Supported Hardware and Software Specifications
Depending which development platform you are using and which targets you are developing for, You.i Platform has varying software requirements and dependencies.
You.i TV’s standard practice is to mirror official support for all platforms and tools. When a platform or tool is no longer supported by its author or publisher, support is also dropped from You.i Platform.
We only list a version as supported once it has been fully tested across all relevant platforms and targets. While you may find that you’re able to use a version earlier or later than the ones listed below, You.i TV provides fixes and updates for supported platforms only.
Recommended Hardware
At a minimum, we recommend for your development environment:
- 2.0 GHz CPU with 8 GB of memory
- Free storage space:
- Minimum 16 GB for the You.i Platform package, including room for building debug and release versions of the app for one development platform
- Additional storage as required by the Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) you are using (for example, Xcode, Android Studio, or Visual Studio)
The 10 GB requirement for the You.i Platform package assumes you are building debug and release versions of the app for all possible supported target platforms on a development platform. You are likely to need less free storage space if your app is intended for just a subset of target platforms; for example, just iOS and Android.
Development Platforms
The following platforms are intended for development purposes only.
| Development Platform | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Ubuntu 16.04 | Ubuntu 18.10 |
| macOS | Catalina (10.15) | Big Sur |
| Windows | Windows 10 | |
You can develop You.i Roku Cloud apps on macOS or Linux. When using Linux, Ubuntu 18.04 is required for React Native projects.
IDEs
The following Integrated Development Environments (IDE) are supported.
| IDE | Lowest | Highest | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Effects (for design) | 2018 | 2021 | |
| Android Studio | 3.4.x | 4.2.x | |
| Tizen Studio | 3.2 | 4.1 | |
| Visual Studio (for UWP) | 2019 | ||
| Visual Studio (for PS4) | 2019 | Requires the PlayStation Integrated Plugin | |
| Xcode | 12.x | 13.x | |
Target Platforms
These target platforms are supported for React Native applications. For React Native development, see Hermes JavaScript Engine for more details on our Hermes support.
To ensure compatibility, install all firmware updates that your device recommends.
| Target Platform | Form Factor | Lowest | Hermes Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon (FireOS) | 10ft | 5 | ~v |
| Android1 | tablet, handset, 10ft | 7 | ~v |
| Apple iOS | tablet and handset | 9 | ~x |
| Apple tvOS | 10ft | 12 | ~x |
| LG webOS 4 | 10ft | 2018 TVs or higher | ~v |
| PS42, 3 | 10ft | 7.0 | ~x |
| Roku4 | 10ft | 9.0 | ~v |
| Tizen5 | 10ft | 2016 TVs or higher | ~v |
| XBox6 | 10ft | 10 | ~x |
- For Android, as of August 2019, Google Play requires all new apps and games to target Android API level 28 (Android 9.0 Pie), or higher. Neon is enabled for ARMv7 devices in You.i Platform. As a result, ARMv7 Android devices without the optional Neon instruction set are unsupported.
- For PS4, to develop an application for Sony devices, you must be a certified Sony developer. To register with Sony, see SIE Dev Net. If you have a Sony development agreement, contact your You.i TV account manager or support manager for details on how to install the You.i Platform SDK for PlayStation development.
- If your PS4 app will have accessibility support the TextToSpeech libs from the Video Service SDK are required.
- For Roku, we support Roku Scene Graph v1.2, which optimizes for low-end devices.
- Hermes support requires Tizen 2017 TVs or higher, and Tizen apps built with Hermes JavaScript Engine must be developed on Linux.
- For XBox development, use the UWP target for React Native.
Third-Party Tools
| Tool | Lowest | Highest | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android NDK | 21d (21.3.6528147) | 21e (21.4.7075529) | |
| Chocolatey (for Windows) | 0.10.11 | ||
| CMake | iOS / tvOS: 3.19.6 All other devices: 3.19.x |
3.19.x | A custom CMake (version 3.18) comes packaged with You.i Platform. This version is automatically used when targeting builds for PlayStation 4 and UWP. For: - iOS and tvOS install 3.19.6 or later - All other targets, install the required version from CMake’s Downloads page. |
| GCC | 7.4.x | ||
| JDK | JDK 8 | You.i TV doesn’t recommend installing Java Development Kit (JDK) separately for Android Studio as it comes bundled with the latest OpenJDK. To learn more about using it, check out Android’s developer documentation. JDK 8.0 is the only version that’s currently supported by You.i Platform for Tizen Studio. |
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| Ninja (for Android) | 1.8.2 | 1.x | |
| Node.js | 12.10 | 12.x | For Windows, click here to verify that the nodejs-lts version you’re installing is available with the Chocolatey package manager. |
| Python | 3.x for Roku; latest for other target platforms | ||
| React Native | 0.63.4 | You.i React Native corresponds to React Native 0.63.4 with a peer dependency to React 16.13.1. Ensure that your app code depends on these specific versions. Note: The You.i TV installation scripts automatically install this version. You don’t need to manually install it. |
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| React Native Debugger | 0.11.x | ||
| Ruby | 2.0 | 3.x | |
| VLC (64-bit) | 3.0 | ||
| Watchman | 4.x or higher | ||
| Yarn | 1.13.x | 1.22.x | |