Sorry guys, until I can get around to updating the entry in Pandora Patcher, please replace the old IP in the hosts file with this one

Code: Select all45.55.131.127

Can one of the fine folks here explain which file needs to be updated?

Thx!

Sorry guys, until I can get around to updating the entry in Pandora Patcher, please replace the old IP in the hosts file with this one

Code: Select all45.55.131.127

Can one of the fine folks here explain which file needs to be updated?

Thx!

Open your file browser and navigate to: /system/etc/
Open with a text editor the following file: hosts
Add the following: 45.55.131.127 tuner.pandora.com

Thats it!

Are we blacklisting or white listing the ip address?

Are we blacklisting or white listing the ip address?

When you put it like that in the hosts file, you let Pandora think you are from the country where the IP is in, USA in this case.

Are we blacklisting or white listing the ip address?

When you put it like that in the hosts file, you let Pandora think you are from the country where the IP is in, USA in this case.

OK. Ty for the information.

Are we blacklisting or white listing the ip address?

When you put it like that in the hosts file, you let Pandora think you are from the country where the IP is in, USA in this case.

OK. Ty for the information.

No problem, if you cant get it to work let me know, ill be happy to help you.

EDIT - There was misinformation in my original post, and others helped correct and inform me a bit better. I've re-worked and reposted down below.

[lazer9]

I have a Playstore update Alert for Pandora V7. Has anyone tried it with the beta patcher as mentioned in prior post above?

Currently on Pandora 6.9.2 w/ Patcher 6.9 Beta 1 and I reckon the most important to me: No Ads, Unlimited Skips, MP3 Downloads, and themed widget all working!

So, to summarize recent discussion, with regards to the most recent compatible version of Pandora and Pandora Patcher (Pandora v6.9.2 and Pandora Patcher v6.9 beta1)...

>>> People OUTSIDE the US have to make an IP change to their host file to get it working.
Here's the method:
Open your file browser and navigate to: /system/etc/
Open with a text editor the following file: hosts
Add the following: 45.55.131.127 tuner.pandora.com
(I assume if you're using AdAway, the better way to do this would be do make this modification WITHIN the AdAway app - I assume if you didn't, the change would be overwritten every time you update the AdAway sources. If anyone knows how to do this, a post would be appreciated.)

>>> Some people are experiencing issues w/ thumbs-up-downloading. Seems like the temporary solution to get downloading working is to force the DPI to tablet mode (I assume people are using TableMetrics to do this, but I can't be certain of that or the specific method they're using.)

>>> One person reported that Pandora Patcher v6.8 beta4 works perfectly with Pandora v6.9.2, but no one else has chimed in to agree or disagree with that.

>>> If you can't get Pandora v6.9.2 / Pandora v6.9 beta1 OR Pandora v6.9.2 / Pandora v6.8 beta4 working, I suggest that you revert to Pandora v6.8 and Pandora Patcher v6.8 beta4, as that combination seemed to working for almost everyone.

>>> I'm not seeing any specific Android base version related issues being reported (ie. issues specific to Lollipop 5.X.X base or Marshmallow 6.X.X base.)

If anyone has anything they'd like to add, lmk.

I just want lo let you all know how to modify the IP address WITHIN the AdAway app:
*Open the AdAway menu and go to "Your Lists"
*Once there go to the REDIRECTION tab
*Add a new entry (+ Symbol in the upper right):
-Hostname: tuner.pandora.com
-IP(IPv4 or IPv6): 45.55.131.127
*Save and apply AdAway
*Done!

based off that log it fails here: android.os.Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.java:481)
which according to AOSP is the following

Code: Select allpublic static File getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(String type) {
    throwIfUserRequired();
    return sCurrentUser.buildExternalStoragePublicDirs(type)[0]; <--- This appears to not be returning any value
}


When patcher tries to build the default save location, it doesn't get anything in return. I'll look into workarounds.

Actually, just read a bit further up

Code: Select all* @return Returns the File path for the directory. Note that this directory
*         may not yet exist, so you must make sure it exists before using
*         it such as with {@link File#mkdirs File.mkdirs()}.


So does the Music directory exist on your SD Card?

Hey, so.. this is what I now see in my log file:

"Reached maximum log size (5120 kB), further lines won't be logged."

That's never happened before lol

So, to summarize recent discussion, with regards to the most recent compatible version of Pandora and Pandora Patcher (Pandora v6.9.2 and Pandora Patcher v6.9 beta1)...

>>> People OUTSIDE the US have to make an IP change to their host file to get it working.
Here's the method:
Open your file browser and navigate to: /system/etc/
Open with a text editor the following file: hosts
Add the following: 45.55.131.127 tuner.pandora.com
(I assume if you're using AdAway, the better way to do this would be do make this modification WITHIN the AdAway app - I assume if you didn't, the change would be overwritten every time you update the AdAway sources. If anyone knows how to do this, a post would be appreciated.)

>>> Some people are experiencing issues w/ thumbs-up-downloading. Seems like the temporary solution to get downloading working is to force the DPI to tablet mode (I assume people are using TableMetrics to do this, but I can't be certain of that or the specific method they're using.)

>>> One person reported that Pandora Patcher v6.8 beta4 works perfectly with Pandora v6.9.2, but no one else has chimed in to agree or disagree with that.

>>> If you can't get Pandora v6.9.2 / Pandora v6.9 beta1 OR Pandora v6.9.2 / Pandora v6.8 beta4 working, I suggest that you revert to Pandora v6.8 and Pandora Patcher v6.8 beta4, as that combination seemed to working for almost everyone.

>>> I'm not seeing any specific Android base version related issues being reported (ie. issues specific to Lollipop 5.X.X base or Marshmallow 6.X.X base.)

If anyone has anything they'd like to add, lmk.

To fix what I said about 6.8 Beta 4, I actually had the 6.9 beta 1 installed. I did not realize I upgraded it. So what I said was incorrect about 6.8Beta4 working with 6.9.2. I had the latest 6.9 beta 1 which has been working fantastic for me.

quote edited.

force DPI method to work. just download APP SETTINGS from xposed and change the value to "SCREEN DP 600x1024
DPI it's your choice I like it at 440.
good luck. thumbs up download will work

So, to summarize recent discussion, with regards to the most recent compatible version of Pandora and Pandora Patcher (Pandora v6.9.2 and Pandora Patcher v6.9 beta1)...

>>> This is a bit redundant, given the big headline ^^ right here ^^, but I know someone is going to ask, so here it is:
As of today (March 4th, 2016) the most recent versions of Pandora and Pandora Patcher that work together are Pandora v6.9.2 and Pandora Patcher v6.9 beta1. (This means that Pandora Radio v7.0 will not work with Pandora Patcher v6.9 beta1.)

>>> People OUTSIDE the US have to make an IP change to their host file to get it working.
Here's the manual method:***
> Open your file browser and navigate to: /system/etc/
> Open with a text editor the following file: hosts
> Add the following: 45.55.131.127 tuner.pandora.com
> Save hosts file

*** If you use AdAway, you may want to make this change from within AdAway so that this change to the host file doesn't get overwritten when you update AdAway sources --- here's how to do that, courtesy of @ivanrosales :
> Open the AdAway menu and go to "Your Lists"
> Once there go to the REDIRECTION tab
> Add a new entry (+ Symbol in the upper right):
-- Hostname: tuner.pandora.com
-- IP(IPv4 or IPv6): 45.55.131.127
> Save and apply AdAway
> Done!

>>> Some people are experiencing issues w/ thumbs-up-downloading. Seems like the temporary solution to get thumbs-up-downloading working is to force the DPI to tablet mode. To do this, download the App Settings Xposed module, and use it to change the value of Pandora’s “Screen (dp)” to 600x1024. Then use the DPI setting as you please (There is also a DPI setting that you can change as you like, (@cyberone28, the user who recommended this method says that DPI = 440 that works for him.

>>> If you can't get Pandora v6.9.2 / Pandora v6.9 beta1 OR Pandora v6.9.2 / Pandora v6.8 beta4 working, I suggest that you revert to Pandora v6.8 and Pandora Patcher v6.8 beta4, as that combination seemed to working for almost everyone.

>>> I'm not seeing any specific Android base version related issues being reported (ie. issues specific to Lollipop 5.X.X base or Marshmallow 6.X.X base.)


Big thank you to Gamer for all his hard work on this module, and to everyone that has posted in this thread to help inform other users!

If anyone has anything they'd like to add, lmk.

Pandora 6.9 with Patcher 6.2 and using redirection oh host and IP connection using AdAway ... working flawlessly.

Thank you for your continued support can't wait for the patcher update.

I saw the 7.0 update. That's my target