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Janie17
Reel Rookie
3 years ago
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Remove channels via web or phone app

I used to be able to remove channels from my web browser after I logged in but now I can’t.  It only lets me add.  Also, the instructions say I can remove from my phone by downloading the app and logging in… I did that and it doesn’t work either.  Can someone tell me how to remove all of these channels WITHOUT sitting in front of my TV and using the remote?

  • makaiguy's avatar
    makaiguy
    3 years ago

    My Roku app is Android, not iOS, but for me:

    1. Launch Roku app on phone
    2. Click "Devices" button at bottom
    3. Select a Roku device (for removing a channel any device will do).
    4. For the device selected, "Channels" is one of the options presented.
    5. In the channel display press and hold (don't just tap) the one you want to remove.
    6. Press "Remove", then confirm.
  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    2 years ago

    Skylark28, the "channels" this thread refers to are really apps.   As far as I know there's no way to remove a channel from "Live TV".

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  • Emissary35's avatar
    Emissary35
    Roku Guru
    3 years ago

    I've never been able to delete channels from my Roku except with the remote on the player itself. You can add channels on the website but it won't let you remove them, it's ridiculous. You need to be able to fully edit your channels by adding or deleting them on the website or mobile apps.

  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert
    3 years ago

    Janie17, do you have a link to these instructions?  People have been asking for years for the ability to remove channels via a browser, so I'm pretty sure you're mistaken that it was ever possible.

    • Janie17's avatar
      Janie17
      Reel Rookie
      3 years ago

      Hi, no I don't have a link to old instructions but I had a Roku box many years ago and I was able to add standard channel store apps, add custom apps with a code and remove any of them from my browser and then the results would show up on the little box.  I stopped using Roku when the box broke (probably 6+ years ago).  Now I have Roku built in on a cheap TV I bought and was trying to remove all of these old apps the same way I remembered doing it before.  It only lets me do it on the TV itself, sitting there in front of the TV for a long long time.  My Roku app on my iphone doesn't even let me just go into apps that I have downloaded and delete them either, even though the Roku site says it will.  Driving me nuts!  Yes - we want you to use the website and add apps but we won't let you delete/remove them. 

      Roku support article 232010488 describe how to remove channels from the app - which doesn't work because it isn't available.  The bottom of the Official Roku app app has Home-Roku Channel (this is their built in free channel) -Remote-Devices

      There is no channels tab with my channels.  I have a recent download of the app from the apple app store so I know it is current.  The instructions may be from an older version of the app.

      Removing channels from within the Roku mobile app

      If needed, install the Roku mobile app.

      1. Launch the Roku mobile app
      2. Tap Channels 
         
         from the navigation bar
      3. From the Channels tab, select My Channels to view a list of channels installed on your Roku device.
      4. Tap and hold a channel to view more information
      5. Tap Remove and confirm your decision
      • makaiguy's avatar
        makaiguy
        Community Streaming Expert
        3 years ago

        My Roku app is Android, not iOS, but for me:

        1. Launch Roku app on phone
        2. Click "Devices" button at bottom
        3. Select a Roku device (for removing a channel any device will do).
        4. For the device selected, "Channels" is one of the options presented.
        5. In the channel display press and hold (don't just tap) the one you want to remove.
        6. Press "Remove", then confirm.