Mr. Spontaneous
Android Enthusiast
Same for me. I couldn't get a full ep of It's Always Sunny to stream... I wonder if there's a trick to getting it to work.
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Hulu Works!!!
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heyeaglefn
Android Enthusiast
For those who have problems, click on the clip, go to menu, then play video or whatever it is, and it should load for you.
This is what fixed it for me. You can't watch the video in the browser, you have to click the Video button and it launches full screen.
andrewzpsu
Well-Known Member
If it doesn't play in SKYFIRE with no changes this is what I did to get it to work:
To get it to play in the SKYFIRE browser you have to click the little half android guy on your menu thing and view pages in Android (as opposed to desktop or iPhone).
From then when you click on the view it will give you the option to play it in the bottom left hand corner.
This works on the Droid Incredible and Droid very well. Droid Eris I am having problems with, but after reloading the page I'm watching family guy at work LOLZ! (I have the Eris and Incredible and my co-worker has the Moto Droid)
To get it to play in the SKYFIRE browser you have to click the little half android guy on your menu thing and view pages in Android (as opposed to desktop or iPhone).
From then when you click on the view it will give you the option to play it in the bottom left hand corner.
This works on the Droid Incredible and Droid very well. Droid Eris I am having problems with, but after reloading the page I'm watching family guy at work LOLZ! (I have the Eris and Incredible and my co-worker has the Moto Droid)
heyeaglefn
Android Enthusiast
I got that with the newest episode of LOST, says it is not available for your platform.
Maybe brand new episodes don't work?
I had the same issue with the same video. Then I went into the movie trailers and was able to watch one just fine. Maybe it is just that video or maybe it is just really hit and miss like others are saying and you just need to try a few times.
dannygberg
Newbie
I got this. Went back and immediately reloaded it and voila! It worked!
On the 3rd try, I've got a full episode of "V" working! YES. Awesome.
I'm thinking that clips work more often cause they are smaller files? And maybe shows from certain networks have a higher chance of working than others? I.E...ABC worked for me with V, but not Family Guy (fox).
I'm thinking that clips work more often cause they are smaller files? And maybe shows from certain networks have a higher chance of working than others? I.E...ABC worked for me with V, but not Family Guy (fox).
jasonb1985
Android Expert
eljohnsmith
Lurker
OMG, this is amazing. Videos look awesome. I really hope they don't block this before I can show all my iPhone buddies what droid really does!
wonderbread
Android Enthusiast
I keep getting this error for all videos on hulu and yes, I updated skyfire last night.
krispy_mobile
Member
If you also got the system update, try a phone reboot. I had flash issues after the OTA update. Rebooted and works. Also, check that skyfire is set to render for Android. That was posted earlier in the thread.
For those who can't get it to work, test these out:
Make sure you are logging on to the net via Skyfire and not the stock browser.
Get the update via the Marketplace. Verson 2.0.1
Go to Hulu.com.
*If this is your first try, click the android robot in the top tool bar and make sure it's set to desktop. **If this is a repeat attempt, go into your history and clear/delete your cache. Exit Skyfire. Go back into Hulu and make sure that desktop is selected via the robot.
Disregard the Adobe Flash message. Click on a show, clip or movie to watch. If Skyfire doesn't automatically launch the video window, go to the bottom left of your screen and click the soft menu key. Three windows will pop up at the bottom. Click video, and your selection will start playing.
Some of us are getting hits and misses (Hulu probably catching on), but keep trying. It took me three tries.
Make sure you are logging on to the net via Skyfire and not the stock browser.
Get the update via the Marketplace. Verson 2.0.1
Go to Hulu.com.
*If this is your first try, click the android robot in the top tool bar and make sure it's set to desktop. **If this is a repeat attempt, go into your history and clear/delete your cache. Exit Skyfire. Go back into Hulu and make sure that desktop is selected via the robot.
Disregard the Adobe Flash message. Click on a show, clip or movie to watch. If Skyfire doesn't automatically launch the video window, go to the bottom left of your screen and click the soft menu key. Three windows will pop up at the bottom. Click video, and your selection will start playing.
Some of us are getting hits and misses (Hulu probably catching on), but keep trying. It took me three tries.
You won't the app update in the Market. If you already have Skyfire downloaded on your phone, just go into the Market, hit menu on your phone, click downloads and it will show you if Skyfire needs to be updated. The title should read Skyfire Browser 2.0 (beta), but further down in the description you should see Update v2.0.1
It's buggy, so not everything is playing correctly. However, this was a good teaser today to say the least.
It's buggy, so not everything is playing correctly. However, this was a good teaser today to say the least.
jasonb1985
Android Expert
You won't the app update in the Market. If you already have Skyfire downloaded on your phone, just go into the Market, hit menu on your phone, click downloads and it will show you if Skyfire needs to be updated. The title should read Skyfire Browser 2.0 (beta), but further down in the description you should see Update v2.0.1
It's buggy, so not everything is playing correctly. However, this was a good teaser today to say the least.
its buggy because its BETA. it does work pretty well though.
Can someone confirm this still works. Worked fine earlier, but even after multiple loads I am getting "Unfortunately, this video is not available on your platform. We apologize for any inconvenience. My brother and I have both tried several different clips. I have a feeling (though I hope not) that they have already fixed it not to work with Skyfire...
nstallion
Android Expert
I think they might have fixed it. Stuff I watched this morning is no longer working and nothing else I try to watch works.
To be fair to Hulu, they have to fix this or risk getting sued by the owners of the Copyrights of all the stuff on their website.
Once Flash comes out for Android it'll be interesting to see how they handle it. They might be renegotiating contracts right now.
hulu that is!
Rubik76
Android Enthusiast
There are rumors of a Hulu app for Android being developed by Hulu... While there could be contractual issues to deal with, I'd lean more towards technical ones.