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XBMC for android has finally launched

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  • #32
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Gran Hermano wrote: »

    I think it's the best app I've ever installed on a tablet.
    Well, I can't figure out what it does that other apps don't do.
    Can anyone explain it to me?


  • #33
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    Well, I can't figure out what it does that other apps don't do.
    Can anyone explain it to me?

    Sean Sherlock says we cant ;)

    However a google on XBMC repositories should reveal all.


  • #34
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Sean Sherlock says we cant ;)

    However a google on XBMC repositories should reveal all.

    or XBMC hub


  • #35
    brock92
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭brock92


    Navi-x and SportsDevil are good:D


  • #36
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    Can't see any uses for this app whatsoever.

    It has many uses, it's a fully functional media player that plays all media formats. Great for organising your media with thumbnails and fan art. Handy for streaming content from your pc/media server. Check out XBMC on your pc, it's the best media player out there, plenty of plugins and addons and it's completely free. I have a custom built PC under my TV running it.

    With this you can stream to mobile devices anywhere in your house. Also know that Android isn't just phones. With this you will be able to use it as a cheap media player with an Android on a stick connected to your TV's costing next to nothing. It will make my custom PC complete overkill


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  • #37
    BeanFlicker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭BeanFlicker


    Lads did yee use cyberduck to install from zip file yea?

    Also, any chance we can add a list off add-ons and links for them?

    Cheers


  • #38
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    It has many uses, it's a fully functional media player that plays all media formats. Great for organising your media with thumbnails and fan art. Handy for streaming content from your pc/media server. Check out XBMC on your pc, it's the best media player out there, plenty of plugins and addons and it's completely free. I have a custom built PC under my TV running it.

    With this you can stream to mobile devices anywhere in your house. Also know that Android isn't just phones. With this you will be able to use it as a cheap media player with an Android on a stick connected to your TV's costing next to nothing. It will make my custom PC complete overkill

    So once I get it running on my Nexus 10 do I also need to have the PC version running on my PC to stream to the tablet?

    Thanks,
    M


  • #39
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    madmoe wrote: »
    So once I get it running on my Nexus 10 do I also need to have the PC version running on my PC to stream to the tablet?

    Thanks,
    M

    No, you don;t need anything running. You just share the directory your media is in on your pc. It's as simple as select the directory, right click, share.


  • #40
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    No, you don;t need anything running. You just share the directory your media is in on your pc. It's as simple as select the directory, right click, share.

    Great, even better! And then I just browse to that directory from the tablet I assume?

    Thanks,
    M


  • #41
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    madmoe wrote: »

    Great, even better! And then I just browse to that directory from the tablet I assume?

    Thanks,
    M

    Yes, once, you show xbmc the directory and it scans the directory once and adds the files to a library with thumbnails and fan art. Give it a go on your pc


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  • #42
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Is spotify on this? Can find it!


  • #43
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    long_b wrote: »

    Does nothing but crash on mine -CM9 ?

    Same here, both on my nexus 10 and my galaxy note 2??


  • #44
    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,928 ✭✭✭long_b


    madmoe wrote: »

    Same here, both on my nexus 10 and my galaxy note 2??
    Fixed it on the TP by clearing the Dalvik cache (thingamajig), reinstalling the latest version and rebooting.


  • #45
    projectgtr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    madmoe wrote: »
    Same here, both on my nexus 10 and my galaxy note 2??

    i thought they said 4.2 wasn't supported till beta 3


  • #46
    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    Patsy fyre wrote: »
    Is spotify on this? Can find it!

    http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=125147


    You will need to install it from the zip.

    Here is the addon: https://github.com/downloads/mazkolain/spotimc/script.audio.spotimc-1.0-beta3.zip

    Here is how you can install it via zip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqp3_x8Fwb4


  • #47
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Just noticed FilmOn is available on XBMC. Never spotted it before when setting up.
    Works great and means I can use the tablet for watching all UK TV.

    HD content is also streaming great from usual 'web sources' and looks stunning on
    Nexus 10.

    I love this app.


  • #48
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Been in closed alpha for this, mainly on my Xperia Arc, works perfectly on my Xperia S but it seems a bit laggy on the Nexus 7 for some reason.

    Otherwise, it's my primary source of getting my entertainment :P


  • #49
    Shaque attack
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭Shaque attack


    Ok, so I've got xbmc installed on my laptop and my desire hd. I've set my videos folder on my laptop to share. What do I do next to be able to access them from xbmc on my desire or is that possible?

    Thanks for the info so far guys looks like a pretty sweet app


  • #50
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Shaque attack wrote: »
    Ok, so I've got xbmc installed on my laptop and my desire hd. I've set my videos folder on my laptop to share. What do I do next to be able to access them from xbmc on my desire or is that possible?

    Thanks for the info so far guys looks like a pretty sweet app

    Videos--> files --> add videos browse and add the source as a Windows network SMB.

    Also note, sharing from Windows works better with a password on the user account, there can be issues trying to connect to shares when the user account automatically logs in.


  • #51
    Shaque attack
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭Shaque attack


    Cheers, I'll give that a go so.


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  • #52
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    I keep getting a message saying Error 2: Share Not Available when I select Windows Network (SMB)?? I have the folder shared out on my Windows 8 machine and other programs like ES File Explorer can see it fine??

    Cheers,
    M


  • #53
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    Official XBMC for Android-4.2 Jelly Bean
    It's beta 3 version

    Download page link


  • #54
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    PrzemoF wrote: »
    Official XBMC for Android-4.2 Jelly Bean
    It's beta 3 version

    Download page link

    Gonna try this on the Nexus 10 tonight. Anyone know anything about the "Error 2: Share Not Available" error? Anyone else getting it?

    Thanks,
    M


  • #55
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    I tested it yesterday on a sanei N10 tablet and I was getting different errors due to problems with wifi link.


  • #56
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    PrzemoF wrote: »
    I tested it yesterday on a sanei N10 tablet and I was getting different errors due to problems with wifi link.

    I will try again tonight on my Note II and the Nexus 10, I would love to get this up and running.

    Cheers,
    M


  • #57
    neacy69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Does anyone know if i can point the xbmc to my WD TV and stream the files from that?
    Is it as simple as putting in the IP address? Would I use SMB also?
    Thanks


  • #58
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Beta3 is broken for me 720p or 1080p videos with soft subs stutter like hell. Oh well


  • #59
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    neacy69 wrote: »
    Does anyone know if i can point the xbmc to my WD TV and stream the files from that?
    Is it as simple as putting in the IP address? Would I use SMB also?
    Thanks

    There might be NFS option somewhere on WD TV (I don't have the device) and it seems to be a better option for sharing than SMB.


  • #60
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,063 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Couple of questions

    1. I installed the ARM version on my Tegra device. IT seems to work OK but should I uninstall it to install the Tegra supported version or just install the Tegra build on top of it?

    2. How exactly do you install a skin? e.g. this one:

    http://code.google.com/p/jezzxbmc/downloads/detail?name=skin.re-touched-1.5.0.zip

    3. When I start it up I get a message saying the remote media server is unavailable. Does this matter?

    4. How do I get it to display the tiled view of films/series as opposed to the folder/thumbnail view?


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  • #61
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    1. Yes, I would.

    2. I wouldn't be installing a skin from zip unless you know it's supported, go to settings--> addons, and add a supported one there from their repo. There are only 1 or 2 skins upgraded to support XBMC on Android as it uses touchscreen gestures

    3. You must have yours set to autoscan for new content on boot. This is probably a bad idea, much better to manually scan every so often

    4. It depends on the skin, but in the default Confluence you set the View to thumbnail in the side menu to the left


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