4 new methods Roku is making it simpler to seek out your subsequent binge

Roku has been on a roll this 12 months. At the beginning of the 12 months, it rolled out an replace that made watching Live TV even simpler. Then, in April, it launched two brand-new streaming sticks, the Roku Streaming Stick and the Roku Streaming Stick Plus. And naturally, it has sprinkled in some free channel updates in between.

Now, Roku has introduced a number of quality-of-life enhancements coming to Roku OS in a brand new computerized replace rolling out quickly, which the corporate says is designed to make “summer season streaming even simpler and extra gratifying.”

To start out, Roku is introducing “Prime 10” rows, which is able to showcase the highest 10 TV exhibits and prime 10 films that customers are watching on the platform. So if you happen to’re curious to see what others are watching, this shall be a straightforward solution to discover out. You’ll discover these new Prime 10 rows underneath the New & Standard part and underneath Films and TV on Roku OS.

Roku is introducing a brand new ‘In Theaters’ row and Surf Mode

The Reside TV Channel Information can also be getting a ‘Newly Added’ part

Moreover, Roku has a number of different helpful options coming with this replace, equivalent to the brand new “In Theaters” row being added to the New & Standard part on Roku OS. It’ll showcase films at present in theaters, permitting customers to look at trailers and add favorites to their Save Checklist to allow them to watch them once they turn out to be accessible on Roku.

Subsequent, Roku is introducing Surf Mode with this replace, a feed of quick clips from exhibits and films accessible on the Roku Channel. In the event you discover a clip attention-grabbing, you’ll be able to click on on it to be taught extra in regards to the present or film. The extra exhibits and films you watch on Roku, the extra tailor-made your Surf Mode feed will turn out to be to your pursuits. This characteristic immediately jogs my memory of YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.

“These curated previews, powered by machine studying, highlight the full-length exhibits and films which are accessible to stream, so if one thing grabs your consideration, you are only a click on away,” Roku mentioned in a press launch.

Lastly, Roku has yet one more new characteristic coming with this replace to make it simpler to seek out the newest free reside TV channels added to the Roku Channel. Below the Reside TV Channel Information, you may discover a new part known as “Newly Added,” which highlights the most recent free channels added to the platform.

Roku says its newest replace, with all these new options, shall be rolling out to customers over “the approaching weeks.” To verify for updates in your Roku system, go to Settings > System > System Replace > Test Now.

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