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Product Support => HiMedia Q10 Pro, Q5 Pro => Topic started by: uptown47 on January 18, 2018, 10:18:18 AM

Title: Which firmware (if any) fixes the Amazon Prime bug? Anyone know?
Post by: uptown47 on January 18, 2018, 10:18:18 AM

Hi all,

I've found that Amazon Prime doesn't play on my Himedia Q5 Pro box.

I've spoken to Amazon and they say that my media player isn't compatible.

I thought I would try upgrading the firmware to see if that helps but there's two available that I can see...
Android 7 - firmware 2.0.7
Android 5.1 - firmware 1.1.0

I'm not sure what Android version my Q5 is running (I bought it around April 2017).

And I wondered if either of these new firmware's solves the problem of Amazon Prime not playing movies?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

:-)

Title: Re: Which firmware (if any) fixes the Amazon Prime bug? Anyone know?
Post by: looun on January 18, 2018, 11:16:26 AM

amazon prive video don't like android box TV..., buy a amzon stick until there are a  war google vs amazon

Title: Re: Which firmware (if any) fixes the Amazon Prime bug? Anyone know?
Post by: uptown47 on January 18, 2018, 11:19:31 AM

So, are you saying that there's no way of watching Amazon Prime on my current Himedia Q5 Pro box??

Because Amazon don't support Android?

I really hope that's not the case  :-[

Title: Re: Which firmware (if any) fixes the Amazon Prime bug? Anyone know?
Post by: pcristi on January 18, 2018, 01:19:59 PM

Android box TV are not Android mobile so is true Amazon mobile apps doesn't supported read logcat and will see.

If you want try install a CFW v2.0.4/2.0.5/2.0.6(I don't remember if can use OFW) and temporally remove television hardware feature from /system/etc/permissions/tablet_core_hardware.xml will get Amazon prime play on SD. For play HD with Amazon mobile apps need DRM playready and a licensed device.

Are already some topic about android.hardware.type.television on this forum.
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1693.msg13941#msg13941
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1049.msg7851#msg7851

Title: Re: Which firmware (if any) fixes the Amazon Prime bug? Anyone know?
Post by: uptown47 on January 18, 2018, 01:57:21 PM

Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated. I'll have a read through those threads you linked to.