# Roku streaming without a Channel

**URL:** <https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/roku-streaming-without-a-channel/9024>\
**Category:** Archived\
**Tags:** roku-developer-program\
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/roku-streaming-without-a-channel/9024 "2019-11-21T15:28:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![PhillA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@PhillA](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/PhillA)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/roku-streaming-without-a-channel/9024/1 "2019-11-21T15:28:43Z")

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Hello,

New Roku developer here. I was using [ConnectSDK](https://github.com/ConnectSDK/Connect-SDK-iOS) to stream to Roku devices and it allowed streaming without having an associated Channel installed. When you began a stream the Roku said “Play on Roku” while it loaded.

Question 1) Is there still a way to stream to Roku without an associated Channel?

Question 2) Is there a way to initiate a stream to Roku and have it automatically install the appropriate Channel (without requiring the user to install the Channel manually beforehand)?

Thanks,

Phill