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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisjaffe:
I've got the same question. And I don't mean what other player can I download to play movies. I mean what format can I encode videos in to get them to play in the native player. I did find the article below. I have tried each of these formats with no luck. Anyone know why Android can't play a movie out of the box?

http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html

And I also tired MoboPlayer with no luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] noobdeagle:
pretty much if you use a baseline .mp4 format you will be fine

basically:

h.264 video

LC-AAC audio

no CABAC

and you should be fine up to 1080p these settings work on all my android devices

just set mpeg 4 level 4 and it should take care of it by itself
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisjaffe:
Thanks noobdeagle,

I have tired those settings on several encoders (handbrake, Adobe Media Encoder, Magic DVD ripper) and still no success. What software are you using to encode? and have you tried the movies on the galaxy nexus? Because I have never had a problem on any other Android devices. Just this one.

cj
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilbur-force:
gave up re-encoding videos.

vplayer has played everything ive thrown at it so far. the built in movie player seems very limited.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisjaffe:
I appreciate the feedback but I have two problems with this particular advice.

1 - Have you seen the permissions for that player? Why would a video player need access to my "Phone calls - Read phone status and identity" and "Your personal information - Read sensitive log data"? Really?

2 - Why the hell can't this phone play videos out of the box. <rant>I have, as I suspect a lot of us here do, a fair few friends that I would call iPhone fanboys. One of the biggest gripes I always hear about android is that every time you run into a problem on Android is the best answer is to root your phone and install cyanogen, or go get xxxx app and that will take care of it, or you should have bought this phone instead. So I get this phone and think that finally Android is going to hit the main stream and I can't even play a movie. WTF!</rant>

Like I said, I appreciate the feedback but I am still looking for a way to play a video in the default video player.

cj
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] noobdeagle:
no i have not tried on a galaxy nexus yet as that one week delay sim free means i wont be able to have mine in my hands untill at least next week :\,

i use mediacoder to encode videos, cant speak for the GN but ive used it for my xoom, nexus S, desire hd, htc legend and SGS 2 in the past (however SGS2 supported all codecs quite nicely anyway)

according to the android dev site the supported video list hasnt changed so this is quite strange.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisjaffe:
Thanks for the info. I will seek out and try mediacoder.

FYI...I got my GN SIM free from Phones 4U. It was not easy though. I went in to a few stores before finding one that would sell it to me SIM free. And I think that I happened upon the manager at the store that did sell it to me. What makes it even better is that I am in the UK on business for a few months and so I can get the VAT back on my way out. Which makes it nearly 90 quid cheaper.

Thanks again,

cj
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisjaffe:
seems as if media coder works. Though that is one complicated program. You could get lost in those settings for days.

Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] animaleyes76:
Format factory works and it's easy as to use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrisjaffe:
Format factory does seem to work and is a little easier to use. Thanks. And just in time too because Mediacoder was having some trouble iwth a few of the vids I had.

cj
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmies78:
Hi,

My phone took a quick swim, so I pulled it out of the bath took the battery out as quick as I could. I then took the phone apart to help the drying process.....all good

Let it dry for two days and put it back together......Now the problem

Basically the phone boots up but says the battery is empty and I get the critical batt level message and after 20 seconds it shuts down...during the 20 or so seconds the phone works normally. When I pull in my charger (with the phone off) I get the 100% battery icon but am unable to turn the phone on. If I plug the charger in as the phone is booting, I get the charging icon in the top right......but it still shuts itself down.

When it shuts down it is with the Galaxy sII splash screen....not a straight shut down like it has absolutely no power

To me this looks like a software problem - but was wondering if any of you guys could help

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seifer1975:
Try with another battery?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmies78:
.....forgot to add that I have tested the battery in another phone and all is ok - and have tried a known working battery in my phone......same with either battery so I can rule that out
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] electric0ant:
Hi

does anyone have an issue with the earpiece crackling when the volume is highest during a call?

I seem to find its more evident when calling the automated lines for Vodafone or O2 not sure about the other networks as I don't have sims.

Just wanted to know if it is just that the volume is too high or i have a faulty earpiece.

thanks

can an admin put a [Q] on my thread title please, i did put it there but its gone, just don't want to be accused of breaking the rules.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Try turning turning volume down a notch or two. If its gone, its the phone. If its still evident at non max volume you have a bad earpiece.

I invented cyberspace. You're trespassing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] electric0ant:
Yeah the crackling is gone if i take the volume down two steps, so its just that at max volume its just too loud?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pukemon:
Probably. The atrix crackles distorts at full volume across all features. The recommended solution is one notch below full volume. Good thing about the atrix though is one notch below volume is still plenty loud.

I invented cyberspace. You're trespassing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdoppie:
hey guys,

a week ago my little sister dropped my galaxy s and the glass was broken so i orderd a new screen+digitizer+small parts and assembled it.

it all went well but i noticed that i'm having a very bad signal.

even at my school (where i normaly have full signal) i just had 1 stripe...

does anyone know how i can fix this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nwsk:
Maybe you moved the antenna or something. If you open the battery cover, it's the top right side, the strip next to the sim card and speaker.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fitzpasd:
So I got the dreaded "network unavailable" problem, and after hours of searching and flashing different ROMs there doesn't seem to be an easy way to fix this issue (seems to be an IMEI issue and none of the suggested fixes has helped). I want to now restore the phone to out of box condition so I can send it to Samsung with warranty intact.

It is now unrooted (previously had CM7 installed when the problem first arose), but the build number is now "VillainRom 1.0" after my numerous flashing of ROMs (returned to stock, got a boot loop, went to VillainRom, then tried to go back to a stock). Will the phone suffice as is, or do I have to flash another ROM? If so please state which, perhaps my carrier ROM (O2 Ireland).

Baseband: I9100DDKE2

Kernal: 2.6.35.7-I9100DXKH2-CL483911 root@DELL138#2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fitzpasd:
Solved.

For anyone stumbling along to this thread in the future with a similar problem - I simply flashed a stock carrier ROM and that restored the Build Number, Kernel and Baseband
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iceangel1980:
what about custom rom flash counter?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squidkhaw:
Buy the USB jig from Ebay

Sent from my Overpowered 1.8GHz Samsung Galaxy S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hughfollett:
I think you need to flash a full wipe stock rom with odin... The rom has to be made up of three files and then, after flash, you'll have a cleaned phone...
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DMax99:
hi guys,

just flashed to this ROM, with the instruction of flashing the amss and dsp1.

but when I reboot into the new ROM....the sim card is not being recognized...and the phone says "the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again?

Help please!
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsk3e:
Chances are you flashed the wrong fastboot files. Double check them and reflash.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DMax99:
It worked after I did a factory reset :)
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G Review

"Bringing mobile smartphone gaming out of the touch-screen ghetto has never been better!"

The review's done, but I'm sure some tweaks could be made before it's truly complete.

Tell me what'cha think! Feel free to let me know if there's any extremely crucial things I neglected to mention.
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
I think you've been overly enthusiastic. You've failed to mention some shortcomings which may be important:

1) The device is meant to play games, but acquiring them is not something necessarily automatic. Gameloft, EA and others have been getting away with redirecting the user to their own stores and complicating the buying experience needlessly. And let's not forget the puny internal memory. The device is meant to play games, and the user is not supposed to go to XDA and find his hacks. Another jack-of-all-trades like the Samsung Galaxy S does have a lot of internal storage.

2) The device is meant to play PSX games (or so says Sony), but more than 6 months after it's out, there are none of those games for Verizon users and there are 6 (six, sechs, seis) games for the international ones. Let's not forget the absence of two shoulder buttons either. That shows that Sony wasn't taking the device seriously as for its retro-gaming experience.

3) The buttons were all designed and placed by a drugged monkey throwing darts at a drawing. The power button, which you actually should be able to access without looking at the device, is etched in, making it hard to find. And to make matters worse, the LED which is supposed to NOTIFY you of things is practically invisible, located there. The volume buttons are hard to press and barely indistinguishable. Did I mention you should be able to locate and distinguish them in the dark too, as you may be actually listening to music on your device?

The Play has the virtue of being a very lovable device: once you actually grab it, it's what you say, the jack-of-all-trades that many of us gamers have been dreaming of since we were little. Plus, the software side is good and it's been improving with time. Once it gets phased out with time we will fondly remember it and probably keep playing games on it because it plays them so flawlessly, and it will probably last us a lot of time because it does everything quite well. However, you need to spend time with it to know its beauties and get over its quirks. None of that is needed with the good old Galaxy S2, with its freaking gorgeous supercolored screen and its huge size and its super-fast everything.

Here is a six-month review which you may have read already, made by the great XperiaBlog team: http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/10/11/xperia-play-six-month-review/ As you can see, they're mostly in agreement with you, but there are other things to consider aside of how well it plays games and how all-around nice it is.
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
I can see how the general point of me being overly enthusiastic could be true because I am enthusiastic about it... but I most certainly did mention the puny 400MB memory (twice, by mistake - making one mention sound totally out of place) as well as the notification light (which I also re-iterated a number of times).

The PSX emulation is a good point, but without PS Suite even being here, I have nothing to judge except that "filler" PlayStation Pocket app that not every R800 version has/can use. I could state the lack of PS Suite, but that's along the same lines as judging an unborn child for not ensuring the future of a family's business.

BTW, the lack of 2 triggers has already been accounted for... I'm sure you've seen the option of putting L2/R2 on the screen that PlayStation Pocket has (very effective IMO) and probably just didn't remember though.

Market division is also a good point - but that's not really something I can blame on the Xperia PLAY. It's EA and Gameloft's decision to fragment the market and that applies to all Android devices that can play their games. If anything, bringing that up would easily turn into a pro instead of a con since Xperia PLAY's Game Launcher congregates all that into one so that getting to the external markets is made just a bit simpler.

Still though, good stuff... I already have some ideas for changes.
[Xperia Play General] enerp8:
Just a small correction, in Europe there are 10 (ten, zehn, dez) PSX games available:

Cool Boarder 2

Destruction Derby

Jumping Flash

MediEvil

Syphon Filter

Kula World

Everybody's Golf 2

Jet Rider

Syphon Filter 3

WipEout

;)
[Xperia Play General] shiftylock:
Excellent review! I'm glad you recognized how awesome this phone is, but I feel like the GPS should have been more prominent. I mean, the Xperia Play has the best in-phone GPS I've ever used. I get a lock within seconds.

Once again great job on the review!
[Xperia Play General] gertman:
Two more quick things it seems, everyone else left off as shortcomings:

1. Finger prints on the screen: I had a Droid 1, wife has a Droid2 and 3 AND my Xperia seems to be the worst when it comes to fingerprints by far. I remember reading some early review a while back that also said the same thing. It seems the glass is missing some coating?

2. The 4 Android buttons do NOT light up!! :mad::mad:

I still think this is horrible and can't believe Sony let this one leave the factory like this. AND to top things off, the buttons are placed next too each other. So in the dark NOT only can you not tell what button is which, u can't even see where one button starts and the other ends.

Yes, otherwise the review was very nice and I really need to check out that "hack" to move more apps to the SD card. The 400mb is another ridiculous thing.

PS: My last big dig is this one:

I love my phone as I assume all of you Xperia Play users do. BUT one of my biggest fears is that there is no follow-up.....where dose that leave us? The people that clearly love to be able to play games on our phones with physical buttons. Carrying around our old, deactivated (as a cell phone) WiFi only Xperia Play to use to play games. :( I really think Sony had something here but definitely fouled it up. From coming out in the US and the world 3 to 6 months later than it should to poor marketing to, still in my opinion, few games. Honestly, I still can not believe how big of a sales disappointment this phone has become. I was really expecting this phone to take off!!! It really had a niche and not just another iPhone wannabee copy. If you disagree I ask you two questions:

1. Have you ever actually seen/ met in person anyone else who has one?

2. Not every Verizon store carried the phone even when it was newer. (This was back in July)

Sad, I know.....
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
I haven't had a chance to read any of the reviews yet, but did anyone note that the buttons are way too hard to press without activating something on the screen due to the very small gap? I installed an Otterbox Commuter case which puts a ridge around the bottom so now it's almost impossible for me to press a key without also tapping on the screen. It was already difficult enough without the case but you could at least take note and be careful. Now I keep accidentally deleting email and such while I'm DELIBERATELY trying to avoid touching the screen! :mad:
[Xperia Play General] The Alpha Gamer:
I don't know what some of you are complaining about tbh, the only problem with the buttons is why did they bother putting a search button on it? Who actualy uses the search button?

And the fingerprint thing, I don't know if it's all models, but you realise there's a screen protector on it, right?

The only problem I haven't seen mentioned is the auto-rotate is abit to eager for a phone that big. Using it one handed and trying to press something on the left side of the screen often ends with the whole thing rotating when I don't want it to.
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
Thanks! And now that you mention it, the GPS is quite a bit snappier than it is on any other device I've used... then again, only ones I've used are the Xperia X10, my dad's Archos 500GB and my bro's Motorola Atrix.

It's made even a bit better because the original FW's had some serious connection issues. I had WiFi and GPS connection issues all the time, but 2.3.4 seems to just make everything absolutely badass.

I notice that a bit too when trying to browse the net in bed. Sounds a bit nitpicky and it definitely isn't a dealbreaker, but just for the sake of my review not being just raw, unstoppable praise, I might find some way to work that in :p

I do :p

It's a bit easier for me when searching the market, it quickly leads you to the "Xperia PLAY Optimized" search results of the market when you're in the Xperia PLAY Game Launcher, and you can tie a long-press function to it (if you're one of the people who care about stuff like voice controlling your phone while driving with Vlingo).
[Xperia Play General] TheCraig:
the Xperia play has its flaws, but I personally love the device and it will last me another year before I invest in newer devices.
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
At the rate it's getting games, I'm definitely gonna be interested more than a year :)

I was originally gonna go for raw power, but now that I have this phone in a place where I can measure and compare against my friends that have the Atrix, EVO 3D and Galaxy S2... Xperia PLAY, with it's Adreno-accelerated single-core is running Dead Space and Samurai II: Vengeance just as smoothly as the *top-tier* phones. Sorta makes me wonder what the point of all that power is.
[Xperia Play General] TheCraig:
Yeah I remember in July/August it had about half the games it has right now, Gameloft are optimizing one of their games at least once a month now, Xperia play is almost a year old and only now its getting good games.
[Xperia Play General] ministroni:
I use long pressing on the search button to pull up Quickdesk which I really like for multitasking.

You're right that I don't use the search button for anything else, but that's why it's a perfect shortcut key for Quickdesk. I would be sad if there was no search button :(
[Xperia Play General] Erikwithafro:
Totally read this title as "After 5 MINUTES of ownership..." Hahaha. Oops! Anyway, I think anyone who has an Xplay loves the crap out of it. It's a shame more people aren't picking it up, it's truly the ultimate device, even if just for the emulator/gamepad duo amazingness alone! I love this phone so dang much.
[Xperia Play General] CZroe:
OK, so I've now read your real-world usage reviews and I have to ask: Did neither of you guys notice the complete lack of a timer or notes application?

With no prior Android experience and coming from the perspective as a long-time iOS user who is also very critical of iOS, I considered it a shortcoming of Android to have no base functionality to compare to such basic tasks for a smartphone.

Now, what's with the lack of features that they promote on their website? They once promoted a 3D Panorama image capture function but they killed it for some reason and edited it out of the feature list online. I suspect that this is due to the faulty/erratic motion sensor problems. I noticed last week on the same feature list that they were still promoting a screen capture tool activated by the power button when, even after updating, there was no such function. After mentioning it on their forums, there is now a "To enjoy this feature, you may need to update your phone software." message under it and another feature that isn't there yet even with the most current update: Gesture input function. The Verizon version has that message on an additional feature: The front facing camera with various video chat support.

I also find some of the "optimized" games have TERRIBLE default controls for it. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a good example. Download the demo and just try aiming with the virtual analog sticks and you'll right back to using the infinitely-better touch screen in disgust. Perhaps some mention could be made of it? Shadowgun isn't much better. :(

That's what tells me that there must be something seriously wrong with mine. :(

Everything I did would hang, FC, crash, or chug. Even emulators were a problem. I just exchanged it so we'll see how things go.
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
You see, you have been a victim of AT&T, and of poor marketing. We R800i owners have screenshots, a proper front-facing camera and so on. No 3D panorama, of course, we didn't expect it with our crappy camera.

By the way, the lack of a default timer and notes app (among others which ch are natively offered in iOS) is something paradigmatic. It means that you can download them yourself. If you have seen some Android forums, you may have found many people who are developing ROMs and content which wipes most of the phone's default applications. People don't necessarily value what comes with the phone.
[Xperia Play General] Techdread:
Nice review the play is getting better with all the new games.

SE have also supported their whole XPERIA line extremely well I say they have come from being the worst to the best .

Don't worry anout some of the critics of your review no phone is perfect, this is a very good first attempt at a gaming SmartPhone. Lets hope SE make a sequel.
[Xperia Play General] maddog00:
Hehe, I actually use it for Auto Rotate Switch off app. I find the Xplay to rotate way too often if I tilt it just a little bit. Gets annoying at times.
[Xperia Play General] yyz71:
Oh god I love my play so much. I thought about getting the galaxy nexus!! But no SD card slot no dice I have a 32 gb card won't let it collect dust.
[Xperia Play General] CrimsonKnight13:
Can anyone confirm that its possible to purchases these if you change the market's region or are will still stuck with it recognizing US hardware revisions?
[Xperia Play General] Erikwithafro:
Wow there must be something wrong then, because I'm having no qualms in any way with mine. And the issues about the notepad and timer are so insignificant compared to all the other amazing things you can do with this phone. Let us know how the new one treats you. If you have the same reaction, then I will be baffled. Never talked with a Xplay owner that didn't love their device...
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
I would disagree about Battlefield 2 being a part of this, but that statement is definitely true about some games.

Splinter Cell Conviction is the best example IMO. The problem is though; that's not the fault of the Xperia PLAY... EA already proved without a doubt that shooter aiming controls can be better than any touch screen alternative with Dead space, therefore any mediocrity thereafter is the developing team's own incompetence.

It's not quite logical to dismiss the OOTB presence of something that can be grabbed off the market in mere moments. While apps like "Stopwatch & Timer" or InkPad are useful, if they were forced then people would just complain about bloatware they can't delete or move to SD...

I like how it's approached as-is; give us the option, not an obligation.
[Xperia Play General] Nextron:
Maybe the jack on the side, the LED diode on the power button and the volume rocker are not the best placements, but keep the drunk monkey for youself (you pr!ck) - It was designed by the creators of the holy Dualshock. Dual motherf**kin shock! (PS3 controler!!!) And where would you place the volume buttons? Haey, heard about triggers?