Roku 12.5 Missing Key Features
I have a Roku TV TCL Model 55S535, Hardware ID A119X, Software version 12.5.0 - build 4162-88 and have a Roku Streambar Model 9102R Software version 12.0.0 build 4184-95. I was able to update the Ro...
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The 12.5 rollout was said to begin on Sept 12. Yours is only the 2nd report I've seen of anybody having received it.
Rollouts are done individual Roku installation by individual Roku installation, with an update schedule known only to Roku. If you have multiple Rokus, they may not become eligible for the update at the same time, even if they are the same Roku model.
Roku menu path Settings > System > System update will show you your current Roku version number. Down in the lower left corner of this screen it will also show you when your last update was installed.
I haven't seen 12.5 yet myself, but I think the display of the Continue Watching bar and choice of 3x3 or 4x4 channel grid are supposed to be options listed in Settings > Home screen. In the past some Roku updates have just set the stage for features that were added later - I don't know if that is the case here.
I received the 12.5 update last night. My experience is the same as NYJack. I still have a 3x3 layout and I can't find a menu item to change to 4x4. I also do not have the Continue Watching bar.
I'm not unhappy about any of this. I have a 43 inch TV and did not want the smaller channel icons. Although the option would be ok, I suppose.
The 4x4 layout is an independent update from the OS itself. Roku uses what is commonly referred to as "middleware" for some of the user interface functions, and the grid size appears to be one of them. I expect the 4x4 rollout isn't going to occur until they have the menu function to change sizes also ready to roll out. And that hasn't happened yet either.
