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xwords59
Channel Surfer

bypass home screen and go straight to an app

I use YouTube TV and use that for most of my viewing.  I have a Roku 4K express.  Can I bypass the home screen and boot right into the YouTub app?

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makaiguy
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Re: bypass home screen and go straight to an app

I know of no way to skip the Roku home page on a Roku device.  Best you can do is move the YouTubeTV  channel to the first position in your home page channel grid to simplify access.

If you have a Voice Remote Pro, you can assign voice command "Load YouTubeTV" to one of the two programmable buttons.

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xwords59
Channel Surfer

Re: bypass home screen and go straight to an app

Is there any way to use the voice control within an app? Like tellin YouTube tv to go to another channel in yoytuberv?

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RokuERey
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Community Moderator

Re: bypass home screen and go straight to an app

Hi @xwords59,

Welcome to the Roku Community!

Thanks for reaching out about this. To learn more about how to use the voice control feature, you can take a closer look at some information here: What voice commands can I use with my Roku streaming device?

Let us know what you find out.

Regards,
Rey

ERey.
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xwords59
Channel Surfer

Re: bypass home screen and go straight to an app

“Using voice commands to navigate through channels and menus is not supported” why not?

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xwords59
Channel Surfer

Re: bypass home screen and go straight to an app

Using voice commands to navigate through channels and menus is not supported- why?

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RokuTakashi
Community Moderator
Community Moderator

Re: bypass home screen and go straight to an app

Thanks for keeping us posted, @xwords59

Kindly be informed that using the voice commands on your Roku voice remote allows you to access and navigate channels and the Roku interface by pressing and holding the microphone button and saying your command in a conversational tone at normal volume. After you release the button, your Roku device will carry out your request, delivering you to the Roku Search screen or elsewhere within the Roku interface.

We hope this clarifies your concern.

All the best,
Kash

Takashi O.
Roku Community Moderator
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