IR Remote - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

So what happened to software for this? I don't see WatchOn installed, and its not compatible with the phone. Am I missing something or did that just not quite make it to production?

I had watchon installed and it worked great. Seems sammy bought peel or licensed their tech.
rkennison said:
So what happened to software for this? I don't see WatchOn installed, and its not compatible with the phone. Am I missing something or did that just not quite make it to production?
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You had it installed on your AT&T us S4? The playstore says it not compatible.

Should come pre installed.
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Was pre installed on mine and working great.
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worked great on mine as well

should be pre installed a purple icon and then you need to configure it, have it working on 2 separate tvs and cable boxes

WOW....... I knew it was late, and I know I'm getting old... Time for new glasses. I looked in apps 20x for that stupid thing and went right over it, even knowing what it was called!
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I should loose a point for this....

Is anyone using an app other than Samsung WatchON that is compatible with our phones? My initial feeling is that this app is a piece of crap.
- Aaron

Directv HR24
Anyone else having issues with WatchOn controlling a Directv dvr? It works with a Hitachi tv and Pioneer receiver, but I can't seem to get the directv box working.

Check to make sure your DirecTV box isn't set up to use RF instead of IR.

rogersa2k said:
Is anyone using an app other than Samsung WatchON that is compatible with our phones? My initial feeling is that this app is a piece of crap.
- Aaron
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Im using Smart Remote for Galaxy S4, Its pricey at around $10 but its well worth it if you ask me.

rkennison said:
and its not compatible with the phone.
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So you had it installed the whole time, you went to the play store (supposedly) and it supposedly said not compatible. It should of said "open" or uninstall If you really checked..

AndroidLonghorn said:
Anyone else having issues with WatchOn controlling a Directv dvr? It works with a Hitachi tv and Pioneer receiver, but I can't seem to get the directv box working.
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Works fine for me

j510 said:
So you had it installed the whole time, you went to the play store (supposedly) and it supposedly said not compatible. It should of said "open" or uninstall If you really checked..
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No, the version on the play store was NOT for the s4. It wasn't compatible ( not sure about now, however, i said that a while back and things could have changed by now. ). The version that was already on the phone worked fine as i said already as well. ( where i admitted to being blind and not seeing it already loaded on the phone )

rogersa2k said:
Is anyone using an app other than Samsung WatchON that is compatible with our phones? My initial feeling is that this app is a piece of crap.
- Aaron
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Its like $20 or $30 but Samsung Remote by Touchsquid is nice
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=remote.home.samsung
They said an update was do out may 15 for portrait orientation but I haven't seen it yet.

evilfuel99 said:
Works fine for me
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I later realized that the app just doesn't have the alternate Directv remote code sets that you use if you have more than one box in the same location. Hopefully, they can add those.

Related

Netflix now streaming on my atrix, not perfect color though...

I installed the updated Netflix app released today and now I'm able to stream movies, the color is off a little though.
Here is the link to apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14182239&postcount=1466
i see what you mean..i have this green bar going across the screen in the bottom. colors aren't that great..but eh. i can deal with this for now.
watching Mortal Kombat..
Tried austin powers, plays very smoothly but with strange colors
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it's the video decoding due to our phones, probably because of the tegra. this has been known since the netflix app was first released (FYI it's been working on our phones since then, the APK was posted in the apps forum)
Still a pretty awesome step in the right direction.
Doesn't android have a graphics layer that's standard across releases that developers can code to instead of hardware specific? Greenbar is pretty annoying.
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It does, although this is a video decoder issue.
old news just an fyi
lorijuan1024 said:
old news just an fyi
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Your old news statement is old news fyi.
The supplied link does not work for me. The app downloads, but it wont install, saying that the app was not downloaded from a trusted source. Does anyone have a fix, or advice?
Thanks.
lorijuan1024 said:
old news just an fyi
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i just noticed there was a thread going on the app forum, my bad...!
lvmike said:
The supplied link does not work for me. The app downloads, but it wont install, saying that the app was not downloaded from a trusted source. Does anyone have a fix, or advice?
Thanks.
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you need to be rooted and have sideloading enabled
Damn....
So no options for us 1.83 stock users. Well I guess. I'll read about rooting and side loading this weekend.
lvmike said:
Damn....
So no options for us 1.83 stock users. Well I guess. I'll read about rooting and side loading this weekend.
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Gingerbreak and gladenable are your friends.
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This is definitely a step in the right direction. More functional than the app has ever been...but the green bar along the bottom of the screen is weird.
lvmike said:
The supplied link does not work for me. The app downloads, but it wont install, saying that the app was not downloaded from a trusted source. Does anyone have a fix, or advice?
Thanks.
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you need to sideload the app
lvmike said:
The supplied link does not work for me. The app downloads, but it wont install, saying that the app was not downloaded from a trusted source. Does anyone have a fix, or advice?
Thanks.
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you need to sideload it... http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
Optimus V netflix
Im having the same problem on my optimus v and ive tried both the htc and samsung settings, i was wondering if theres a different model entered in the build.prop it would help the color distortion.

Hulu plus on android

Hulu plus has been released
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Man not even a link to it?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hulu.plus&feature=search_result
Seems to be similar to the Netflix app. Only support for certain devices. SNS obviously is one of them.
tekkitan said:
Seems to be similar to the Netflix app. Only support for certain devices. SNS obviously is one of them.
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Using the link, I just downloaded it onto my NS4G...
Is anyone else having issues with the app? I can't get it to work. It just buffers.
ive used it a little on my home wifi, works just fine and the picture looks great.
No idea how well it works on 4g or 3g.
sucks
cant get it to work either on stock or rooted rom
Slim Tewksberry said:
Is anyone else having issues with the app? I can't get it to work. It just buffers.
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Do you use a hosts file to block ads? make sure none of the listings include *hulu*
If the ads are not able to load than it will sit and buffer than tell you you have a connection issue.

Hulu Plus is Working

Today's update must have added support. It didn't work previously on my N8000 so I'm guessing it didn't work on any Note. Apologies if this isn't news.
any news is better than no news...
but glad to hear its supported...thinking about getting hulu plus but the ads sucks
Ads suck and no rooted devices ... need modded apk
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DJsCrIBbLe said:
Ads suck and no rooted devices ... need modded apk
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I installed this while unrooted and it worked. I then rooted and it still worked.
What's weird is that I can't use it on the same tablet running CM10.
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It appears to work but actually streaming video does not. I have no ad blocking software installed and it stops after the ads in the begining.
crystalstylez said:
It appears to work but actually streaming video does not. I have no ad blocking software installed and it stops after the ads in the begining.
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Mine did too. I thought I had a crappy signal. Maybe not.
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Doesnt stream at all. Loads adv but noyhing else
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It loads the ads, and nothing after that. Anyone can get it to work ?
Would you be kind enought to backup the hulu apk. and upload it. Cause i would really like to have it, but cant download from denmark.
tahnks
Has anyone found a fix for this? If so can you share it with us?
applehater said:
Has anyone found a fix for this? If so can you share it with us?
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I forgot where I got this from, somewhere on XDA, This is an older modded version that works for me
This is pulled from a backup with rom toolbox
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rolau5j8by3bfaa/com.hulu.plus.apk
and this one I found on my computer, I am pretty sure that it it what I loaded onto my note a while ago, but can't remember
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjve19cscw50tyq/Mod2com.hulu.plus-2.apk
So one of those should do the trick for you, and also, when all else fails, ask jeeves...
applehater said:
Has anyone found a fix for this? If so can you share it with us?
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Believe the only way is through the browser by a hack flash player until Hulu update it for compatibility on our device.
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smaw51 said:
I forgot where I got this from, somewhere on XDA, This is an older modded version that works for me
This is pulled from a backup with rom toolbox
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rolau5j8by3bfaa/com.hulu.plus.apk
and this one I found on my computer, I am pretty sure that it it what I loaded onto my note a while ago, but can't remember
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjve19cscw50tyq/Mod2com.hulu.plus-2.apk
So one of those should do the trick for you, and also, when all else fails, ask jeeves...
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Curious, I tried both of these, but they won't install. I get the screen to install, but nothing happens when I hit the "Install" button. The "Cancel" button works fine. BTW, I do have the "Unknown Sources" checked... I am not rooted, but that shouldn't matter? I'm wondering why I can't install an APK???
Nakel said:
Curious, I tried both of these, but they won't install. I get the screen to install, but nothing happens when I hit the "Install" button. The "Cancel" button works fine. BTW, I do have the "Unknown Sources" checked... I am not rooted, but that shouldn't matter? I'm wondering why I can't install an APK???
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That is pretty odd, but not being rooted, you shouldn't have any issues with the unmodded hulu app in the first place. It is still weird that it doesn't want to install though, have you tried restarting your device?
smaw51 said:
That is pretty odd, but not being rooted, you shouldn't have any issues with the unmodded hulu app in the first place. It is still weird that it doesn't want to install though, have you tried restarting your device?
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The stock Hulu app plays ads just fine, but it won't play the actual video. I've tried everything I could think of, including re-starting numerous times.
Stock version was updated tonight and now works. I too was just able to view the ads only, but now everything works! Yay!!
Granna said:
Stock version was updated tonight and now works. I too was just able to view the ads only, but now everything works! Yay!!
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I can also confirm that the Stock version is now working. I can watch TV shows instead of just ADs. Previously mine only played ads.
Sweet! Thanks for the heads up!
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Yep working also on my note 10.1. About time they fixed it. I complained to the support a while ago. I used the hulu. App constantly when I had the prime and infinity.
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Fixed on mine as well.:good:

[Q] Samsung Remote on Nexus 4?

Is there any way I can get the Samsung Remote app to be installed on my Nexus 4. It seems to be incompatible?
The app I want: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zYW1zdW5nLnJlbW90ZVRWIl0.
Joakim_Lind said:
Is there any way I can get the Samsung Remote app to be installed on my Nexus 4. It seems to be incompatible?
The app I want: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zYW1zdW5nLnJlbW90ZVRWIl0.
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Downloads and runs fine here I Carnt test it tho as I don't have a smart TV
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coundnt get it from the play store but I found the apk and it seems to work fine for me.
Can I get it in full screen?
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Can I get it in full screen?
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Ive never gotten it in full screen even when I had my galaxy note.
I had it in full screen in my Nexus S. But then I also could download it from Play. Hop someone know a fix to get it to my Nexus 4. It's a great app to navigate i my TV and I miss the automatic Qwerty keyboard.
justin g. said:
coundnt get it from the play store but I found the apk and it seems to work fine for me.
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Where did you find it? Can you share this app? I need it working badly also.
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here ya go. its a free app anyway but hopefully i dont get in trouble for sharing it.

[Q] tv remote app for s4

Hello, I had the lg optimus g pro for a week and loved the remote. I was able to work my tv, cable box and blue ray player. The one on the s4 I can only do two devices. I have been looking on google, amazon. and the net. I would like to find one that works on my s4 but dose more then just two devices. Can someone help me, i keep trying but everyone i come up with says they use your wifi or something like that. Can someone suggest one too me or something. thanks a bunch would prefer a free one, but willing to pay if it is really really good.
thanks
gage0727 said:
Hello, I had the lg optimus g pro for a week and loved the remote. I was able to work my tv, cable box and blue ray player. The one on the s4 I can only do two devices. I have been looking on google, amazon. and the net. I would like to find one that works on my s4 but dose more then just two devices. Can someone help me, i keep trying but everyone i come up with says they use your wifi or something like that. Can someone suggest one too me or something. thanks a bunch would prefer a free one, but willing to pay if it is really really good.
thanks
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This is not true. The one on the s4 can add more than two. Go into setting on watchon and select add another device. You can also add another room also. I have mine set up with cable tv and onkyo receiver.
You could also try out Touchsquid. It's a Samsung app for the IR Blaster. I've been using the paid version with great success.
bballs91 said:
You could also try out Touchsquid. It's a Samsung app for the IR Blaster. I've been using the paid version with great success.
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Touchsquid is not a Samsung app.
The app name is 'Samsung remote by Touchsquid' and it works amazing the new version is able to go in portrait mode. I've used I only my tab 2 7.0 and S4.
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This should really be in the themes and apps forum - of course if you went there, you'd find at least two threads already there about remote apps...
Behold!!!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265467
my bad i did not see the app part. kept looking in the general question area... can a mod move it to the proper area my bad.
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can someone tell me how to update watch on? I guess im not using the latest version
gone to the samsung app store cant find it their will keep looking though. thanjs.
Fid you try the google play store?
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yea that was the first place I looked. thanks though.
I'm gonna go to Walmart today and turn off all the TVs there.
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I did that at a sports bar during the nhl playoffs
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I did that at a sports bar during the nhl playoffs
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Hahaha what happened after?
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