Features, settings & updates

[apostate9]

I'm right there. I'm going to unplug mine, take it to a quarry, and shoot it. And film it. And post video.

...and Mail the corpse to Roku.

[hnbrink]

Sometimes the apps are easier to maneuver than their website version. Sometimes the websites are better. Regardless, we made a purchase to consolidate the apps in one device/tv for ease of access/use and they're screwing with it in a very obnoxious way. They can balance their ads without doing this.

[Delnegs]

Is there a way to disable the new pop up ads I see when turning on my roku? For example, a preview plays for Wicked every time I turn on my Roku. I would like to stop this. 

[JWS9518]

@Delnegs 

Try going to Settings/Accessibility/Auto-play video and turn it off.

[JWS9518]

Or you could try this in Settings/Accessibility/Auto-play video and turn it off.

[ScrewThoseAdds]

I have about 10 rokus for the house, apt. etc.  Instead of throwing them away, I would sooner sell or give them away to people that wanted them.  This way the company does not profit from their F_ck ups.

[JWS9518]

@ScrewThoseAdds 

What does selling the devices or giving them away do?  If they are used by others, the ads and subscription possibilities are the same.  Just like most streaming devices and/or smart devices from all brands most of Roku's revenue is from ads or subscriptions that they own or are managed by them with some revenue acquired by licensing their operating systems to third-party TV manufacturers.  While I do agree that there is a point where it is oversaturated and a bit too much, you also are not going to get away from advertisement on any smart device, unless you pay for some type of premium no-ad service which most people are not willing to pay the cost of that, which continues to increase.  Just ask HBO who continues to rebrand in an effort to survive in a crowded streaming space.  Or the many other services that have either merged or gone out of business due to lack of profitability, which is why ad revenue has become more prevalent with all devices and apps.

[EddieO1]

I have 6 Roku TVs. (well, 4 TVs, and 2 roku boxes connected to non-Roku TVs).  I swear to god I'll take them all to the dump and switch to a different smart tv platform if they don't get rid of the autoplay ads.

I'm not a big fan of having ads on the homescreen at all - but at least the ones that were already there were fairly unobtrusive.

1. The home screen on my TV should not make noise. It shouldn't play music or audible advertising ever.
2. If there's a feature that enables playing some kind of media content on the home screen, that should be my choice to enable or disable.
3. Absolutely nothing that the home screen does should make it harder for me to access the content I intended to access. It shouldn't take over control of the menu to make me watch an ad.

If you want to play video ads, play them where the still image ad is and leave the audio off. If I like what I'm seeing, I can navigate over to it and click to watch a trailer or whatever. But this is some of the worst UX I've had the misfortune of experiencing.

[Derz]

I have 4 3800x streaming sticks +, and do not have these issues. 

I can control, via system settings, most of the junk on the home screen (recommended for you, most menu options, ie sports- can be disabled)

After reading this post, it gives me good reasons not to upgrade!

[dolphin1988]

Lately when ever i turn on the box in the morning or when it turns on after screen savers time out, the roku device automaticly  tunes in to something that is trending but it is not what i want. how do i make that stop.