TVs & players

[MJMJ]

I have nearly EXACTLY the same problem. I have a 43" onn. Roku TV that loaded a "Fast Internet Browser" app with the latest update. If you hit the * button, the choices are: Move app, Move app to top, Manage subscription, Check for updates, and Close.

I NEVER WANTED this piece of junk, yet I was charged for 1 month and there's no "Delete app" choice on the menu!

Terrible customer service!

[atc98092]

You cannot remove an app if there’s an active subscription through Roku. Log into your Roku user account and you can cancel any subscription there. Once the current subscription period ends, then you can remove the app. 

that said, I’ve never seen that app on any of my devices. 

[gadgetboyatl]

This response was actually perfectly useless and just drive his point home about the stupidity of not having Internet access on a "smart" TV.

[Sngv00a]

I want to stream SNY but RoKu does not have this channel???? Why? It’s very popular 

[atc98092]

@Sngv00a Roku themselves to not provide any apps for 3rd parties. The provider you mention would have to create the app and have it accepted by Roku to offer it on Roku devices. You need to ask them to provide an app for Roku.

[jaybeetwo]

Because ROKU wants to sell you a useless browser. But, It will probably be crippled.

But, there is a $20 solution:
You can buy a $19.95 Amazon Fire Stick that you can plug into any ROKU and smart TV. Fire Stick has a built-in browser (Silk) that can play any content you can find. 

[atc98092]

Roku doesn't want to sell you a browser. Their device doesn't support browser functionality. 

[Damienbowne]

Unless you have a Google pixel phone and you can't cast to your TV, I wish I would have known that about Google pixel phones before I purchase one.... And I also wish I would have known my Roku TV. Doesn't have internet browsing before I purchased it. Now I'm stuck in a box. I can't even cast to it and use the internet for my phone and use my TV as a screen

[RealTobes]

Try the "Free Movie Browser" app. It's a bit clunky but it does let you watch web videos from Roku without casting from your phone. (I found it after being frustrated by the same issue, but Roku is soooo much faster than Android/Google TV.)

[atc98092]

Really not the same thing as a web browser, as you can only select items they have provided a link to. And I am suspicious if they are actually providing the content legally. I'm not going to try using it, because of my suspicions.