free. If I uninstall it...then decide I want it later, when its not free, do I pay or does amazon know I got it when it was free?
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So...lets say I got the app when it was free. If I uninstall it...then decide I want it later, when its not free, do I pay or does amazon know I got it when it was free?
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I got talking cat when it was free. Then uninstalled. Now its $0.99 in amazon. But for me, I can still find it under "my apps" for free.
Once purchased is purchased, u'd become immune to future price changes.
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So...lets say I got the app when it was free. If I uninstall it...then decide I want it later, when its not free, do I pay or does amazon know I got it when it was free?
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Yes they still offer it for no cost. Once purchased, free or not, Its yours for good. It is your amazon account that records it.
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diablo009 said:
I got talking cat when it was free. Then uninstalled. Now its $0.99 in amazon. But for me, I can still find it under "my apps" for free.
Once purchased is purchased, u'd become immune to future price changes.
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I see you enjoyed the cat as much as I did lol.
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OK I think I have figured it out... or at least a theory. I was in Korea at the time when it happened. I'm now back in the USA and after a reboot, they are back again. It's got to have something to do with location.
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Interesting idea... too bad it would be very difficult to test
Good Luck
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OK I think I have figured it out... or at least a theory. I was in Korea at the time when it happened. I'm now back in the USA and after a reboot, they are back again. It's got to have something to do with location.
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I think you figured it out. I know right after I flashed a custom rom, my amazon mp3 app started showing that I was in EU not US because the local had been changed so I couldn't buy mp3's till I fixed it. Media laws prevent me from using EU mp3 app.
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I found that a couple of my apps from amazon were on the SD card. When I rebooted, the icons were not on the home page. After moving them to the phones memory, no more probs. Give it a try!
All mine are already there, so that rules that out.
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Media hub apk?

So I'm sitting in the dark freezing, while it snows heavily outside. I can't believe we got a nor easter snow storm in ct in october, anyway I can't find the media hub app can someone please help?
Bored out of my mind
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here you go but dunno what for... unless you like paying for your media....
I had the samsung infuse for a few days but ended up returning it, I still have the 25 dollar credit for that app so I'm going to use it. thanks again I will thank your post when I have internet on my computer back.
where can I watch free movies? without having to use a computer to set anything up since the power has been out since 2 o'clock
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www.familyguyepisodes.tv/random-family-guy-episode.html
www.google.com
google videos, (use temp root remove app to temporarily remove root for google videos to work past rootcheck)
It forced closed on my phone...
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What are you doing with your old cappy?

Greetings all.
I recently got a new sgs3, so my cappy was just sitting there.
So, even though I was still updating it, I was not really using it.
So I basically have made it a multimedia device.
I have it set on airplane mode with Wi-Fi on. Its got my music and a few games on it. I also loaded audible.com app on it and I sync all my books to it. Since audible now syncs where you are in books, this is a fantastic feature.
What do you use you're old cappy for?
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flashing endless roms!
I use my Captivate for music.
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Still using mine!
Going strong now with a brand new 1800mAh battery and running AOKP
I flash new nightlies and use it around home / the office / the gym on WiFi when I want to conserve my Nexus 4's battery or don't want it to get broken.
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Mine's getting flashed to stock and traded with my wife's whose power button stopped working. I'll use her old phone for testing apps on Gingerbread and as a backup in case something happens to the Nexus 4 or her phone.
It's been nice. Would've been 5 times nicer if GPS was adequate.
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Gave it to the GF
Gave it to my girlfriend, totally converted her from iphone to android. Of course this is after itunes, or the icloud, ot something totally ate her 100 gig music collection. Now all her music is on my server and she can get to it from wherever on the cappy. She doesn't have to even pay an annual fee.
She just has to make me a sammich.
Hahaha... me too
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Im actually trying to fix it up for my mother for christmas cuz her nokia is a piece of ****!!!
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who you callin old?
I recently got someone elses 'old' Cappy, my second, and the plan was to use it for testing ROMs, but it has been a battle thanks to it already getting ATTs GB "upgrade"! lol
Running Paranoid Android/AOKP on it. Some people can't afford to upgrade phones on a whim ya know
Mounting mine inside to view outside IP cam, control media, etc
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Just picked up an s3 for the wife and a nexus 4 for myself to replace our Cappy's.
Is there ea ROM specifically designed to not be a phone? If not what ROM are you running old Cappy for non phone functions.
I've also considered use as a dashcam, but i think it might invite break-ins lol.
master2828 said:
Just picked up an s3 for the wife and a nexus 4 for myself to replace our Cappy's.
Is there ea ROM specifically designed to not be a phone? If not what ROM are you running old Cappy for non phone functions.
I've also considered use as a dashcam, but i think it might invite break-ins lol.
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Simply keep the phone in airplane mode, the less widget possible and have it on conservative = best battery life for non-phone functions.
For games although, you might not wanna have it on conservative. On demand is a great middle.
use it for daily life :fingers-crossed:
Gave it to my girlfriend to try to convert her from crapple..... if 4.2 doesnt do it shes just to far gone to save.
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My cappy is my DD, running Captivating 5.0.2 (JB 4.2.1)
For those looking to lose the phone functions check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093696
I have modded the hell out of it and gave it to my girl, she's so happy cuz I gave her an android phone and she's never had a smartphone, so to her discovery of all the mods Ive done to it, she has been promoting my business so I been busy and away from here doing that and wow, who'd have thought two years ago I'd have started a business Modding and repairing computers for people...
Still my daily driver, KitKat seems to be running solid with CyanAoSP, so I guess I will use it til it breaks, which I don't think is likely to happen!
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Trying to sell it on Craigslist. moved to Tmobile but still like to keep up with the newest roms and play around with the hardware

I feel like having an unrooted cc leaves you Sol in here

I'm angry I did t keep root granted. But it feels like I'm just out of luck now...
Is there no hope for a 1330 root
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I feel your pain.
To be honest, I think the folks in other countries are in a slightly worse boat. At least US users of non-rooted Chromecasts still have all the stock apps including HBO Go and Pandora. Seems like the folks in Canada are having trouble even with those.
If we're lucky there will be a nice Christmas (or pre-Christmas) present from Google...
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To be honest, I think the folks in other countries are in a slightly worse boat. At least US users of non-rooted Chromecasts still have all the stock apps including HBO Go and Pandora. Seems like the folks in Canada are having trouble even with those.
If we're lucky there will be a nice Christmas (or pre-Christmas) present from Google...
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I'd say that's definitely gonna be the case, especially since Google is conducting their Google Cast SDK "Hackathon" on Dec. 7-8th. I'd say the SDK will be released either at that time or less than a week after. My bet is that it will be officially released immediately following that event though.
Just bought one today and was really disappointed to find out it's not rootable because it's the new firmware. Hoping there's a fix soon..
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Yeah. I got one today. Tried to root. No dice. Gave up and just plugged it in the TV. And then the update came. Oh well. Maybe someday.
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Just bought one today and was really disappointed to find out it's not rootable because it's the new firmware. Hoping there's a fix soon..
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Yeah. I got one today. Tried to root. No dice. Gave up and just plugged it in the TV. And then the update came. Oh well. Maybe someday.
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For the sake of the thread on here about rootable/non-rootable Chromecast's serial numbers, what do y'alls serial numbers look like? i.e. 3901***** , 38*****, etc..
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For the sake of the thread on here about rootable/non-rootable Chromecast's serial numbers, what do y'alls serial numbers look like? i.e. 3901***** , 38*****, etc..
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It was a 3A number. I know what the other post said about those, but I'm stubborn ( lol ) and tried it anyway.
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Yeah since I'm outside the US and have an unrootable Chromecast I had to buy a new wireless router just so I could use DD-WRT to get around the Chromecast's built-in Google DNS and access the US Netflix library. But on the bright side it's a damn good router even without the Chromecast :laugh:
Same prob here, I was in a rush to try it out, I forgot to check xda first. The device is currently just lying in the drawer as I hardly use it since I live in Singapore so I got no netflix, just YT lol
Is it possible to play videos on websites based on flash in cc? Or is it possible with root? What i really want to know is do flash videos play? Thanks a bunch.
Kensai said:
Is it possible to play videos on websites based on flash in cc? Or is it possible with root? What i really want to know is do flash videos play? Thanks a bunch.
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Yes, if done via the Cast extension for Chrome, but this does on-the-fly transcoding (decode/re-encode) on your computer so it needs some CPU horsepower.
Chromecast cannot natively play Flash, rooted or not.
https://developers.google.com/cast/supported_media_types
Yeah mine was a 3a as well, I didn't even try to root it after reading this. Plus my otg is unpowered. Figured I can look for a older one and just buy another since they are cheap and try again or just hope with the release of sdk....
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Sheeeit.... im down to send out some chrome casts internationally for a small handling fee jk
Anyone want to send me a pre rooted one? Lol pm me
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