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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:
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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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FrierEM said:
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.

Allshare cast dongle

Does anyone have one? And can you use multiwindow function as this guy here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_X11MKN_n8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I got the dongle,but I can't make split screen work!
Thanks!
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defenderko said:
Does anyone have one? And can you use multiwindow function as this guy here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_X11MKN_n8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I got the dongle,but I can't make split screen work!
Thanks!
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Friend,
how about lag?
Is it ok?

It is really ok. Streaming videos and other stuff is super quick. Only when playing games such as real racing 3 there is lag and problems with picture sharpness, but I didn't bought it for games. I have samsung keyboard with mouse pad so I wanted to use it as pc. But this with multi widnow makes me angry.
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Im gonna have to look into this on my tv.

I have the Verizon note 2 and I just tried it. No it doesn't work. I held down the back button and got nothing on the TV or phone. I turned off cast and worked as normal.
A work around would be nice. I can't imagine why that would be disabled.
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Allshare cast is samsungs name for miracast. You can get cheap dongles that support this plus aircast and dlna £24 on ebay
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Not for me
I have it and it works great with my daughter's stock Note II.
My Note II with CM; not so much.
At least it was cheap.

I don't really see the need, if you connect to wifi with the phone tv, or blue ray you can stream all day without issue.
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cz6y48 said:
I have it and it works great with my daughter's stock Note II.
My Note II with CM; not so much.
At least it was cheap.
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Download a stock kernel and use Triangle away....... at least its what I have been told, im not using CM though. I was using some other rom and thats what I had to do to get it to work again.
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I can only deal with so much frustration so I threw in the towel and bought a Chromecast.
Much better experience!

cz6y48 said:
I can only deal with so much frustration so I threw in the towel and bought a Chromecast.
Much better experience!
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I agree I am loving the chrome cast it works with phone, tablet, and laptop
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Allshare dongle is overpriced. Chromecast is multi platform and thus can be used with all your tablets/smartphones and computers.

Plex and a Via will work on Chromecast

What do you people think about this?
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/08/...-of-local-content-to-chromecast/#.UjUxOJDD_0w
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hachuelo said:
What do you people think about this?
http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/08/...-of-local-content-to-chromecast/#.UjUxOJDD_0w
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Hope it happens soon. I got 2 Chromecasts still unopened in their boxes sitting inside a Best Buy bag. Don't watch Netflix so they are pretty useless at the moment without local content streaming.
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can't happen soon enough.

having plex would make this dongle have a use. until then it's sitting in it's box, rooted already of course.
if it wasn't for the netflix credit and the fact i had to use up $5 bb reward, i don't think i'd have gotten the chromcast since i already have a google tv, roku, segate live tv, and wdtv. the only one i really use is the sony google tv on my projector.

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can't happen soon enough.
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I am in total agreement! I also wish it could handle peer to peer, so when I'm in the camper I could go from phone to ChromeCast without using an unknown, unsafe WiFi.
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Just buy a cheap-o N wireless access point or router and stream that way. Don't have to have internet.

SalTNutz said:
Just buy a cheap-o N wireless access point or router and stream that way. Don't have to have internet.
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How exactly do you do that?
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Assuming you are talking about streaming from plex, not the internet, the content is on your laptop right? So get a N WAP or an N router, plug it in in your camper and join its wireless network with both your chromecast and laptop. You won't be able to get to the internet, obviously, but they can then see each other which is the goal, right?

I think, for security sake, I'd want a VPN to protect myself if I'm using their Wi-Fi. Will that work with a VPN?
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Scratch my last post. I reread your post.
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PhotoMaster said:
I think, for security sake, I'd want a VPN to protect myself if I'm using their Wi-Fi. Will that work with a VPN?
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Scratch my last post. I reread your post.
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Why would you need a VPN? Basically you would be setting up your own wireless network which you can use normal security settings and the only devices on it would be yours. The only downside is you will not have access to the internet.

I too would love to see Plex support asap, though It appears the original article was a little generous with their "fall" estimate. Still no official word. But the Plex devs usually keep a pretty tight lid on things until they're ready (or able, if Google has them holding it) to release new features.
Release could be hours away, it could be months away. I just know I'll be thrilled when it does arrive.
Thankfully, I can be pretty patient. And having some free Netflix in the meantime doesn't hurt.

Has anyone heard any more intell on a Plex upgrade? It's been a few months and I was just wondering.
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PhotoMaster said:
Has anyone heard any more intell on a Plex upgrade? It's been a few months and I was just wondering.
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http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/25/plex-chromecast-app/
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Thank you Kisrita,
It sounds good, but the Plex account requirement (and monthly fee) makes it a little less appealing.
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Just found an app called Localcast and decided to give it a try. It's available on the Pay Store and it's free. No invasive permissions and it works quite well. Larger photos take a few extra seconds and some videos have some stutter, but over all it's working nicely. I'm sharing this on a couple of sites because I think it's great for getting better use out of our ChromeCast.
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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...

bhiga said:
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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tylerholbrook said:
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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jsdecker10 said:
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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Chromecast restarting

I'm watching a media file on my Nexus 7 (Cyanogenmod) using LocalCast or a similiar app (doesn't matter which one) and after a random time period, Chomecast just restarts (?). At least it shows the spinning Chrome-icon and afterwards the default standby-wallpapers.
My router and wi-fi are fine, my tablet is fine.
Maybe it's the fault of my ROM, who knows. I just want to ask people how they fixed it if they had the same problem.

catexecutive said:
I'm watching a media file on my Nexus 7 (Cyanogenmod) using LocalCast or a similiar app (doesn't matter which one) and after a random time period, Chomecast just restarts (?). At least it shows the spinning Chrome-icon and afterwards the default standby-wallpapers.
My router and wi-fi are fine, my tablet is fine.
Maybe it's the fault of my ROM, who knows. I just want to ask people how they fixed it if they had the same problem.
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Does it happen for all videos, or only certain ones?
Also, is your Chromecast in an enclosed area or near a heat source (yes, the TV counts)?

It happened to mine too once in last week. I am using tablet z stock. And I was watching YouTube only. And for few days the YouTube app in chrome cast crashing random while watching.
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bhiga said:
Does it happen for all videos, or only certain ones?
Also, is your Chromecast in an enclosed area or near a heat source (yes, the TV counts)?
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To all videos and my Chromecast isn't near any heat source or similiar.
venki5star said:
It happened to mine too once in last week. I am using tablet z stock. And I was watching YouTube only. And for few days the YouTube app in chrome cast crashing random while watching.
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Did you get the spinning Chrome-logo-ball as well?
Thank you both for answering.

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To all videos and my Chromecast isn't near any heat source or similiar.
Did you get the spinning Chrome-logo-ball as well?
Thank you both for answering.
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Yes. That happened couple of days before one time. Today it's free crashing while playing videos on YouTube. I am tired of watching this.
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If you aren't using wall power, highly recommend switching to it, at least to reduce variables. Also try factory reset in case some internal settings have become corrupt.
Wish there was a way to force re-update of firmware for stock but I don't know of any.
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bhiga said:
If you aren't using wall power, highly recommend switching to it, at least to reduce variables. Also try factory reset in case some internal settings have become corrupt.
Wish there was a way to force re-update of firmware for stock but I don't know of any.
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Did the factory reset. Not helping. To me its sounds problem on google services. But who knows.
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bhiga said:
If you aren't using wall power, highly recommend switching to it, at least to reduce variables. Also try factory reset in case some internal settings have become corrupt.
Wish there was a way to force re-update of firmware for stock but I don't know of any.
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Did both, sadly didn't help. Since venki5star is using a Stock OS, it doesn't seem to be a problem of my Cyanogenmod-installation. But who knows.

catexecutive said:
Did both, sadly didn't help. Since venki5star is using a Stock OS, it doesn't seem to be a problem of my Cyanogenmod-installation. But who knows.
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Difficult to say, unfortunately. Keep us updated.

catexecutive said:
Did both, sadly didn't help. Since venki5star is using a Stock OS, it doesn't seem to be a problem of my Cyanogenmod-installation. But who knows.
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I am concluding this as Google end issues. It worked better yesterday evening. Now from today morning, YouTube app started crashing again. Will try other services and let you guys know.
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Works perfectly with local files through BubbleUPnP. Definitely problem in YouTube service.
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And if you start the casting from a PC or Laptop and use your phone/tablet to continue casting everything works fine until you switch off and on the Chromecast.
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Mine started doing this a few days ago also. Watching a Youtube clip about halfway through it just cuts off. If I have a few in a playlist, it works fine after the first video crash.

Try from PC/Laptop. Works all the time.
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venki5star said:
Try from PC/Laptop. Works all the time.
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Doesn't for me. Will still reboot at some point.

catexecutive said:
Doesn't for me. Will still reboot at some point.
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I don't have problem nowadays. I am not using laptops anymore yo start the casting.
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venki5star said:
I don't have problem nowadays. I am not using laptops anymore yo start the casting.
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It shouldn't matter where the cast request comes from, but hey I've seen some strange things in my day so anything is possible.
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Since I do not live in the US, I can't even use the warranty. I already have a plan how to swap out my Chromecast, but first it has to be released in my country, why should happing within the next two weeks. Apart from that I didn't have any luck getting the Chromecast to work as it should.