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Running apps on streaming devices: Apple TV, Fire Stick, Roku, Chromecast #3253
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Hi, looking for any tutorial about making apps for FireTV and AppleTV, I found this article: https://www.nativescript.org/blog/running-the-nativescript-runtime-for-ios-on-apple-tv but the link showing how to change the config script in order to use the Apple TV simulator is not working: https://github.com/NativeScript/ios-runtime/blob/v.1.3.0/CMakeLists.txt#L4-L5
I know it was just an experiment, but will be nice to have a little support in Nativescript for those popular streaming devices or at least a guide to starting a project.
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Reacted by Matthijs, Paweł Borecki and Justin Caldicott
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warren-bank commentedon Jan 15, 2017
+1 for Chromecast support
It would be HUGE if there was an official "Telerik Plugin" that provides a lightweight wrapper around the Google Cast API. It's my understanding that the newest release brings much closer parity between the native Android and iOS implementations. Of course, a tiny demo app would be the cherry on top :)
DamiJegede commentedon Oct 22, 2019
Just to update the thread. Here's a working Cast plugin:
https://github.com/lochstar/nativescript-cast
justin-caldicott commentedon Apr 1, 2020
It would be great to see more first class support for these platforms.
Currently evaluating NativeScript and React Native. Preferring NativeScript so far, but it's possible I'll need to build TV apps too. And without first class support it feels like a risk to adopting NativeScript.
The articles make it appear quite straight forward to "make" it work, so it would seem a low effort, high reward thing to provide first class support for these platforms.
Fire TV would be amazing too ;)
NathanWalker commentedon Oct 23, 2026
Good news: tvOS support is planned and close to ready. Runtime support for Apple TV on the current V8 iOS runtime is in review at NativeScript/ios#476. Keeping this open to track it. For casting, the community
nativescript-castplugin already covers Chromecast. Fire TV runs Android, and Roku isn't on the core roadmap.