tvOS lacks the ability to allow for over-the-air app installations

Originator:noir.na
Number:rdar://31308125 Date Originated:03/28/17
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:tvOS + SDK Product Version:
Classification:Feature Reproducible:Always
 
Area:
System, General

Summary:
I would like to be able to initiate OTA app installations on tvOS outside of TestFlight and the App Store. We've had this capability on iOS for several years, but there doesn't seem to be an equivalent for tvOS.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Attempt to find a way to install an app over the air, without using TestFlight or the App Store.

Expected Results:
Discover clearly documented method for performing an OTA app installation.

Actual Results:
Fruitless Googling that leads to no feasible solution short of private APIs that require special entitlements.

Version:
tvOS 10.2

Notes:


Configuration:
Apple TV (4th Generation)

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