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Roku is rolling out a huge free upgrade to the Home Screen on its TVs and streaming devices
By Lance Ulanoff published
Roku unveiled its biggest Home Screen update in a decade, and it leans into personalization and some AI.

Your Apple TV 4K will get useful new accessibility features soon — but not all apps support them
By Carrie Marshall published
Apple is introducing useful accessibility features in tvOS 27, but some streaming apps don't use Apple's app tech

Google fixes 1st-gen Chromecasts and adds Gemini for the 4K Chromecast
By David Nield published
There's news for both the very first Chromecast and the last model Google launched before ending the series.

Original gen 1 Chromecast dongles are now failing after 13 years
By David Nield published
Support for the first-generation Chromecast ended a while ago, but now the gadget is falling for many users.

Google TV could get Wii-style pointy controls, like LG's divisive Magic Remote
By Carrie Marshall published
Google has told app developers that Google TV will be adding support for "pointing remotes" that sound very similar to LG's Magic Remote

HBO Max is no longer supported on older Amazon Fire TV devices
By Carrie Marshall published
HBO Max is no longer supported on older Fire TV devices that run version 5 of the Fire OS

Amazon warns Fire TV Stick HD buyers that they can't sideload apps
By David Nield published
It's been confirmed that the new Amazon Fire TV Stick HD runs Vega OS and prevents sideloading.

Amazon faces class action lawsuit over allegations of 'bricking' older Fire TV Sticks
By Rowan Davies published
The new lawsuit claims Amazon has been restricting important software updates for older models to force users to upgrade.
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