Updates
The major streaming operating systems, including Android TV, Fire TV, Google TV, Roku and tvOS receive routine updates, including new features and improvements.
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Google TV Upgrades ‘Your Apps’ Row With Circular Icons, Easier Reordering And More
Google TV is now in the process of rolling out a few changes to the Home screen in an attempt to offer a “sleeker, more streamlined look.”
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New Frndly TV Home Screen Rolling Out On Android TV, Apple TV And Vizio TVs
Frndly TV’s new Home screen makes it easier for subscribers to explore new content, access recordings and get personalized recommendations.
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Chromecast with Google TV 4K Update Adds Fast Pair Support
Google confirmed Fast Pair was coming to the Chromecast with Google TV 4K and it looks like that support is now rolling out via a new update.
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YouTube TV ‘Last Channel Shortcut’ Has Now Rolled Out To All Subscribers
YouTube TV has now rolled out a last channel shortcut to all subscribers, making it easy to quickly jump back to the last channel watched.
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Vizio WatchFree+ Gets New Information Screen With Option To Favorite Channels, Enable Closed Captions And More
WatchFree+ has received a new information screen with more options, including the ability to favorite channels and enable closed captions.
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Philo Rolling Out Fix For Crazy Fast Fast-Forwarding Issue
If you subscribe to Philo and noticed fast forward has been crazy fast recently, it’s a bug, and Philo is rolling out a fix for the problem.
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Frndly TV Adds A Home Screen To Android Mobile App
Frndly TV has added a Home screen to the Android app, making it easier for subscribers to explore new content, recommendations and more.
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Roku Smart Picture Uses AI To Automatically Adjust The Settings On Roku TVs
Roku’s new Smart Picture feature uses advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, to automatically select the best settings.
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Vizio Antenna Update Wins Our 2023 ‘Streaming Worse’ Award For Worst Update
While most updates improve the user experience, some make things worse, and that appears to be what happened with Vizio’s antenna update.
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Vizio ‘Home Enhancement’ Update Rolling Out With Faster Loading And Better Navigation
A new Vizio update looks to speed up loading and improve navigation, resulting in a better overall user experience for smart TV users.
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Roku Adds Option To Remove Recommended Rows From Home Screen
For those that dislike the Categories and Browse rows, Roku has now added the ability to remove these recommended rows from the Home screen.
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Google TV Makes It Easier To Access Recent Live Channels And Local News Channels
A new Google TV update makes it easier to access recently viewed and local news channels. The update also further improves performance.
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Roku Makes It Easier To Find Food, Home And Lifestyle Content
To help Roku OS users find content more quickly, Roku is adding dedicated All Things Food and All Things Home content hubs to the Home screen.
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Fubo Roku App Adds Background Playing, Faster Fast-Forward/Rewind, And More
As promised last week, Fubo has now started rolling out a new update for the Roku app which looks to further improve the user experience.
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Sling TV Adds More Live Sports Scores, Apple ID Payment Support, User Profiles On All Devices, And More
Sling TV has added a bunch of new features to provide subscribers with more power and control over the user experience and what they watch.
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tvOS 17.2 Beta Provides Early Look At Apple TV App Changes (Including New Menu)
It looks like the new tvOS 17.2 developer beta provides an early look at changes coming to the Apple TV app, including a new navigation menu.
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Latest Fubo Roku App Update Improves Guide, Adds Return To Previous Channel
Fubo is rolling out a new update to its Roku app that’s designed to fix a number of issues users have following the release of version 5.0.
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DirecTV Rolls Out New App Experience On Roku, And Users Are Not Happy
While DirecTV’s new app design is designed to offer a cleaner user experience, Roku users appear to be unhappy with the changes to the app.
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New Sports, Live TV, and Google Photo Features Coming To Roku Devices
Roku is looking to improve the user experience by rolling out sports, live TV, Photo Streams, What to Watch, and smart home upgrades.
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LG Begins Rolling Out Upgraded User Experience With LG Channels 3.0
LG Channels 3.0 is now slowly rolling out to eligible TVs and offers an upgraded user experience to users of LG’s free streaming service.
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