Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen
please make the setting automaticalty disabled on the filling device types: Players Tvs
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You paid for a device that has a terms of service that says they can change those terms when they want. Your only option is to complain and take it, or to actually go get/use something else. That's your only choices. Most will do the first and very few will actually do the second.
Roku knows this. They've done the numbers and will continue on. They may scale back for a second, but they've already put in place all the things to continue on with this and worse. Just look at how many people said they were dropping Netflix when they started their one-household policy, and how many people actually did. Netflix carried right on with it.
Roku has worked hard to grow their presence including themselves on TV operating systems so that they get big enough that they can do this and a little user backlash can't stop them.
So again, you're either stuck with this and more in the future (complaining along the way) or you become one of the few who actually jump ship. Neither is going to stop Roku from proceeding.
Well I fall into the later category. Already placed my order for an ONN Android TV, which should arrive tomorrow and then the Roku goes in the trash where it belongs.
Welp, there's my 3rd auto play ad when turning my device on. Hit the home button and my sound system blaster the heck outta me with no warning for a paramount ad. Literally jumped. That's it. No more Roku. Name the next try Shichi I guess. Time to switch to one of the many android devices on the market.
You have mentioned what I think is one of the worst things about roku imposing its advertising revenue on us: whether just visual, or horribly, both visual and audio, it is invasive and disruptive to the experience. I stopped by regular subscription to Netflix a number of years ago when they started having audio-visual ads for whatever show the cursor happened to be on.
What I don't get is why ANYONE would be okay with further noisy busy-ness that doesn't contribute anything one needs or wants.
Netflix stopped the Autoplay video awhile ago. Plus, the Roku Settings/Accessibility/Autoplay video option must be honored by all (forgot when it becomes mandatory, if not already.)
