As the title says, I heard it was "almost done" like 3 months ago. Anyone hear anything about it?
I have heard that it was almost done a couple of times. People saying that it is a silverlight issue and it will not stream on Linux have obviously never used a ROKU before. It is a linux media center type box that streams Netflix fine. But if you look at the source it says that it contains MS code, etc, etc.
If someone was smart enough they might be able to take the ROKU source and make it work, but it is probably not possible.
Anyway more than likely MS wants to get Netflix streaming on its own platform before Android to help drive sales. Once they feel like letting Google use their code they will try to license it to them. Google may not want to pay this license. Otherwise Google would have to write it from scratch which they are probably trying to do. I have seen several Linux and Android video streaming jobs posted over the last year or so.
Your best bet will probably be Skyfire. If they ever add Silverlight storage then it will probably work. They have even said on thier forums that they know what to-do to make it work but they are not there yet. Lets just hope if they ever make it work Netflix does not block them like Hulu keeps doing.
I have Silverlight for Mac, so I would think MS would not have a problem with a Silverlight for Android - the give the client away to encourage server side development.
There was an article on CNET a few months back that pegged the launch of Silverlight on Android for the Professional Developer Conference in Las Vegas. Hopefully a Netflix app would be released alongside.
Bjd223 said:
I have heard that it was almost done a couple of times. People saying that it is a silverlight issue and it will not stream on Linux have obviously never used a ROKU before. It is a linux media center type box that streams Netflix fine. But if you look at the source it says that it contains MS code, etc, etc.
If someone was smart enough they might be able to take the ROKU source and make it work, but it is probably not possible.
Anyway more than likely MS wants to get Netflix streaming on its own platform before Android to help drive sales. Once they feel like letting Google use their code they will try to license it to them. Google may not want to pay this license. Otherwise Google would have to write it from scratch which they are probably trying to do. I have seen several Linux and Android video streaming jobs posted over the last year or so.
Your best bet will probably be Skyfire. If they ever add Silverlight storage then it will probably work. They have even said on thier forums that they know what to-do to make it work but they are not there yet. Lets just hope if they ever make it work Netflix does not block them like Hulu keeps doing.
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silverlight for android was already announced, or if you're real impatient, we can move to something more open-source friendly like Moonlight
There is a Netflix streaming app for iOS, which is also linux based I believe. So I don't know that this is the issue.
argolfermd said:
There is a Netflix streaming app for iOS, which is also linux based I believe. So I don't know that this is the issue.
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iOS is not linux based. it is BSD (which is a *NIX-like environment) based, just like OS X and Darwin. development may be similar, but won't be the same (which is why you can't just run an OS X application on linux). silverlight for mac already existed for a while, meaning MS already had development of a BSD version of silverlight that could be ported over to iOS in a similar fashion.
and while it's been shown that some tools can work cross-platform between iOS and android (look at the modifications to flash for android for iOS to get Frash), that was a framework/plugin that was very buggy at best.
to the best of my knowledge, there is no TRUE port of silverlight for linux based systems. the closest we have is the moonlight open source project (incorporated with the Mono project, open source version of .NET for linux). I haven't used Netflix on either the iPad or iPhone, so I can't say for certain if they even USE silverlight in those platforms. They may have just encoded everything as variable bit-rate mp4's which are compatible on almost every smartphone and the application is just a front-end to tie to your account for DRM purposes.
okay so i saw this on engadget and just had to make sure everyone checked it out to..
"Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program
I am happy to announce that we’re doing an Xbox 360 System Update Preview program for our next release, and the opportunity to sign up is now available. The Preview Program will give you the chance to check out ESPN on Xbox LIVE, Zune music, Netflix search, the new Xbox LIVE dashboard, and new updates to Zune video and Family Settings on your Xbox 360*. Much like we did last year, you’ll need to visit the Microsoft Connect site from this link and sign in with your Windows LIVE ID that is connected to your Xbox LIVE Gamertag. Once you complete the survey that is presented to you, the Connect site will notify you immediately if you’ve been accepted. A couple of points before you head off to register:
We’re looking for multiple thousands of participants, so your chances of making it in are good.
This is not for Kinect. You will not be receiving a Kinect sensor if you are chosen to participate.
This opportunity is open to all Xbox LIVE Members in regions where Xbox LIVE is available.
To avoid any problems, read the survey carefully and double check all the information your provide.
While both Xbox LIVE Gold and Silver members can sign up, Priority will be given to Gold members in the selection process.
I’ll be sure to updated this post if the program fills up."
here is the link to check it outhttp://majornelson.com/archive/2010/09/22/xbox-live-update-preview-program.aspx
Hello everyone!
Last week i decided to switch to windows phone and got a Lumia 620. I used to watch streaming of cricket matches and some news channels on my android phone but on wp 8 I cannot. I am a general user and do not know about technology and softwares apps etc much. My wp 8 browser demands flash player which is not available there. I have heard about html 5 but dont know anything about that. Is there s way to watcg live streams on wp 8? Any app?
dullaa said:
Hello everyone!
Last week i decided to switch to windows phone and got a Lumia 620. I used to watch streaming of cricket matches and some news channels on my android phone but on wp 8 I cannot. I am a general user and do not know about technology and softwares apps etc much. My wp 8 browser demands flash player which is not available there. I have heard about html 5 but dont know anything about that. Is there s way to watcg live streams on wp 8? Any app?
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So many views but no reply.Please experts help me.
There is a flash player on the marketplace.
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There is a flash player on the marketplace.
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There is no flash player for wp8.
It is called Flash movies.
I found something but I didnt test this. I dont know, maybe works
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/yxplayer8/5a271356-e6f6-44cd-a166-7773c1129e07
dullaa said:
Hello everyone!
Last week i decided to switch to windows phone and got a Lumia 620. I used to watch streaming of cricket matches and some news channels on my android phone but on wp 8 I cannot. I am a general user and do not know about technology and softwares apps etc much. My wp 8 browser demands flash player which is not available there. I have heard about html 5 but dont know anything about that. Is there s way to watcg live streams on wp 8? Any app?
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Unfortunately, it's for website author to decide: will he use outdated Flash technology or new HTML5 technology. Where is nothing can be done on client side (your phone) right now, unfortunately. You can either wait for website owner to introduce HTML5 support, use different live streaming website that already uses HTML5 or change your phone.
Hello Everyone,
Has by any chance anyone created a method to perform screen share from your android device?
I would really love to see games from my phone directly pushed to my tv !!!!
Miracast does this but there is some delay which does not work well with games. The reality is that to encode, transmit, decode, and display takes some resources and time. You just need to buy an Android stick, OYNA, or something as what you want to do is not really possible for games and in reality may be years before we have that because your tolerance with games can only be in the low ms. There are apps that will allow you to use your phone as a controller (i.e. Droidmote, Lanmote)
Hello i'm kind of new to this so please don't be to harsh .
To run Android TV, android 5.0 would need to be ported first thus me titling this "Is it Possible to Android 5.0 / Android TV on Raspberry Pi 2?" However my main subject / me making this post is to see if Android TV on Pi 2 is feasible.
I was thinking would be possible to run Android TV on the new Raspberry Pi? I ask this because the specs of the new Pi 2 are quite impressive and I can totally see this becoming popular as I can imagine a lot of people would go out and buy a Pi just to run android tv on it (me being one of them) . This would be great as not only would it provide a large install base for Android TV (which in turn up the developer support) it would make it so almost anyone can have a cheap chrome cast type of device with a functional GUI. I don't know if this is possible but doing some research I can't see any reason why it would't work and it would make for such a cool and inexpensive android tv box! :good:
Possible short comings would be:
Lag due to low clock speed
Lack of a remote (possible use of a bluetooth controller or a smart phone app to control the box using wifi)
Poor Gaming capabilities?
Probably a few more.
Thomas_Bam said:
Hello i'm kind of new to this so please don't be to harsh .
To run Android TV, android 5.0 would need to be ported first thus me titling this "Is it Possible to Android 5.0 / Android TV on Raspberry Pi 2?" However my main subject / me making this post is to see if Android TV on Pi 2 is feasible.
I was thinking would be possible to run Android TV on the new Raspberry Pi? I ask this because the specs of the new Pi 2 are quite impressive and I can totally see this becoming popular as I can imagine a lot of people would go out and buy a Pi just to run android tv on it (me being one of them) . This would be great as not only would it provide a large install base for Android TV (which in turn up the developer support) it would make it so almost anyone can have a cheap chrome cast type of device with a functional GUI. I don't know if this is possible but doing some research I can't see any reason why it would't work and it would make for such a cool and inexpensive android tv box! :good:
Possible short comings would be:
Lag due to low clock speed
Lack of a remote (possible use of a bluetooth controller or a smart phone app to control the box using wifi)
Poor Gaming capabilities?
Probably a few more.
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My research indicates this would be difficult, however, if a Chromecast type Media Center is what you're looking fo, I have good news. There are 2 OS downloads that are essentially XBMC ports for Pi 2.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
I bought a Pi 2 today and am waiting for them to provide a delivery date. I intend to use it with one of these XBMC OS'S.
Thomas_Bam said:
Hello i'm kind of new to this so please don't be to harsh .
To run Android TV, android 5.0 would need to be ported first thus me titling this "Is it Possible to Android 5.0 / Android TV on Raspberry Pi 2?" However my main subject / me making this post is to see if Android TV on Pi 2 is feasible.
I was thinking would be possible to run Android TV on the new Raspberry Pi? I ask this because the specs of the new Pi 2 are quite impressive and I can totally see this becoming popular as I can imagine a lot of people would go out and buy a Pi just to run android tv on it (me being one of them) . This would be great as not only would it provide a large install base for Android TV (which in turn up the developer support) it would make it so almost anyone can have a cheap chrome cast type of device with a functional GUI. I don't know if this is possible but doing some research I can't see any reason why it would't work and it would make for such a cool and inexpensive android tv box! :good:
Possible short comings would be:
Lag due to low clock speed
Lack of a remote (possible use of a bluetooth controller or a smart phone app to control the box using wifi)
Poor Gaming capabilities?
Probably a few more.
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Probably the same conclusion as this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/raspberry-pi/rd-android-4-4-4-t2816952
XBMC for RPi already supports CEC through the HDMI... So most of your remote problems are solved there. A wireless Bluetooth keyboard/touchpad also solves the problem.
Yes, I can confirm that, I'm using osmc(aka raspbmc) for more that one and a half years and the performance is a quite good, even if I have allot of other things running on my pi...
CEC is supported, but be careful if you own a LG webos tv you should not us this, cause will slow down your tv and make it unresponsive, as far as I know only webos TVs are afected(2014 models).
But anyhow if raspbmc has a good performance on the old rpi B, I think should perform way faster on the new pi2.
I'm planning also to upgrade my pi..
From what is being reported on the Kodi forums, the Pi2 does very well with it. There is already a branch of OpenElec for it, and I think also one for RaspBMC/OSMC with a lot of the add-ons under recompilation during this week to give full support. But it's certainly getting full support from the dev community there, which is great.
But as noted even the Pi1 does very well anyway with Kodi, my overclocked B+ with OpenElec 5.0.1 works fine with it and no issues at all that I encounter day to day. Nice and smooth, and fully supports CEC from my (dumb) LG HDTV. And if you prefer, there's decent remote control for Android/iOS (Yatse) and web-based remote built into Kodi itself.
I'd certainly recommend it as an excellent alternative to AndroidTV.
The Android porting issue is the lack of graphics chip support
I'm wanting to see this as well, namely because Android TV also offers direct support for Netflix, Hulu, Plex, and others. While you can potentially get these with an xbmc based build, it will not work well with remotes.
Rakeesh_j said:
I'm wanting to see this as well, namely because Android TV also offers direct support for Netflix, Hulu, Plex, and others. While you can potentially get these with an xbmc based build, it will not work well with remotes.
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The Pi supports CEC, so if you've got a suitable TV and the two are connected by HDMI then you're fine to go. I run my OpenElec set-up on my Pi1 using the remote of my LG dumb TV, and it's a doddle. It does have a wireless keyboard and mouse connected to it for it's other life as a Raspbian programming box for the kids (Scratch/Minecraft/Python) but I don't recall the last time I took up either when it was running in its OpenElec identity...
There is certainly an implementation of Plex for OpenElec. Not sure about the others, as I don't use any of them.
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The Pi supports CEC, so if you've got a suitable TV and the two are connected by HDMI then you're fine to go. I run my OpenElec set-up on my Pi1 using the remote of my LG dumb TV, and it's a doddle. It does have a wireless keyboard and mouse connected to it for it's other life as a Raspbian programming box for the kids (Scratch/Minecraft/Python) but I don't recall the last time I took up either when it was running in its OpenElec identity...
There is certainly an implementation of Plex for OpenElec. Not sure about the others, as I don't use any of them.
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That isn't the problem. The remote itself works ok, and the device can see the events. The problem is the individual applications require different key bindings. I've done all of that crap where you configure different profiles and whatnot to bind different remote presses depending on the app, but it breaks all the time and maintaining it sucks balls.
Not doing that again. It's better just to have one cohesive interface that each app responds to identically. Android TV provides exactly that.
Two years ago, tried a hand at Android 2.3 on the Raspberry Pi after seeing an article on Cnet.
:silly:
Utterly terrible failure. They have then proceeded to pulled the article down.
YES, it's possible, GUI at 10-15fps with SW rendering. Slow but useable.
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I don't understand. Broadcom has released the sourcecode for the gpu including register-level documentation.
http://blog.broadcom.com/chip-desig...ves-developers-keys-to-the-videocore-kingdom/
The downloads are at the bottom of the http://www.broadcom.com/support/ page.
ddfault said:
I don't understand. Broadcom has released the sourcecode for the gpu including register-level documentation.
http://blog.broadcom.com/chip-desig...ves-developers-keys-to-the-videocore-kingdom/
The downloads are at the bottom of the http://www.broadcom.com/support/ page.
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Actually, the problem is not that(the stack was adapted to GNU/Linux, see github.com/simonjhall/challenge but with memcpys), it is just that it depends on a Linux 3.0 kernel driver for full functionnality(HW layers). That driver is still not ported to modern kernels(the official RPi kernel is 3.19!)
It is fully doable. On IRC with the primary developer of Replicant, he said that porting Mesa/VC4 with adding Android support would take a few time with mostly buildsystem changes .(he ported llvmpipe)
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I would like to use Android version 4.2.2 Jellybean! on my RP2+, Please understand i don't really quite understand everything you guys are saying, I just would like a straight answer, can it be done? My pi is version 2+ 512MB ram not the four core version.
THANKS!
Clancey A
tyrian869 said:
I would like to use Android version 4.2.2 Jellybean! on my RP2+, Please understand i don't really quite understand everything you guys are saying, I just would like a straight answer, can it be done? My pi is version 2+ 512MB ram not the four core version.
THANKS!
Clancey A
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No. Check back in 6 months, maybe someone will have Lollipop running on it by then!
Android TV on Raspberry Pi 2... That's a dream...
Well, I have a question...
Got the Raspberry Pi 2 with 512MB of ram, and I've tested the beta Android found here, and it's usable (just usable, it has lag, and many things can be done to it to became perfect). Why doesn't anyone try to port that Android on Raspberry Pi 2? Now we have a 900Mhz Quad Core CPU and double the ram...
Could you please provide mode details?
What' the issue with the Wi-Fi?
How is the general performance of the Lollipop?
Do you have Play Store installed?
khrystyan27 said:
Could you please provide mode details?
What' the issue with the Wi-Fi?
How is the general performance of the Lollipop?
Do you have Play Store installed?
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"not worth much without hardware acceleration", i would say its totally useless.