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J713's avatar
J713
Newbie
2 years ago

New row on roku homescreen called "featured on roku channel"

With the recent update came a new, unremovable row on my home screen called "featured on the roku channel". No matter what I do I can not remove it. I don't use the roku channel often, and this device is used for children. The subject matter in the featured section is not always child friendly. Is there a setting or way to turn off this roku ad placement?

Edited to include more info:

This is on my roku express and roku 2. Software version 12.0.0 (Oct 2023 update) build 4184

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  • RockDirty's avatar
    RockDirty
    Reel Rookie
    2 years ago

    Take this flipping row off of our Roku's. Or at least make it removable.

    I am tired of having things constantly shoved into my UI and having to disable them. That was bad enough.

    Now you all got tired of people removing the things you're shoving in and just decided to shove in something that we can't remove.

    STOP. 

    • cornfused's avatar
      cornfused
      Newbie
      2 years ago

      I agree...  remove it or give us the option to "hide" it from the Home screen, like the other Menu Items... "What to Watch", "Sports", etc. I actually removed the "Roku Channel" and the the "Live TV on The Roku Channel" apps... and it remained on the home screen. But now, instead of "featured on the Roku channel", mine now shows "Because you watched "null" on The Roku Channel" with two random shows.  PLEASE FIX THIS.. give us the option to "Hide" this. Move it from the Home screen and put it on the the Roku Channel.. just get it off the Home Screen.

      • RokuArjiemar's avatar
        RokuArjiemar
        Retired Moderator
        2 years ago

        Hello Community Users!

        We appreciate  you for reaching out to us about your feedback. No worries, we'll share it with the team.

        Thanks for your continued patience. Do not hesitate to let us know if you have any additional feedback.

        Regards,

        Arjiemar

  • jjwrzosek's avatar
    jjwrzosek
    Newbie
    2 years ago

    Right now I have 6 Roku devices in my home. Yup. 6. I have a FireTV Cube on the TV in my office. 

    With this new "feature," I'm actually looking at replacing all of my Rokus. I've been using Roku devices for a decade, but now with this **bleep** it looks like it's time to move on.

    Later days, Roku. When marketing overpowers what your customer desires, time to move on. Good run, bad ending. 

  • jontalk's avatar
    jontalk
    Roku Guru
    2 years ago

    J713As I newbie, I recommend you state the Roku device type/model and which update including the build number. Without knowing this, its hard to make recommendations. Thanks