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[Nexus Player General] zoid_99:
Sling doesn't work for me either. This is a show stopper. I haven't looked but I assume I can rollback to 5.1?
[Nexus Player General] TheLoonyRebel:
Yes you can.

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Just follow the instructions you're pretty safe to downgrade to 5.1.1 easily.
[Nexus Player General] jlvlawrence:
My nexus player stutters with HD video on 5.1.1. Especially while using it as a Chromecast. I was hoping M would fix that.
[Nexus Player General] sam.balia1012:
Anyone installed preview build 3 on NP yet?
[Nexus Player General] daleski75:
I have installed it yesterday and so far everything is very smooth, Netflix playback is flawless and playing movies back from kodi is free from stutter and lag.

Overall so far with my limited testing it's very good.

Not tried any of the older preview builds went straight from 5.1.1 to M.

Only 1 issue I have seen so far it doesn't seem to log me into my youtube account so cannot see my subscriptions and will update this post if I spot any other bugs.
[Nexus Player General] sam.balia1012:
Great!

How about ext USB storage as internal memory

and have u managed to get root?
[Nexus Player General] daleski75:
Not tried to root my NP yet and no OTG cable but I could try and borrow one and see if it works with my 128gb usb stick.
[Nexus Player General] hokuto34:
To have USB storage " as " internal you have to sent this command with adb

adb shell sm set-force-adoptable true

Works on preview M2, but today after flashing M3, my Nexus Player is not seen by adb ????

Edit : works on M3 too, but works differently, better way : datas can be move directly in one clic instead of app by app....

Edit2: after moving ALL DATAS, the first memory system disappeared and you see only your usb storage wich replace the memory system !!! So now with a 16 go USB stick my system memory is 14,98 go
[Nexus Player General] sam.balia1012:
Great....well like they say over there Bravo!
[Nexus Player General] Introspective88:
Yes, this is the only issue I've seen as well. In fact when the nexus player is booting up after applying the preview mine came up and said that youtube had stopped working, but then continued to boot into the launcher screen.

It's mildly annoying for it not to recognise my youtube account but I'll live with it for now.

The biggest improvement for me is that Kodi can now switch refresh rates when watching videos without the sound stopping and forcing me to reboot the NP.

I also haven't experienced any remote drop outs that I believe M2 suffered with (I also went straight from 5.1.1 to M3.
[Nexus Player General] xaudiblex:
Do you know if apps like sling TV work now?
[Nexus Player General] GabbyWC:
I tried out the Android M Developer Preview 3 on my Nexus Player earlier today. I was previously running Android 5.1 but decided to try a clean install from the latest Android 6.0 build MPA44I factory image. I haven't used it much so far but here are my initial observations:

* The "set up my device" method using another phone didn't quite work for me. I got as far as the screen where my Nexus 5 asked if I wanted to copy some information and apps over but it didn't complete that step so I went with the Nexus Player's manual setup option instead.

* As with previous versions of Android on this device, my long WPA2-PSK password of 64 hexadecimal characters (courtesy of https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm) was not accepted when I typed it in manually and it didn't make a difference when I used all upper or lower case. I was able to connect by using the WPS button on my router but this only connected me to the 2.4 GHz wireless N band on my router and not the 5 GHz wireless AC band that I wanted. After I decided to factory reset the device through its storage menu and try WPS again, it connected me to the 5 GHz band.

* I too encountered the YouTube crash error message when Android first loaded. It is disappointing that the YouTube app doesn't use an account, as reported by others here, but I also noticed that it's a newer v1.1.9 version of YouTube for Android TV which isn't available on the Play Store. Perhaps someone can sideload v1.0.5.5 from the link at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62157119&postcount=928 and see if that version works with a user account.

* The interface and menus look identical to Android 5.x so there aren't any visual surprises but this also means that the three-dot menu is still missing from most Android apps, unfortunately. The only current way around this is if app developers rewrite their code to enable it on Android v5.1 and higher.

* One new feature I tried was the Bluetooth audio streaming to my Philips HTL2160 sound bar although it took a couple of tries before I got it paired correctly. It now works but the device icon shows a joystick, oddly enough.

* The Nexus Root Toolkit is no longer able to detect this device after I installed Android M and enabled USB debugging. Has anyone figured out what's causing this or another way to regain access to the device through a PC?

* I'm going to try the expandable storage feature later today with a USB flash drive connected to my USB hub. I'd also like to get this device rooted, of course, but I don't know if it's as simple as installing TWRP recovery and the latest SuperSU zip file from there. I can manage without Xposed Framework for now but I use multiple other apps that require root access so it's an important thing for me to have.
[Nexus Player General] hokuto34:
ADD after 6.0 and NRT

It's not because of NRT, I try during 7 hours to regain access to the device through a PC, I unistalled and install driver many time, reboot the PC, many time, and at the end I shutdown the Nexus and keep it during 10 mn, and finally that works, but I can't say really why !!!
[Nexus Player General] Nephilim3883:
I flashed Marshmallow last night after I finally got fed up with getting multiple app crash messages, among other annoyances. Unlocking the bootloader and flashing was a breeze. I did not root and hope this wasn't a mistake.

I ran into an issue with detecting the 5ghz band, so I decided to just go ahead and plug in the ethernet adapter to finish the set up. Got the YouTube error right before the main menu displayed (not too concerned about it as I don't subscribe to anything). But I will also point out that it will pop up when launching Pluto TV, but it does not seem to affect playback.

Netflix seems a bit more stable, my wife watched two episodes of one of her shows and I didn't hear any complaints. Also, Sling TV seems to run a tad smoother as far as framerate goes.

Went to the storage menu and inserted an 8GB Sandisk flash drive. I was asked if I wanted to format as internal storage but I declined. The system actually listed the name of the flash drive in the storage list. I went ahead and formatted it, then it moved data to the drive. I am not sure what exactly has been moved though. I did get a notice that the drive may not run fast enough though. I think that they should have put a USB 3.0 port on these things. I am going to invest in a 16GB or 32GB drive and see how that goes.

Did not get a chance to test out anything else other than installing Hulu, Pluto TV, SPMC and running the Hub Wizard.
[Nexus Player General] hokuto34:
Finaly I received today my new sd card Samsung pro 80/90 read-write mo/sec, 32 go, seem to be very fast , moving data 4 go in about 5mn
[Nexus Player General] GabbyWC:
It looks like we're going to need a custom kernel or an updated version of SuperSU from Chainfire before Android M Preview 3 can be rooted. It'll be disappointing to be without root access for a while but then again, having true external storage support from the operating system means I won't need to use an app such as StickMount anymore.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-player/general/root-marshmallow-6-0-developer-preview-t3181358
[Nexus Player General] xaudiblex:
I haven't had a chance to install the new preview yet. However this showed up on my Google plus feed on how to root... https://plus.google.com/+IsraelOliverJr414515/posts/eaHzW9R4ZJm
[Nexus Player General] sam.balia1012:
installed the new build, nothing visually new, then again the only thing i wanted is storage expansion....

formated the usb stick == extremely slow [i was expecting it to be slow BUT not this slow]

Also, if you add another 2nd USB to the usb port hub ...system stops seeing the 1st one

a bit annoying.....this is after all a preview!!!!
[Nexus Player General] Nephilim3883:
I did have one thing happen, and this could just be a random anomaly, but I held the remote button in while scrolling sideways quickly through channels on Sling TV, and all of a sudden the remote became unpaired. The only way I got it paired again was clicking the button under the NP returning to the main menu, clicking the center remote button, and the remote started working again. This could be totally unrelated to the preview though. The remote does seem slightly more stubborn than usual though...
[Nexus Player General] tywine:
Has anyone tried to newest build (MPA44I), not the one posted initially (MPA44G)?

I'm wondering if the new one might have potentially fixed the YouTube sign-in bug.

Also, for reference, the newest version of YouTube for Android TV on the Play Store is 1.0.5.5 and the version coming with build MPA44G is 1.1.9. So this bug exists with an unreleased version of the app.
[Nexus Player General] Nephilim3883:
Pretty sure that is the one that I flashed last night and the Youtube issue isn't resolved yet. I can confirm later when I get home but I am sure someone else will be able to verify.
[Nexus Player General] GabbyWC:
The video itself doesn't show how it's done but the caption for the video at https://youtu.be/Hg-nsUG8th0 has some instructions and links which I'll try later today.

I covered these points in my lengthy post on page 9. The MPA44I build is what I did a clean install of and its pre-loaded YouTube for Android TV v1.1.9 app still does not allow a user to log in. I even tried clicking the like and unlike button during video playback and it asks you to sign in but clicking on the menu to do so does nothing. I also tried sideloading YouTube for Android TV v1.0.5.5 but it instantly displays an "app not installed" error message after the user verifies its permissions. I will try removing the pre-loaded YouTube system app but that cannot be done if the device is not rooted.
[Nexus Player General] GabbyWC:
After my PC finally detected my Nexus Player, I was able to root the device on Android M Preview 3. [MENTION=1469500]zulu99[/MENTION] is the great developer who provided the modified kernel in order to allow root access so credit goes to him for that. Here are the detailed steps I went through:

* Download the newboot.img file on to your computer from https://mega.nz/#!WQx2DBYB!kU5f2O_QsgcburdjS8yZAYxRViJb8YD-hKgvwTDXElY and save it to the Android SDK platform-tools folder.

* Download the latest version of TWRP for the Nexus Player from https://dl.twrp.me/fugu/ and save it to the Android SDK platform-tools folder.

* Download the latest SuperSU beta version zip file from http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133 and save it on to your Nexus Player.

* If you're using Windows, search for cmd.exe and run it. Navigate the current directory to the Android SDK platform-tools folder by typing in something like cd c:\androidsdkslim\platform-tools as an example.

* Type in adb devices and see if it displays your device's serial number. If so, you're ready to move on to the next step.

* Type in adb reboot bootloader and wait a few seconds.

* Type in fastboot flash boot newboot.img and wait for it to complete.

* Type in fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.7.0-fugu.img and wait for it to complete.

* Use the physical button underneath the Nexus Player to access recovery mode.

* Plug in a mouse or keyboard / mouse in to a micro USB OTG cable connected to your Nexus Player, then accept the TWRP prompt by using the slider at the bottom of the screen.

* Install the latest SuperSU zip file and when it's done, reboot the system. Your device is now rooted.

One of the next things I did was disable and remove the YouTube for Android TV v1.1.9 system app. I used ES File Explorer, enabled the Root Explorer function from the bottom-left menu, then navigated to the main device directory and searched for "YouTube" which brought up some files and folders. I erased those files and folders and then rebooted the device. After that, I downloaded and installed YouTube for Android TV v1.0.5.5 from the Google Play Store. This version of YouTube does work with a user account but now there's a strange problem where the Nexus Player's audio over HDMI cuts out. Can anyone else try these steps and see if you encounter the same issue?

EDIT: Another factory data reset from the storage & reset menu seems to have resolved the HDMI audio issue (so far) and did not erase the root access or the custom recovery either. It appears as though installing YouTube for Android TV v1.0.5.5 from Google Play somehow causes the HDMI audio to cut out, however, which is unfortunate. I may end up flashing the entire factory image again through a PC in order to get the feature-limited beta version of YouTube for Android TV v1.1.9 back. *sigh* On the plus side, I shortened my WPA2-PSK password to 32 hexadecimal characters and the Nexus Player accepts it now when it's typed in.
[Nexus Player General] hokuto34:
The raison why the PC can't see the Nexus, is that the USB connectivity is always on CHARGING, so that explain why after unplug the charging cable during a moment then the PC is able to see the Nexus, I think...
[Nexus Player General] ladidaaa:
Hi there,

in my home theatre Setup i need to be able to control the volume on each device seperately.

With stock 5.1 this is not possible on nexus player, the lollirock Rom enables this feature.

Is volume control possible with Android m ?

Thanks a lot in advance!
[Nexus Player General] Nephilim3883:
Don't see how since there's no volume control on the remote. Unless the ability lies within HDMI CEC and using the TV remote to control volume. Haven't tried this myself, but my TV does support CEC
[Nexus Player General] billydroid:
On Preview 3 I can't get apps to update. It downloads them and then goes back staying update. Also it doesn't see my external flash drive anymore.

Anyone with similar issues.

This nexus player is a pain in the ass.
[Nexus Player General] GabbyWC:
I found that by enabling and disabling USB debugging a couple of times, this would help to get the device detected by the PC. Once the RSA fingerprint message comes up and you confirm it, then it works okay after that point.

Yeah, I noticed the same problem yesterday when it was trying to update the Google app. Anyway, I've had enough of Android M Preview Build 3 for now and have flashed my Nexus Player back to Android 5.1.1 LMY48J. I'll wait until Android 6.0 goes final in a couple of months before I try the newer version again.
[Nexus Player General] ladidaaa:
Thanks for your reply!

I would use a Hormony smart hub remote which connects via Bluetooth and has volume controls, like a Multimedia Keyboard.

Could you test if you can change the volume in and with Kodi?

Thanks!
[Nexus Player General] sam.balia1012:
It is obvious that most NP owners have Kodi installed:

Question is how do i increase storage for kodi iserdata folders and root.

Once resolved, i'll flash M again.
[Nexus Player General] zoid_99:
Sling TV is working with the latest update.
[Nexus Player General] seniorstew:
Does preview 3 still force you to encrypt your usb storage device so it can't be used on other devices?
[Nexus Player General] Introspective88:
Yes, I'm also experiencing the "apps don't update" problem
[Nexus Player General] foxnews:
if you turn off your sound bar bluetooth, does Nexus player automatically output sound to TV?

and when you turn on your sound bar bluetooth again, does NP automatically connect and output sound to your sound bar?
[Nexus Player General] hokuto34:
Yes and no : format as internal memory, yes; format as USB storage (fat 32), no
[Nexus Player General] tazman3582:
I Have gotten youtube working

As stated above I have gotten my youtube working with my account working with the youtube file linked above and here is how I did it. First I downloaded the file linked above and extracted the .apk file within the folder, and copied it to a usb flash drive. next i plugged the flash drive with the file on it, when it comes up do not accept the prompt to format it just press the back button or home button on your remote. Now i forgot to mention you will need root for this. But next your going to download and open ES File Explorer. now what you want to do is enable root browsing, after that navigate to your /device/system/app/YouTubeLeanback folder, and just to be safe backup the preinstalled .apk to a safe place. Now that your YouTubeLeanback folder is empty you want to navigate to your usb drive where the youtube.apk you downloaded is located and copy and paste it into the YouTubeLeanback folder. Afterwards go into your settings under apps, and wipe your cacth and data for youtube app. Afterwards Reboot your device and try to launch it from your home launcher, if this does not work after a few tries, go back into your settings under apps, and wipe the data again and try to launch youtube from the settings after 1 or 2 tries it should launch and your youtube should come up with your account logged in, and your subscriptions restored. Hopefully this helps a few people who were having troubles like I was. Now all we need is a fix so that we can update our apps, and this will be a very good running version of android, now that netflix works correctly. So yeah again hope this helps and enjoy your youtube viewing. :laugh: :good:
[Nexus Player General] GabbyWC:
I don't have the Android M Preview 3 installed anymore because I decided to go flash my device back to Android v5.1.1 a day after I did my testing. I do remember, though, that the Nexus Player would transmit sound through Bluetooth and HDMI at the same time because both sources had sound playing when I switched between them on the sound bar. I did not check to see any if there were automatic Bluetooth reconnections between these devices.
[Nexus Player General] Haggster66:
Does the Nexus Player finally support 5GHz DFS wifi channels with Android Marshmallow?
[Nexus Player General] flisek94:
OK guys, I think I managed to succeed with Nexus Player and development preview 3 of Android 6.0. It was a pain in the ass I must say. First of all, I had to install Android M because NP had problems with waking up from sleep. I've never successfully used Android SDK so it was for my big learning experience. Unfortunately DP3 has issues, the worst one - you cannot sign into Youtube account and see your subscriptions, second one - you cannot update apps. I can live with the latter one but without Youtube vids - NO WAY. After trying DP2 (severe remote issues) I decided to root NP and to replace original Youtube apk with one that some user posted here couple of days ago and OH MY LORD I succeeded. Maybe I cannot update apps but my NP wakes up from deep sleep and my YT app works. FINALLY
[Nexus Player General] Nephilim3883:
I installed Crackle from the app store, opened it and browsed around for a bit. The very next day while watching a chow on Netflix, Crackle just randomly opens by itself. It did this two times more, even after I went in and did a Force Stop in settings. Went ahead and uninstalled it so it wouldn't continue.
[Nexus Player General] seniorstew:
Game center finally updated.. I think it's a issue with the Google search app..
[Nexus Player General] Rickatoni:
I installed android m on my nexus player and recently rooted it. Does sixaxis work on NP with android m?
[Nexus Player General] Sleeepy2:
Has anyone been able to get the PS3 controller to connect natively without SixAxis? After Installed M3 i picked up my PS3 controller and hit the PS button by accident and my Nexus player saw it and tried to pair right away. It asked for the pin connection code however entering 0000 (or anything really) and clicking next, nothing happens.

Anyone get it to work?
[Nexus Player General] Nephilim3883:
I decided to flash back to 5.1.1 last night. For some reason SPMC (Kodi) completely disappeared, Kodi also stopped seeing my SMB share on Windows. But now I am thinking this is actually a Windows 10 issue after a recent update. I thought that the modem/router combo from Time Warner was the cause since I found that I hadn't enabled bridge mode. Even ES File Explorer doesn't see the shares.

The Crackle app is interrupting Netflix, and trying to connect to the 5ghz band takes longer and more attempts where in 5.1.1, it connects right away.

So I am hoping that these other bugs get addressed while I wait for the official release.
[Nexus Player General] justblais:
I have a Steelseries controller that appears paired in 6.0, but doesn't work for input on the TV at all.

Has anyone else run into this issue? It was working fine on 5.1 but I can't get it to work at all now :(
[Nexus Player General] courtmagician:
I'm having the exact same issue and was thinking the same thing (although I'm using bluetooth speakers). Didn't see any solutions in the thread, or I kissed them.
[Nexus Player General] courtmagician:
I should add that it seems when I disconnect my bluetooth speaker, Netflix works fine, but if I connect it, it gets stuck at the 99% and no video (but audio plays fine through my speakers).
[Nexus Player General] roebling:
YouTube & Play Store work fine

Sorry you're having problems. I've been running Android M v.3 since it came out & YouTube works fine for me. Also Play Store. However, I added the apps "ES File Manager" & "HALauncher" and so can run on my Nexus Player everything I can run on my Android phone.
[Nexus Player General] tazman3582:
So google fixed the Play store and YouTube problem

So I have no clue what happened but one day a few days ago I open the play store to install Pacman256 on my nexus player and magically my hulu and play games that would not update before were missing, and YouTube wanted to update. So i go to check play games and sure enough it updated and was good. So I decided to take a risk and update YouTube since I have a backup of my apk anyways. Sure enough the app updates, and when i open it all of my subscriptions pop up. Success good job Google, Now we just need it to where the bluetooth does not randomly cut out requiring a reboot and all will be swell for Android M for the nexus player to go public for everyone. I really love it, it runs smooth and flawless and i really enjoy the interface for the nexus play, and for only costing me 70 bucks I am a really happy camper, and hope that google continues to update it for a few years to come, and devs to keep updating it after that
[Nexus Player General] iscaela:
A new version of the Sling TV app was pushed to the Play store last week, has anyone tried it on the M preview yet? The previous version would always crash immediately when started.
[Nexus Player General] roebling:
Sling TV

Sling TV works great, even on football Saturdays, now.
[Nexus Player General] Asturie:
Anyone else unable to get Netflix working? Every time I try to start the app, it says "Unfortunately, the Netflix has stopped." Never loads.
[Nexus Player General] Haggster66:
No problems, has been working without issues for months now.
[Nexus Player General] Asturie:
This is weird as well. Opened up Youtube and no subscriptions are there and there is no option to login.
[Nexus Player General] Zetrox2k:
Same, definitely an issue with the DP build... I have 3 x Nexus Players, cant get Netflix running on any of them.
[Nexus Player General] kgeissler:
I updated M to the latest build today, then cleared the data on the YouTube app. When I restarted, it allowed me to login and my subscriptions reappeared.