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Monday, October 15, 2012

MK802



I bought 2 MK802's.  They are amazing!  The device sets itself up just like a phone.  I was able to install most of the software I care about.  Here is my app matrix:

Google Market/Google Play Works
Youtube Works
ES File Explorer Works
MX Player Works
Facebook Works
Pandora Works
Netflix* Works
Skype Works
WeatherChannel Works
FlightTrack Not Available
Google Chrome Not Available
WeatherBug Not Available
iHeartRadio Not Available

The Netflix app did not work when I installed it.  I heard about that fact before buying the MK802, but I wanted to try it anyways.  A quick Google search will tell you that you just need to install an older version of Netflix.  Specifically, you need to install version 1.8.1.  Other than that, no other apps failed to run.  A few apps couldn't be installed, however.  Google Chrome said it wasn't available for the device.  The FlightTrack app that I bought for my phone (which installed on my Nexus 7) was not listed in the Play Store.  Instead, the "Pro Version" was available for $5.  That was a little frustrating since I paid $4 for the non-Pro verison.  WeatherBug said it wasn't available for my device.  I had to install the WeatherChannel app to get weather information.  The iHeartRadio app was not available.

I did not try to make a video call with Skype yet.  I used ES File Exporer to browse my SMB share and play HD video over WiFi using MX Player.  I was able to play HD Youtube videos.  There was no issues when I started watching, but if I skipped forward in the video, then the audio got out of sync with the video.  Pandora worked great.

I don't have Hulu Plus so I did not try it.  I have not tried many of the other apps that I use, like Dropbox, or any games.

These are great devices and are well worth the money.

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