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satellite15
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Latest SDK?

I see documentation for SDK 4.8, but the link to "Download SDK" on https://owner.roku.com/Developer is to SDK4.1. Where can I download the latest (4.8? 4.9?) SDK?
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RokuJoel
Binge Watcher

Re: Latest SDK?

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satellite15
Visitor

Re: Latest SDK?

Thank you for the fast response! I take it the examples are the only things that were updated? sorry, I'm just starting out and wanted to make sure I had the right stuff. Thanks again
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RokuJoel
Binge Watcher

Re: Latest SDK?

Yes. The PDF' documents are not likely to be updated from this point forward now that everything is online.

- Joel
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destruk
Streaming Star

Re: Latest SDK?

The pdf files were nice as they could be read offline - now they will just be outdated if you're working in the car or something.
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gonzotek
Visitor

Re: Latest SDK?

"destruk" wrote:
..if you're working in the car...
Is that something that a lot of Roku developers are doing these days? I've heard that standing and treadmill desks are all the rage, but it seems like coding in a vehicle wouldn't work really well in a lot of cases. :mrgreen:

I like that the wiki's linkable, so it's possible to point people to specific parts of it, although I wouldn't say no to an easily downloadable version, for those times when you're offline (whether it's in a car or a cave, or whatever 🙂 ). I don't know if the wiki software Roku uses would support this, but if it could produce a pdf export of each of the spaces from the wiki dashboard, that'd be pretty useful I think. I could always save each page one at a time with the browser, or script up something with curl, but a built-in export feature would be easier.

/edit: Looks like that might be a feature they could enable:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/displa ... ces+to+PDF
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destruk
Streaming Star

Re: Latest SDK?

Well, if the internet goes down - which has been known to happen sometimes with internet service, or if you're on a trip without available internet access, having a pdf or two available would still be useful. Maybe they can enable that feature as you suggest. 🙂 A lot of times I use the local LAN to code and test roku applications on - with links to my own pc rather than the internet, so I could be working on code a long time without noticing the ISP has gone kaput, and without access to the internet I'd be screwed if I was trying to use a new feature that I needed the online-only wiki to look up. Even if I had to pull up the wiki and create pdfs online for it, I would prefer that to having to save each page of the site manually every time the firmware updates.
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bosborne
Visitor

Re: Latest SDK?

4.9 was released in December, but the latest update in the example downloads is from October.

I don't understand why the online SDK was not updated when there were changes in 4.9, like Smooth Streaming captions.
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kc8pql
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Re: Latest SDK?

^ Holidays, small company and staff, and a backlog of channels waiting in line for approval is my guess.
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steveintheukok
Roku Guru

Re: Latest SDK? question on your links

I'm looking at the supplied link of:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rokusdkexamples/files/?source=navbar

but its dated 2016, where are you seeing the newer example files?

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