Features, settings & updates

[Moonyoung]

Hi,

I have disabled the power saving mode, screensaver, and disconnected the TV power, but even with YouTube's 24-hour live stream running, the app closes after a few hours and returns to the home screen. How can I stop Roku from closing the app until I press the power button?

Thank you!

[renojim]

They (Youtube) may have something that pops up and asks if anyone is still watching.  If that's true, there's no way to disable it.

[andyross]

Did you turn off the Bandwidth Saver in Settings/Network/Bandwidth Saver? It terminates an app after 4 hours of no remote activity.

[makaiguy]

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@renojim wrote:

They (Youtube) may have something that pops up and asks if anyone is still watching.  If that's true, there's no way to disable it.

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Apparently you can specify a YouTube timeout time up to 24 hours.

Found on Reddit:

"When watching, click down twice. Go to the three dot menu all the way to the left. You’ll see Auto-pause; click this and change to “after 24 hours.”"

[DonnaJack]

I experienced this issue today.  I turned “bandwidth” saver off.  Hopefully this works.

[RokuEmmanuel-D]

Thanks for chiming in, @DonnaJack!

Please let us know if the issue is resolved after you use the workaround. If not, kindly inform us so we can assist you further.

Best,
Emman