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 time streaming even simpler and extra gratifying.”

To begin, Roku is introducing “High 10” rows, which can showcase the highest 10 TV exhibits and prime 10 films that customers are watching on the platform. So for those who’re curious to see what others are watching, this might be a straightforward method to discover out. You’ll discover these new High 10 rows below the New & In style part and below Films and TV on Roku OS.

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

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

Moreover, Roku has a number of different helpful options coming with this replace, comparable to the brand new “In Theaters” row being added to the New & In style part on Roku OS. It can showcase films presently in theaters, permitting customers to look at trailers and add favorites to their Save Record to allow them to watch them once they change into obtainable on Roku.

Subsequent, Roku is introducing Surf Mode with this replace, a feed of quick clips from exhibits and films obtainable on the Roku Channel. In case you discover a clip attention-grabbing, you’ll be able to click on on it to study extra concerning the present or film. The extra exhibits and films you watch on Roku, the extra tailor-made your Surf Mode feed will change into 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 obtainable to stream, so if one thing grabs your consideration, you are only a click on away,” Roku stated in a press launch.

Lastly, Roku has yet another new characteristic coming with this replace to make it simpler to seek out the newest free dwell TV channels added to the Roku Channel. Beneath the Dwell TV Channel Information, you will discover a new part referred to as “Newly Added,” which highlights the most recent free channels added to the platform.

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

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