- Roku has a new website layout to make key sections faster to find
- Much an ongoing work and likely to change again
- You can opt out if you are offered the update
If your ROKU TV starts screen seems to have been redesigned overnight, don’t worry: It just means you are one of the selected few to see what may be the next development of Roku TV interface.
As Verge reports, Roku tests a rejected version of the homepage with a small number of ROKU users to assess whether they like it or not. The company “Trying some different approaches” for the functionality of the website, Rokus Preston explained Smalley. “We definitely try to see how much control people want, but it’s something we want to hear from customers about.”
What is changing on Roku TV -Startscreen
While this is only a test, it indicates the most likely changes that come to your homepage in the not too distant future. The first thing you will notice is that the home button on your remote controls will lead you straight into the main network rather than to the sidebar, and this is where it will lead you in the current version.
Live TV and Feeded Free have moved from the sidebar into the main network to make them more obvious; Roku says these “compelling and lovely destinations” were not used by many people, and they expect more prominent location to mean more people are forced and happy.
The Quick Access section is designed to make it easier to see your favorite apps, but currently it is automated: The Verge says you are not manually removing apps or adding different.
Under quick access there is “the best across your streaming services”, which is the new home to life and contained free options as well as subscriptions and for you that you would expect is where you find personal recommendations.
This is very much an ongoing job, so if you have it on your ROKU TV, it can change again in the test phase – and if you are one of the few selected, it is not mandatory so you can opt out of the test if you would rather wait for the final, finished version.
