14 DAY TRIAL // Those of you who own Archos tablets might know the device maker bundles them with a bunch of pre-installed offerings including Archos Music, Archos Video, Archos Files and Archos Gaming Zone.
One Russian member on the xda-developers forum has found a way to port all the pre-loaded apps on all Android tablets (provided you have Jelly Bean or above installed on it).
Don’t expect the apps to bring something revolutionary to your Android experience, they are basically software to help you manage, enjoy and discover multimedia files and games.
The Archos Video app was the only one which stood out to me and here’s a list of what you could expect in case you decide to try this for yourself.
- Hardware accelerated video decoding support for most devices and video formats; - Ability to play content from any computer/network storage in your local network (SMB and UPnP) or from an external USB storage device; - Automatic online retrieval of Movie and TV show information with poster and backdrop for both local and network content; - Integrated subtitle downloader; - Network indexing: import remote shared folders (SMB) in your multimedia library; - Video browsing with either folder or library based navigation; - Ubiquitous access to TV shows sorted in a series/season/episode hierarchical view; - Multi-device network video resume; - TV friendly: Keyboard/remote control compatible.
