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Hulu (yes hulu)

I wast under the impression that with froyo browser and complete flash it was possible to stream hulu on or phones. Is this true?
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Franteeko said:
I wast under the impression that with froyo browser and complete flash it was possible to stream hulu on or phones. Is this true?
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While Flash is capable of playing content Hulu blocks access by mobile devices. I believe this is because their licensing terms don't allow them to distribute content to anything but PC's.

There's another thread somewhere that details how to get Hulu on your Android device. You basically need a hacked version of Flash (I think) and then a small system tweak to make Hulu's servers think the request is coming from a desktop. I just saw it yesterday. . . .

SilverZero said:
There's another thread somewhere that details how to get Hulu on your Android device. You basically need a hacked version of Flash (I think) and then a small system tweak to make Hulu's servers think the request is coming from a desktop. I just saw it yesterday. . . .
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I don't know about the hacked flash thing but simply changing the user agent doesn't work anymore. It does work for porn sites though fyi.
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Is the hack listed here in the q n a board? Also, lol about the porn. Good to know XD.
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The hacked version is in the nexus one forums.
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this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=688054
def about:debug shown here (had to do in first link above) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686765&highlight=hulu
then this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6888650&postcount=139
the hulu app that launches the widget player in the browser works like a charm, but the FULL site still doesn't

christ almighty...
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I think you just have to set your browser to desktop mode to view hulu. Type: about:debug In browser, then enter, then look for it in settings.
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livpalm said:
I think you just have to set your browser to desktop mode to view hulu. Type: about:debug In browser, then enter, then look for it in settings.
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no. you'll need a hacked flash as well as the ua string change.

I must say, XDA has a beautiful forum search function(thank you xda!). If people just @#(*$# used it sometimes they would have the answer to their own questions 99.99999% of the time.
Just saying..........
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Just to confirm, this does work. Watching family guy now. Awesome

wuclan48 said:
Just to confirm, this does work. Watching family guy now. Awesome
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Isn't that the only show Hulu even has?

July does not work on evo with froyo yet I checked
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You can try fancast.com but I noticed they are also associated with HULU and the full episode TV shows dont show but everything else does...

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Hulu web on nexus 7?

I just tried the free trial of Hulu plus for android. It's nice but what's suck about it is it doesn't offer all of the shows to be streamed in the app.
One of my shows is white collar, it's not offered in the app, anone knows how to make hulu work on web?
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elias0441 said:
I just tried the free trial of Hulu plus for android. It's nice but what's suck about it is it doesn't offer all of the shows to be streamed in the app.
One of my shows is white collar, it's not offered in the app, anone knows how to make hulu work on web?
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Plex and Playon both have hulu channels, which play through your PC. So whatever you can get on your PC should be available on your tablet/phone, but you would need wifi or 3G connection to your home pc. I prefer Plex, but haven't used it for hulu. With either app, you need to install an app on the PC and have it running, and also install an app on your tablet. Note I have not tried them on the Nexus 7 yet. Or on the Galaxy Nexus since the JB update either...

playon is fanastic for hulu!! plus u can watch ur shows from ur media player or pc on playon under my media! plus if u tether u can watch playon anywhere u go.

Install the beta XBMC app and add Bluecop's repo . You will find Hulu app there it works great !!
For more info you can goto xbmchub.com

anilkuj said:
Install the beta XBMC app and add Bluecop's repo . You will find Hulu app there it works great !!
For more info you can goto xbmchub.com
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Doesn't work, it plays the commercials but when it gets to the video it won't play it.
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Hm, I can't get Hulu to play through Plex either... Not sure what's wrong with it. I haven't tested Playon, maybe that will work?
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Ok, so I tested Playon too. Playon appears to work fine. Commercial played, then the show played. I only watched the first couple of minutes, but it seems fine. The only issue is Playon is not free. But you may get a free trial for long enough to use until one of the free solutions is updated to work on Jellybean. If not, google TV scripts for Playon, and install it as an add on for Hulu. It gives you access to a lot more than Hulu.
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Hulu on nexus
I too am having the same problem. I would love to be able to get hulu web to work on here. I got XBMC, and Bluecop's repo, and I can get the commercials (which look great ), but not the actual content. Any more ideas, besides a streaming thing like Plex or Playon?

playon is worth the money!!

movieaddict said:
playon is worth the money!!
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My problem isn't about if it's worth the money, it's that I don't want to have to have my computer up and on to watch.

kisrita said:
Hm, I can't get Hulu to play through Plex either... Not sure what's wrong with it. I haven't tested Playon, maybe that will work?
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Just an update: Hulu through Plex now works. Either the update fixed it, or unchecking GPU acceleration under developer options did. I suspect the latter, since that fixed my problem with another app.
But this is not a standalone solution, works through your pc.
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kisrita said:
Just an update: Hulu through Plex now works. Either the update fixed it, or unchecking GPU acceleration under developer options did. I suspect the latter, since that fixed my problem with another app.
But this is not a standalone solution, works through your pc.
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Where are the developer options in plex located?

greiss122 said:
Where are the developer options in plex located?
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Not in Plex, developer options is an android setting. I had GPU acceleration checked under developer options on the Nexus, which caused an issue with a different application. I unchecked it, and at the same time an update was released for the Plex android app. I updated Plex, and after that Hulu streaming worked. But I can't tell whether the update fixed my issue or if unchecking GPU acceleration fixed it.
(Also, keep in mind Plex is not a standalone app, it works through your pc.)
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kisrita said:
Not in Plex, developer options is an android setting. I had GPU acceleration checked under developer options on the Nexus, which caused an issue with a different application. I unchecked it, and at the same time an update was released for the Plex android app. I updated Plex, and after that Hulu streaming worked. But I can't tell whether the update fixed my issue or if unchecking GPU acceleration fixed it.
(Also, keep in mind Plex is not a standalone app, it works through your pc.)
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Hmm. I can't find the GPU acceleration setting in the developer options of android. But I can confirm the pled update didn't fix it, I just downloaded the newest version and hulu fails to play a video. Any more suggestions? Where exactly did you find the GPU setting?

greiss122 said:
Hmm. I can't find the GPU acceleration setting in the developer options of android. But I can confirm the pled update didn't fix it, I just downloaded the newest version and hulu fails to play a video. Any more suggestions? Where exactly did you find the GPU setting?
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oops, sorry, its called force GPU rendering. (I think. I have nothing at all checked under developer options any more.)
Its it just the Hulu channel that wont play? When you use the Plex app, does it connect to the Plex server? Can you play any videos or any other channels? Try to confirm that you are connected to the Plex server by playing something through it.
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I just checked whether forcing GPU rendering would break it, and it had no effect. So I think the app update that fixed the Hulu channel. Unless, maybe a restart its required for the settings to take effect?
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kisrita said:
I just checked whether forcing GPU rendering would break it, and it had no effect. So I think the app update that fixed the Hulu channel. Unless, maybe a restart its required for the settings to take effect?
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I'm still not sure.
I have nothing checked in the developer thing either, and I am able to stream other movies from my home computer. Sometimes. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it gives me "There was a problem with media playback". So I don't know what's going on. I'm running the latest version of the server on my mac, and Plex 2.2.0.6 from July 19th on my 7.

I don't know if any of this matters, but I am not rooted, and I only have the stock video player, and no codec packs, nothing extra or special on android. Sometimes little hiccups can be fixed by a reboot, so that's worth a shot. My Plex server is on windows 7 64bit, I don't know if that could make a difference. I assume that you can install a plex media player on the Mac too, and see whether or not the same thing happens playing hulu through that. At least that might help in figuring out if the issue is on the android or the desktop side. Good luck!
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Still waiting on my Nexus 7 to arrive.
Was wondering, if your rooted and have one of the roms with the flash working, or you sideloaded to get flash working, are you not able to watch Hulu via the web browser to get your shows that only show via the www?
Just a thought.
Whiteice

WhiteiceDMSTech said:
Still waiting on my Nexus 7 to arrive.
Was wondering, if your rooted and have one of the roms with the flash working, or you sideloaded to get flash working, are you not able to watch Hulu via the web browser to get your shows that only show via the www?
Just a thought.
Whiteice
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I am unrooted, but have flash installed. The Hulu site detects that I'm trying to watch from an android device and tells me its not available for android devices.
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Dolphin Browser HD 8.5.1 APK (Supports Flash)

Since Dolphin Browser HD recently dropped support for Flash on all Jelly Bean devices, including the Nexus 7, people have been needing the old version of Dolphin Browser HD for use with Flash. Well, here you are.
APK Download: http://dl.apktops.com/app/201206/Dolphin_Browser_HD_8.5.1.apk
If you need Flash Player, check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771463

Thanks

Thanks OP, very kind of you!
*Edit - Although Flash seems to work fine, when trying to go full screen it crashes out immediately. Currently Firefox does not have this problem.

This is great. I miss the pinch to zoom and the more functional address bar though. Not a poblem.

Anyway to tell the Play Store not to update it?

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Anyway to tell the Play Store not to update it?
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As of right now, no. I guess that's the price to pay to have Flash working on it though.

Maybe if everyone keeps giving it 1 star for disabling Flash, Dolphin will get the message and add it back.
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Thanked
Did this yesterday and it's been smoooooth sailing so far. I'm new to Android and this made things a ton easier. :good:

I wonder if there is a way to change the apk or program to make it think your are running ICS so it still enables flash, besides editing the build.prop. From the Google Play update log it sounds like its merely disabling flash on JB while still allowing it to work on ICS/GB, so the flash supporting part of Dolphin is still there, its just being disabled.

I've been using XScope Browser.
Seems like Flash support is a little bit better on that one, but I haven't tested it extensively. Amazon Instant Video can be played full-screen, which is nice. I tried that with Dolphin, but it kept crashing.

Cl8rs said:
Anyway to tell the Play Store not to update it?
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If you have titanium pro you can unlink it from the market.
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This is how I got the latest Dolphin with pinch zoom to work with flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846225

Thanks. I'm using boat browser right now and love it
I'll download this just in case
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Forget dolphin, try xscope

I can only find a pay version of xscope in the store? Would like to try before I buy?
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just lou said:
Maybe if everyone keeps giving it 1 star for disabling Flash, Dolphin will get the message and add it back.
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+1

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WindyCityRockr said:
Since Dolphin Browser HD recently dropped support for Flash on all Jelly Bean devices, including the Nexus 7, people have been needing the old version of Dolphin Browser HD for use with Flash. Well, here you are.
APK Download: http://dl.apktops.com/app/201206/Dolphin_Browser_HD_8.5.1.apk
If you need Flash Player, check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771463
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U LEGEND

Any idea why they decided to drop Flash?

justmiike said:
Any idea why they decided to drop Flash?
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I believe its because adobe stopped providing flash support for jelly bean. Also there is a new guy in town, he's called HTML5
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Anyone get Amazon Video? Mine force quits when clicking a video

So I followed the Nook instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352905&page=6
All but AccountAndSyncSettings.apk installed fine( this one errors)
anyway, I'm able to now view my library but when i click a video to view or play it then it just says "Unfortunately, Amazon Video has stopped"
Has anyone gotten the APK to work on the new (or old) Nexus 7?

I use Mozilla Firefox and a add on "phony" and set the add on to desktop. Amazon video works great then.
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App didn't work for me either. Install latest flash apk and use a browser that supports flash like boat.
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Works great with Firefox and Flash.apk installed!

Itchiee said:
Works great with Firefox and Flash.apk installed!
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I need it to download to my device so i can use it on an airplace

Any updates to this? has anyone gotten it to work at all?
Sadly this is a core feature I need and will have to return my Nexus 7

is it possible for someone to make a custom ROM in the future that has this capability?

Adobe flash not working

So I've gotten my tablet rooted of with success but the only thing i cannot get to wwork is the flash player. I've installed several apks use the browser Firefox or even dolphin but a site i visit on PC, prizes.com still reports i need flash player 10.1 or higher
Am i doing something wrong? I tried downloading itfrom adobe themselves on tablet but the page itself requires flash to download too. Gg
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Ch3vr0n said:
So I've gotten my tablet rooted of with success but the only thing i cannot get to wwork is the flash player. I've installed several apks use the browser Firefox or even dolphin but a site i visit on PC, prizes.com still reports i need flash player 10.1 or higher
Am i doing something wrong? I tried downloading itfrom adobe themselves on tablet but the page itself requires flash to download too. Gg
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I have flash working perfectly on mine. I just downloaded the apk to my computer then transferred it over to my Nexus via dropbox (you can use something similar).

Ch3vr0n said:
So I've gotten my tablet rooted of with success but the only thing i cannot get to wwork is the flash player. I've installed several apks use the browser Firefox or even dolphin but a site i visit on PC, prizes.com still reports i need flash player 10.1 or higher
Am i doing something wrong? I tried downloading itfrom adobe themselves on tablet but the page itself requires flash to download too. Gg
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did you download that phony firefox addon and enable plugs and desktop mode? my flash works fine at hockeyfights.com

Phony addon? Just tried it. Set to use desktop firefox, still don't work. Plugins are enabled. Requested desktop mode. Nada.
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Update.
For some reason it started to work properly with phony in default user agent and Firefox not requesting desktop page.
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Ch3vr0n said:
Update.
For some reason it started to work properly with phony in default user agent and Firefox not requesting desktop page.
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Sometimes u gotta force stop Firefox and restart it
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Aosp browser uses the flash plugin