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Thanks for your comments. Yes, all of the above. I tried subscribing directly via Paramount Plus, but the service was acting strange and not allowing me to. Not having that issue with anything else.
In any case, Roku should not force users to keep the Roku Channel on the home screen until a subscription ends. I thought that customers were supposed to control what apps are on the home menu, not Roku. I've learned not to use Roku Channel subscriptions now.
You may be able to remove it using the Roku app on your phone, but not giving the option for "Remove channel/app" until a subscription expires applies to all channels/apps, not just The Roku Channel. You can always move it to the bottom of your apps if you can't remove it so that it's out of the way.
- JCGoodwin2 years agoRoku Guru
renojim wrote:You may be able to remove it using the Roku app on your phone, but not giving the option for "Remove channel/app" until a subscription expires applies to all channels/apps, not just The Roku Channel.
That's not the case, actually. I've cancelled my subscription to Tennis Channel, and I can remove it right now. That's also been the case with Netflix and plenty of others.
I've tried the Roku app, and it doesn't work. Thanks, though.
- renojim2 years agoCommunity Streaming Expert
Interesting. I'm fairly certain I've seen people here mention that they couldn't remove other apps until the subscription runs out. Never having subscribed to anything through Roku I can't try it myself.
- JCGoodwin2 years agoRoku Guru
Maybe there was just some miscommunication. I can remove anything that I didn't subscribe to "through Roku." But if it was subscribed to via the Roku Channel, it's stuck until the subscription ends. That shouldn't be the case IMO, and I suspect that Roku is doing it to try and force people to reconsider. One of the few times I've been disappointed with Roku.