GET ALPHA REV
The board installs straight from this page — no app store, no account. There is also a Roku channel for the TV.
iPhone and iPad
- Open this site in Safari (not Chrome — only Safari can install).
- Tap the Share button.
- Choose Add to Home Screen, then Add.
- Open Alpha Rev from the new icon. Background alerts only work when it is opened this way.
Android
- Open this site in Chrome.
- Press Install on this device above, or the menu → Install app.
- Confirm. It lands in your app drawer like any other app.
Windows, Mac and Linux
- Open this site in Chrome or Edge.
- Press Install on this device, or click the install icon at the right of the address bar.
- It opens in its own window and can be pinned to the taskbar or dock.
Roku
Roku runs BrightScript channels, not web apps, so the board ships as a separate native channel. It reads the same live signals from this site.
- On the Roku remote press: Home ×3, Up ×2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right.
- Enable Developer Mode, set a password, and note the IP shown.
- In
roku/source/config.brssetBaseUrl()to this site's address. - Zip the contents of the
rokufolder —manifestmust sit at the top of the zip. - Browse to
http://<roku-ip>, log in as rokudev, upload the zip, press Install.
Sideloading works immediately and lasts until the Roku reboots into a factory state. Listing it in the Roku Channel Store is a separate submission through a Roku developer account.