Hulu has yet to release an official app or allow Android devices to play videos from its website, but that doesn't mean it's been off limits. On the contrary, many users of the Dell Streak and countless other phones have been enjoying Hulu since last year's release of Adobe Flash for Android.
Hulu.com can be accessed via Splashtop Remote, PlayOn Mobile, and similar apps, sure, but your computer has to be on and running the respective software for it to work, which isn't always feasible. There are several versions of an unofficial app (not dependent on a computer) out there, but many of them need to be flashed via a custom recovery and/or involve more than a single file; the last one I used, for example, was made up of two .apks and a .zip that needed to be flashed to fix what was referred to as "demon voice."
Forget about that. Here's a very simple, single .apk way to get Hulu.com working with Flash 10.2 on your Streak.
Please note that I'm referring to watching videos from your web browser; this is not about the Hulu app.
Here's what you do:
- Uninstall any previous version of Flash you currently have on your Streak. If necessary, use a root-only app like Titanium Backup or Root Explorer to forcibly remove it.
- Download and install imneveral0ne's Flash 10.2 + Hulu.apk from XDA (StreakSmart mirror here).
- Change the Streak's web browser user-agent string (UAString). The process varies by browser, but here are the instructions for how to change it in the stock browser:
- Type about:debug in the URL bar and press Enter/Go.
- It will look as though nothing has happened but press the Menu key on the Streak anyway.
- Tap More > Settings > UAString > Desktop
- Go to Hulu.com and enjoy!
If these instructions don't work, there's a less noob-friendly manual method outlined here.
Full-screen mode (long press embedded video and tap full-screen icon in the left corner) is the best way to watch videos, as the windowed video is too small in portrait and strangely cut off in landscape, but it won't fill the screen completely.
Video quality depends on the video: some play smoothly and perfectly in sync with the audio, while others lag and can sometimes freeze during buffering. I've had more hits than misses, though, and until Hulu does something to "break" this (as they've done in the past), being able to catch up on your favorite TV shows straight from the Streak's web browser is a great way to take advantage of the large screen.
THANKS FOR THE INFO! will give this a try
Are we still locked out in Canada using this method?
I’m in France and we still locked out even with this methode
Off-topic — I found a little tid-bit that seems to speak well for ongoing production of the Streak-5, and perhaps even a 2nd-gen. It’s a pilot Dell are doing with BMW around car integration:
http://blog.delloem.com/2011/03/bmw-uses-dell-streak-and-bmw-mini-to-launch-car-sharing-product/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/23/bmw-launches-drivenow-the-premium-car-sharing-service-with-a/
By the way, why do people use the most recent post as though it’s a forum to talk about things that are unrelated to the post? This site DOES have a forum for that. The comments section of a post should be reserved for comments about the post.
That said, awesome tip, Jenn! It’s working for me and I already watched two episodes of The Office. Love that show!!
Nice thought but it doesn’t work. Hulu still says it won’t work on android and that it needs flash player.
it worked for me but videos are locked because i’m outside US :/
Worked for me but only through the stock browser (If you have it set to another as the default browser it will reopen the flash content using your designated browser, I had to remove Dolphin HD as my default browser for it to work as well). Dolphin HD and the Miram browser would not load it just remain black in the flash areas.
When you change the UAString, Hulu does not recognize it as browser. It thinks you are accessing it from a desktop, which is why it works.
Try setting the browser again. It didn’t work for me the first time either, but after I did step 3 a second time, it started working.
no luck yet.
For some reason the APK did not want to install, but followed the directions to replace the library file and it works great.
Kind of worked. I used his Adobe Flash 10.3 + hulu.apk. After reseting the UAString it did get rid of the message about me being on an android device but now I get a missing flash message… =( So close.