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jcfenton
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How to stop the home screen add-ons

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  • Is there a way to disable the random additions to the Home screen that appear almost weekly? Yeah, you can disable them in the settings but what if you don't want them appearing at all? No choice? This is just pushing me away from Roku. It's like when Netflix forced you to watch previews of any show you were highlighting. They finally added the option to turn that off. That's what we need here.
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JWS9518
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Re: How to stop the home screen add-ons

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If you are referring to the recommended next search, then I believe that currently you cannot, although a number of people have complained about this to Roku, so maybe they will add that feature in the future.

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JWS9518
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Re: How to stop the home screen add-ons

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You can hide some of the recommendations and limit some of the ad content in the settings.

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JWS9518
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Re: How to stop the home screen add-ons

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    1. For recommendation rows:

      1. Go to the side menu and select Settings
      2. Select Home screen
      3. Find Recommendation rows
      4. Click Okay on Hide
         

      For ads:

      Go to Settings 

      Select Privacy

      Select Advertising

      Check the box for Limit ad tracking 

      Hide ads

      You can hide specific ads on your Home Screen and replace them with other ads. To do this, you can: 

      • Select the ad you want to hide 
         
      • Press Star 
         
      • Select Hide this ad 
         
      • Press OK
      • For sensitive ad content 
         
         
        You can restrict the types of ads that Roku shows on your Home Screen and screensaver. To do this, you can: 
         
        1. Go to Settings 
           
        2. Select Privacy 
           
        3. Select Advertising 
           
        4. Select Sensitive ad content 
           
        5. Select the ad categories you want to restrict 
           
    2. Press Ok 
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jcfenton
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Re: How to stop the home screen add-ons

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Thanks for the clear and detailed answer. However, I'm talking about the add-ons that appear and unwanted tiles on your home screen and you have to go in and tell it to HIDE to get it off your screen. I don't want those ever. It should be an opt in if you want Rokus help to find something to watch.

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JWS9518
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Re: How to stop the home screen add-ons

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If you are referring to the recommended next search, then I believe that currently you cannot, although a number of people have complained about this to Roku, so maybe they will add that feature in the future.

jcfenton
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Re: How to stop the home screen add-ons

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I figured as much, just wanted to be sure there wasn't something I would was missing. Add me to the list of those who would prefer to opt in for added items I didn't ask for.

Happy Holidays!

 

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