Sorry I’m not sure if this is the correct forum category to put this in but I’m recently new to Sailfish OS but bought the license for Android support. I tried installing Netflix, Disney and Max from Aurora store and none of them seem to work. I then installed microG as maybe it needed play services but it didn’t make much difference. Anyone know if it’s possible to get these working? Not the end of the world but Xperia 10 II is pretty sweet to watch movies on due to its 21:9 screen. Here’s the problems I see:
Netflix: Error message on startup
“This app is not compatible with your device. You can download a compatible version from the Netflix website.”
There’s no available app on their website btw (as far as I can tell).
Disney+: App starts up but gets an error when starting a stream
“Something went wrong. Please try again. If you continue to have issues, please visit our Help Center”
Max: App starts up, when starting a stream, the loading circle just goes on forever
Curious if it’s possible to get these working?
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In answer to your question workarounds used to be available for earlier versions as here:
https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/disney-error-code-39-in-4-1-4-2/8200
Thanks for the link, I saw that thread but it’s close to 4 years old so I was hoping there was some newer and better information but I guess that’s ok, I can live without it.
Just tried with Netflix and Disney+. Problems are still the same and both publicly tell that apps won’t work with custom ROMs. Disney even mentioned emulator “Using an unsupported device (including an emulator) or method to access Disney+”. Not that big of loss, just info to others that wonders if these work. I guess I will be looking much more Yle Areena with my SFOS phone!
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Even if you have a stock android device they choose to stop supporting some devices, or show you very low quality content because “your device doesn’t support XYZ” thingy suddenly.
The reason for them not supporting custom ROMs is rooted in their DRM (google widevine). The keys for (up to) 720p leaked a while ago and are the basis for unauthenticated playback of sorts (e.g. used by kodi on Linux) while high-res playback requires active hardware support like TEE.
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