I just can't seem to get xbmc working on this tablet. I've searched the net far and wide looking for a solution.
Has anyone here managed to get it working properly? What build did you use? Thanks in advance. A tablet is useless to me without xbmx!
mrkay said:
I just can't seem to get xbmc working on this tablet. I've searched the net far and wide looking for a solution.
Has anyone here managed to get it working properly? What build did you use? Thanks in advance. A tablet is useless to me without xbmx!
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This one work great. Download files on post #9.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=175341
Thanks! But still no go. Had the same issue this afternoon with a Gotham build. Getting "Cannot connect to server"
Try mizuu though there is no free version. I bought it and like it. Almost like xbmc. Even better, it allows you to choose your own player with hardware decode.
mrkay said:
Thanks! But still no go. Had the same issue this afternoon with a Gotham build. Getting "Cannot connect to server"
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It's working on mine using MX player (both 1channel and Icefilm are working). Did you download playercorefactory.xml file, copy and paste in
/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/userdata folder?
Yup. Might also have to do with "fail to start commoncache"
Any other suggestions? I really need to get xbmc going.
If you're in the UK all isp's have had a court order to block 1 channel and PFTV. the "fail to start commoncache" bug has been around for a while now in gotham but this only comes up on certain tabs. The "Cannot connect to server" bug has to do with metadata so if you unselect this it should work on those addons.
I've got the Note 10.1 2014 SM-P600 and have xbmc running on it with no problem at, in fact are watching a 1080p film at present. I'm running a Gotham Alpha9 monthly build
compiled 31st Oct
I'm in Canada and xbmc is working fine on my other devices. I'll try unchecking the meta data and see if that works. Much appreciated.
That did it! Thank you!
That's great news
xbmc works on my device but sound craks
i was wondering if other people have sound problems, i don't know the write word for it , its like a electric crack.
this problem is only in xbmc
sheepybach said:
If you're in the UK all isp's have had a court order to block 1 channel and PFTV. the "fail to start commoncache" bug has been around for a while now in gotham but this only comes up on certain tabs. The "Cannot connect to server" bug has to do with metadata so if you unselect this it should work on those addons.
I've got the Note 10.1 2014 SM-P600 and have xbmc running on it with no problem at, in fact are watching a 1080p film at present. I'm running a Gotham Alpha9 monthly build
compiled 31st Oct
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mrkay said:
I'm in Canada and xbmc is working fine on my other devices. I'll try unchecking the meta data and see if that works. Much appreciated.
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That did it! Thank you!
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Could one of you clarify this please because its not exactly clear, you mean its certain addons that cause the problem and its in those addons config you must turn off metadata?
Hardware decoding is working on these right? I know Exynos is supported but I just wanted to check.
jamaraki8 said:
i was wondering if other people have sound problems, i don't know the write word for it , its like a electric crack.
this problem is only in xbmc
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I have this problem too.
>>X<<,
Due to a UK court order addons have been blocked by ISP's here. When the developers tried to fix this for some unknown reason (still in being) with metadata set to on caused the addons not work on the 1's block by this UK order and other addons not block and so the only way around was to check each addon to see if it would work or not.
Now since the last post some dev have sorted this bug out and some have not. Sorry but I've been to busy to update my list of which needs metadata off/on. I do know Mashup is fixed. Yes hardware decoding is still working but remember to use the correct 1 for your Android OS.
The crackling sound has been linked to a few Gotham nighlies So best thing is to use the last monthly. Anytime soon Gotham13 will go into it's first beta
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=development_builds
xbmc sound fixt pickture is now no good
Thank you for the information, i installed nightly build: 20131208-b7ef080-master-armeabi-v7a.
Sound problem is gone, but there was u remark about a data base not compatible,so i disabled it, and there was a remark about commoncashe failed to start, i continued the program to see the movie, .
the main problem now, is that the picture is not ok , so sound is good now but picture is bad !
there is a fat green line under the picture and the colors are like it is a 3d movie , you for those glasses whit red en green.
today i wanted to see if i could try a other but the site is down ore something like that.
i keep posting about my quest to try try and try :cyclops:
sheepybach said:
>>X<<,
Due to a UK court order addons have been blocked by ISP's here. When the developers tried to fix this for some unknown reason (still in being) with metadata set to on caused the addons not work on the 1's block by this UK order and other addons not block and so the only way around was to check each addon to see if it would work or not.
Now since the last post some dev have sorted this bug out and some have not. Sorry but I've been to busy to update my list of which needs metadata off/on. I do know Mashup is fixed. Yes hardware decoding is still working but remember to use the correct 1 for your Android OS.
The crackling sound has been linked to a few Gotham nighlies So best thing is to use the last monthly. Anytime soon Gotham13 will go into it's first beta
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=development_builds
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Thanks for the extra info its appreciated :good:
jamaraki8,
OK the issue you have with the green bar is due to which H/W acc module you are using, Libstagefright or mediacodec,, as you are using the Note 10.1 2014 running JB 4.3 them my guess is you either have bot turned on or just mediacodec.. Try turning mediacodec off and leave Libstagefright as your default H/W acc module, this is how my xbmc is set up and it runs 720/1080p vids np at all.
>>X<<
np at all, it look's like there are no more nightly builds after 8th Dec so it may mean a Gotham beta is around the corner lol
XBMC Sound And PicTure Problems Solved
Thank you, sheepybach
My problems are over now !, not all but that is related to plugins like 1channel etc not compatible(YET).
Just for people whit same problems:
I had sound en picture problems
My system is:
Note 10.1 (2014) running, build number JSS15J.P600XXUBMJ6, android 4.3
XBMC, Nighty , 20131211-210CF9F-master-armeabi-v7A.apk
After installing this nighty, my sound problem was over, but the picture was terrible whit a green line under it, sheepybach told me, that I am running: H/W acc module Libstagefright and mediacodec at the same time, so I needed to turn mediacodec OFF, and leave the other one ON.
But I did not find them , I had to go to System then to PlayBack ,below on the left site there is setting level, switch that to expert, now you see :Allow hardware acceleration (libstagefricht) its ON, and if you scroll a bit down:laugh:, you see the other, its ON to ,switch it OFF.
Now my main problems are over, but the plug in 1channel is not compatible, Icefilms seems ok !
P.S I tried to install 1Channel anyway but it did not allow me , I also couldn’t find/install XBMC Maintenance module.
I hope this makes it clear for other people
Thanks to sheepybach
jamaraki8
Really glad you are sorted and sorry I do forget sometimes to inform peeps where things are or how to change them so that's my bad.
As for channel 1 I'm in the same boat at present and so are a lot of others, the devs get it working and then isp's block it again so it's still a work in progress. Odd you can't find or install XBMC Maintenance module as I can find it but have the XunityTalk Maintenance module installed instead as I find that 1 better.
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I tried Kodi 17 beta 4 and 5 on my S10.5 and each time it would start I got audio pops...like a headset getting plugged in. I would also get them when moving around various menus or playing a video.
I just was wondering if anyone else has installed it and had the same problem or not???
Might be I need to flash the MM update again...
Yeah, it`s normal with the beta, it happens to my T800 and another S1 owner has mentioned it as well.
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
Yeah, it`s normal with the beta, it happens to my T800 and another S1 owner has mentioned it as well.
John.
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Sure hope they get it fixed in the final release..it's so annoying I can't stand using Krypton and reverted to Jarvis.
Glad to know I'm not alone....If I could figure out how to report it as a bug I would...
You should report the fault on the app download page on Google Play as if you were posing a review as you are a Beta Tester.
John.
flhthemi said:
Sure hope they get it fixed in the final release..it's so annoying I can't stand using Krypton and reverted to Jarvis.
Glad to know I'm not alone....If I could figure out how to report it as a bug I would...
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You should report the fault on the app download page on Google Play as if you were posing a review as you are a Beta Tester.
John.
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I tried that when I first noticed it...no reaction there at all.
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Well, well ,well....Today I installed beta 6 to see if they fixed the ugly audio pops I was hearing. They didn't, because it's NOT a bug, it's intentional! There is a setting to turn it OFF. Using the stupid estuary default skin go to
1 Settings
2 System Settings
3 Audio
4 Turn off "Send Low Volume Noise"
It's "supposed" to be an inaudible sound to keep some AVRs powered on. Maybe they need to try something else!
Although the Fire7's display has a 16:9 aspect ratio, videos are always stretched with black bars at top and bottom due to its non-square pixels. (THIS ONLY APPLIES TO 5TH GEN FIRE7!!!)
I slightly modified VLC to compensate for that error.
Please note that this only works for hardware decoded videos (h264, h265 but not webm)!
It's based on the latest beta version and I changed package name and icon so you can run it side-by-side with the official version.
Hope you like it...
updated to latest beta [3.0.5]:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569966401
Thanks dude!!!! Will you be updating this periodically?
Also the link is dead. If you wouldn't mind uploading to AFH or something it would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks dude!!!! Will you be updating this periodically?
Also the link is dead. If you wouldn't mind uploading to AFH or something it would be greatly appreciated.
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Interest seemed rather limited but I did just upload an updated version.
Developer access is needed to upload files to AFH! I am however open to alternatives...
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Interest seemed rather limited but I did just upload an updated version.
Developer access is needed to upload files to AFH! I am however open to alternatives...
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Thanks for uploading again!!!! And what do you mean when you say developer access is needed? Could you elaborate?
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Thanks for uploading again!!!! And what do you mean when you say developer access is needed? Could you elaborate?
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You have to request developer access and give reasons why you need it - like - what devices are you going to support.
I did request it but as this is really useful to a single device only I'm not expecting them to grant it.
What do you think about the new player hud buttons? Which ones do you prefer?
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You have to request developer access and give reasons why you need it - like - what devices are you going to support.
I did request it but as this is really useful to a single device only I'm not expecting them to grant it.
What do you think about the new player hud buttons? Which ones do you prefer?
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Well I hadn't gotten a chance to test the old version to see the old buttons since the link expired so I can't really say. I think it looks good to me though. Maybe you could upload to mediafire or Mega in the future?
rjmxtech said:
Well I hadn't gotten a chance to test the old version to see the old buttons since the link expired so I can't really say. I think it looks good to me though. Maybe you could upload to mediafire or Mega in the future?
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Okay, I see. It had the original vlc buttons. I didn't like them as the stretching is very apparent with round buttons.
I will use one of the two you suggested although the 30 day expiry could be a good motivation to update regularly
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Okay, I see. It had the original vlc buttons. I didn't like them as the stretching is very apparent with round buttons.
I will use one of the two you suggested although the 30 day expiry could be a good motivation to update regularly
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Haha true with the updates
Nice! I'll be using this all the time. Thank you.
Good work on this
would it be possible to make a custom VLC for th fire 7 that has a cast button to cast to CC?
gdroid666 said:
would it be possible to make a custom VLC for th fire 7 that has a cast button to cast to CC?
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Suspect not but even if it were technically possible no one is investing that kind of development effort in this device.
gdroid666 said:
would it be possible to make a custom VLC for th fire 7 that has a cast button to cast to CC?
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I will try to update it to a recent beta with chrome cast support in the next days.
I don't however own a CC to test. Does casting work for you in the official vlc builds?
gdroid666 said:
would it be possible to make a custom VLC for th fire 7 that has a cast button to cast to CC?
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Here you go:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569966401
It's based on the latest VLC beta with Chromecast support.
Let me know whether it works or not...
Great mod for longer excursions It helps alot. Thanks.
I didn't test chromecast tho. Maybe someone else can ?
Traace said:
Great mod for longer excursions It helps alot. Thanks.
I didn't test chromecast tho. Maybe someone else can ?
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Glad to hear it's of use to someone
and yeah... it's sad people are asking for features and won't take the time to report back whether these are working...
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Glad to hear it's of use to someone
and yeah... it's sad people are asking for features and won't take the time to report back whether these are working...
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If they dont report back usually mean: its working
Bomb dot .com my guy
cry-o-nic said:
Glad to hear it's of use to someone
and yeah... it's sad people are asking for features and won't take the time to report back whether these are working...
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Do you know if it would be possible to implement this for a ROM? Like system wide? So that it would correct it for the entire system instead of just VLC?
This is not my creation, but it took me a long time to find this and it actually works, so I am going to post a link to the other XDA thread to make it easy to locate.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/forum.x...neageos-15-1-note-5-android-8-1-t3737405/amp/
My WiFi and calls work. The camera was glitchy but if that bothers you, remove it with a system app uninstaller and replace it with one you prefer. I also did not care for lawnchair or trebuchet launcher so I replaced them with pixel launcher(also here on XDA).
I have not noticed any other bugs so far in the past 24 hours I've been using the ROM. Make sure you flash all the zips, there are a couple of zips with the ROM that fix things. Also take a moment to give the developer a thank you, its a fully functional oreo on s6 edge +!
Thanks for reading, enjoy the upgrade to Oreo
Zenlte moddified lineage 15.1/nexusOS for s6e+ done by myself. I did some stuff to get the camera going a bit better. Lower res to 1080p. The full thread is in the s6e+ t mobile forum under android development the original rom and kernel are in the link above at the top.
https://mega.nz/#F!aaIDmT5D!FG9QpMYPcNCjlDiIkGCX4g
godkingofcanada said:
This is not my creation, but it took me a long time to find this and it actually works, so I am going to post a link to the other XDA thread to make it easy to locate.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/forum.x...neageos-15-1-note-5-android-8-1-t3737405/amp/
My WiFi and calls work. The camera was glitchy but if that bothers you, remove it with a system app uninstaller and replace it with one you prefer. I also did not care for lawnchair or trebuchet launcher so I replaced them with pixel launcher(also here on XDA).
I have not noticed any other bugs so far in the past 24 hours I've been using the ROM. Make sure you flash all the zips, there are a couple of zips with the ROM that fix things. Also take a moment to give the developer a thank you, its a fully functional nougat on s6 edge +!
Thanks for reading, enjoy the upgrade to Oreo
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Forgot to mention pixel has an app you can get that allows you to install icon packs and change names of apps.
A peek at the about.
That rom is still not stable enough.
El Solido said:
That rom is still not stable enough.
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I haven't had anything crash or anything serious go wrong yet.
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I haven't had anything crash or anything serious go wrong yet.
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Well i tried it, rom was little laggy for me, camera is unstable, high definition videos lags, batter life is bad and other minor things, but can be used no crashes or anything
El Solido said:
Well i tried it, rom was little laggy for me, camera is unstable, high definition videos lags, batter life is bad and other minor things, but can be used no crashes or anything
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I fixed the battery life with kernel auditor and replaced the video/camera with s different one. Then I removed the init.d and reinstalled it to get proper access, also used a different super user then the one provided. I've got xposed running with busybox and amplify. I'm not a dev but I am in college studying computer programming. My take on this ROM is if you know your way around your droid well and can invest some time any bug in it is fixable. The battery could be improved more by using a different kernel or editing the one contained in this ROM to add more governor settings and tweeks. I reached out to the ROM developer on that subject, with any luck they will look into it.
godkingofcanada said:
I fixed the battery life with kernel auditor and replaced the video/camera with s different one. Then I removed the init.d and reinstalled it to get proper access, also used a different super user then the one provided. I've got xposed running with busybox and amplify. I'm not a dev but I am in college studying computer programming. My take on this ROM is if you know your way around your droid well and can invest some time any bug in it is fixable. The battery could be improved more by using a different kernel or editing the one contained in this ROM to add more governor settings and tweeks. I reached out to the ROM developer on that subject, with any luck they will look into it.
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I know i tried other camera again unstable camera, sometimes works without issues, sometimes its ****, i got also xposed running, bluetooth music play was little stuttering, and you cant fix high definition lag yet, so not worth for me
El Solido said:
I know i tried other camera again unstable camera, sometimes works without issues, sometimes its ****, i got also xposed running, bluetooth music play was little stuttering, and you cant fix high definition lag yet, so not worth for me
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Mine stutters a bit but not too bad. I removed the camera and then flashed the s6 edge camera instead of the s6 and it improved a fair bit. Luckily I do not use Bluetooth audio so in my case only recording videos has a bug still and its not a deal breaker as I walk around with my s6 e+ as my surfing and calls device and my s7 is my music and gaming device. So for me I just record with s7 if I need video while I try to fix it. Once I figure it out I will share the details.
godkingofcanada said:
Mine stutters a bit but not too bad. I removed the camera and then flashed the s6 edge camera instead of the s6 and it improved a fair bit. Luckily I do not use Bluetooth audio so in my case only recording videos has a bug still and its not a deal breaker as I walk around with my s6 e+ as my surfing and calls device and my s7 is my music and gaming device. So for me I just record with s7 if I need video while I try to fix it. Once I figure it out I will share the details.
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If its your second device then it can be used, but as primary device rom is not stable enough.
Error logs for camera.
Logs
I'm not an expert but this seems to be a Java runtime error. I have to really get down to the core and look now. The only time I encounter an error with parsing an int is when the syntax is wrong, like trying to parse an invalid type to an int. I'm starting to believe I'm going to need to remove all traces of the camera from the droid 100% and try flashing zips from different models until it works. Or sit down with eclipse and go through line by line and solve the exceptions Java is throwing.
El Solido said:
If its your second device then it can be used, but as primary device rom is not stable enough.
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I got HD working for photos and videos but now the video frame freezes like its a photo and only audio records. Argh
OK I got it. If you edit the settings in the native app and drop video recording from 4k to 1080 it improves a lot. And open camera from the play store looks / sounds a bit better for video. I can now record videos in HD and its not choppy or laggy. VoIP is also working. Besides the Bluetooth issue that you mentioned which I can not test to troubleshoot I don't know of any remaining issues. Have you tried removing Bluetooth drives and files reinstalling it?
Bluetooth-audio doesn't work on my SM-G928F. NFC, WiFi-Direct and AndroidBeam are also not working.
DGB100 said:
Bluetooth-audio doesn't work on my SM-G928F. NFC, WiFi-Direct and AndroidBeam are also not working.
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Yeah because you install remove nfc zip so ofcourse, and who use nfc anyway
DGB100 said:
Bluetooth-audio doesn't work on my SM-G928F. NFC, WiFi-Direct and AndroidBeam are also not working.
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Have you tried not removing the NFC and seeing if it boots?
So the pre installed camera works on and off due to runtime errors and conflicts stemming from Exynos camera3. The files are named camera 2 but logcat shows camera 3. I tried cyanogen but I get the error that it can't find media recorder. I'm going to try installing media recorder and seeing if it works with the cyanogen camera. Fingers crossed
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If its your second device then it can be used, but as primary device rom is not stable enough.
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I'm hearing camera 2 API is not fully supported on the s6 devices. This could be the issue. However if I am correct that sucks. Because I can not just swap API. I would have to talk to the dev and he or I would have to reduild the ROM using media recorder API if that's possible in Oreo. I assume it would still work despite being depreciated by Google and it's java.
Hi,
on toengel.net I currently find no explicit reference. So here - where do I get the already circulating Android8 update for the 2018 series? I still have the last German official TPM171E_105.1.2.84 for 7303, 7363, 7373, 7383, 7393, 7503, 7803, 8303, 8503, OLED803, OLED903 installed. Google does not really help till the 5th page i give up if only announcements are to be found from Germany.
Philips itself has already updated the latest product sheets and officially reveals Oreo.
OK - found out that the 2018 TVs produced in 2019 have Android 8 right out of the box. Update will come in nearest future. Has anyone a leak of the 2018 Models Android 8 used in the 2019 produced TVs?
i also bought a 55pus7303 and i am waiting for the android 8.0.... but no news in sight. Lets hope it comes asap anyway the 7.0 is pretty stable. i m pretty impressed by how good is the tv for this price.
Hi,
really soon....
[email protected]
Where is this update? I have 803 and was promised beginning of january.. the software currently on this tv is rubbish
Hi,
you can deactivate the Philips Collection in the meantime... this will improve the HOME performance... https://toengel.net/philipsblog/201...m-android-tv-homescreen-ausblenden-entfernen/
[email protected]
Thanks for the tip, but it hasnt really made a difference.. for a tv that is this expensive the software should be much, much better
I agree the software so far is not good enough for the hardware
My wifi keeps turning off (have to power cycle for it to return) not good when power switch behind tv. Tried .75 and .84 firmware. Was hoping to find some adb commands to make it stay. no luck so far
Also this translated link of toengal works better for me https://translate.google.com/transl...-homescreen-ausblenden-entfernen/&prev=search
Hi all, Got an 7303 model 43" currently downloading update via tv update not android update
Yours Ever faithful Servant
Grassden32
Ps Rebooting tv!!
Hi,
correct: https://toengel.net/philipsblog/201...vs-mit-android-tv-8-oreo-tpm171e-107-0-222-1/
[email protected]
Installed 8.0 last night. Works better. The home interface is much better in my opinion
Where is this update? Does phillips even know?
Toengel said:
Hi,
correct: https://toengel.net/philipsblog/201...vs-mit-android-tv-8-oreo-tpm171e-107-0-222-1/
[email protected]
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Is this oficial? Let's wait for OTA update then.
So everyone is happy with the wifi turning off automatically? and not being able to turn it on without a hard switch off from the power socket - seriously this is a major issue that has been ignored and all my network connected devices that i want to link are affected - this is not right
Gogolakis said:
i also bought a 55pus7303 and i am waiting for the android 8.0.... but no news in sight. Lets hope it comes asap anyway the 7.0 is pretty stable. i m pretty impressed by how good is the tv for this price.
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I have had the opposite experience with my 43pus7303 on both Nougat and Oreo. There is lag and stutters of Android all around the system. Even the animation when switching cable channels lags. Scrolling channels menu stutters and even the volume up or down isn't in real time.
zanziok said:
I have had the opposite experience with my 43pus7303 on both Nougat and Oreo. There is lag and stutters of Android all around the system. Even the animation when switching cable channels lags. Scrolling channels menu stutters and even the volume up or down isn't in real time.
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There is lag for sure. I also experience it...but I haven't yet seen a really fluid TV because you don't really need it. I use my TV for kodi netflix YouTube and being a PC monitor...and at this pricetag it's perfect
Toengel said:
Hi,
really soon....
[email protected]
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Hi Toengel, I have the Philips 50PUT7303/56 model, which is basically the pus7303 but UAE model. Any idea when we might get the OREO update?
The latest update we have is the TPM171E_105.001.044.009 from December 2018.
Thanks.
After the android tv 8 oreo for tpm171e update, HBO GO is not working anymore!
"Playback error occurred, please try again. (5.1)" is displayed when I try to play any of the episodes or film ....
Options: Retry or Back. If I choose Retry, the appis blocking the TV and I have to switch of/on the tv...
Tried to reinstall, uninstall/reinstall the app.. no luck..
Cleared android and app cache.. no luck!
restarted android... no luck!
I CAN NOT VIEW GAME OF THRONES!!!
Any suggestions?
Hi rgabi88, Is there any solution regarding your problem?
Thanks, Laszlo
I have done a stupid mistake to upgrade my firmware to latest version.
My TV is 55PUS7303/12, now i have version TPM171E_R.107.001.038.000.
I just don't like the Home screen, and now headset volume is controled separatelly from settings menu, before the update the volume was sort of master volume, also for tv speakers, and for headset.
I downloaded previous firmware from toengel.net/philipsblog/firmware-archiv/, but it seems I can't downgrade, the tv says it's older than the installed one.
The file that I got is named autorun-TPM171E_R.107.000.239.004
Do you guys have any idea ?
Hey guys,
I am new to the Android TV scene so bear with me.
Recently bought TCL C6 TV. It updated yesterday to Android Oreo but the Color accuracy especially in HDR has fallen considerably, constant dimming of backlight for no reason and not to mention low volume for some reason (I have to keep it around 80-90 to be audible, the lows are very lows).
So I am looking for a downgrade file fit for my TV. It's current version is V8-T658T01-LF1V534
I am a tech savvy person so if there are any technical suggestions, I'd be happy to listen to them as well since I know my way around Android and accessing my TVs Factory (Service) Menu
If there's a better suggestion than downgrading or maybe upgrading to the latest version (Android 9), that will be super!
Cheers
P.S: I scoured the Forum but couldn't find what I was looking for so posting this. Apologies if it's a repetitive post, in which case, you can point me to the relevant post
Ok, on further investigation, I have found out that Dolby Digital 5.1 is not working which might be the issue with the low volume on audio, at least
Checked it with The Last of Us 2. Previously, it had 5.1 in the game's Options available. Not anymore. It only says Television (2 Channel) now
Hi,
I am having the same issues as you mentioned on my TCL L55C6US. When viewing HDR content on Netflix or from My PS4 Pro the back light constantly brightens and dims in a very noticeable way which wasn't the case previously. I found a link with multiple versions from the Australian TCL support website.
support.tclelectronics.com.au/software-version
You mentioned you were on V534 and still facing this issue. I am currently on v549 and also facing similar problems. So it seems that they haven't actually fixed it. I don't mind downgrading to a lower version if it means having more consistent HDR performance. However I'm not sure which version among these will give me what I am looking for..
Do you know which was the last update that works well? If not then I probably will have to downgrade to the lowest version (v364).
dwayne27894 said:
Hi,
I am having the same issues as you mentioned on my TCL L55C6US. When viewing HDR content on Netflix or from My PS4 Pro the back light constantly brightens and dims in a very noticeable way which wasn't the case previously. I found a link with multiple versions from the Australian TCL support website.
support.tclelectronics.com.au/software-version
You mentioned you were on V534 and still facing this issue. I am currently on v549 and also facing similar problems. So it seems that they haven't actually fixed it. I don't mind downgrading to a lower version if it means having more consistent HDR performance. However I'm not sure which version among these will give me what I am looking for..
Do you know which was the last update that works well? If not then I probably will have to downgrade to the lowest version (v364).
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Hey!
So apparently I needed ZIP update files to upgrade, of which I used v551 downloaded from here (Use the v551 link shared by this poster)
Been using it for couple of days now and the backlight issue has somewhat subsided. Maybe you can try it as well and share your experience here. Don't forget to Shop Reset the TV (from the Factory/Service Menu) once the update is installed.
I have not tried downgrading as Android is a bit messy with downgrading and I don't want to experiment with a newly bought TV, bootloops, bricking and all
Hussain_Ali said:
Hey!
So apparently I needed ZIP update files to upgrade, of which I used v551 downloaded from here (Use the v551 link shared by this poster)
Been using it for couple of days now and the backlight issue has somewhat subsided. Maybe you can try it as well and share your experience here. Don't forget to Shop Reset the TV (from the Factory/Service Menu) once the update is installed.
I have not tried downgrading as Android is a bit messy with downgrading and I don't want to experiment with a newly bought TV, bootloops, bricking and all
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Thanks a lot. This update seems to fix the most annoying issue regarding the HDR. No more sudden brightening and dimming of the backlight.
TCL needs to make the firmware for all Android models more easily accessible and uniform across all regions. It seemed to me that the Australian firmware wasn't the best fit for my C6 even tho they sell the same model in Australia and Europe (with a different model number)
Regarding the sound I still do not see the option for Dolby in the menu like I used to when I first got the TV but it works alright and I don't really see any real or annoying issues with it.
Hdr videos on youtube are washed out after upgraded to latest v568..plzz help
MT58.....V8-T658T01-LF1V5xx...OTA
V542
V549
V562
V566
V567
V568
V569
V570
V571
V572
V573
V574
V575
stasiof said:
MT58.....V8-T658T01-LF1V5xx...
V542
V549
V562
V566
V567
V568
V569
V570
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Which version is good for picture quality ..v570 good for hdr?.thanks
Is it possible to flash rom from other region
I dont have this TV model.
Only giving links to firmware and V570 is latest.
Magneto485 said:
Is it possible to flash rom from other region
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Every firmware is same, only TCL server different.
So NO "other region".
Edit:
TCL had 3 servers....
as- eu- na
V570 from eu server.....
http://eu-update.cedock.com/apps/resource2/V8T658T01/V8-T658T01-LF1V570/FOTA-OTA/V8-T658T01-LF1V570.zip
stasiof said:
Every firmware is same, only TCL server different.
So NO "other region".
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ok i will try v570..thanks
Just found MT58 latest test pkg file......R868 dated Dec 23, 2020
http://celesw.tcl.com/CSEU%20TV%20SW/MT58/Test%20SW/MT58%20R868/MT58%20R868_PKG_Update.zip
stasiof said:
Just found MT58 latest test pkg file......R868 dated Dec 23, 2020
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If anyone tries this test firmware I'd be interested in your experience
Hi all I just updated r868 on my 85p8m in Australia.
I had to unzip to PKG file on root of USB drive formatted to fat32, power off tv with remote fully then power on with button on the tv itself and hold it down.
Update took about 10 mins.
Before and after firmware attached.
Quick notes.
Initial setup process worked much better when setting up from phone. Even got a suggested apps screen I had never seen before.
Google Play store updated quickly but apps take a long time to update all, this has happened with all firmwares I have tried.
Amazon Prime app not available as always so I'll update from apk instead using Aptoide.
opelcalibra said:
Hi all I just updated r868 on my 85p8m in Australia.
I had to unzip to PKG file on root of USB drive formatted to fat32, power off tv with remote fully then power on with button on the tv itself and hold it down.
Update took about 10 mins.
Before and after firmware attached.
Quick notes.
Initial setup process worked much better when setting up from phone. Even got a suggested apps screen I had never seen before.
Google Play store updated quickly but apps take a long time to update all, this has happened with all firmwares I have tried.
Amazon Prime app not available as always so I'll update from apk instead using Aptoide.
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Is R868 stable version
Magneto485 said:
Is R868 stable version
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I tried man in the high castle on Amazon prime which used to have major HDR issues and it was perfect.
Stan and Netflix working well.
After 4 hours so far so good
opelcalibra said:
I tried man in the high castle on Amazon prime which used to have major HDR issues and it was perfect.
Stan and Netflix working well.
After 4 hours so far so good
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Have u tried youtube hdr videos?
Added versions V571 and V572 in post #7.
Magneto485 said:
Have u tried youtube hdr videos?
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I tired the HDR channel on YouTube.
Videos look great but don't trigger HDR mode on the tv.
Xbox is great with HDR