Sideload on Chromecast without installing sketchy apps?
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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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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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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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You can just do it wirelessly, just like you would with any other phone
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Are you talking about the same device? Op is talking about a Chromecast, not an android TV.
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I'll have to give that a go thought you needed wired to authenticate first
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Yes I was, that's how I did it initially on my Chromecast with Google TV. No wires involved, just adb.
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iirc you don't, at least I remember to install some apps via adb from my phone and I didn't use a cable.
