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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by a1369209993 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @02:45AM (#27003893)
> 1. I purchase a Roku _remote_.

> 5. Roku installs all my apps I use automatically.

Maybe I'm missing something that should have been implied, but whose Roku is this (and how does it know), and why should your remote have any say about which apps (read: remote code execution) it installs?

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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by enos_feedler on Saturday May 01, 2021 @01:11PM (#27007889)
Its your Roku hardware remote that you buy. When the remote is paired with the TV, the tv recognizes the remote (HW signed, TV manufacturer approves this whitelist), the tv downloads the roku operating system and starts running it. This simply replaces wasteful HDMI interfaces, SoCs, etc and provides hooks for the tv to have better control over the experience. You could imagine extending this to video game controllers like Amazon Luna or Google Stadia.
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