YouTube HD from the EVO :D

[pardonmyfreedom]

The EVO ROM was just leaked:

Shipping HTC EVO 4G ROM released into the wild -- Engadget

So, I downloaded the ROM, extracted it and pulled out the YouTube.apk. Installed it on my Incredible and now I have the HD icon in the bottom right corner It looks awesome. Works over WiFi and haven't tried 3G yet, I get crappy signal at home.

 

[mobilehavoc]

The EVO ROM was just leaked:

Shipping HTC EVO 4G ROM released into the wild -- Engadget

So, I downloaded the ROM, extracted it and pulled out the YouTube.apk. Installed it on my Incredible and now I have the HD icon in the bottom right corner It looks awesome. Works over WiFi and haven't tried 3G yet, I get crappy signal at home.

Post the .apk

 

[Stook03]

Seriously, how about a link

 

[pardonmyfreedom]

It's posted now. Had to switch computers.

 

[birthofahero]

Is this a different version of youtube?

 

[Ruben]

Thanks. How did you get into it? I might be having trouble because I am on a mac. .exe is a no go.

 

[chris61292]

apps seems a bit sluggish but idk maybe i need to reboot or somethin. anyways its an HQ icon not hd. app's homescreen now has recommended videos

 

[pardonmyfreedom]

From what I can tell, it's the exact same app except for the fact that it streams in HQ by default, over WiFi at least.

 

[jamor]

From what I can tell, it's the exact same app except for the fact that it streams in HQ by default, over WiFi at least.

Good enough for me! I wanted an update like that.

Comments on that site are hilarious btw.

 

[Ruben]

So how do you look inside the folders, etc.?

 

[GrandMasterB]

Its BIZARRE to me that 35 people have downloaded this apk and only one other person has thanked the OP for it......

 

[pkmn760]

ty trying now!

EDIT: replaces existing youtube (although i never opened it) this one looks good to me

 

[HTCLUVR]

So when you all installed this did you chose update? I did and it worked flawlessly. Even the widget after a restart.

 

[howarmat]

hmm i cant seem to get it to open

 

[howarmat]

ok got it

 

[Ruben]

Trying to extract it...argh

 

[Le0_Br4zUc4]

Do u download this from the phone? I get a msg saying no app in this file! I would like to have it on mu inc

 

[brettlewis]

pardonmyfreedom: this may be a long shot, but can the camera and video recording app be pulled to try to get 720p recording?

 

[x0x]

So how do you look inside the folders, etc.?

I'm wondering this too. I was able to extract the ROM .exe file using uniextract, but can't seem to get the .cab files to extract. Probably the wrong forum, but does anyone know?

 

[NYC Coyote]

Hey...can you extract the WiFi tethering app? I know everyone is saying it will probably require root...but it couldn't hurt to try it on the incredible could it

 

[Ohitsjustrob]

AWESOME! Thanks for doing it. It works perfect on the Moment!

 

[pardonmyfreedom]

I extracted the system.img file using an open-source utility that Google wrote. It's called unyaffs. There's a Windows binary floating around. I did a search for unyaffs.exe and found a download link. Ran it in the command line: unyaffs system.img and it extracted to the current folder.

As far as other apps, I tried quite a few including Camera, Qik, NewsReader and the WiFi Tethering. All of them failed when I tried to install, however.

Thanks for lookin' out GmB.

 

[NYC Coyote]

As far as other apps, I tried quite a few including Camera, Qik, NewsReader and the WiFi Tethering. All of them failed when I tried to install, however.

Thanks for giving it a shot and for the YouTube apk!

 

[gavin77]

So instead of manually choosing HQ on the Incredible, this one just automatically does it?

 

[nightfishing]

it has the OPTION to default to HQ.