Hello, everyone! I'm in the lengthy process of migrating all of my data/apps over from my Galaxy Note running CM10.1 to my now-rooted S4, and i've noticed a peculiar issue.
On my Note, i have the latest apk of Adobe's Flash Player installed (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848508) and this app installed to handle swf files. I have a giant collection of swf files from around the internet, mostly small loops, and keep them in my Dropbox, and on my Note, i can pull any of them up and play them using this app.
However, on my S4, the swf files behave very oddly. They'll only play the first frame of the animation and then the app will hang and crash, and not just that one app, but the top three swf players on the Play store all have this same issue (all three work fine on my Note). But, in spite of that, the files play fine if i open them in Firefox or Boat,
I'm assuming this has to do with the fact that the S4 is running a stock rom, and the Note is running Cyanogenmod, but what do you guys think? The versions are all the same, of Flash Player and the SWF players, across both devices, and both devices are running 4.2.2
Yea thats a good question. I think it needs answers. So !bump .
Could it be the graphics chip?
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Yea thats a good question. I think it needs answers. So !bump .
Could it be the graphics chip?
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More than likely not, because the flash files render fine in Firefox. I have a feeling that it's the fact that the rom is odexed, or another side effect of touchwiz
swf on S4, major PITA
I've resisted the urge to register this forum in the past but this particular thread is of great importance for me. Please tell me you found a solution to this problem (the exact one I'm having). At least did you manage to exclude some reasons if not find the culprit?
Thank you!
Looks like you already know android no longer supports flash. I have a different device and I have a similar issue. Flash works fine on cm but not the stock os. I nandroid between the two if I need to use flash player.
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Looks like you already know android no longer supports flash. I have a different device and I have a similar issue. Flash works fine on cm but not the stock os. I nandroid between the two if I need to use flash player.
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Thank you! ...Then CyanogenMod is written on my S4.
Tested swf player
I've tested both SWF Player & Smart Flash Player on CM with *swf files. It works in the sense that you can see swf movies/cartoons with very little interaction. However, games that have much interaction are not playable because the pointer behaves strangely (auto double clicks, doesn't click at all if you do it too rapid etc.)
I'll try some tweaks and come back later to tell you if it's OK. If you have some tips please don't hesitate to tell me.
Has someone tried the above software for Android 4.3 for S4 Google Edition?
My conclusions (?)
OK, so here's what I did:
I've put the Android 4.3 Deodexed version, installed the *swf player and tried to play games once again.
The behavior was identical with that on CM: jittery, too sensitive in some cases and not enough sensitive in others. I've tested about a dozen games ranging from adult to survival, RPG, room escape on SWF player and Smart Flash Player.
For example as soon as you touch the screen inside a game the screen can go wild, scrolling too much in one direction. Also, if there are line of dialogue in a game that you skip by tap you may press only once to see that you skipped 2 or 3 lines of dialog. When you select an object to see its options you see just a flash of the options and you are sent back. When you have to tap rapidly it doesn't work: you have to do it slow so it can be interpreted. Also, some flash cartoons lag much more than they did on my S1.
To manage this I have installed 3 touch-screen tweaking programs. As the option were numerous I had not time to try them all but the results were more or less the same with what I've managed at that time.
Of course, the solution for testing was very easy and should have been tried in the first place. I have attached a mouse to see that the results are almost the same. However, I recommend playing with mouse because it's much more precise.
Conclusion 1: swf on stock rom does not work most probably because of the TouchWhizz. That doesn't mean a flash update from Adobe can not resolve this.
Conclusion 2: swf does not work because of the flash player apk itself rather than the rom or swf player you're having;
I for one will keep my S1 close until Adobe releases a mobile flash version that works like on my old phone. Yeah, I know that could mean an eternity .
Oh, and another, offtopic, conclusion: Android Beta 4.3 - Google Edition - Deodexed stinks big time. There's not one application that didn't force close on me repeatedly. I'll try the Odexed but I doubt it will change things. If it doesn't I'll stick with CM until a more stable version of 4.3 comes out.
Can someone tell me if there is a software that can adjust the sensitivity of an S4? I mean to the phone itself, not the touch-screen. I don't care about the supported rom. ...Or I could take a more dangerous path, of changing the DPI if there is an application for that,
Thank you!
Strange behaviour wtith swf in stock rom
Back again with, what I consider, important observations.
I did a restore for my stock rom yesterday. Out of curiosity I wanted to see what swf files I can play from stock because when my phone came and I first tried it there were two swf version 10 files, out of ~30 that worked with Swf Player. I thought I could decompile some games to FLA, downgrade them to v10, publish and play them.
Now, instead of SWF Player I used Smart Flash Player. I was scratching my head as about a third of the games were loading and seemed functional. However, I didn't test the jerky behavior I told you abut in the previous post.
I wanted to copy those particular files in a new folder to know that those are playable and to my surprise games no longer worked. Did a reboot, cleared cash from Flash Player and tried again. Out of the ~10 that worked minutes before I had only about 3 or 4 games working. Now that's weird.
Today, out of many tries, I didn't manage to make even one game play with Smart Swf Player but one worked with Swf Player.
I have no idea what's happening but it seems stock rom IS capable of running local swf files with dedicated players. We just have to find what are the circumstances in which they do.
LE: I can easily play local swf movies or games with little interaction on stock rom, almost full screen, using web browser. Please let me know if you need a tutorial for that. My posts refer only to games with much more interaction.
OK, here's what you can do to play local .swf files on SGS 4's stock rom:
First, please be aware that you may experience some lag when playing swf movies/games and you lack the virtual gamepad for playing keyboard games.
1) Download SWF Player - Flash File Viewer & UC Browser for Android from Google Market (I haven't yet tested UC Browser HD but it should also work)
2) You must have the latest version of Flash Player installed. Search for Adobe Flash Archives, go to the result page and download the latest Android 4.0 version (at this moment it's 11.1.115.69)
3) Run SWF Player and browse to the local swf file you want to play. Tap once on the swf file and an option dialog will appear (if not, please activate it from app's settings; it should be activated by default). Right at the beginning you will see Open Mode.
The default setting is "use HTTP Protocol (Video Streaming)". Instead of that option choose the second one "use local HTML file". Afterwards you may be prompted to choose the app that opens your file in case you have more than one program that can handle swf files and you didn't set a default. Pick SWF Player to open. Of course the swf will not open correctly (that's the reason for my tutorial in the first place).
4) A very small HTML file has just been created, with approximately the same name, in the same folder as the swf file. Do not tamper with that html file.
5) Use any file browser (you can use even SWF Player) to reach that html file and open it with UC Browser. If needed, chose the full screen mode from browser's options.
That's all. Enjoy your swf movie/game!
Note 1: Tested many Internet Browser. UC Browser is, by far, the best. It is one of the few, if not the only one, that can play almost anything thrown at him, can play local files, has a real full screen mode for flash (unlike Firefox for example) and has the best sensitivity. UC Browser looks like SWF Player without the virtual pointer and game-pad.
Note 2: It is obvious that Flash Player for Android 4.0+ is no longer a priority for Adobe and it is pretty unstable, no matter what rom, software or tweak you use.
Note 3: For the above tutorial you may try other previous Flash versions as it is possible you may find a more stable one. Please let me know if you find something.
Note 4: A very promising Browser seems to be the Puffin Browser. For the moment it can not play local files but it has virtual game-pad, virtual mouse pointer and it seems to have the right sensitivity (no lag between taps). I will write developer and will keep a close watch on that app.
LE: no need for the extra hassle with SWF player app to create html . Just use your regular file browser and select open as text. UC Browser should then be one of the options to open that file.
How am I supposed to play games without contros in UC browser?
Bro could you find a way to games using gamepad inside the browser or something? ?
it works Assrider
You are a genious.
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You are a genious.
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You're welcome!
Things changed a bit since my previous posts. You can now use FlashFox (not affiliated with Mozilla or Adobe), with full-screen add-on, to enjoy your local swf files.
UC Browser does not support local swf play since version 9.2. It's a good thing I made a backup of the app. I still use it to play local swf.
I use HTML ANALYZER for Download(ad) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.kensmix.pictrosefree&hl=en) to download .swf files and play them when offline.
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Bro could you find a way to games using gamepad inside the browser or something? ?
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Try "SWIFT Player, A Flash player" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.gamerush.flash.filemanager&hl=en). It supports both Jelly Bean & KitKat and has a virtual game pad.
Let me know if it worked.
Swift app etc doesn't support action script 2.2 as per adobe AIR error message. I see looping flash in both.
Closest I found is DOLPHIN browser but no keyboard visible at flash swf. It can use embedded controls though.
We can use hacker keyboard to view arrow keys strangely keyboard toggle not available in browser.
Requested dolphin developers to create gamepad or We need keypad always visible option.
Flashfox app has keyboard toggle but does not play swf.
I think assrider answered about uc browser.
Am still searching...
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Flashfox app has keyboard toggle but does not play swf.
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I confirm that FlashFox is extremely unstable with swf files (unlike UC browser v9.2) but, if you insist, it can play most, if not all, swf files.
Of course, you can toggle the keyboard and install GamePad for free (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishstix.gameboard&hl=en_GB) or the £2 GameKeyboard + (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locnet.gamekeyboard2).
I've personally tested, just minutes ago, GameKeyboard + with local swf, in FlashFox and it works. For movement I had to use the right (not left) virtual thumbstick. With minor tweaks it should work like a charm The game was playable, although I can see it used more in slow-paced games, like Strategies or RPGs rather than Action games.
For GamePad I have to do some tweaks/settings which are not on my list right now. The standard/default D-pad is not working.
With FlashFox you have to insist in opening a swf file. For example, I used it to open a local swf file but it didn't work. I tried it on the next one and that one worked. I immediately exit and retried the previous one, that didn't work seconds ago and... now it worked.
I recently discovered this browser so I know little about it. My belief is that at least one of the previous versions should have been stable. I see this all the time with browsers. I am very, very reticent in updating them so I recommend you the same.
UC Browser v9.2 plays local .swf files in full-screen mode without the need of creating a html file. If you do the same now it acts like it's trying to download the file, not to play it.
Steps, using UC Browser v9.2 and Root Explorer 3.0.1*:
1) Use Root Explorer to browse to the local file;
2) Long tap the .swf file;
3) Select "Open With"
4) Go to the "General" tab
5) Select "Open as Text"
6) From the "Complete action using" window select UC Browser
7) Tap the "Just once" button and you're ready to play
*Note that you should have Adobe Flash for Android 4.0+ already installed. Also, you may be required to insist, by refreshing the page if it doesn't work on first try (it usually happens for big size files).
You can use other file browsers, with the condition that "Open as Text" doesn't use a proprietary plugin to open the file as a real text, with gibberish characters.
OK here is the trick I used
1. Side load (method tutorial in Google) flash apk for dolphin browser
2. Install flashfox browser
3 Install hacker’s keyboard and select 5 lines layout for portrait and landscape
4 Configure language and input mode settings for input mode switch go to advanced settings for experts in default keyboard if required (optional step)
5 Load local swf in open as text mode using file explorer like ES (thanks assrider) in flashfox browser
6 Click Menu Toggle Keyboard
Enjoy. It is slow but playable
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Cool friend. Overlapping posts simultaneously. Both our methods work. Yes flashfox stability an issue. Gamepad stuff was great. You saved many people's searches in Google he he he
Can't find thanks button in browser so using xda app to thank you.
I see Android L posts god knows flashy things there
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[/COLOR]Cool friend. Overlapping posts simultaneously. Both our methods work. Yes flashfox stability an issue. Gamepad stuff was great. You saved many people's searches in Google he he he
Can't find thanks button in browser so using xda app to thank you.
I see Android L posts god knows flashy things there
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Thanks for the feedback and for your suggestions! Unfortunately, I think this thread does not have good visibility so it can only be found by a Google search (like I did in the first place ). Also, it's possible that there are other underground threads in which this problem got a solution already.
I wanted to add that GameKeyboard + can be brought up anytime (recommend to use it in UC Browser 9.2) by pressing the volume up button.
"How to call up GameKeyboard
- enable "Settings->Use HotKey" then use [Vol. Up]/[Mouse Middle] as hotkey
- enable "Settings->Use Hotspot" then tap on hotspot screen corner"
I recommend you read the entire description of this beautiful app.
There is no need for the buggy FlashFox after all. Not to mention that in UC Browser you can play even fast paced games.
swf player , flashfox , dolphin browser seem cant work for my 500 mb swf file
when i install UR apk file with older version 9.2 , it dont display on option when i choose open with ...
any tip can help me
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1. How do I remove the zoom in and out button on the browser?
2. Has anybody been able to get a Video Player shortcut like all the other Galaxy phones,
I tried to delete the Video Player APK with Root Manager and install the Video Player from the Vibrant and the shortcut was there but when I opened it it would Force Close
3. Can the startup animation be changed on the Epic, seems like a different file path then my old EVO
Thanks in advance fellow Geeks
Anybody, please
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1. How do I remove the zoom in and out button on the browser?
2. Has anybody been able to get a Video Player shortcut like all the other Galaxy phones,
I tried to delete the Video Player APK with Root Manager and install the Video Player from the Vibrant and the shortcut was there but when I opened it it would Force Close
3. Can the startup animation be changed on the Epic, seems like a different file path then my old EVO
Thanks in advance fellow Geeks
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1. I don't think there's a way to do that. If there is, I've never found it and I looked.
2. No. That is a feature of Touchwiz 3.0. Not only do we not have a shortcut but the stock one we have does not save where you were in the video so you have to start over every time.
3. Not yet. Keep watching the dev boards.
1. Switch browsers... dolphin hd is very nice, allows full screen use and pinch to zoom
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Thanks, that's what i was afraid of, i looked everywhere with no luck
I will have to give Dolphin Browser another shot, i didn't like it 4 months ago but will give it another try thanks
Seems like this problem should have a relatively simple solution, but after googling for quite a while, still can't figure it out.
A friend sent me a link directly to a .mov file. I thought I could just click the link and stream it. Instead, clicking the link in the browser brings up Twonky, which tries to get me to set up media sharing. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to just download (or stream) the .mov file to my phone.
If I can't steam, it looks like an app like arcMedia would allow me to view it once on my phone - but again, how do I get the browser to download instead of trying to open up Twonky when I click the link to the file?
Also, every time Twonky starts, there seems to be no way to close it except togo into settings/applications/running services and close it from there - is there an easier way?
Download act one video player. Works great with streaming media and videos on the sd card
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Download act one video player. Works great with streaming media and videos on the sd card
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Thanks for the response. I found out that apparently Twonky tries to launch any file that the phone doesn't recognize. I tried to download a few video players including Act 1 that appeared in the "perform action with" dialog when I attempted to open the .mov file directly by clicking it within the email, but none of them worked to actually play the file.
I figured out I could download the .mov file if I went to my email using my browser and long-pressing the link and selecting 'save link' (long-clicking didn't work from within the email program...from there, it just opened the browser and automatically initiated a short-press which tried to stream and brought up Twonky). Once downloaded, then I was able to play with an alternative player (in this case - Vplayer worked, although this particular player didn't seem to support streaming as it didn't appear as an option in the "perform using" dialog that opens when short-clicking the link).
i hate how twonky wont let you download files i have removed it. so i could at least snag the file and keep for when i get home...
Hi,
I browse DailyMotion from my Galaxy S a lot using the stock Android browser (i'm using the desktop version of the site, rather than the mobile version). Whenever I try to play a video from DM, the browser would prompt me and give a choice between playing the video in the browser itself or playing it using the built in Video Player application. I always choose the latter option since it has less lag and better seek control.
However since yesterday the browser no longer gives this prompt to choose preferred player. It would always load the video within the browser which is sort of annoying. Do you know of a way to force the streaming video to be played using video player app instead of within the browser itself?
So far I have tried the following with no success:
- Rebooted
- Checked and cleared default associations
- Cleared data on Internet app
- Cleared cache, history,etc and even reset internet settings to defaults
The only change I remember doing prior to this issue was upgrading Flash player from 10.3 to 10.3.185.22. I tried rolling back to 10.1 and results were still the same. Any help is appreciated. I'm running stock Froyo 2.2.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. - I still get this prompt when trying to play YouTube videos. I get to choose between browser and YouTube app.
Try this...works on my tab with 2.2...
Go to Settings>Applications>Browser and click on it. Then in the screen which opens up where it says uninstall, move etc....just scroll down to "launch by default" and press clear defaults. Now press back and exit and open up the browser and it should give you a choice of app as before...
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Thanks for the reply. However I had earlier tried this to no avail. There were no defaults associated with the Browser and the button was greyed out (in my phone there is no app named 'Browser', instead it's named Internet)
I used to get the same thing Ram. I dont think it has to do with any settings with your phone. It must be something dailymotion did because I dont get the same prompt like I did last time.
I had an old tablet that I would use ES File Explorer on and be able to connect to my home network. When I went to open anything from it, I'd get a menu pop up asking me what program I wanted to use to open the file up. My old tablet was underpowered though and couldn't really stream anything because of it.
I now have a Nook Color and I'm running CM7 on it. I've downloaded ES File Explorer, setup network access and I'm able to access my files. However, every time I try to access a file through my network, it tries opening up the file in ES File Explorer. I don't get any popup menu asking me what program I'd like to use. ES File Explorer won't let me stream any video files and I have several other programs installed and would like to try to stream through them.
Can anyone help me out here? What am I missing that would allow me to choose what program a file will run through?
Thank you!
I had the same issue awhile back. Just went back after reading your post and its no different. Since then I've been using TVersity to stream my video.
You can try to clear default action for es file explorer in the application manager under settings (sorry, my nook is in french, i haven't the real translation of menu names..)
I've been looking for a good program. I might try buying plex as it's on sale at amazon this week. But honestly, I can't give you any other advice. If i end up getting it, I'll let you know.
EDIT: Just read in it's description, not optimized for tablets or larger screen. So that's not going to work for us. Sorry.
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You can try to clear default action for es file explorer in the application manager under settings (sorry, my nook is in french, i haven't the real translation of menu names..)
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Did it work and allow you to select a new default player? It didnt work for me
Edit: I tried deleting and re installing. It allowed me to select a new default player for local files only. Still cant select new video player for network files.
Thanks for the reply guys. I couldn't get it to work either, so I ended up just installing cifsmanager and mounting my file server. I still then have to use a different file browser to select what video player I'm goig to use, but that's not much of a big deal.
I haven't been streaming anything, but I was using ES for quite a while, and ended up trading it in for File Expert, which is a bit more polished and doesn't give me the issues ES did. I just tried, and wasn't able to stream media with Moboplayer, but File Expert did give me the option to choose an app, so maybe it would work with a different video player.
It was a little odd how it worked: navigate to video file, tap, and it prompts me to choose a web browser (?); once the browser opens, however, I get a new prompt to choose a media player. Like I said, Moboplayer failed to play the files (tried .avi and mp4), but you said you had other players that might work.
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I haven't been streaming anything, but I was using ES for quite a while, and ended up trading it in for File Expert, which is a bit more polished and doesn't give me the issues ES did. I just tried, and wasn't able to stream media with Moboplayer, but File Expert did give me the option to choose an app, so maybe it would work with a different video player.
It was a little odd how it worked: navigate to video file, tap, and it prompts me to choose a web browser (?); once the browser opens, however, I get a new prompt to choose a media player. Like I said, Moboplayer failed to play the files (tried .avi and mp4), but you said you had other players that might work.
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Rockplayer Lite should play those files.
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Rockplayer Lite should play those files.
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You are correct, thanks I would recommend File Expert over ES in general, and it looks like it would also solve your problem, though I see you took other steps already.
I've found when trying to download apk's off xda on chrome it opens a video player.
Anyone else had his issue?
At first I thought it was VPlayer opening but it appears to be chrome ( but this is from looking at the opened apps)
So I went into application manager in settings and cleared chrome's defaults and it worked at first as it asked permission to download the file but it just opens the video player again...please help.
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I don't know if it's at all related, but I have a similar issue when I try to follow links in Google currents, especially play store links, sometimes it just opens another random current article instead of opening play store.
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I have a similar problem - sometimes when i click on a link in flipboard it opens OI-Filemanager instead of a webpage.
It´s Android not iOS! It´s not perfect...!
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I've found when trying to download apk's off xda on chrome it opens a video player.
Anyone else had his issue?
At first I thought it was VPlayer opening but it appears to be chrome ( but this is from looking at the opened apps)
So I went into application manager in settings and cleared chrome's defaults and it worked at first as it asked permission to download the file but it just opens the video player again...please help.
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When trying to download an APK in Chrome it ALWAYS tries opening it with BS Player, rather than just downloading it. If I uninstall BS Player, Chrome works properly and just downloads the APK. If I user any other browser, everything works. It's driving me nuts! Any thoughts?
Using Chrome on Nexus 7 16GB Android 4.1.2, btw.
Any fix for this yet? It is very annoying.
Same problem here with chrome and Bs player. Any idea's?
Same on galaxy note II N7100.
Chrome opens vplayer.
I tried to removed the "Launch by default" settings in vplayer and chrome for the applications manager but still remains....
Having same problem on HTC One X... apk links in Google Chrome opens in Vplayer...
So, nobody can help us with this? I have a SGS3 with stock (yet unpublished) 4.1.2 and it works ok, but on my gtab with CM10 it is on permanent failure. Only solution to date is uninstalling vplayer,but I need it for other tasks so, no joy. Some help would be extremely welcome. Come on! It's Christmas
Sorry guys, this is just a "me too" response. This thread has been dead for 2 months.
I've just been coping the URL into the stock browser "Internet" to avoid, in my case, VPlayer opening....