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Roku has been on a roll this 12 months. In 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 automated replace rolling out quickly, which the corporate says is designed to make “summer season streaming even simpler and extra fulfilling.”

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

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

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

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 & In style part on Roku OS. It is going to showcase films at the moment in theaters, permitting customers to look at trailers and add favorites to their Save Checklist to allow them to watch them after they grow to be obtainable on Roku.

Subsequent, Roku is introducing Surf Mode with this replace, a feed of brief clips from reveals and flicks obtainable on the Roku Channel. If you happen to discover a clip fascinating, you’ll be able to click on on it to be taught extra in regards to the present or film. The extra reveals and flicks you watch on Roku, the extra tailor-made your Surf Mode feed will grow 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 reveals and flicks which can be 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 another new characteristic coming with this replace to make it simpler to search out the most recent free dwell TV channels added to the Roku Channel. Beneath the Stay TV Channel Information, you may discover a new part referred to 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 verify for updates in your Roku system, go to Settings > System > System Replace > Verify Now.

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