That doesn’t mean they can’t do a lot of cool things, though.
We’ll show you some features you should use.
Change the Theme
The default theme on Roku devices is very plain and purple.
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You don’t have to live with that if you don’t want to.
Roku devicesoffer a number of themesyou can use to jazz up the look.
Roku devicescome preloaded with a few different “official” themes to choose from.
you could also get more themes from people who have submitted their own to the Channel Store.
It’s a great way to personalize your Roku.
Every time you move around the screen and press a button, a little audible confirmation can be heard.
If you find that annoying, it can be turned off.
Roku’s search functionality is great for finding which service has what you want to watch.
After you’veconnected Roku to Google Assistant, there are abunch of commandsyou can use.
It’s pretty nifty.
You’ve got two main sections—the menu sidebar and the channel grid.
The menu sidebar includes some things you may not care about.
Thankfully,those things can probably be turned off.
In the “Home Screen” section of the parameters you could remove certain things from the sidebar.
It’s worth a look.
Roku actually makes much more money from ads than it does from selling devices.
So while there’s no way toturn off ads entirely, you do have some options.
There are a couple of things you’re able to do.
First, you candisable ad trackingso Roku can’t personalize the ads for you.
Second, you canstop the pop-up adsthat appear over commercials during live TV.
It’s better than nothing.
Related:How to Disable Custom Ads and Tracking on Your Roku
