this tablet won't play movies!

[jolie lovely]

Why doesn't the nexus 7 not play streaming movies? I keep getting errors saying it doesn't support flash player. So how do I watch movies? I've read on this forum that others have but they didn't say how. Plz help . The main reason I bought it is to watch movies, I wish I was told before I purchased it ...geez.

 

[jerrykur]

Android does not support flash. Or more accurately Adobe dropped support for Flash on Android a couple of years ago.

 

[NoraMelua]

Why doesn't the nexus 7 not play streaming movies? I keep getting errors saying it doesn't support flash player. So how do I watch movies? I've read on this forum that others have but they didn't say how. Plz help . The main reason I bought it is to watch movies, I wish I was told before I purchased it ...geez.

What streaming site are you referring to? If it's a well-known and legal source, there might be an app to help you out.

You can also try this:
http://www.androidpit.com/install-flash-player-on-firefox-android-4-4

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[Ntchwaidumela]

I haven't had any problems streaming movies, etc., on my N7 from any service. What site are you trying to stream from?

 

[B. Diddy]

No problems streaming movies from Google Play Movies, Flixster, HBOGo, and Crackle, for starters.

 

[ohmslaw]

Maybe OP is trying to stream from Amazon Prime, which will not work.

 

[jerrykur]

Op said getting errors using flash. That is not supported out of the box.

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[sparksd]

Maybe OP is trying to stream from Amazon Prime, which will not work.

It does work. I have sideloaded Flash and can watch Prime using Dolphin browser.

 

[ainfinity]

It does work. I have sideloaded Flash and can watch Prime using Dolphin browser.

Hulu also works with flash side loaded with 4.4 but it can be a pain to load

 

[ohmslaw]

It does work. I have sideloaded Flash and can watch Prime using Dolphin browser.

I meant out of the box, which I suspect the OP expected.