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priya_sp
Visitor
9 years ago

Deep linking Doubt

I read about deep linking. Still i dint get the idea what it is?
Could anyone tel me why deeplinking is used ? whats the purpose .. 

i have created a simple ui ? should i implement deep linking ?? 
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  • bbrouse's avatar
    bbrouse
    Visitor
    9 years ago
    Deep linking is a way to jump directly to a particular screen/episode/series/whatever from outside of the channel itself.

    The two main use cases on Roku are banner ads and Roku universal search. Deep linking can be used to navigate directly to a given piece of content (series, episode) that is referenced by a banner ad on the home screen; the same mechanism is used to navigate to a piece of content from Roku's universal search results.
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    9 years ago
    All public Roku channels are now required to implement deep linking in order to pass certification.
  • destruk's avatar
    destruk
    Streaming Star
    9 years ago
    The online SDK Wiki pages have the answer :
    https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/Roku+Search

    Roku Search is only available in English, and only available in the U.S., Canada (English only), Ireland and the U.K. Roku Search only supports full-length movies and TV series, episodes, and specials. Roku Search does not support short-form or clip content. (Note short form content is anything < 15 minutes)