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[TouchPad Development] razzbaronz:
Working Netflix

I've been looking through threads, frustrated that Netflix didn't work: This worked perfectly for me:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53136848&highlight=netflix#post53136848

From here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2405995, get these two files from the first post:

A. com.netflix.mediaclient.v3.2.1-B1346.apk.zip

B. NetflixHackPersist.zip

Next:

1. Uninstall Current Netflix

2. Install com.netflix.mediaclient.v3.2.1-B1346.apk from that zip

3. Block updates to Netflix App in Play Store

4. Flash NetflixHackPersist.zip in revcovery

5. Run netflix and log in

6. Unsure how much of this is necessary but it worked (may be able to skip this step): -> Quit out of netflix > Clear Netflix Data > Log back into Netflix

7. Restart Device

Should be great, and thanks to everyone who figured this out!
[TouchPad Development] _kevn_:
OK no worries. I had an older version of it that I thought might not check it as the newest update did so I installed that one but it did check just as the newest update does so I'm back to looking fo r a lazy solution as I don't want to plug the to into my computer.

Lol that sounds terrible but I guess I'm looking at it more as a challenge now then real lazyness because lazyness would be plugging it in to the computer and having been done last night!

Sent from my skz_tenderloin
[TouchPad Development] ranjib:
So I answer my question by myself: Even though I installed cm11 using novacom and ACMEInstaller5M, the data partition was not generated as big as I assumed. I had to "tailor" the partitions afterwards....
[TouchPad Development] marcustaz:
Even my slickdeals.net app sufferers from the black screen. Is there a way in KitKat to force chrome as the default browser for everything?

I need my slickdeals.net app!! :)
[TouchPad Development] The Jack of Clubs:
web based apps will do that. theyre going to use the stock browser api for rendering. you can set chrome as the default browser but apps wont use it for web rendering. its driving me a bit insane too. feedly, baconreader, newsstand, and quite a bit more arent working for me because of this.
[TouchPad Development] nickster1:
Just in case you didn't get what milaq was saying, he wants you to go read the entire op. All your answers are there.
[TouchPad Development] crhylove:
Tinfoil for Facebook too..... :( had to use a real computer like a chump! Lol
[TouchPad Development] ranjib:
I got that. My fault was to think, all storage issues were solved by using ACMEInstaller5M....I found later, that I've to shrink and widen some partitions by myself...;)
[TouchPad Development] murso74:
ok my aereo subscription won't play, says i have to be in the correct region to use it. google location services also says that it is "not available in this region"

latest build (12/01)

bluetooth keeps crashing too, as well as keep and google +

edit:: google search also is crashing, and my play store has no connection. bad flash or are other people having this problem? i think i'm coming from the 11/28 build
[TouchPad Development] nevertells2:
Fake GPS should solve your location issue. One can make it be where ever they want.
[TouchPad Development] murso74:
i'll give that a try... gonna have to side load it though it looks like

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looks like i just had to reflash gapps... doesn't hold accross nightly flashes

still getting the bluetooth process crashing though... and its not even on. rebooting a lot more then the last build i tried too

edit: 2 looks like bluetooth stabilized, and ended up turning itself on. turned it off since i dont' use it. location services is showing that its turned off in the quick settings shade, however it is on. better then sayign its on but being off i guess ;)
[TouchPad Development] giolc90:
OK

Everything ok for me, except the Google Now. When I make a search, the middle screen goes black. Anyone had the same? I saw, that some are having blackscreen on Chrome, mine is just fine.
[TouchPad Development] airtower:
Same issue here. Stock browser is trying to render the HTML behind the scenes (same with gmail, feedly, some FB pages, etc)
[TouchPad Development] FletchF:
I'm curious why this is the case. Official google 4.4 builds such as the N5 and N7 do not ship with what this thread refers to as the "stock browser". The only browser included is chrome.
[TouchPad Development] 4GivenByChrist:
I haven't had a chance to try it, but does anything happen if the stock browser is frozen or removed?
[TouchPad Development] MikeFRG:
Not Stock but with Dolphin u also get flash working:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2548001
[TouchPad Development] The Jack of Clubs:
the browser api is there, theres just no browser app in the app drawer.
[TouchPad Development] ChanceStad:
This was the case for galaxy nexus ROMs for about a month. Was just fixed, maybe it can be fixed for us as well
[TouchPad Development] valery.m:
Flashed 20131203 build on top of 10.2 nightly, wiped dalvik and cache before, and gapps for KitKat - everything is OK.
[TouchPad Development] crhylove:
Anybody got a wiimote to hook up to an HP tp in any android version?
[TouchPad Development] alexeiw123:
New here, from cm10.2 as well. wiped system, flashed zip and gapps, kept old data, all running as expected. Thanks a bunch milaq!
[TouchPad Development] sibeans:
i'm on 0706 and it runs really well; bluetooth connects quickly, no hangups on different CPU clocks [1026 to 1782], battery standby is forever and a day, don't use Netflix but plays html5 videos A-OK, trebuchet launcher is great and smooth....only bug is 'lockscreen' hanging up sometimes, disabling most of the lockscreen features will remedy it
[TouchPad Development] Jinato:
I also am loving my July 06 build. Using the Netflix persist hack.
[TouchPad Development] N!njaDuck:
Solved SOD issue - at least for me

I am not 100% sure it was this change alone that solved the issue, but I am pretty sure. I will include all the other changes I made as well.

******

I set the lock screen to none and disabled all widgets except the clock. This seemed to be the change that made the difference.

******

Other things I changed:

Disabled WiFi optimizations

Turned off location services

Disabled Google now

Turned off Bluetooth

Disabled overclocking

I know that is a significant portion of the tablets functionality, but it worked. I will now start to enable them again one by one. I will report back if I find enabling things changes my results.
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
It's disabling google now that solved ur issue. Actually, it's just OK google detection that causes issues, u can keep google now enabled and just disable OK google detection.
[TouchPad Development] Bwangster12:
Were you having html5 or not video issues before? I'd like to know if anyone who was having is now not, on the newer versions.
[TouchPad Development] sibeans:
never had any video playback issues with any of the previous builds, then again, i don't use netflix nor have i looked into running flash off the browser too (gave up after upgrading to KitKat from Jelly Bean)
[TouchPad Development] quepaso:
Wanted to thank you for this, finally working netflix on hp touchpad.
[TouchPad Development] swear0730:
Great to see you a visit from you O.a.T. !!!
[TouchPad Development] smartinez832:
but using that method, is it safe to update netflix via playstore, or just use that version of netflix( I assume an older version)?
[TouchPad Development] quepaso:
It breaks if you update, just use the installed one.
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
I am pretty sure that is why you turn off updates for Netflix on Play Store.
[TouchPad Development] smartinez832:
True, but I was figuring that after the patch is flashed, turn on updates again. Oh well.
[TouchPad Development] vik5:
Is this ROM has sod issue
[TouchPad Development] alexeiw123:
I was getting play services crashing on recent builds, took the opportunity to wipe clean and start over from a known working build from last month. All running well so far.

Question, is there any downsides still to running a non standard DPI? I had gotten used to 120DPI, but the UI is really too small for the resolution of the touchpad, and 160 is just awful. As noted by Dalingrin way back when, 132 is the optimum setting for the TP, but it used to cause google play (market) errors.

It's been a long time since I've run 132, but I set up the local.prop to persistently change DPI to 132, and so far it's been working great, perfect UI size. Should I be expecting gremlins?

I've never flashed the A6 firmware as I've seen mentioned around, I never touch the webOS side of things. Is there really noticeable benefit to doing this? Is it tricky to do?
[TouchPad Development] JTH182:
I use 132 and don't see any problems
[TouchPad Development] malvarez92:
Not if you use the TouchPad toolbox. Super easy and fast
[TouchPad Development] alexeiw123:
Thanks, that's great. Much better on 132, I'll stick with it then

Flashed it, see if I noticed any difference, cheers. Actually just use the terminal instead of the toolbox as pre-ware was already on, but thanks anyway, was really only a Google search away!

I'll try flashing to an up to date nightly next and see if those google play issues return!
[TouchPad Development] maxexcloo:
I'm having the problem where it's basically impossible to wake up my tablet when it goes into sleep mode sometimes, I have a clean install using TP Toolbox and haven't really tweaked many settings at all. Are there any known solutions?
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
Disable ok google detection if it's enabled.
[TouchPad Development] jerryatherton:
Change launcher to Nova or Holo will also help. Turn off Lock screen security.
[TouchPad Development] alexeiw123:
I was getting this using Google Now Launcher, it will get to the lock screen once, then dead. Disabling lock screen avoids the situation.

As far as flashing the A6 firmware goes, not sure if it was that, or the full wipe I did, but I don't ever remember this tablet being so smooth and effortless to use. I'd say its actually on par with the 2012 nexus 7 I have as well.
[TouchPad Development] Bwangster12:
So are these video issues sort of just a thing a portion of us complain about, but nobody talks about? First rule of fight club, is we don't talk about fight club?
[TouchPad Development] ANDR01DN00B:
I'm having the same problem where the screen doesn't turn on after trying to do it... Sometimes it soft reboots and sometimes it turns on after a minute or so. Otherwise I do a hard reboot. I did a clean install from the toolbox, and this really needs a fix.
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
Guys, it's OK google detection, just disable it in google settings...
[TouchPad Development] ranjib:
I assume that there is some sort of memory aquiring problem. Maybe there is a faulty filesystem? I wonder if I can check the filesystem on the touchpad....? Is there a chance to do that by hand (terminal) or does JCStoolbox do this? Or can I do this within webos?
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
tptoolbox can do that.
[TouchPad Development] at10ti0n:
Chromecast Cast screen seems to work in the latest builds where previously it would have crashed.
[TouchPad Development] ranjib:
Ah I checked it, but now errors were found. So it must be a software issue: sometimes apps not starting fully, just frozen/black screen, random reboots, sod. Have to reset/start new to solve the problems.
[TouchPad Development] vik5:
Chromecast works but sometime picture qulaity goes bad
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Gulp... it appears I am an early pioneer trying out the new 8/15 update? Hopefully no arrows... ;)
[TouchPad Development] DanielNTX:
I'm using and I upgraded without wiping and no problems so far. No SOD and I have ART enabled.
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
So far no problem on my end. Are you seeing benefits from switching to ART?
[TouchPad Development] harminoff:
I'm not seeing this option.
[TouchPad Development] DanielNTX:
Applications seem a little bit snappier. I haven't run into an app that doesn't work yet.
[TouchPad Development] vi6s:
Go here. Download the apk, install it and enable mirrorcast in the app. Then you can mirrorcast through the official chromecast app. You need to be rooted, btw. Have fun ;)

http://xdaforums.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
OK, Nan'd and then made the switch. Is the idea that the initial time you load an app it takes longer, but subsequent loads are faster? I may also go through my storage and delete unnecessary things since my understanding is it uses a bit more storage than dalvik... correct?
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
No, all loads should be faster including the initial one. All apps are compiled the 1st time it reboots when u switch to ART.
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Hmm... the new 8/15 version now works intermittently with my HP bluetooth keyboard. It pairs easily (previously I couldn't even get it to pair), but only occasionally seems to actually type. It did after two tries with the email app, but it took three attempts to to get to work with XDA app (I am typing this with the HP keyboard). I will try to not unpair or change any other settings. But getting this to work at all... wow, it was the only problem I had with 4.4.4. Very happy camper! :D
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Getting occasional Google Music Search failed. Don't really use Google Music, so not a big deal.
[TouchPad Development] edlee:
Anyone having issues with YouTube videos freezing after 2 minutes and buffering wheels keeps spinning indefinitely?
[TouchPad Development] igotgame:
Thanks it's working now! A question, I stopped auto updates on the play store but how do you block app updates for a specific app?
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Doesn't seem to make sense but it seems my TouchPad battery life is worse with Art so switching back to Dalvik.
[TouchPad Development] laxor:
Just installed this on an old Touchpad. Great, that there's still so much work put into this device!

I haven't found any battery comparison threads, so I'll just post here: is about 4 hours of display on time normal for a Touchpad with CM11 (no heavy gaming, just some browsing and youtube)? I have almost no drain in standby, but the consumption when the Touchpad is in use seems pretty high.
[TouchPad Development] nevertells2:
Keeping your screen brightness as low as feasible will help extend your battery life. I do not recommend setting it to auto-brightness.

NT
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
That is good advice. I use a program called RootDim that let's you set even lower screen brightness. Plus using dark wallpapers helps too.
[TouchPad Development] cdzo72:
If auto updates are unchecked in Play store then no app will update without you doing it manually... noting else to do...
[TouchPad Development] daedric:
Question, is there a way to overclock the gpu ?
[TouchPad Development] obsoletepower:
Hey everybody! I decided to revive my dead TouchPad (had that battery issue where it wouldn't charge) but once I revived it I decided to install the 08/19 nightly. Everything works great! I enabled ART and have done some minor tweaks but does anybody have a list of tweaks for running KitKat optimally on the TP?

It would be greatly appreciated!
[TouchPad Development] laxor:
Thanks for that. I don't really want to deactivate auto brightness though, because it's just too convenient. However I found out that the default brightness levels are way too high. Because of that the display is almost always on 100% brightness.

I've attached the default auto-brightness settings. You can see that 100% brightness already starts at 500 lux. How can I increase that value? The edit and split options are greyed out for that entry.
[TouchPad Development] shumash:
Try this app from the Play Store: Lux Lite
[TouchPad Development] laxor:
Yeah, I already use Lux as a workaround. But since the auto brightness feature in cm offers pretty much the same functionality, I'd really like to get that working properly.
[TouchPad Development] shumash:
Well, it ain't easy, but if you can decompile an apk, you can try this:

[MOD]Lower Auto-Brightness levels

or this,

Enhanced Brightness

It's fairly old, but I think the principles still apply. Here's what I find when I decompile it:

<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLevels">
<item>50</item>
<item>100</item>
<item>175</item>
<item>225</item>
<item>300</item>
<item>400</item>
<item>500</item>
</integer-array>

which matches up with your screenshot.
[TouchPad Development] sibeans:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.lux

try Twilight, it works well if you want to lower brightness beyond default and then quickly switch back at will
[TouchPad Development] iscraigh:
Sorry for the of

I gave one of my tp's to my daughter and she is having a few sod's ( I do occassionaly also). I would like to put her on an older ROM but am not sure what is involved in reverting back to non data/media. Any help appreciated.

Craig
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
That's weird, I keep seeing all those people posting that they're having SODs and I'm always running the latest nightly and never had any problems.

The only time I had problems was when OK Google detection was enabled. I disabled it and never had any problems ever since...
[TouchPad Development] DanielNTX:
Yes, disabling OK Google active seach fixed my SOD problems.
[TouchPad Development] nevertells2:
J.C. Sullins has released TouchPad Toolbox v41 here, post #293: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2756314&page=30

NT
[TouchPad Development] ranjib:
Please, everyone with SODs issues, check the filesystem with tailor within WebOs. For me it seems to solve some issues.
[TouchPad Development] sibeans:
using tailor will significantly increase stability with this build...on a sidenote, I want to say that the 0821 is really good! there may be reboot after connecting kb & mouse and WIFI but affter that it works really well: I have the TP keyboard and Sculpt BT mouse connected, browsing & printing pdfs off chrome, running a file browser, running a pdf app, and a spreadsheet app (anything other than gdocs).

right on!
[TouchPad Development] Larry94:
So is there anyway to fix the 40 seconds of Netflix corruption on these builds?
[TouchPad Development] henry333:
USB Device Not Recognized

I had 4.1 before and decided to update to this ROM (cm-11-20140823-UNOFFICIAL-tenderloin.zip).

I used jcsullins' Touchpad Toolkit to install the ROM (+gapp). First did it without Complete Data Reset and end up with ~15GB free space on a 32GB touchpad. Then, I did a Complete Data Reset before installing android and end up with 25+ GB free space.

The Android 4.4.4 works fine but I get the USB Device Not Recognized message when I connect the Touchpad to PC. Does anyone had this problem and found a solution? It seems that the Toolkit can still talked to the Touchpad when it is booted in the webos recovery mode.
[TouchPad Development] henry333:
Answer my own USB Device Not Recognized question

I tried the following options without resolving the USB issue

1. Use new TouchPad Toolkit 4.1

2. Different PC with new Novacom installation

3. Original USB cable

Finally, I installed OP's 10.2 nightlies and the touchpad was recognized by the PC without problem. Therefore, it appear to be an issue with the CM 11 build I used. It is not a big issue as I can use wifi or cloud storage for file transfer.

Thank you very much for keeping our Touchpad alive and prosper.
[TouchPad Development] edlee:
The sound on my touchpad goes out after a week, doing a restart resets audio until it happens again a week later
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Has anyone tried 8/24 version yet? Any important changes? Since I finally have a working HP TouchPad Bluetooth keyboard I am hesitant to flash anything new.
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
I have found after suffering the same problem that adb has-been enabled under Developer options, once I have removed the ticks windows recognises it correctly...

Hopefully this may help.

All the best.
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
You can always flash back to your working nightly if u try the latest one and it gives u problems...
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Yup,and in fact I just did a nandroid and started to download the update... just was curious if anyone had already updated and if so what goodies was added (if any). I am not always very good at deciphering the upstream changes on the CM change.

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Well... maybe that wasn't the best decision I have made so far today. :silly: Downloaded the update and pushed install... and it appears that unless this update is ginormous and takes a reaaaaaaaaallly long time to install, "Houston, we have a problem." I am getting a message that says "Apply update" and with a circular progress icon it says "Rebooting and updating system." And has been doing so for a good ten minutes or so.

I will let it continue another ten minutes, and if it continues past that, I hope I can stop the process by "Power" and "Center" button combination. Hopefully then get into TWRP and retry installing the download and if that doesn't work, hope I can restore the Nandroid.

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Ok, that was fun. And apparently, I didn't need to worry about the reboot, since I was still in the current system anyway. I then rebooted into TWRP, wiped Dalvic and Cache. Tried again, got a Wipe Failed message. Tried to then do the Factory Wipe, which failed. So now attempting to restore my Nandroid. Hopefully it will reappear, like the Phoenix rising from the ashes.

Odd thing, I did successfully update the ROM on August 15 via the Milaq Updater app. I can't remember what I did differently last time. But even more leery to try any changes until I figure things out.
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
I only tried [MENTION=1594835]milaq[/MENTION]'s updater once, it rebooted into recovery (I was using [MENTION=2763462]jcsullins[/MENTION]' PhilZ Touch CWM) and did nothing, my system stayed on the same nightly and didn't install the new one. I had to manually reboot into recovery and install it myself.

I'm using [MENTION=2763462]jcsullins[/MENTION]' latest TWRP now but haven't tried [MENTION=1594835]milaq[/MENTION]'s updater with it yet.
[TouchPad Development] henry333:
Thanks for the workaround. I also found that 10.2 does not have this problem.

It seems that I have been reverting back from 4.4 a lot (Samsung S4, Samsung Note 10.1, and nowTouchpad). I am sure I will be updating again soon.
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Two questions... When you manually installed the update, did you simply wipe Dalvik and cache, or did wipe more? And when you installed the new twrp did you simply flash using recovery? Any wipes needed? Thanks!!
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
Yes when flashing a new nightly, I flash the zip and then wipe cache and Dalvik.

When I flash a new recovery, I flash it through my existing recovery without wiping anything.
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
Thanks, updated TWRP and will try to install Milaq's latest nightly this evening after work.
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
Which twrp did u install?
[TouchPad Development] Nomad1600:
The one JC Sullins posted on his TP Toolbox update thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54986968
[TouchPad Development] jcsullins:
You can also check/repair the filesystems with Touchpad Toolbox via "Repair Android Volumes".
[TouchPad Development] mschumacher69:
Yeah this is the one i'm using as well.

That's what I thought, webOS and Tailor became obsolete once you released your tptoolbox! Thanks for your great work!