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merlinpatt's avatar
merlinpatt
Binge Watcher
3 years ago
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How to turn off Continue Watching section?

I don't want a Continue Watching section at all. I keep my home page nice and clean.

I don't want to have to remove every show either.

There should just be a permanent hide toggle.

How do I turn off Continue Watching permanently?

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  • RokuTakashi's avatar
    RokuTakashi
    2 years ago

    Hi Community users!

    Thanks for posting here in the Roku Community!

    The "Continue Watching" feature on the Roku home screen is part of the Roku Operating System. Currently, there isn't an option to remove this feature. Kindly 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.

    We hope for your understanding regarding this.

    All the best,
    Kash

  • RokuCarly's avatar
    RokuCarly
    2 years ago

    Hi, Community Users!

    We hear you and we sincerely regret any trouble this may have caused you, but no worries! As a workaround, we'd be more than happy to provide you a resolution with the "Continue Watching" feature on your Roku streaming devices/TVs. On your remote, highlight the TV shows or movies you want to remove, then press the Star* button. 

    Furthermore, your convenience and satisfaction are what we aim for, so please be aware that we are currently working on a new update, and once this feature is fully rolled out, you will be able to have the option to completely hide this under Settings. In the meantime, we highly appreciate you bearing with us. 

    Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything else you'd want us to address; we'd be more than willing to listen and take action. 

    Kind regards,
    Carly

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  • keithx13's avatar
    keithx13
    Streaming Star
    2 years ago

    I would like to request that Roku allow users to disable the "Continue Watching" section altogether, similar to the way that websites are required to allow people to opt out of advertising cookies.  At the very least, please allow us to "Hide" this section if we so desire.  Thanks

    • RokuJechealR's avatar
      RokuJechealR
      Retired Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi keithx13,

      Greetings from the Roku Community!

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and we value your feedback as our valued customer. We'll send it over to the development team. Who knows? You may see your suggestion implemented in a future update. You can check out our blog for the latest news and upcoming updates.

      Don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions or additional feedback.

      Best regards,

      Chel

      • TVB99's avatar
        TVB99
        Binge Watcher
        2 years ago

        You want feedback? OK: This was a stupid as idea that never should have been implemented in the first place. At the very least it should be opt-in, and it sure as  should allow us to opt-out. Seriously: whatever idiot approved it should be fired. So should the imbecile who hired that idiot. And the people who keep making excuses for it should be ashamed of themselves.

  • speets's avatar
    speets
    Reel Rookie
    2 years ago

    I don't want an option to hide, because once you un-hide the information would still be there. I would like the option to disable. Huge privacy issue.

    • Bismarck318's avatar
      Bismarck318
      Roku Guru
      2 years ago

      Weird, 2 days ago this feature turned itself off on both my 3900 & 3820, as my search & my Favorites are gone as well. I checked if it was a Software upgrade & it wasn't.

       

      Sometimes items are added I don't care for at first, then I get used to them, the search has reverted back to where it was a few years back, no more saved or favorite list.  

       

      Appears to be something with my account I guess. 

       

  • Hennyfilms's avatar
    Hennyfilms
    Binge Watcher
    2 years ago

    I also would like to remove the annoying CONTINUE WATCHING section at the top of my home screen. How can we remove it completely? There's no hide/view option anywhere on this feature. Please get rid of it.

    • RokuJanadeeK's avatar
      RokuJanadeeK
      Retired Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi Hennyfilms,

      Welcome, and thank you for posting here at the Roku Community!

      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

      • OldDuff's avatar
        OldDuff
        Reel Rookie
        2 years ago

        Allow us to get rid of it. We may not want others in the house to see what has been watched. It's a privacy violation. 

  • RISE_1's avatar
    RISE_1
    Channel Surfer
    2 years ago

    I'm also disappointed and annoyed with this "continue watching" section being so prominently displayed, while completely unwanted, with no way to change it. It mostly shows programs that I've already finished watching so it creates an aggravating experience by cluttering the homescreen with completely useless information. I never wanted this and I don't want everyone on the device seeing everything that anyone else has watched. Please add a way to hide this nonsense. 

    • RokuTakashi's avatar
      RokuTakashi
      Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi Community users!

      Thanks for posting about your inquiry here in the Roku Community!

      We appreciate your feedback regarding the experience you had with the "Continue Watching" feature. We value your feedback, and we'll definitely share this with the appropriate Roku team for review.

      if there's anything we can further assist you with aside from this, please let us know.

      All the best,
      Kash

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        2 years ago

        Jus the option to hide it, that is all! Thank you.

    • RokuCarly's avatar
      RokuCarly
      Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi, Community Users!

      We hear you and we sincerely regret any trouble this may have caused you, but no worries! As a workaround, we'd be more than happy to provide you a resolution with the "Continue Watching" feature on your Roku streaming devices/TVs. On your remote, highlight the TV shows or movies you want to remove, then press the Star* button. 

      Furthermore, your convenience and satisfaction are what we aim for, so please be aware that we are currently working on a new update, and once this feature is fully rolled out, you will be able to have the option to completely hide this under Settings. In the meantime, we highly appreciate you bearing with us. 

      Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything else you'd want us to address; we'd be more than willing to listen and take action. 

      Kind regards,
      Carly

      • speets's avatar
        speets
        Reel Rookie
        2 years ago

        I don't want the option to hide, but disable. There is a difference.

        Thank you.

  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi merlinpatt,

    Thanks for posting in the Roku Community!

    We understand that you're having a problem continuing to watch on your TV. Help is here. Please follow these steps:

    1. Press Home on your Roku remote.
    2. Scroll and select Settings.
    3. Select Network.
    4. Select Bandwidth Saver.
    5. Choose Off.

    If the problem still persists, please keep us posted!

    Best regards,

    John

    • Michael-Alan's avatar
      Michael-Alan
      Binge Watcher
      2 years ago

      What?  Turn off the Band Width Saver?  To remove the "Continue Watching" on the Home Page?  You are giving very bad information.

      • Michael-Alan's avatar
        Michael-Alan
        Binge Watcher
        2 years ago

        A REAL PRIVACY CONCERN

        I too would like to turn off the "Continue Watching" on the Home Page.  The way it is now is creating a PRIVACY issue.  I do not want others within my home to see what others have been watching. Who is in charge of the developers at Roku and why didn't they take the privacy issue into consideration before having an unremovable feature added to the Roku Home Page.

        Even if I wanted this feature (and I don't) the location of the "Continue Watching" at the top of the Home Page is a very poor design. It should be located further down on the Roku Home Page.

    • evc's avatar
      evc
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      i wish you could turn this off. it is more intrusive than useful. if i am in the home menu to navigate to a show, it’s very unlikely to be the show i just watched. 

      • JxLx's avatar
        JxLx
        Newbie
        2 years ago

        Still can't disable this "function" after today's update. I have absolutely no confidence that Roku cares about what their customers want from the service.  (more evidence of that, I opted out of all the seasonal wallpaper updates, but nevertheless, my background changes every time)