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.
11 Comments
Dustwin@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 168d
I just got myself a Roku TV this weekend. I'll have to see about installing NewPipe
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 168d
If you have any luck, send me the deets!
thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 168d
Smarttube is easier.
datavoid@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 169d
Doom?
Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 168d
It does have enough buttons to play on the remote lol
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 168d
The remote has less than seven buttons?
thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 168d
Smarttube definitely.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 168d
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 · 4 pts · 168d
It says officially that they take APK and zip file
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 168d
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
ttyybb@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 168d
Well someone already covered doom... I guess Fcast?