[NA]Flash workaround?[NA]

Let'sgoflying!

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So many vids won't work on the ipad, especially youtube.
Is there no alternative to flashplayer? (reading suggests that is the problem)
 
I'm no iPad expert, but I think there should be a special YouTube app on the iPad that can play YouTube content.

As for Flash embedded in other Web sites, I think you're pretty much out of luck.

-Rich
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
even the app wont play a lot of music vids.
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Just speculating here, but I suspect that may have to do with copyright issues. A lot of YouTube videos get blocked or have their audio tracks disabled if music is used without the copyright owner's consent.

Apparently, however, there's a way to get around that if a link to purchase the song (for example, from Amazon) is placed under the video. I don't know the details because I haven't uploaded anything to YouTube in years, but I do notice that a lot of videos with musical tracks have those links.

Also, some artists' "Official" channels also have links to purchase the music.

If I had to guess, and it would just be a guess, the YouTube player for iPad can't display those links (because they're in the site HTML, not the video itself), and therefore can't display those videos.

But that would just be a guess.

-Rich
 
Sorry Rich, forgot to mention all are playable on the laptop, just not on the ipad. Did a google on the problem and read all sorts of non-solutions.
 
There is no real solution, accept the black screen of death as Apples way of saying "You don't need to see that, we'll let you know what's ok."
 
There is a Browser that works with many flash websites. It is called Photon. It is a bit of a resource hog on the iPad 1 but it seems to work with everything I have used it on so far.

I wish it was free but it costs $4.99. I had a need to use it so I bought a copy. Had to do with school. :(

David
 
flhrci said:
There is a Browser that works with many flash websites. It is called Photon. It is a bit of a resource hog on the iPad 1 but it seems to work with everything I have used it on so far.

I wish it was free but it costs $4.99. I had a need to use it so I bought a copy. Had to do with school. :(

David
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Ok I just tried it. Yes it works with Flash (I could access the POA web chat) but what a pain in the ass. Hardly a fully functional browser.
 
flhrci said:
There is a Browser that works with many flash websites. It is called Photon. It is a bit of a resource hog on the iPad 1 but it seems to work with everything I have used it on so far.

I wish it was free but it costs $4.99. I had a need to use it so I bought a copy. Had to do with school. :(

David
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iSwifter works too. Personally, I don't go for too much Apple blather, but I do agree that Flash should DIAF. It's insecure, buggy, and drains battery power like a vampire. I have an Asus Transformer too, nice toy. Use Flash? Battery life drops off a cliff.

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iSwifter isn't free either :(

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
 
While we're on the topic of chat... Any advice for the best IRC client?

I realized the other day that I wanted to do something in IRC, and a quick look at available options made me stop to find out which ones actually work. ;)
 
The workaround is to get a credible device. There are a number of Android tablets that do the job better than the iPad. They all come with Flash support.
 
SkyHog said:
The workaround is to get a credible device. There are a number of Android tablets that do the job better than the iPad. They all come with Flash support.
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How is the battery life on things like the Galaxy 10.1? That's my concern due to the abysmal battery life on my Android phone. My I pad I can use a day and a half to two days on a charge even watching some Netflix.

Also the app providers are doing a better job a what I need on iOS
 
Battery life is 10:17 on the Asus Transformer (over 16 hours with keyboard dock) and 9:55 on the Galaxy Tab 10.1
 
Challenged said:
Battery life is 10:17 on the Asus Transformer (over 16 hours with keyboard dock) and 9:55 on the Galaxy Tab 10.1
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I get about 9 hours of USE on my ASUS Transformer without the dock. I don't have the dock, so I can't compare with it.

In Standby mode, it has lasted me a few days without needing a charge.
 
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