03-04-2016 24:20 - edited 03-04-2016 24:23
Just started my trial and the app doesn't work with my MXQ box.
It isn't rooted, so the "how to unroot" guide doesn't work (when i open supersu it tells me there is no su binary installed and i need to root my device to make it work.)
Do i have to buy nowtv hardware to make this work?
Netflix and BBC iplayer work fine.
03-04-2016 12:22
@Anonymous User wrote:Just started my trial and the app doesn't work with my MXQ box.
It isn't rooted, so the "how to unroot" guide doesn't work (when i open supersu it tells me there is no su binary installed and i need to root my device to make it work.)
Do i have to buy nowtv hardware to make this work?
Netflix and BBC iplayer work fine.
Hi @Anonymous User
Welcome to the forum 🙂
Sometimes android devices are rooted by their manafacturers to add extra features, it seems like your device's manafacturer has done this.
03-04-2016 13:28 - edited 03-04-2016 13:29
I've run a root checker, it doesn't have su and it doesn't have busybox.
What else does the app fail on.
05-04-2016 16:03
Hi @Anonymous User,
Thanks for posting.
The MXQ box is an unofficial device, there's various reasons why it might not work - often android boxes use a modified version of Android, the devices are often imported, it may not be HDCP compliant among other things.
Sadly we cannot guarantee this box is compatible with NOW TV.
Thanks
Simon
NOW TV Team
15-04-2016 16:25
Remembered to cancel the trial just in time, never got to use the service.
Disappointing that nowtv is the only streaming app that doesn't work with my mxq boxes, netflix, bbc iplayer, amazon, the ch4 stuff all work fine.
Don't feel like buying extra hardware just to access one service, at least being able to see the film selection has given me some ideas of stuff to get hold of.
26-04-2016 15:29
It was suggested that I use the Mac Xperia Companion and do a repair which I did and it has removed all the offending su and sudaemon type of executables from the device and NowTV is happy again. This rather begs the question how did they get there in the first place?! Also why didn't doing a complete recover on the device itself wipe these files unless the image on the device was already compromised and Xperia Companion installed an uncompromised image. Any how I'm happy now!
04-05-2016 19:49
Keeps telling me the device has been modified which is absolute "...." The device is brand new and not rooted - Sony Z4! Who writes the software for NOWTV - if I was News Corp I would be demanding my money back!
12-06-2016 9:15
12-06-2016 9:17
19-04-2019 18:50
Perfect, thanks!