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New RTE Player App for FireTV?

  • 24-03-2021 08:12AM
    #1
    JimmyVik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭


    I head RTE and working on a player app for the firestick.


    I got a link to an rte player app on boards a few years ago that worked, but since yesterday it doesnt work anymore.


    So when is the new app coming?


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  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    I was using the 1.0.1 version worked fine up until last week, not just get black screen. Tried reinstalling, clearing cache/data, nothing working, looks like they disabled it. It was working pretty much perfect.


  • #3
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Just tried to open it on shield and black screen. Cleared data and cache and same thing

    Have it on TV but handy to have it on shield

    Take it no fixes..

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    The danger for RTE was widespread use of a properly non-ad functioning version of the Player would expose them as being technically able to provide a great Player but not doing so as they wanted to fill it to the gills with lashed together ads to make it unusable.


  • #5
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    Just tried to open it on shield and black screen. Cleared data and cache and same thing

    Have it on TV but handy to have it on shield

    Take it no fixes..

    Still works on my shield, v2.1.9b


  • #6
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    beauf wrote: »
    Still works on my shield, v2.1.9b

    Yours Sideloaded or official?

    Removed it and reinstalled it from play store on shield and same issues?


    Try again later

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



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  • #7
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Irish Gunner wrote: »
    Yours Sideloaded or official?

    Removed it and reinstalled it from play store on shield and same issues?


    Try again later

    Official. It's not updated recently afaik.

    The only thing I do is clear the cache etc if it acts up.


  • #8
    batistuta9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,640 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    Got the black screen last night but cleared data a few times & it's working again. Think it might been an issue with their site rather than the app itself

    beauf wrote: »
    Still works on my shield, v2.1.9b

    What version number shows for the app on the store?

    2.1.9b shows inside the app on mine but the apk is 1.0.1. an old android TV version that works on firesticks.


  • #9
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    On the shield I can see no way of seeing the version number in the store.


  • #10
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    beauf wrote: »
    On the shield I can see no way of seeing the version number in the store.

    Actually when I go into settings on the shield and look up the app there is a version 1.04 com.twentyfouri.tvbridge.rte what ever that means.

    I don't have it on my phone because it's abysmal on that. But in the Google play store I see a version 3.5.4


  • #11
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,246 ✭✭✭corkie


    Two apps for it in playstore.

    air.RTE.OSMF.Minimal For android phones
    Current Version 3.5.4 Updated 24 February 2021

    com.twentyfouri.tvbridge.rte For Android TV
    Updated 4 November 2020 Current Version 1.0.4

    Extract apps from playstore with https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/

    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana
    "But that's balanced out by the fact that it's a mandate not to do very much." ~ Prof. Eoin O'Malley



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  • #12
    batistuta9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,640 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    Have you used that site before corkie?
    Is it just scrapping all the other hosters, it's giving back v103 instead of 104

    Think I tried 103 before & it wouldn't work, I'll give it another go


  • #13
    corkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,246 ✭✭✭corkie


    ^^^ Not for this app, but have used the site in the past, maybe an outdated resource now?


    Try here instead https://m.apkpure.com/rt%C3%A9-player/com.twentyfouri.tvbridge.rte

    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana
    "But that's balanced out by the fact that it's a mandate not to do very much." ~ Prof. Eoin O'Malley



  • #14
    batistuta9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,640 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    It's not on there either, checked it before too.
    they've just updated the version number there's no actual file uploaded for it.

    someone on the shield thread might extract it via adb
    Latest I could find was 103 & it wouldn't work on firestick though

    v101 actually works very well, except there's no live TV but I don't really care about that.
    Hopefully those recent issues are temporary.


  • #15
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,898 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Downloaded from play store on shield and open up okay but I didn't sign in. It was old version 1. something. Then tried to open again and black screen.

    Downloaded updated version from apkpure and side loaded it and same thing black screen

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



  • #16
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,457 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    ..aaaannnddd......mines no longer working. Same version. Tried everything including a reinstall again same version. Goes white then black..

    Still working on the OH Android. I won't install it on my phone on principle. The principle I only install software that works.

    In fairness that's impressive. They've found it worked on a different platform and broke it there to be consistent across all the rest.


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