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Atltimesys's avatar
Atltimesys
Channel Surfer
6 months ago
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Still cannot select channels from Roku home screen on Roku 1 and Roku SE

Still cannot select channels from Roku homepage on Roku 1 and Roku SE. Problem is not solved.

I followed all the suggestions including restart system and even did a factory reset and programmed it from the ground up. Same problem on both units.

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    6 months ago

    Try hiding whatever you can under Settings->Home Screen.  Mine started having the problem after "All things food" was added to my Home Screen menu.  Hiding it fixed the problem for me.

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert
    6 months ago

    Try hiding whatever you can under Settings->Home Screen.  Mine started having the problem after "All things food" was added to my Home Screen menu.  Hiding it fixed the problem for me.

    • Atltimesys's avatar
      Atltimesys
      Channel Surfer
      6 months ago

      Hiding "What to Watch" allows me to at least watch free live TV. Still cannot select the apps I've paid for or installed on my home page.

      I'm glad your suggestion work as well as it did. Thanks!

    • Atltimesys's avatar
      Atltimesys
      Channel Surfer
      6 months ago

      An update on my dilemma:  I can get to some (if not most) of my channels by using the Home Page Search.  For instance, if I search for Freevee, it comes up on the list, and I can get to it and use it by selecting it.

      Unfortunately, Roku 1 and Roku SE are very limited as to what you can turn off.

    • Cellsitemanager's avatar
      Cellsitemanager
      Reel Rookie
      5 months ago

      As of 1/30/25, I still have no success at selecting an app on the home screen. It just gets stuck on the upper left app (which is Netflix a app that I dont subscribe to. This is occurring on both of My Roku SE units.

      HELP!!!!

      • Atltimesys's avatar
        Atltimesys
        Channel Surfer
        5 months ago

        Try following renojim suggestion. It worked for me to the extent that I described above. Read my update to his suggestion as well. So far I'm getting by with his and my method. Good luck! 🍀