Channels & viewing

[BrPyle2025]

I have the latest update of YouTube TV installed on my new Roku Ultra. On my Apple TV set-top, the YTV will preview a live feed of a TV channel when it is highlighted. I was expecting that feature on the Roku, but there are no live previews. A highlighted channel just displays the channel logo or a picture. Is there a setting or fix for this issue or is this just how the YTV app works on the Roku Ultra?

[RokuRiamie-D · Accepted solution]

Hi @BrPyle2025,

Welcome to the Roku Community!

We understand that you can preview the YouTube TV app on your Apple TV but not on your Roku device. We would be more than willing to provide you with further details about this.

Please be informed that Roku currently does not have a feature to view the preview by only highlighting the channel tile. But no worries, our Roku team will be aware of this, as your convenience and satisfaction are among our top priorities.

In the meantime, we would appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work on improvements to our Roku streaming platform.

Thank you for your understanding.

Cheers,
Riamie

[renojim]

@BrPyle2025, Roku devices aren't capable of such a thing.  Roku TVs used to show live images from inputs and the tuner, but I'm not sure they even do that anymore.  They've never shown anything other than the apps' icons.

[BrPyle2025]

Thanks for verifying that. No big deal, I guess.