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charlie161
Newbie

Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

Just turned on my TV to see a video open on the home screen and play some trailer? I hope this was a fluke. I trashed all of my Amazon boxes years ago because of this garbage. If it keeps up, my Rokus will be next.

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seusher
Newbie

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

I also got this. It was a Moana 2 ad and it had a "close" button if I wanted to dismiss it.

I don't have a picture of it, but it's clearly a new feature that Roku has just rolled out. 

If it happens again, I'll also be getting rid of all roku products. 

 

c83
Newbie

Roku Ultra playing intrusive ads

I have an Ultra 4k player. I don't use it for anything other than playing other services. Now... it's bad enough that the home screen is flooded with ads. But today when I went to use the device it tried to force me to watch an ad before I could select my ap. This is unacceptable and if it continues, I'm trashing this device. How dare you force me, on a device that I ALREADY paid for, to watch a streaming ad before choosing an ap to watch another service. This needs to stop and I want to know how to do it.

c83
Newbie

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

No... no one is going to have a picture of it. We don't sit here watching TV with a camera ready to take a screen shot. Two of us have had the exact same experience and this experience is unacceptable. Keep it up and your device will be trashed and I won't be buying another one.

Verta
Streaming Star

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

You could try 

Settings/Accessibility/Auto-play video

and set it to Off

I did that when they started with the videos on the right side ad box. 

Currently shopping alternate streaming boxes.

hodagacz
Newbie

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

Yeah I'm back to using my Chromecast if this ad stupidity continues.

Ih8ruku
Newbie

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

What is everyone going to switch to now that Roku is forcing ads on us?  This is bull**bleep**, I want a refund.  I guess back to chromecast?  

axpotti
Newbie

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

If I see it, I dump my Roku.

Acmehome
Newbie

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

This is absolutely unacceptable and I will never use or sell a roku device again if this happens. I cannot believe they thought they can get away with a full screen obtrusive ad. 

Re: Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen

You can run some of the streaming services that are the basis of Roku channels on any old browser.  I haven't tried setting Netflix up in Kodi, but I hear that it works, DRM and all.

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