"Continue watching" suddenly appeared on top of my apps. I cannot describe how much I despise it. I have been using Roku for 12 years now and this is by far, the worst update I have seen. There is no option to remove it from Settings > Home Screen. Even though I removed all the titles from it, three of them are still sitting there and they are not removable. How can someone decide that this is a good idea with no options for users to remove it if they don't like it? If they don't add this option soon, Roku Ultra is going bye bye in the trash.

If you got to settings and go down to home screenyou can hide the show recommendations and it will take away the continue watching bar

Forced to see "Continue Watching" on the top of my home screen

20 Replies

Paleogirl2003
Streaming Star
2 years ago
This is seriously the worst update, I don't understand how there's not a toggle for this section... I do not want my history shown in the home screen for anyone to see. Could be an issue for someone with kids...
- ckojam
  Reel Rookie
  2 years ago
  I absolutely agree. It completely takes away parenting control option. I understand that some people might like it. Although I am yet to talk to someone that does. However, for parents and people that do not like it (or despise it like myself) there needs to be an option to hide that section. ASAP.
  - RokuJanadeeK
    Retired Moderator
    2 years ago
    Hi ckojam,
    
    Thank you for your response.
    
    The "Continue Watching" feature on the Roku home screen is part of the Roku Operating System; thus, removing it is impossible. Please be advised that some publishers control what constitutes content completion (for example, end credits are shown). Once the arrangement has been completed, the channel makes a delete request to remove the content from the Continue Watching row.
    
    For more information on this feature's functionality, you can check it out here.
    
    Best regards,
    Janadee
- Hov
  Newbie
  2 years ago
  Please remove continued watching or give the option for it to easily be hidden. Thanks.
  - edroksense
    Roku Guru
    2 years ago
    Hov
    The tiles " Continue Watching " is a shortcut that appears in Roku TV but not on Roku Channel app for choices to make. To remove this go to Home-homescreen-shortcuts-remove shortcuts using Roku TV remote.
- RokuTakashi
  Community Moderator
  2 years ago
  Hi ckojam Paleogirl2003,
  
  Thanks for posting here in the Roku Community!
  
  We understand that you've encountered some trouble regarding the Roku interface, and we're sorry for the experience. We appreciate your feedback, and we value your input. Rest assured that we'll pass this along to the appropriate Roku team for review.
  
  All the best,
  Kash
CatherineP
Newbie
2 years ago
Title 16. Chapter I. Subchapter C. Part 312.5 (b) (1) of COPPA states that “an operator MUST make reasonable efforts to obtain verifiable parental consent, taking into consideration available technology. Any method to obtain verifiable parental consent must be reasonably calculated, in light of available technology, to ensure that the person providing consent is the child's parent.”
Roku’s system changes without an option to remove recently watched section goes directly against COPPA and similar federal, state and local laws.
What Roku representative is stating in the response above is: "Hide Roku remotes from your kids because we don't care about them and we make mature content readily accessible.” I created an account on this forum to voice my concern. However, if the option to remove recently watched programs is not included in future updates, I will submit an official FTC complaint and encourage others to do so. As previously stated in another post there is no “clear all” available. Like others, I tried removing recently watched one by one but not all of them can be removed. Roku, in its responses or lack thereof is clearly refusing to cooperate.
- nadronet
  Channel Surfer
  2 years ago
  Since ROKU doesn't apparently give a **bleep** about its customers, what are some good replacement options? Amazon Fire is my first thought. Other suggestions?
  - AK2OH
    Channel Surfer
    2 years ago
    There are a few. Apple TV, Amazon has a Fire Cube. my sister has been solely fire and Apple TV for years. They left Roku a long time ago and haven’t looked back.
    google has chrome cast haven’t used it in years so I don’t know what the new one is like.
    NVIDIA has a streaming device now. I’ve always like NVIDIA and MAC products. I like Apple TV and plan on trying the NVIDIA platform.
Townsned
Newbie
2 years ago
If you got to settings and go down to home screen
you can hide the show recommendations and it will take away the continue watching bar
- ckojam
  Reel Rookie
  2 years ago
  Thank you! It only took them five months but at least it's finally there.