Features, settings & updates

[McLeanArborist]

I'm trying to create a Photo Stream with 95 photos showing my dog grow up, so I need the photos to stay in the order that I upload them in which is oldest to newest. 

• Is there a way to do that?
• Is there a way to reorder photos in an existing Photo Stream?

[RokuArjiemar · Accepted solution]

Hello! @McLeanArborist,

Happy first day here in the Roku Community!

We appreciate you reaching out to us. We're pleased to assist.

For more detailed information about the Photo Stream feature, visit our Support page here: How to use photo streams on your Roku streaming device

Best regards,

Arjiemar

[connect]

Once again Roku responds with a stock answer. The answer to your question was found nowhere in that FAQ. I have the same issue and cannot figure out how to arrange the slides into a specific order. For this reason, lack of real technical support, and the fact the Roku seems to just not care, I will be searching for another product.

[AvsGunnar]

@connect 

From the support article provided by @RokuArjiemar , it appears the Photo Streams are displayed in a random order.

https://support.roku.com/article/4421919862167

[FEBoston]

I have the same question, and it's sad but no surprise that Roku's response could have come from a bot with a low I.Q. If a real Roku employee responds to posts, they are apparently not encouraged to read the OP's question.

From the browser view, and from the Android app, it is not possible to drag & re-order. When you laboriously upload at most 20 pix at a time, the order in which they are displayed seems absolutely random.

I will comment, having tried several Android apps for this purpose, I have found none that do all (or any) of the following:

- when mirroring, show pix in landscape mode

- let the user decide the display order

- give the user the choice of how long each image is displayed.

I don't want to spend my time inserting the pix into a powerpoint or google slides document, but to get what I'd like, that may be necessary.

[RokuJechealR]

Greetings from the Roku Community, @FEBoston!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts; we value your feedback as our valued customer.

We love the idea. However, we currently don't have any information to share at the moment.

We always aim to provide our customers with the best streaming experience and convenience when using our services. We'll pass this along to the appropriate Roku team for review.

Once again, thank you so much for your feedback. We value your input.

All the best,
Chel

[Handson77]

I agree: time to search for a new product.

As there is no real documentation on this application it becomes trial&error, hopeful intuition, and prayers to whatever deity one subscribes to.

Perhaps I just won't use this feature at all and when asked about my recommendation for Roku; maybe a 1 or 1.5 😉