Roku Developer Program

[vmc]

Hi,

I would like to know the difference between uninstalling and reinstalling channel and getting channel updates.

My problem is when I uninstall and reinstall channel, I have to link my channel again with the website.
Which is absolutely correct functionality.

But when I get automatic updates of the channel, in that case also I need to link my channel again with the website.
Is this a correct functionality ?

Or am I missing something in the code.
My channel registration process is simple.
I fetch a unique code (registration code) from website, and register my device ID against that code in the website.
At the same time, I save that registration code in ROKU Registry for future linking.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks and Regards
Vinay

[RokuMarkn]

The registry is not affected by a channel update, unless you package the updated channel with a different key than was used for the original channel. See sections 3.5 & 3.6 in Channel Packaging and Publishing. Generally you should always use the same key for packaging a particular channel.

--Mark

[destruk]

If your website's database is damaged/compromised, or deleted, then the verification process might fail, forcing you to re-link the channel. You might check your server side code manually using the request urls and look at the database to see where the problem is - response codes in your roku app will help troubleshoot this.