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[Android Apps and Games] djsubtronic:
Great app, here are a few observations:

- When viewing a video and press the home key (to play in background) no notification appears, but if viewing a video and I tap another notification from the drawer, the Viral notification will show up when the other app opens

- Sometimes when returning to the video after it played in the background, it goes blank and stops, also showing incorrect video length (usually something like 500+ minutes)

- From the initial screen when the three dot menu is clicked, the menu opens with one blank item and nothing else. Clicking that blank item then opens the menu

- When sharing a video, it will sometimes include the YouTube title along with the link, but other times it will only show the link - couldn't figure out a pattern to this

Other than these minor annoyances, the app is brilliant. Any plans to add uploading capabilities as well?
[Android Apps and Games] medkhz:
Backgrounding problem on galaxy s4

Hello everybody. I have been using Viral on my Samsung Galaxy s4 i9500 for quite a while now and I must say that I love this app, I see it as an efficient alternative for the original google app. But to be franc, the main reason I downloaded the app in the first place is for the ability to stream videos in the background. I noticed that nobody has the same problem as myself so I posted here hoping that you will help me to find a solution. When I go out of the application while streaming a video it will stay in the notification bar but it does not play, even if I press start pause multiple times. At the beginning I thought there was a problem with the app itself so I went ahead and downloaded another app supposed to do the same thing and I encountered the same problem. Is there a problem with the backgrounding on the gs4 that I'm not aware of? Is there a setting somewhere that I forgot to customize? Please help me and again thank you for this application. Sorry for my English it's not my native language. Greetings from Tunisia.
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
You must turn on "hardware acceleration" in Viral's settings.
[Android Apps and Games] medkhz:
Nope it didn't change anything
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
Kill the app or reboot and try again.
[Android Apps and Games] medkhz:
I killed the app then rebooted my phone but it didn't change anything...
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
Hmm.. . I don't know what else to tell you. If you turned on hardware acceleration and rebooted, Viral should now be playing videos in the background. The hardware acceleration option was added for those of us on a Samsung device because Samsung changed something in their implementation of Android 4.3 which initially broke the background play functionality. Viral now plays perfectly on my Samsung Galaxy S3.
[Android Apps and Games] medkhz:
Thanks anyway for your quick replies and for trying to help. I have a Galaxy Note 3 as well and the background play fonctionality is working perfectly on it. My friend's gs4 (i9500) in the other hand has the same problem as mine...
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
You're welcome. I'm sorry I can't help you further. I hope you get it working.
[Android Apps and Games] PLUG313:
kinda sad that there's no 1080p... hope you find a solution soon, maybe there's a way to download both the audio and video at the same time and play them also at the same time?

awesome app anyway, purchased pro :) keep it up
[Android Apps and Games] Hyflex:
I can't get this to work on my nexus 4 running paranoid Android every time I go to play a video it starts to load then crashes.

I've tried hardware acceleration on and off
[Android Apps and Games] ayoubij:
Everytime i play a video and hide it on notification drawer (sound only) then if i click on it notification, it FC and close. How to fix this?
[Android Apps and Games] Maxr1998:
Since I switched to a custom rom and then reinstalled Viral from PlayStore, I cannot save videos offline, there simply isn't a menu...neither in the menu of the video nor in the navigation drawer.
[Android Apps and Games] Ellobo24:
Can somebody tell the development for this app, that it needs update..i paid for the pro, and in my Nexus 7 still lagging.
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
Playlists doesn't work anymore (app crashes when I try to start one).

It doesn't matter if I try to start my own or from a YouTube channel.

The preview picture also don't show up for them.
[Android Apps and Games] PLUG313:
just saying

I purchased pro and I love the app to death

but it's still very buggy and there's no 1080p or 480p

love it though, so much I even deleted the official YouTube app, and I hope this app improves in the future!

thanks for your work.
[Android Apps and Games] AllEyezOnMe:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
The newest update broke the app for me.

I can start the app but the video list doesn't load and I can't do much besides changing settings and playing a bit with the menu.

I've deleted the data/cache but it's still broken.
[Android Apps and Games] Ed V:
No problems here on my N7, the app works great like always :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
Tested the app after deleting the data twice and voila, the videos appear in the list but the app have way to many bugs.

It crashes when I try to open a YouTube channel from the subscription lidt or my liked videos and when I change thumbnail settings to 'small black card' the videos won't show up.
[Android Apps and Games] Soldier 2.0:
For those having problems on latest update, try resetting your theme.
[Android Apps and Games] vindmc:
The last update makes the app crash for me. I can open the app, but when I tap a thumbnail it crashes.

I have a Note 2 with a 4.4.2 AOSP rom.
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
The dev said I should share this with many people as possible https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112186798528436559951
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
Is that beta only for the Pro version? For the free version the date shows as March 19, 2014 even after joining the beta.
[Android Apps and Games] Maxr1998:
Wow! The new UI is really great! But sometimes it's a bit difficult to reach the buttons on the video minimized bar..
[Android Apps and Games] St3ve32:
I personally love the new GUI! Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] jacknicholson:
Can anyone confirm if their Subscription page thumbnails are being stretched horizontally?

While thumbnails will already appear a mite stretched upon first load, setting the thumbnail quality to 'High' seems to worsen the effect.

I've attempted reseting my UI customizations, removing the Viral folder from my internal storage, and clean installing. This will occur with any card size. Manually adjusting the thumbnail height will not correct it.

This is on my Nexus 5 (4.4.3), with Viral Pro.

Screens:

- Thumbnails set to medium quality

- YouTube (5.6.36) stock app, for reference

That said, the continued dedication to this fine app is tremendous, and I otherwise do quite like the new GUI. Thanks gents!
[Android Apps and Games] lutanica:
Hi,

This is a wonderful app. I have three issues with it though. When used the home button, the video keeps playing in the background but there is no notification to push to get you back to the video.

And the back button: in the options you can set it to ask what to do (play in the background or stop video). But it never asks when the back button is pushed. This happens with Slide player enabled.

Third, when there is video playing in the side player, you shouldn't be able to play another video in a popup at the same time (you do that by pushing the play button in the center of a video thumbnail.
[Android Apps and Games] MicrosoftBug:
Anyone know where to get themes for this app?

Sent from my SM-N900A using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Android Apps and Games] -=Khalifah=-:
Could you please change the thumb up and down to a different color.

Because when I change the background into black, they are hard to see.

And it would be great if you could remove the words "likes and dislikes" and place them with the clickable thumb up and down instead like the official YouTube app.
[Android Apps and Games] eksasol:
Do anyone with the Moto G or X (4.4.3) have issues with the current version 2.4.6. On either phone, with either dalvik or art, I could only launch the app for the first time after it finished downloaded on PlayStore, but it will crash after.
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
Working fine here on a Moto X (XT1053).
[Android Apps and Games] vindmc:
Thanks for the great app. However, I was fiddling around with the UI customization options and it seems that the thumbnail card styles don't work properly. When switching between small, normal and big cards, the size remains the same. I was also trying to make an all black UI, but I don't see any options to change the description background color. Other than that this is my favorite YouTube player by far.

Keep up the good work!:good:
[Android Apps and Games] unixz:
Im getting force close when opening app from app drawer. But It works fine If opened from home screen. Does anyone has this problem? Im using Nexus5.

edit: This happens on app version start from 2.4 and up.
[Android Apps and Games] PoedelPCS:
confirmed..

AND..

searching for a video, looking, then using back button does nothing, doing it again brings me back to the home of the app.. have to search again and scroll down to the last seen video to go ahead.

Still does not show progress bar on Nexus 10..

the grafical framework feels somehow unstable.. worked perfectly with November2013 Update.. too many bugs, glitches.. somehow optiworsed ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Veronezzi:
Used the lite version for just 5 minutes and i loved the app... When i saw it was developed by an XDA user i bought the full version immediately to support the developer for an awnsome app, way better than official YouTube... Keep the good work dude :good:
[Android Apps and Games] jeromyyap:
Nice app! works well. :)
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
Small update, I'm away abroad for good couple months hence not replying here. Can someone test viral with ART? Also does the official YouTube app support 480p and 1080p?

I'll pass on the message to the main dev
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
Read this before http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-youtube-android-options-randomly-show-users/

Also in the viral comments, user said there is 480p and 1080p

Did you test this with a HD video?
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
Well I tried several different videos (I looked up some 1080p videos) but I can't choose a different resolution than this for any other video.

Maybe there is 480p and 1080p but there is not an option on my phone...

---------- Post added at 04:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:18 AM ----------

There is a high probability that people with the newest phone models can choose more resolutions than other models (480p and 1080p).

You probably also have to have the newest version of Android on your phone.

I look up on my friend phone if he has the options on his unmodified S5.
[Android Apps and Games] gigley:
This app is so good that I've stopped using the default YouTube app all together. Thanks for the great app. Aside from the occasional crash there's nothing to complain about.

One short question though, what is the policy of the offline videos. Is it stored somewhere on the device and shareable, or does it self destruct after a little while. I live in the middle east and great Internet speed is not always at hand.

Thanx in advance
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
After reading about a recent Kickstarter failure I found this video promoting it but there is something special about it...

This is the first video where I could change the resolution to 480p.

I tried the other videos (mainly from my subscription) but they still don't have a 480p option.

This is the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIod3ZUBpys
[Android Apps and Games] twan69666:
Just FYI for anyone but I was having the same issues. Turns out if you open it from the play store link, it works (without reinstalling). If you try to use the shortcut in the app drawer, it doesnt work. Some of the settings dont seem to be changing anything either? Im on ART and 4.4.4 so I'd say it's not totally functioning
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
Can you get a logcat?
[Android Apps and Games] juanwini:
Same here but using dalvik. On nexus 5 liquidsmooth 4.4.4 jun 24 build...
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
Thanks you can always donate to help :)
[Android Apps and Games] garysully1986:
Viral popup problem

Hey I was redirected here from Reddit, Hope you can help

I like Viral Popup but it seems to default to a popup screen every video, I have tried to adjust in the settings but it seems to not make a difference, Basically when I click a video I would like it to open in the app and not the pop up wondow, form there I normally would maxmize and not an extended popup view.

Is there a setting I can change to fix this?

Also when I change settings for the home button and go back it does not seem to make a difference. If I press home is there a setting that exits the app without the video playing in the background in popup or anything?

With go back could it go back to the previous screen and have a popup?

Sorry if this has already been asked.

I really hate the default youtube app and usually resort to using chrome for youtube needs, I am on a nexus 7. I would really like a new youtube app.
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
There's an option in settings under preference: how to open video links. Select within app

As for home button, under player control, select home button behavior and then pause video

Let me know how it goes
[Android Apps and Games] aznturtle100:
Same problem here with the SGS3. I'm using the dalvik runtime.
[Android Apps and Games] allard1997:
I have the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus and the normal YouTube app allows me to watch video's in 480p but Viral doesn't have this option. The YouTube app always gets an error in the middle of beginning of a video.

I think it's a little weird that Viral allows me to watch in 720p while 480p is the resolution of my phone. Also when I use 720p the video stops and needs to load a long time before it plays again and sometimes the video won't even play anymore or Viral force closes.

Is there a way for me to get 480p in Viral or will it be implanted in the next update maybe?
[Android Apps and Games] voilsb:
Is there an easily applied "dark" or black theme, or do I have to go in the customization and change every little bit to create my own?
[Android Apps and Games] eksasol:
For people with latest Android and have it keeps crashing whether you're on Dalvik or ART, I figured out how to launch it. If you launch the app from within Playstore it will work.
[Android Apps and Games] IamPro:
Any chance of 1440p for G3 users?
[Android Apps and Games] Pman:
Thanks for the updates since my last post, much appreciated! Only issues I am getting now are the following:

1. Watch Offline Thumbnail style seems to be stuck on "Small White Card" no matter if you change it in the settings

2. If Viral action bar and Nav Drawer are both transparent, the action bar overlays and looks weird

3. Viral doesn't seem to like "Tinted Status Bar" xposed module. The icons always default to black even if I change them to white

The 3 things above occur on all my devices (2 phones, 1 tab).
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
search has stopped working for me as of today
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
Subscription list and searching video doesn't load. Something is wrong but I couldn't fix it the usual way (wipe data/cache).
[Android Apps and Games] vindmc:
I have the same problem. I can watch videos if I open them via Internet link, but nothing loads when I start the app by itself.
[Android Apps and Games] TheGoD:
Same problem here. Let's hope YouTube didn't blocked it...
[Android Apps and Games] rogeriorp:
Same, let us hope it isn't a cockblock indeed and just a minor issue. Will keep track of this thread.
[Android Apps and Games] orangechoochoo:
Same here. Its odd that this problem just cropped up today for all of us.

I cleared cache & data, and reinstalled four times. No dice.
[Android Apps and Games] Afrozilla:
Same probleme here..
[Android Apps and Games] orion2_2006:
Same problem here :(
[Android Apps and Games] feedtheducks:
Which version are you guys using? Mine is working fine right now. Worked fine in the morning too, and yesterday.
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
on the latest version, still not working

I'm using sky uk broadband if that makes a difference
[Android Apps and Games] tonnykstark:
It is really a nice one.

Thanks for such a nice app...
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
it's working again.. awesome
[Android Apps and Games] vindmc:
It's working again.
[Android Apps and Games] orangechoochoo:
Working now too.

The app was not changed so this was a YouTube problem?
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
wow, having to use Google's YouTube app for one day, was like going back in time

it really underlined how superior viral is for every day use
[Android Apps and Games] luxe38:
Very very cool
[Android Apps and Games] TheGoD:
It was working for me 2 hours ago but is not working right now again. Wtf Google!
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
same.. stopped working again
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
What do you all mean it was working then it stopped working?
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
yes, for me it stopped working yesterday. not sure what time but noticed in the afternoon uk time

earlier today, early afternoon time uk, it was working again, but a few hours later it's back to not working

when opening the app the first page loads up, but all searches fail. the multi coloured search bar at the top moves for about a second then stops, which leaves a white screen with a spinning circle in the middle.
[Android Apps and Games] orangechoochoo:
The subscription screen is white, it shows no videos.

When you go to a subscriber's page their upload list is blank.

This happened all day yesterday, worked this morning, didn't work this afternoon, but now mine just started working.
[Android Apps and Games] FXGIO:
Same problem here
[Android Apps and Games] orangechoochoo:
Log cat attached.
[Android Apps and Games] meangreenie:
is working again, hope it holds this time

Google playing about?
[Android Apps and Games] orangechoochoo:
I'm leaning toward saying its the app or YouTube not playing nice with this app because when this app is having this problem I install two other youtube-playing apps and they load all my subscription videos just fine.
[Android Apps and Games] 1tek:
work perfect!

work perfect!

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
Yeah, it works again. Weird,why didn't viral work?
[Android Apps and Games] Cozmos23:
No problems here. Never had problems. But I don't log in and so, I usually just watch Videos and its working. No lags no Videos not loading.

The only thing I noticed is when using fullscreen sometimes I have to touch the screen a few times to get the controls showing.

But thats probably related to rotation lock but I don't care.

Best Player for me
[Android Apps and Games] vindoknight:
Automatic add to Watch Offline?

Loving this app! Thank you so much for building it.

Would it be possible to have an option to have videos from selected YouTube channels automatically added to your Watch Offline list?

For example, it'd be great if you could open the app and already have the most recent video uploaded by your favourite channel already there to watch.
[Android Apps and Games] IamPro:
bump
[Android Apps and Games] elboby:
Gets stuck on landscape mode on my Nexus 7 (2013). I'm using Viral Pro.
[Android Apps and Games] Ed V:
No problems here with the same device, try to clean the app cache.

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[Android Apps and Games] compuw22c:
I'm NOT on ART (still on Dalvik for Xposed) and I'm seeing the same issues you are. Won't launch from app icon (Google Experience launcher, N5) but will launch from play store.
[Android Apps and Games] DougTheModder:
Same bere!
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
On my Galaxy S3 running a Touchwiz ROM, Viral works perfectly. When I flash a CM/AOSP ROM, Viral automatically force closes upon launch unless I open it from the Play Store as many have mentioned.
[Android Apps and Games] dentedilupo:
whats happening with this program?? some videos play, others don´t...

its strange...
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
I've send this to dev but I post it here too.

Things I noticed/bugs of Viral 2.4.8:

1. Slide and Dash player are really awesome but if they're on the videos always opens in a low res (probably 360p) instead of my configured 720p or 480p.

I always have to change it manually which is a bit annoying.

But the newly added resolution (when Slide and Dash are on) options are fantastic!

2. Without Slide and Dash Player option enabled the app can't start videos on 480p (which is automatically used when I start a video which highest resolution is 480p when my resolution in the options is 720p/480p).

3. Listing the videos of a channel takes a long time and sometimes they just don't appear but somehow I can get them really fast if I use multiwindow and open a another app.

It's really weird.

It somehow doesn't refresh the list.

I also would like to see an indicator that the list is loading.

4. With Slide and Dash player on the player doesn't remember my last watched place if I close and re-open a video.

5. The app sometimes doesn't start after closing a video and the app.

Even causes systemui crash (probably related to tinted statusbar module/app for Xposed framework).

6. There is still no option for the colour for the card of the description text of a video.

Otherwise it will be almost perfect from the color options point. I like it dark but I can't change it yet.

7. (Not an Error/Bug but a personal thing)

I would like to see two videos in a row instead of one when using a low dpi like 166 (dpi).

This version only shows two videos in a row if I change screen dp to at least 600x1024 (normally I doesn't change that) which also makes the portrait video view way smaller and isn't really a good way to view the videos on my Note 2 with multiwindow.

8. Popup view to viral player causes a crash if Slide and Dash are on.

Thanks for reading this e-mail and keep up the good work!

I really hope I can help you with this to make the app better.

You still have the best Youtube app for Android devices!

Edit:

9. Popup view 480p doesn't work and older videos which doesn't have 720p resolution start at this resolution.
[Android Apps and Games] HaYaHa:
I don't know why but since last day it doesn't play videos of VEVO. I was always listening to music with that channel, but it isn't opening them any more. Does anyone know why?
[Android Apps and Games] WakingBat:
Awesome app.Can not believe how youtube official app missed this :)
[Android Apps and Games] jacknicholson:
Edit: The issue seems to have sorted itself out.

Could anyone confirm if their Subscriptions page is loading with the latest version (v2.4.9)?

(I'm currently getting a "No videos" message on my N5 when trying to view my Subscriptions, although everything else appears to be in working order.)
[Android Apps and Games] AllEyezOnMe:
Working fine here
[Android Apps and Games] ermacwins:
I take it the update is more stable than the last build?
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
Yes, it working well here, thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] Blizzard22:
The newest version is kinda a downgrade of the previous version. A lot of the new features which were introduced 2.4.9 are missing in the newest version.

2.4.9 have a few big bugs expecially with dash and slide player on (starting a video in a app like reddit sync in a popup window and pressing the open in viral button causes a crash and 480p doesn't work in popup mode) but it's way better than the current version on the market. The newest version somehow doesn't load videos for offline use, it stays on 0mb.
[Android Apps and Games] allard1997:
Bump

EDIT: just saw that 480p is included in the newest update.

EDIT2: 480p has no audio for me.
[Android Apps and Games] sjamie:
480p runs perfectly on my S3.