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Roku disables TVs and streaming devices until users consent to new terms (techcrunch.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] diffcalculus 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Easier to replace the light switch at that point

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's... really not that hard.

  1. Uninstall the new app, download the old app from https://www.apkmirror.com/ (which is basically an archive of most apps downloadable from Google Play).

  2. Use an app like APK signer to change the app's "signature" so it doesn't automatically update.

  3. Install it.

It takes like 10 minutes at most.

I did exactly this with the Discord app last year when they suddenly changed the app's entire layout.

[–] meliaesc 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love discord's new layout, did you give it a chance?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

What I'm talking about was when they changed the Android app to behave more like the iOS app. It was a buggy mess when it first launched. It's much better now, though. I've since updated my app to the current version.