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roku remote app showing ads now (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My dog tore up the remote so we were forced to use the roku app to control the tv.

They’re showing ads on the remote app. It feels like we can never escape this dystopian hellacape.

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[–] zonsopkomst@lemmy.ml 17 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Use RoMote Roku remote: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/wseemann.media.romote/

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was sent down a rabbit hole of iOS roku apps. Fuck the iOS ecosystem dude, I am not paying $20 a year subscription for a remote app.

I did find a decent one for free, no ads (i have a pihole so it may show ads for people, idk yet) and only asks for donations from time to time. I had to scroll a bit far to find it

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocky-roku-remote-control/id1598795880

[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Probably the biggest shock to getting a Mac for work is how all the basic QoL apps want $20+ a year subscriptions. I'm not paying a subscription to reverse my scrollwheel for my mouse.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh that’s cool! Unfortunately I am on iOS.

[–] zonsopkomst@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Hopefully sideloading becomes a thing for iOS users. Used to have an iPhone, can't say I miss it.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Although, theoretically if a FOSS Android app can act as a remote, could there also be a way to self-host a Roku remote? 🤔

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There's code you can download from github that would let you control your Roku device from terminal on a PC. I've used it to facilitate the design of my own Roku GUI applications. I think there might also be a TUI you can install. A lot of this is going to be easier on Linux, if that's something you're familiar with.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes! (arch user btw) Github link?

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://github.com/jcarbaugh/python-roku <- for a python code API

https://github.com/benthetechguy/controku <- also comes as an AUR package

I've used the first one. Never used the second, but I just happen to know about it.

[–] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Well in that case, you could look into Plasma Big screen, which you could control from your phone with KDE Connect

[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thank you!

[–] zonsopkomst@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

You bet! I use it all the time, plus you can enter channels, which for the life of me, I cannot understand why Roku never allowed a long press on their reomte in order to enter a channel number with the arrows. 🎶Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb!🎶