User reorganizes Roku home screen apps for faster streaming access
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Updated · Pocket-lint · May 8
User reorganizes Roku home screen apps for faster streaming access
13 articles · Updated · Pocket-lint · May 8
The tweak applies on Roku Streaming Stick, Roku Ultra and Roku TV, using the remote's Star button to move apps or send one directly to the top.
The user put The Roku Channel, Prime Video, Live TV Guide and Disney+ first, while less-used apps such as Apple TV and Tubi were moved lower.
Roku keeps apps in download order by default, and the user says manually reordering them makes the cleaner interface quicker to navigate than a Fire TV Stick home screen.
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