Roku’s newest characteristic is surprisingly helpful
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In abstract:
- PCWorld reviews that Roku OS 15.1 introduces a brand new ‘Subscriptions’ characteristic that consolidates all paid streaming content material into one centralized location.
- This characteristic issues for streamers overwhelmed by scattered content material throughout a number of providers, providing an aggregated ‘Saved Listing’ and targeted ‘Proceed Watching’ part.
- The replace excludes free channels from the expertise, serving to customers simply uncover new exhibits and handle content material from their paid subscriptions extra effectively.
All too usually I’m writing recommendations on the way to cover annoying new options, however this one from Roku is really fairly helpful.
It’s known as Subscriptions, and it arrived alongside Roku OS 15.1, a software program replace that primarily packs under-the-hood streaming enhancements.
Subscriptions does a single factor properly: It aggregates content material out of your paid subscriptions right into a single, easy-to-find location on the primary Residence menu.
Simply scroll all the way down to it utilizing the Roku distant and you’ll get a fast look of standard exhibits out of your paid subscription providers, in addition to a Proceed Watching record.
The brand new Subscriptions part within the Roku app aggregates your paid content material in a single place, filtering out any random free exhibits you may need clicked on.
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Sure, the Roku interface already has a Proceed Watching record in its What to Watch part, however as Wire Cutters Information factors out, the Subscriptions model of the row filters content material from any random free Roku channels you may need clicked on, a change that makes the record way more targeted.
(Professional tip: Should you don’t wish to cope with two Proceed Watching rows, you possibly can nix the What to Watch model by navigating to Settings > Residence Display > What to Watch, after which deciding on Cover.)
Except for the Proceed Watching record, the Subscription part additionally serves up an aggregated Saved Listing and new exhibits out of your subscribed providers, together with varied “included with” rows. There are additionally a good variety of random “Trending on” rows, however these are relegated to the underside.
My predominant gripe in regards to the Subscriptions part is that I’d like Proceed Watching to be the primary row moderately than the second—anybody listening, Roku?
Roku OS 15.1 contains a wide range of different enhancements, however they’re largely geared toward app builders, together with instruments for monitoring the efficiency of Roku apps in addition to new metadata for media playback and content material (yawn).
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