Found out you can sideload stuff onto roku, what do I put on it?
from Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 14:57
https://lemmy.world/post/44337833

I have a few cheap Roku tvs, turns out they have developer mode and you can sideload stuff onto it. Unfortunately, DDG just gives me a bunch of guides on how to activate developer mode, each one ending with “go find it yourself on github” when it comes to what to actually put on it.

Anyone have experience doing this? Do you have suggestions for what to load on it? We only really use it for jellyfin at the moment but this feels like a fun little thing to play with.

#nostupidquestions

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datavoid@sh.itjust.works on 16 Mar 16:26 next collapse

Doom?

Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 17:37 collapse

It does have enough buttons to play on the remote lol

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world on 17 Mar 01:03 collapse

The remote has less than seven buttons?

Dustwin@lemmy.ca on 16 Mar 16:33 next collapse

I just got myself a Roku TV this weekend. I’ll have to see about installing NewPipe

Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 17:38 next collapse

If you have any luck, send me the deets!

thermal_shock@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 23:17 collapse

Smarttube is easier.

ttyybb@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 18:08 next collapse

Well someone already covered doom… I guess Fcast?

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 19:00 next collapse

I didn’t think they could install apk files, is there an easy way to convert them to what is needed for Roku?

Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world on 17 Mar 00:09 collapse

It says officially that they take APK and zip file

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world on 17 Mar 01:02 collapse

Awesome I’ll have to look back into that. There was an app I used to use that I had to run from a laptop with HDMI because I thought I couldn’t do it natively, that would save me a lot of trouble

thermal_shock@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 23:16 collapse

Smarttube definitely.