Roku is making it easier to find and watch its programming on Google TV without jumping between apps. Users can soon search for content from The Roku Channel — Roku’s free streaming app — directly on Google TV, providing quick access to Roku’s library of over 80,000 movies and TV shows. New category tabs are […]
Roku is adding a new weekly trivia game to your TV that tests your knowledge on movies, TV, and more. Available now and accessible directly on the Roku home screen, Roku Weekly Trivia is a game that will test your pop culture and entertainment knowledge. The game provides 10 new questions at a time with […]
Apple has released tvOS 17.3 tvOS 17.3. This new release is primarily bug fixes along with smaller improvements. Apple a few weeks ago shipped tvOS 17.2 which packed the reworked Apple TV app. tvOS 17.3 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the Apple TV. Go to System > Software Update to get the […]
All technology eventually becomes obsolete and some Roku streaming devices are now so old that Netflix will no longer support them by the end of the year. Some Roku users have begun to receive notifications that their devices will no longer have access to the Netflix app starting on December 1st, 2019. “Due to technical […]
Apple Arcade, the company’s game subscription service, will launch next week, on September 19th. It will cost $4.99 per month. One subscription will cover a whole family, and the company will offer a one month free trial. 100 exclusive games will be available “in the coming weeks”, with more added over time. The games run […]
NVIDIA today announced The Shield Software Experience Upgrade 8.0. The update takes the system software to the latest Android TV operating system along with all the current Android security updates. SHIELD is the first Android TV device to upgrade to Android 9.0 Pie! The new update adds live TV and a new user interface from […]
A major Android TV bug has Google disabling the viewing Google Photos on Android TV devices completely. When using his Android TV-powered Vu LED TV and setting up Backdrop/Ambient Mode with a Pixel 2 XL, Twitter user Prashanth found a long list of accounts complete with names and profile photos for each. He couldn’t […]
First launched back in September of 2017, the Roku Channel offers more than 10,000 movies and TV shows to stream on-demand. The programming is ad-supported, though the ads are less frequent than conventional television. The Roku Channel ended up driving most of the revenue for the company,over the slae of set-top boxes. Now, the Roku app […]
Google has unveiled a new smart display called Google Home Hub. Announced at the Made by Google event in New York City alongside the Pixel 3 and Pixel Slate, Home Hub offers the power of Google Assistant combined with a 7-inch display for YouTube videos, photos, and more. It’s priced at $149 and comes in […]
Roku has announced that it has two new streaming players — the sub-$50 Roku Premiere and Roku Premiere Plus. And if history is any indication, we’ll like them even more. That’s because they seem just good as existing players, and they’re cheaper than ever. And to sweeten the pot, Roku is adding voice control support […]