An issue that caused a degraded YouTube TV experience for some Roku users is the result of an update from Google, and it’s doing more than disrupting background playback.
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Fox has announced its intention to buy Roku in a deal valued at $22 billion.
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Roku has just unveiled its biggest home screen redesign in years with a new “Top Picks” row on top, and AI to organize your apps, among other updates.
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A small wave of users has recently expressed frustration with a YouTube TV bug that shows broken playback while browsing the Live Guide.
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Google TV might be the platform of choice for Pixel fans, but Roku still maintains a massive hold over the streaming experience. With its latest update, the company’s delivering some pretty big enhancements to how search works on the platform — including the addition of AI voice support — while also adding live sports scores and making it much easier to start watching something during Friday movie nights.
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Philips is finally bringing its neat “Ambilight” TVs to the US market, with Roku TVs available starting today with their built-in lightstrip effect.
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Starting today, the Roku Sports experience will start showing content from YouTube TV including NFL games via Sunday Ticket.
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Amid some problems with HDR content, Roku is also clarifying how its “Pause Ads” work.
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If you’ve tried to use YouTube TV on your Roku in the past day only to find the app has disappeared, you’re not alone, and there’s a potential fix available too.
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Roku users have run into autoplaying ads when their first turn their TVs on lately, which Roku says is a “test.”
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For many YouTube TV viewers on Roku, a problem with fast-forwarding while watching DVR recordings is causing playback problems as the content is left frozen.
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Roku is adding a new feature that allows users to put a camera feed into a picture-in-picture window on the TV, among other new additions.
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Google TV is picking up some new free channels and additional integrations from an unlikely place… The Roku Channel.
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A new Roku update is bringing additional smart home features that lets your TV act as a security monitor for cameras.
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On the same day the Google TV Streamer starts shipping, Roku has just announced a 2024 refresh to the Roku Ultra which delivers faster performance, a better remote, and more.
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After the app launched on Google TV last year, The Roku Channel is also now integrated into Google TV’s search tools.
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Roku is adding a new weekly trivia game to your TV that tests your knowledge on movies, TV, and more.
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Roku has plans to put video ads on the home screen, the company confirmed in a recent earnings call.
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In an update shared recently, Roku has announced that all customer accounts will be forced to use two-factor authentication following a couple of massive security breaches.
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After being announced previously, Roku OS 13 is now rolling out to users with new features including a new art screensaver called “Backdrops” and several other new features.
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Roku is looking to monetize your TV in a new way, as the company is toying with the idea of placing ads over what’s coming in from an HDMI input.
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If you boot up your Roku TV this week, you might find a notice about new terms of service with no way to skip it. Here’s what you need to know about it.
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Late last year YouTube TV quietly started testing out a button shortcut that would let you quickly switch between your last-viewed channels, but the feature didn’t show up for everyone. This week, the shortcut appears to be rolling out more widely to Roku owners.
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Roku has just announced, ahead of CES 2024, that it will launch a new series of self-branded “Roku Pro” TV sets over the coming months.
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