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

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Roku is rolling out an automated replace within the coming weeks which is able to add a number of new options to Roku OS.
New ‘Prime 10’ rows are being added, which is able to spotlight the highest 10 reveals and prime 10 films customers are watching on the platform.
Roku can be introducing an ‘In Theaters’ row, to spotlight films at present taking part in in theaters, and a brand new Surf Mode.

Roku has been on a roll this yr. At first of the yr, 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 automated replace rolling out quickly, which the corporate says is designed to make “summer time streaming even simpler and extra pleasurable.”

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

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

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

Subsequent, Roku is introducing Surf Mode with this replace, a feed of brief clips from reveals and films accessible 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 reveals and films you watch on Roku, the extra tailor-made your Surf Mode feed will grow to be to your pursuits. This function immediately jogs my memory of YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.

“These curated previews, powered by machine studying, highlight the full-length reveals and films which can be accessible 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 function coming with this replace to make it simpler to seek out the most recent free stay TV channels added to the Roku Channel. Underneath the Reside TV Channel Information, you may discover a new part known as “Newly Added,” which highlights the latest free channels added to the platform.

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