Q10 PRO FIRMWARE. ANDROID 7. FUTEKO. HMD-2.0.3 2017-04-12.095905

[wiking]

fw 2.0.3. is only  trash designed by morons

[Sonictails85]

i have downloaded this firmware, but have not installed it on my device.   The question i want to ask is did this firmware fix the  home launcher issue that 2.0.2 had?  I dont want to install this if i still cant use NOVA launcher.

[siempo2000]

Hey fellow-sufferers,

Here are my findings after only one day playing with this fw:

- google play account issue that was causing crashes in the beta still exist, without google account it seems to be quite stable but no access to play store.
- no audio pass-trough on kodi's internal videoplayer 
- MX Player is a very good alternative since it also supports streamed content 
- Persistent mountpoints seem to be broken.  they don't survive a reboot
- Mount names do not follow shortcut names anymore 
 (i am using loouns script for persistent smb & nfs shares again  so no need to rescan my library )

As for the remote keys return & menu issue:
I created a file called Hi_keyboard_v0001_p0001_11b.xml with the following content:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<buttonmap>
    <device name="Hi keyboard" provider="android" vid="0001" pid="0001" buttoncount="11">
        <controller id="game.controller.default">
            <feature name="back" button="4" />
            <feature name="x" button="5" />
        </controller>
    </device>
</buttonmap>

Next save the file to /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/peripheral.joystick/resources/buttonmaps/xml/ and your remote will work as expected after the next reboot.

[duckietm]

After 1 year and 2 months it happen, Dumpert is working in Kodi !!!!
Best release ever.

It plays my movies no change there (.mkv and DVD files), and they almost got the App Radio538 working, when that is fixed i will be the most lucky guy on the world. So maybe some day all my dreams come through and i have nothing to wish for 

But at my end, You guys almost did it !!! Thanks !!! 

[mccainm]

First...just want to thank Futeko for keeping past firmwares available on your site.  It is noticed that a lot of people need them to revert back to previous versions due to major bug issues with recent releases, including this one.  I just noticed that HiMedia replaced their 1.1.0  link with 2.0.3.  Based on the comments on here regarding stability, network problems, Google Play and 3rd party apk unavailability, and others, they are going to have a lot of disappointed customers.  Many of them will not have kept their 1.0.8 or 1.0.9 firmware versions and will not be happy.  I would be one of them too had I not stumbled on Futeko's site a few weeks ago!  I sure hope HiMedia reads these posts and is working to make 2.0.3 stable and fix problems that were fine in previous 1.X firmwares.  I want to upgrade to Android 7 version, just like everyone else...but don't have the time to keep upgrading and downgrading all the time:) 

[futeko.com]

Thanks for all the feedback, however negative.

We have been in regular contact with HiMedia since this firmware was released and they have been made aware of the reaction it has received.

We will provide more detailed answers to individual questions next week after Easter.

[pranjandas]

Dear Futeko,

Lots of hopes were pinned on getting Amazon Prime Video working with the new FW but to utter disappointment. Please get the App working. Your Youtube App is just excellent 10/10.

[drabisan]

Don't put too much hope Himedia can fix Amazon Prime. Amazon is not intended at all in making the app working on too many platforms cause they are pushing for their own player.
Look at the fact you can't use Chromecast with it, the most basic functionality they refuse to add.

[dorol]

I should add a new issue. There is a very annoying flickering effect during the playback. It was only if I used imprex. Maybe it comes from an automatic contrast feature instead of I have switched it off always.  I have to rollback to 2.0.1. I was happy before I have noticed this issue because the tidal app was working in 2.0.3 instead of 2.0.1.

Noticed the flickering.
And going back to 1.08...

[drabisan]

2 days after upgrade. A handful of movies with the new release.
First - upgrade: I really don't understand why we don't receive an ordinary OTA to preserve all settings. Let's say if I'm willing to wait an OTA will appear. And let's move on.
Adding a couple of Samba shares from by Synology units. No problem, just Wrapper can't play any movie when is over Samba. No, I can't have the same user/pass on both Synology so I can't fill the box in Wrapper settings. Let's move on to NFS. Adding shares, no problems. NFS shares are read-only, only Q10 Pro IP address is allowed. So it's safe enough.
After first start I configured Google account in Play Store. ~10 minutes later Play Store crashed. Whatever. Some times later, while watching a movie some 2 character process start crashing. Continuously. WTF??? Reboot the unit, start a movie. No problems whatsoever. Not in the second day. So probably initial setup has some leftovers in the memory.
Framerate switching. The same setting in Playback 24Hz does nothing now. Whatever, maybe I forgot a setting that was working in previous release. Slightly annoying but that's all.
Image quality - like before. I'm happy.
Subtitles - oh yeah! Not a billion settings about subtitles, not possible to choose encoding, not size, not special effects! Nothing but pure perfect functionality! Size is perfect on my TV, the new subtitle effect is perfect no matter the movie background. And no skipping of too close subtitles! And that was the single aspect that was pissing me off on this player!
Strange: with Rii remote is somehow complicated to scroll down in menus. Default remote scrolls as it should. But the back button doesn't work on this remote. It woks on Rii just fine. And I don't actually scroll in the menus except during initial setup.
Rii turns off the unit! Every single time! Time to put away the default remote!

For me this release is not perfect, I got that people have big problems with passthrough and that's sad, but I'm happy! I was so close to sell it!
I would guess what went wrong in this release is because of new far-from-perfect SDK.

[DancesWithChickens]

first firmware install (safe mode of course):
multiple play store crashes

second try: 
installed everything, seems to work.
powered down.
turned unit on - stuck at himedia logo, won't boot up anymore.

this buggy garbage is a public firmware release, seriously Himedia?


going back to 2.0.1

[kaosnews]

I agree, not impressed with this firmware. I can't make the framrate switch work with the internal Kodi player (need it for streaming). With 1.1.0 (Android 5) it works perfectly. I downgraded to this version (1.1.0)

[Canice]

At least for the time being (come on May firmware release) you can stream in 1080p n 5.1 audio.

[Canice]

8. Fixed the issue of adopting only 2 audio channels while applying PCM7.1 pass-through

You said bitstream audios' Dolby TrueHD DTS MA etc. aren't working, but HD LPCM 7.1  audio is working(quote above). You should be telling people to switch over if supported.  Another way for people to check is look at the av receiver display for "mulit-channel. Ultimately LPCM & Bitstream sound the same for most. Only a machine can tell the difference.

[LeoeL]

Don't put too much hope Himedia can fix Amazon Prime. Amazon is not intended at all in making the app working on too many platforms cause they are pushing for their own player.
Look at the fact you can't use Chromecast with it, the most basic functionality they refuse to add.

It's an Android APK running in an android device.
IT MUST WORK !!!!