Sideload roku emby app?!

[hjason7812 34]

I was wondering if you have a roku app just like you do for the android tv? because there is tons missing form the roku app that the side loaded android tv app has..

[Luke 42077]

Hi, no, but by the way, you no longer have to sideload the android app. You can find it in the store now.

[hjason7812 34]

Well that stinks the roku app is horrible compared to the side load app on Google tv. And btw yes I do because the new app isn't on my play store Google tv is anal about their apps they allow on the store. 

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

32 minutes ago, hjason7812 said:

Well that stinks the roku app is horrible compared to the side load app on Google tv. And btw yes I do because the new app isn't on my play store Google tv is anal about their apps they allow on the store. 

Everyone sees things differently. I detest the Android app, mostly, but I find the Roku app mostly pretty good. 

Also there is no way to reliably side load anything on Roku anymore but that is Roku's fault not Emby's. But I know people equally disenchanted with both apps and some that will use nothing but Android and even one that has nothing but Apple products and one other that dislikes every Emby client but has a computer hooked to their TV.
People are very different in their likes and dislikes and that is one primary reason Emby has so many different clients available. I mst situations I tell people to pick one or two and stick with those. 

I use my Rokus about 85-90% of the time but my neighbor uses nothing but Android. When either person from that family visits they tend to complain about the interface I use and I return the favor when I visit there. 

If you prefer the Android app then use the Android app.

BTW: Every Android device I have has the Emby app available in the Google store. I would suggest you take a look and see if your "Google store" app in outdated. It sound like you are using the TV itself as a client and TV manufacturers are notorious for not keeping their Android app up to date. Which is why I never use the smart features on the TVs I buy. I would like to buy dumb TVs but they are more expensive than smart ones so I buy smart TVs and just do not use the "smart" features, and I connect my clients to them. 

Edited September 17, 2024 by Gilgamesh_48

[Luke 42077]

6 hours ago, hjason7812 said:

Well that stinks the roku app is horrible compared to the side load app on Google tv. And btw yes I do because the new app isn't on my play store Google tv is anal about their apps they allow on the store. 

The new app has been approved on the google store, just FYI.

[hjason7812 34]

On 9/17/2024 at 11:01 PM, Luke said:

The new app has been approved on the google store, just FYI.

ok so this doesn't mean it is on my google tv fyi..

I checked the old one is the only one on the store when i search for it. but that is ok i will still side load it with the new releases from your page. i found what processor my tv has too it has an armv8 4 core processor. you have an armv7 download i use because you don't have the armv8

[hjason7812 34]

On 9/17/2024 at 4:54 PM, Gilgamesh_48 said:

Everyone sees things differently. I detest the Android app, mostly, but I find the Roku app mostly pretty good. 

Also there is no way to reliably side load anything on Roku anymore but that is Roku's fault not Emby's. But I know people equally disenchanted with both apps and some that will use nothing but Android and even one that has nothing but Apple products and one other that dislikes every Emby client but has a computer hooked to their TV.
People are very different in their likes and dislikes and that is one primary reason Emby has so many different clients available. I mst situations I tell people to pick one or two and stick with those. 

I use my Rokus about 85-90% of the time but my neighbor uses nothing but Android. When either person from that family visits they tend to complain about the interface I use and I return the favor when I visit there. 

If you prefer the Android app then use the Android app.

BTW: Every Android device I have has the Emby app available in the Google store. I would suggest you take a look and see if your "Google store" app in outdated. It sound like you are using the TV itself as a client and TV manufacturers are notorious for not keeping their Android app up to date. Which is why I never use the smart features on the TVs I buy. I would like to buy dumb TVs but they are more expensive than smart ones so I buy smart TVs and just do not use the "smart" features, and I connect my clients to them. 

the android app has tons of information in it and it also looks way better than the roku app. now this is the side loaded android app on not the defult app on the store which is the same as the roku app.. also my tv apps are all updated whenever an update comes out. and my tv is way better than others on the market it is the hisense u8h 65 inch 4 k tv it has everything on it and blows away lots of tv's for thousand of dollars more. i purchased the tv for its smart features don't know why you would purchase a smart tv and not use the features it has that is just a waste of money imo

Edited September 19, 2024 by hjason7812

[seanbuff 1313]

1 hour ago, hjason7812 said:

I checked the old one is the only one on the store when i search for it.

Try just searching for "emb" and you should get 2 results, you only get 1 if you type the full name.

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

10 hours ago, hjason7812 said:

i purchased the tv for its smart features don't know why you would purchase a smart tv and not use the features it has that is just a waste of money imo

I purchased a "smart" TV because it was a lot cheaper that an equivalent dumb TV and that is true across the board. In the last 5 years or so I have found even one dumb TV that actually had the same features, excluding the dumb smart features, that was cheaper than a smart TV by a good margin. 

Companies sell smart TVs cheaper than dumb TVs because they figure they will make the money back in ad revenue and bundle deals. That is true for most people but I find that my Rokus and Fire sticks  and my Shield give me everything I need and can connect to almost any TV and i do not have to learn a new interface when I change TVs.

Also all smart TVs that I have tested have much slower clunky interfaces than the stand alone set top boxes that I use. 

[speechles 2055]

You can use a PC and web browser to get to Google Play. Then choose "Install on more devices" and if  your TV shows up there you go. If it doesn't show up you do not have access to the full app-store on your device.

Edited September 19, 2024 by speechles