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Sky halts Plex side-loading on Now TV boxes
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<blockquote data-quote="Archive-8" data-source="post: 1009708"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Sky halts Plex side-loading on Now TV boxes by nixing developer mode </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>Sky has disabled the ‘developer mode’ on its £10 Now TV boxes to prevent users side-loading apps that could be used to stream illegal content.</p><p></p><p>“The latest update has been designed to safeguard the device from piracy and illegal streaming of content; therefore it will disable the use of unofficial third party software or apps,” community manager Karl-F wrote.</p><p> </p><p>“This will not affect your ability to watch NOW TV or download supported apps through the Channel Store.”</p><p></p><p>The Now TV box, of course, is just a re-branded Roku designed to promote Sky’s on demand streaming platforms alongside terrestrial platforms like iPlayer and 4oD.</p><p></p><p>However, a small community of users had chosen to enact developer mode and install apps like the Plex Media Centre, opening the box up to a much wider range of content.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Read more</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sky-halts-plex-side0loading-on-now-tv-boxes-by-nixing-developer-mode" target="_blank">Sky halts Plex side-loading on Now TV boxes by nixing developer mode</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archive-8, post: 1009708"] [SIZE=5][B]Sky halts Plex side-loading on Now TV boxes by nixing developer mode [/B] [/SIZE] Sky has disabled the ‘developer mode’ on its £10 Now TV boxes to prevent users side-loading apps that could be used to stream illegal content. “The latest update has been designed to safeguard the device from piracy and illegal streaming of content; therefore it will disable the use of unofficial third party software or apps,” community manager Karl-F wrote. “This will not affect your ability to watch NOW TV or download supported apps through the Channel Store.” The Now TV box, of course, is just a re-branded Roku designed to promote Sky’s on demand streaming platforms alongside terrestrial platforms like iPlayer and 4oD.[B][/B] However, a small community of users had chosen to enact developer mode and install apps like the Plex Media Centre, opening the box up to a much wider range of content. Read more [URL="http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sky-halts-plex-side0loading-on-now-tv-boxes-by-nixing-developer-mode"]Sky halts Plex side-loading on Now TV boxes by nixing developer mode[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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