AFL Live on Samsung Galaxy S3 4G

[BobD50]

Since last Update AFL app by Telstra will connect using Mobile Data or WIFI. Internet not available popup appears. Something about firmware 4.4.4 will not work whereas 5 & above OK. Bull**bleep** lockout by Telstra not AFL. Worked OK last year until latest version update. By the way NRL, AFLW works at the moment until some wanker reworks those Apps. I bet football and netball apps work as well. ALL PROVIDED BY TELSTRA for Mobile customers as a free benefit from Telstra. Being an older software should not restrict access to an app that worked perfectly before December 2018. Hardware is still compliant. Bet if I use some patched firmware. ie Android 5.1 on Galaxy S3 AFL Live would connect and work as it did before latest update. Fix it now. STOP RESTRICTING ACCESS.

[Hunter-IT]

Developers eventually drop support for older systems as updates are released to avoid bloating the app. This happens with all apps not just this one.
Your device is 6 years old which is ancient in mobile phone terms. The firmware has not been supported by Samsung for 3 years.
The fault is not Telstras, you have an obsolete handset and soon most of your apps will fall over. If you want to run current software get a newer handset that is supported

[BobD50 · Accepted solution]

That maybe so, but the app worked up until Dec 2018, and not now with the latest update. I realise firmware is not upgraded after a few years, It is just a Marketing Tool used by Manufacturer's especially Samsung to get you to buy another new phone, when the old model still works OK. Is Fit for service. I will now just use new Firmware available from many sources and continue to use my S3 That allows MDL to HDMI so I can watch AFL on the Big TV Screen, that my newer Samsung Tablet does not have that function. I worked for Telstra for 4 decades as a Mobiles Expert, since Analogue thru to 4G, so I know a lot about Phones and their capabilities. There is always a fix using Firmware, you just need the knowledge and patience to search for a solution. Telstra can fix this easily, they just don't want to, and probably this App's developer is to lazy to fix it. As I already stated AFLW and NRL apps still work on the S3 on Android 4.4.4. A quick line change in AFL LIVE would restore the app's capability to work as it did for the previous 6 years.

[BobD50]

By the way I don't accept the solution. I cannot remove the acceptance Tick, to allow a reply.

[Kjorg]

Hi @BobD50

Thank you for your post. 

As per the terms and conditions, the AFL Live Pass is compatible with Android devices running Android 5 and above. 

If your device is running an earlier version of Android, we cannot guarantee that the app will work as intended. 

Live streaming via the AFL Live App is restricted to a 7-inch screen size and any form of external video output (HDMI/ChromeCast/Mirroring) of streamed content is not permitted and is not provided as part of any AFL Live Pass, which is why your newer Samsung tablet does not allow you to do this, because it is not allowed. 

My apologies for any inconvenience.