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Sideload on Chromecast without installing sketchy apps? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Does anyone know a way to sideload apps on the Chromecast without installing some sketchy "file uploader HD" app?

All the guides I can find online recommend installing some random file transfer app.

Can't get termux or f-droid, nor Firefox, chrome or even apkpure

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[โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Use adb on your computer. Adb is how you officially debug android devices so it's as far away from sketchy as can be.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Iirc that requires a usb connection at least in the first instance right? I guess only one way to find out if the usb c charging port on the Chromecast dongle supports any kind of data transfer

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You can just do it wirelessly, just like you would with any other phone

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Are you talking about the same device? Op is talking about a Chromecast, not an android TV.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If it's rooted, you can just ssh to it

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  • [โ€“] [S] 4 points 2 years ago*

    It is unfortunately not and I think to be able to root it I'd need to get some kind of files onto it in the first place anyway wouldn't I?

    Also unsure what rooting it would do to DRM controlled streaming, which I would rather not hobble the quality of

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