Roku Unveils Redesigned Home Screen

Source: MacRumors

Overview

Roku today announced that its home screen is receiving its biggest redesign in more than a decade. The new home screen will begin rolling out to Roku TVs and streaming devices across the U.S. starting today, with more countries to follow later. The changes will appear automatically, with no software update required.

Top Picks for You

A new Top Picks for You section at the top of the home screen provides recommendations based on your watch history and what is trending on Roku.

Quick Access

An AI‑powered Quick Access section surfaces the apps you use most, such as the Apple TV app. A separate page still contains a complete list of apps you have installed on your Roku device if you need it.

Destinations

New curated hubs called Destinations offer content organized by genres and moods, such as comedy, reality, movies, sports, documentaries, and more.

Updated Menu Design

The menu on the Roku home screen now has a collapsed design with icons rather than expanded text labels. Roku says this change provides a cleaner canvas for discovering content, but it also results in a large ad being shown persistently on the right side of the screen (previously the ad only appeared in certain views).

Shortcuts

A new Shortcuts section provides quick access to features like Continue Watching, Sleep Timer, Save List, and more, all in one place.

Tags: Home Screen, Roku

This article first appeared on MacRumors.com.