Cant someone come up with a hack that gets hulu on our devices? Theres gotta be a way to trick hulu into thinking your a PC with IE or something.
Go to your browser, type in "about:debug" (no quotes) and hit go. It will look like nothing happened, but then hit menu--> more--> settings and scroll all the way to the bottom click on UAString and change it to Desktop.
Then go to www.hulu.com/widget/player and it should work!
EDIT: This worked the last time i tried it, but now when i try to play a video it says "video is not availabe at this site". Don't know if it will be the same for you, but i felt i should warn you.
Go to your browser, type in "about:debug" (no quotes) and hit go. It will look like nothing happened, but then hit menu--> more--> settings and scroll all the way to the bottom click on UAString and change it to Desktop.
Then go to www.hulu.com/widget/player and it should work!
EDIT: This worked the last time i tried it, but now when i try to play a video it says "video is not availabe at this site". Don't know if it will be the same for you, but i felt i should warn you.
I thought Hulu already blocked this method.
If it's blocking Verizon IP addresses, that must be for 3G, how about WIFI? Couldn't you use a VPN to mask your IP?
There's still something that tells it that it's a mobile, even if it's set to desktop mode. When I visit google, it displays the mobile version of google, even if I have it set to desktop. I wonder how it knows?
Go to your browser, type in "about:debug" (no quotes) and hit go. It will look like nothing happened, but then hit menu--> more--> settings and scroll all the way to the bottom click on UAString and change it to Desktop.
Then go to www.hulu.com/widget/player and it should work!
EDIT: This worked the last time i tried it, but now when i try to play a video it says "video is not availabe at this site". Don't know if it will be the same for you, but i felt i should warn you.
Go to your browser, type in "about:debug" (no quotes) and hit go. It will look like nothing happened, but then hit menu--> more--> settings and scroll all the way to the bottom click on UAString and change it to Desktop.
Then go to www.hulu.com/widget/player and it should work!
EDIT: This worked the last time i tried it, but now when i try to play a video it says "video is not availabe at this site". Don't know if it will be the same for you, but i felt i should warn you.
Interesting. So what changes if I were to pick iPhone mode?
And if you type "about:debug", do these settings stay available in your browser or will it reset and make me type that again sometime?
he meant does about:debug work on nonrooted phones i think. because flash OBVIOUSLY is only available on rooted droids atm >.Interesting. So what changes if I were to pick iPhone mode?
And if you type "about:debug", do these settings stay available in your browser or will i
The settings only stay for the current session IIRC (I haven't tried in a while, as I don't care about Hulu anymore personally). I haven't tried to see what iPhone does...
@ SAFE - No, it will not work on a non rooted phone (for now), because Hulu requires Flash, and Flash is only available on 2.2...
In the meantime, I suggest we all write rather angry emails to Hulu as there really is no cause I can think of to block mobile access to their site.
The cause is licensing issues.
Anyways, if they chose to block mobile devices, that is their choice. There is not a whole lot any of us can do about it. Angry letters and emails will simply be thrown away or deleted.
Threatening letters and emails will probably be turned over to law enforcement.
My point is, Hulu is choosing to block mobile devices. This is evident because they have gone out of their way to do so. Therefore, no one is going to change their minds about it. If an app does come out, use it. If you want to watch older shows, pay the ten bucks. But I just don't see any point in sending angry letters or email to them.
Kratos
I think its funny that opponents of flash on iDevices always cite it's instability on Macs and try to claim that flash is inherently unstable. No, that just means that macs (apples coding) cannot handle flash, flash is very stable on PCs. I own both PCs and Macs, and think they both have good OSs, but apple should step up their game and make their OS be able to handle flash. (on macs and iphones alike).**EDIT**
Apple/Hulu Info :
Interesting, especially considering the hatred Jobs has been lavishing on Flash.
[url=http://mashable.com/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-flash-is-no-longer-necessary/]Steve Jobs: Flash Is No Longer Necessary
Why in the WORLD would Hulu be ported to the iPad after his tirade? They would have to design a new interface to appease the almighty Jobs.
And PAY for it? Challenge to Netflix?? Hulu?? Are they insane? They better do a major revamp and find some more content if they want money for what they offer.
Like I said, the licensing BS is not a surprise, that still doesn't mean it makes LOGICAL sense. It's stupid, and it's wrong.
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