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nightowl69
Binge Watcher

Question on sideloading IDK binary file

Once I develop an app using IDk, will my friends be able to sideload the binary file on their device If I share the squashfs.bin?

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t75rsj1
Channel Surfer

Re: Question on sideloading IDK binary file

nightowl69 -

I would say yes this should work. Your friends would need to have a developer capable Roku device, and have enabled the Developer mode for their device.  If they have a copy of your squashfs.bin, I believe they should be able to sideload it and then run it. 

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nightowl69
Binge Watcher

Re: Question on sideloading IDK binary file

Is it possible to build a streaming app with IDK?
Does it support scenegraph UI design? if not, how do we design the UI?


@t75rsj1 wrote:

nightowl69 -

I would say yes this should work. Your friends would need to have a developer capable Roku device, and have enabled the Developer mode for their device.  If they have a copy of your squashfs.bin, I believe they should be able to sideload it and then run it. 


 

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t75rsj1
Channel Surfer

Re: Question on sideloading IDK binary file

Some of the Roku Samples here may help you:

https://developer.roku.com/docs/developer-program/samples.md

Thanks.

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