Hi,
I've been looking for a browser that would allow for me to watch online streams (i.e. sport streams) without an incredible amount of lag. I've tried xscope, stock, dolphin, boat, and maxthon. Not a single one of them has been able to do it.
I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction or if someone could show me an app that would work in the same capacity. This is the only functionality that I'm finding my prime is missing. I only wanted it for internet and the occasional word document.. and so streaming sports would make the wonderful package complete.
Thanks!
I've been using the stock browser and ICS Browser+ and havent experienced much lag on streams besides the regular lag that comes with some streams. The only time I do notice a little lag is when I'm not viewing in fullscreen.
halloumi3 said:
I've been using the stock browser and ICS Browser+ and havent experienced much lag on streams besides the regular lag that comes with some streams. The only time I do notice a little lag is when I'm not viewing in fullscreen.
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What do you mean not watching in fullscreen? Are you talking about having the browser in fullscreen? Or talking about having the stream opened up fullscreen?
Thanks.
i noticed stock browser does not allow me to log in espn3.com
but the lag is related more to network speed more than browser app
Lag would come more from work strength and speed than the browser
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What do you mean not watching in fullscreen? Are you talking about having the browser in fullscreen? Or talking about having the stream opened up fullscreen?
Thanks.
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i mean the actual stream being in fullscreen.
Hmm, first of all, I did find a browser that would let me watch a stream without lag and there is a noticeable difference between streams on that browser and on others. Second, I can never make videos fullscreen on my tablet. Even trying to watch videos from ESPN.com won't go fullscreen. Is something on my tablet messed up?
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Hmm, first of all, I did find a browser that would let me watch a stream without lag and there is a noticeable difference between streams on that browser and on others. Second, I can never make videos fullscreen on my tablet. Even trying to watch videos from ESPN.com won't go fullscreen. Is something on my tablet messed up?
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double tapping a video will make it go fullscreen
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So why I can't play youtube in background nor in browser (Not even in tabs wtf?) nor in app? Same with other music sites in browser. Also if I lock the screen music goes...
I got felling I don't have multitasking phone. But music can be played in background. I believe there is some mod or app that can do this? Dude we are in 2011 and s2 is one of most powerful phones. So what are guys at google thinking?
So what I need to do in order to play youtube music in background?
Feel free to voice your concerns eloquently to Google, http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list
You cannot play youtube videos in the background, your alternatives would be to listen to music from music sources (isn't that what people normally do?) or download the music from the videos manually.
Your post is slightly confusing but am i right in thinking that the main issue here is that YouTube will for some reason not play on your phone yeah, it may sound very obvious but are you sure you have an Internet connection, have you tried with
WiFi?
I can think of absolutely no reason as to why YouTube will not work on your phone unless somehow your phone has become corrupted, i have the YouTube app and also YouTube in my browser and both play fine.
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Your post is slightly confusing but am i right in thinking that the main issue here is that YouTube will for some reason not play on your phone yeah, it may sound very obvious but are you sure you have an Internet connection, have you tried with
WiFi?
I can think of absolutely no reason as to why YouTube will not work on your phone unless somehow your phone has become corrupted, i have the YouTube app and also YouTube in my browser and both play fine.
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no, he means he can play youtube but as soon as doing anything else on the phone youtube will stop playback. Its the same with all our GS2s, even if you open youtube in a browser tab as soon as you navigate away from that tab to do something else, (even staying in the browser with a new tab), then youtube stops playback.
I agree it is quite annoying that its not capable of running in the background.
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no, he means he can play youtube but as soon as doing anything else on the phone youtube will stop playback. Its the same with all our GS2s, even if you open youtube in a browser tab as soon as you navigate away from that tab to do something else, (even staying in the browser with a new tab), then youtube stops playback.
I agree it is quite annoying that its not capable of running in the background.
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ah right, cant say it really bothers me that much..
You're better using the TubeMate app.
It'll allow you to download the music/videos and play them as mp3 files on the stock music player. You can then place your samsung galaxy s2 into sleep mode and play music in the background.
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You're better using the TubeMate app.
It'll allow you to download the music/videos and play them as mp3 files on the stock music player. You can then place your samsung galaxy s2 into sleep mode and play music in the background.
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That is an answer but do not a solution because do not give us a choice..
Even in my N900 Maemo5 (it is a 2009 Os) I can listen in background all the videos i want plus all the music i want.... All simultaneously.
hgroove said:
That is an answer but do not a solution because do not give us a choice..
Even in my N900 Maemo5 (it is a 2009 Os) I can listen in background all the videos i want plus all the music i want.... All simultaneously.
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Agree. This can be an useful app (If I would need to download something on android from youtube) but I still have no solution to the problem.
I want to listen music in background not download it. Or Imagine using s2 as a mp3 player connected to speakers. I would need to download all videos I want to listen. (not practical, time and space consuming...)
Now I still don't get it: Are android engineers so stupid at all, or what is the problem that the thing is still not implemented?
Anyone know if ICS will maybe bring it?
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Now I still don't get it: Are android engineers so stupid at all, or what is the problem that the thing is still not implemented?
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Videos are meant to be watched. Do you not understand this? I've already given you the correct place to report any issues/feature requests you may have. Also, just so you know, calling the devs stupid is idiotic. If you're so smart, write your own software to play videos in the background.
Maybe when you think about it for a few minutes, you'll realise the very idea does not make sense.
When i had the stock rom, i was watching a long video in youtube, then i started shaving, and i put the phone to sleep by pressing the power button, and the video kept playing, i was perplexed because i always wanted this from youtube, to be able to play with your screen off.
Videos are meant to be watched, but reviews and other stuff, or music with just a picture in stead of a video is not meant to be watched, so this would be an usefull app.
Btw: i was on 2.3.4 stock .
personally id like it as i often listen to music via youtube, would be nice to be able to leave it playing while i surfed the web at the same time.
Hey do any of you have the youtube apk for the version before this latest update? I dont like this update it pauses my videos if i lock the screen.. Plz help.. Thanks.
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This is such a oversight for the youTube app on my GS2...
Watching a video and lets say I get an email, get a text message (Handcent pop up)...
Video stops playing completely and I have to restart it.... wtf??
Lets say I need to check or write an email / text - App minimizes but closes the video feed and audio with it, forced to restart.
Its annoying and un-needed.
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Videos are meant to be watched. Do you not understand this? I've already given you the correct place to report any issues/feature requests you may have. Also, just so you know, calling the devs stupid is idiotic. If you're so smart, write your own software to play videos in the background.
Maybe when you think about it for a few minutes, you'll realise the very idea does not make sense.
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I see videos, not only Youtube, then i want search something in my browser(maybe open several tabs), then open Market to update some app..., then open waze(GPS app) to go somewhere and video or Youtube app STOPS, why?
I want hear that videos while driving with GPS app. Because I want to have the choice.
So, where is the multitasking features?
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So, where is the multitasking features?
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It IS multitasking and to suggest otherwise is just being a troll.
The YouTube app pauses video because IT'S VIDEO!!!
Alternative solutions have already been posted, but people keep harping on about the YouTube app specifically. It is not intended to play videos in the background. It is intended to play videos and then, quite correctly, pause them when you go to do something else, so that when you come back you can continue watching. Videos are for watching.
The problem here is that some people are taking 1 aspect of the YouTube app (namely audio output) and then expecting it to act like apps that are specifically made for audio output. That's stupid, incorrect and unfair.
What the YouTube app does is correct. If you don't like it then complain to Google and let them laugh at you instead.
All that said, I do understand why people are asking for this. It's just wrong to blame the YouTube app for functioning perfectly 100% correct when it simply doesn't do something that you want. It's like complaining that your car doesn't fly.
Anyone that's really bothered by this would probably be better doing some googling on Java, the Android SDK and the YouTube API and then combining that knowledge into a solution that other members of XDA could use.
QueueTube appears to accomplish what you want.
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QueueTube appears to accomplish what you want.
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Thats excactly what i was looking for, only problem is that it doesnt stream in HQ, so the audio quality isnt very good.. Even though youtube is for videos, we should be able to lock the screen without it stopping, like the standard video app, if watching a longer video or listening to music at work and want easy changing of songs
try NextVid... it lets you minimize youtube videos while you use other apps
Sorry if im abit late on this, but this is how i solve this issue, the trick is to use flash instead of html5 (correct me if i am wrong).
1. download Maxthon Browser. (I found this browser allows you to have multiple tabs and flash will play in the background tabs unlike dolphin browser)
2. navigate to youtube (if it direct you to the mobile page, click on the desktop link below)
3. Pressing home button / or changing tabs / or switch to standby will not stop the audio playback (terminating or closing the browser will of course stop the playback)
down side is that if u mess up u could have overlapping audios from various running flash videos or youtube videos.
Using atrix thou.. donnoe if it works for sgs2..
Was just wondering is there anyway to get smooth 1080p video playback on our phones? I've tried webkit, opera, dolphin, ninesky, skyfire, firefox and even tried the html5 website with no success. I know the gnex can play 1080 youtube which is inpart to ICS I'm assuming. Does anyone know of a browser or method to get 1080 videos to stream smoothly on youtube? Thanks!
I have no problem watching a 1080p video on YouTube if that is what your question . I am using the dolphin HD browser
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I have no problem watching a 1080p video on YouTube if that is what your question . I am using the dolphin HD browser
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Hmm it doesn't stutter for you at all or give you the "not optimized for mobile" message? Playing it direct from the browser w/ flash correct?
Use this it allows you to download the videos as well but it only goes up to 720p not sure if it'll help, but its what I use to get HD videos. Since the you really can't get 1080p on a 720p screen just like a TV. It'll either be 720p or 1080i. It allows you to select the quality as well. So good luck
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Was just wondering is there anyway to get smooth 1080p video playback on our phones? I've tried webkit, opera, dolphin, ninesky, skyfire, firefox and even tried the html5 website with no success. I know the gnex can play 1080 youtube which is inpart to ICS I'm assuming. Does anyone know of a browser or method to get 1080 videos to stream smoothly on youtube? Thanks!
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Use this it allows you to download the videos as well but it only goes up to 720p not sure if it'll help, but its what I use to get HD videos. Since the you really can't get 1080p on a 720p screen just like a TV. It'll either be 720p or 1080i. It allows you to select the quality as well. So good luck
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I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
Why bother viewing a 1080p source when our screen can only do 720p? 4g can do it, sure, but there's no real benefit.
BBEgo said:
Why bother viewing a 1080p source when our screen can only do 720p? 4g can do it, sure, but there's no real benefit.
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Just to do it! Also, if we mirror it to a source that can handle 1080p then why not?. 4g can keep up with it, but play back is choppy.
But if the phone has to dither it down to 720p anyway, then there is no point.
It's really just a waste of bandwidth to do that, with absolutely zero gain or benefit.
Hey guys,
So I have a 7510 (Wi-Fi only) with DaAwesome1's vanilla Honeycomb on it. I love watching videos on it, however my problem is that where I live, the fastest internet I can get is 1.5mbps. Therefore watching youtube videos at anything higher than 480p just simply isn't possible without letting it sit paused for a while to buffer.
When using the Youtube app on the Galaxy Tab, a video in "HD" just can't load fast enough for me to watch. It seems as though the video might be loading at 720p, therefore with my internet it keeps stopping. And without HD enabled, the video quality is so horrendous it just isn't watchable.
So my question, is there any way to edit a file that will force the Youtube app to use 360p or 480p with the HD option? The app itself does not have any setting to specifically pick which quality.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Can anyone help me out here?
Why not just use the website?
Well the website doesn't format the video that great in the browser. And also, when playing through the website, the video is a little laggy.
Hey guys,
Got my Prime 3 days ago, everything is working as expected (Amazing product) except one slight problem.
I've been trying to watch embedded video in the stock browser and I seem to be having issues. I'm using stock browser, with the latest flash player installed.
When I get to the video, the screen shows blank and I see in both screen sides a 1 centimeter of distorted colors, which seems to be part of the video itself, but not organized. In full screen view I just see it blank.
When I refresh sometime I actually see the video frozen on some image.
I refresh, switch quality for dozens of times before I get a normal video.
Could someone test the following streaming website for me? mobafire.com/streams (It's League Of Legends game streaming)
(I'm showing as a new user so I couldn't get the link itself posted yet, just add www in the beginning please)
Just choose any stream there, there are around 10 always.
I want to understand if it's only happening on my prime.
Thanks in advance.
Guy?
Anyone encountered this behavior? Could anyone take a minute or two to test the video I mentioned above on his prime?
yes this week end i would watch live soccer on a website with flashplayer
the video was very laggy no possible to pu on full screen the screen was blank
adobe flashplayer was not very good on ics
Also experienced this on both stock browser and Dolphin HD.
One thing I've noticed is that if the page has just one embedded video, no problemo. Plays perfect. Also, don't try to zoom in on the video until after the video starts playing.
But when you have more than one embedded video, it has serious audio sync and loading issues. Oh and trying to full-screen from anything BUT the youtube app will give you terrible results.
I'll give it a shot to try and wait until the stream already starts playing before I fullscreen, but I doubt if it will change anything...
No I don't mean fullscreen, I mean zoom. Fullscreen will always fail miserably. Zoom, yannow, screen-pinching, can get you pretty close to fullscreen.
I see, I'll give it a shot thanks
Can someone that has all video working correctly give the streaming above a shot? I'm particularly interested to know how long, if any it takes you to get a normally working stream.
I have problems watching embedded youtube videos on the stock ICS browser. My experience... If I click play on the video, only the sound plays and the video doesn't appear. If I refresh the browser page, it always seems to work the second go around with no issue.
Not sure why it doesn't load correctly the first time around.
I Have noticed a big flaw in my SGS3. Videos played straight on the browser stutter heavily. It doesn't matter which browser you use the stutter is always there. For example videos in gametrailers are unwatchable right now because of this. I didn't have any problems watching videos through browser with my SGS2 so this seem quite weird. I am using go launcher ex but switching to TW doens't help either.
Weirdest thing is that videos from youtube work just perfectly.
Does anyane else have issues like this?
Just tried some hd videos on gametrailers ( full site view) and its silky smooth no lagging or stuttering. Maybe try cleaning your browser cache. Also get the latest flashplayer on the playstore..
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same here, havent get any problem yet, sorey cant help...
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Tsapper said:
I Have noticed a big flaw in my SGS3. Videos played straight on the browser stutter heavily. It doesn't matter which browser you use the stutter is always there. For example videos in gametrailers are unwatchable right now because of this. I didn't have any problems watching videos through browser with my SGS2 so this seem quite weird. I am using go launcher ex but switching to TW doens't help either.
Weirdest thing is that videos from youtube work just perfectly.
Does anyane else have issues like this?
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720p video (Vindictus trailer or something from the front page) played just fine on my device.
Tsapper said:
I Have noticed a big flaw in my SGS3. Videos played straight on the browser stutter heavily. It doesn't matter which browser you use the stutter is always there. For example videos in gametrailers are unwatchable right now because of this. I didn't have any problems watching videos through browser with my SGS2 so this seem quite weird. I am using go launcher ex but switching to TW doens't help either.
Weirdest thing is that videos from youtube work just perfectly.
Does anyane else have issues like this?
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its same for me video playback is choppy on some sites not all though, youtube videos are butterly smooth but some sites playback is very choppy. I am on latest version of flashplayer too...
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Just tried some hd videos on gametrailers ( full site view) and its silky smooth no lagging or stuttering. Maybe try cleaning your browser cache. Also get the latest flashplayer on the playstore..
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try diffrent flash sites it would lag for sure, dosent work smoothly on all sites, just played some hd videos on gametrailers they worked fine, but dosent work smoothly on all sites.......
I've noticed stuttering too.
At least in my case it appears ~30 minutes into watching a fullscreen Flash video and seems to be related to the phone overheating.
When removing the TPU case and grapsing the phone in my hands to cool it down, the stuttering seems to lessen but will only go away when resting the phone for a few minutes.
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I've noticed stuttering too.
At least in my case it appears ~30 minutes into watching a fullscreen Flash video and seems to be related to the phone overheating.
When removing the TPU case and grapsing the phone in my hands to cool it down, the stuttering seems to lessen but will only go away when resting the phone for a few minutes.
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It can't be that in my case. temps are only 43c when the stutter occurs. It starts almost immediatly when playing flash videos from any other site besides youtube. I noticed that when playing videos from youtube processor cloks only to 500Mhz but when playing from other sites it raises up to 800MHz. I don't know if that has anything to do with though. All benchmarks work perfectly and scores from those are what they should so I don't believe that this problem is HW related.
I think I'll try to reset to factory settings and see what happens.