This hidden Roku characteristic is ruining film night time and there is not any approach to flip it off

Considered one of my favourite issues to do across the holidays is host family and friends at my residence for film nights. And whereas typically we’ll choose a movie to observe that everybody is conversant in, as a rule, I wish to take these impromptu film nights as a possibility to share a hidden gem that almost all of my friends have not seen.

Nonetheless, I not too long ago came upon {that a} Roku characteristic that rolled out approach again in 2021 was hampering my means to start out films I had already watched, limiting my means to leap in proper from the start throughout film nights. The characteristic is known as Prompt Resume and whereas it may be useful in loads of situations, it will also be a little bit of a nuisance on shared gadgets or accounts. And whereas most options are capable of be toggled on or off, that is one choice that apparently Roku doesn’t need customers to have management over.

What’s Roku Prompt Resume?

Serving to you retain your house when you might have different issues to do.

Do not get me mistaken, Roku’s Prompt Resume characteristic is pretty helpful when you’re the one one utilizing your TV and primarily watch issues solo. I not too long ago watched Defunctland’s four hour deep-dive on Disney parks’ so-called living characters on YouTube, and regardless that I most likely would have loved with the ability to watch your entire 4-hour video straight via, life bought in the best way it took me a number of classes to truly make it via your entire video. Happily, due to Roku’s Prompt Resume characteristic, my place was held each single time, and I may leap again into the video each time I wished to choose up the place I left off.

Nonetheless, when sharing a tool (or making an attempt to point out a brand new film to mates) this characteristic turns into cumbersome as, relying on what app you are utilizing, you both must exit out of the video after which discover the restart button, or press the rewind button on the Roku distant till you get to the start of the video, doubtlessly exposing your friends to spoilers in the event that they take a look at the TV on the mistaken time.

I assumed there may need been a simple approach to merely flip off this characteristic, however curiously, irrespective of what number of menus you look via, it merely does not seem. Nonetheless, there’s a approach to pressure Roku to neglect what you have been watching.

A small workaround

Use the Roku’s pressure shut operate to do away with your watching knowledge

Although it isn’t an ideal workaround, if that you do not need to use Roku’s Prompt Resume characteristic, you’ll be able to clear your watch knowledge by pressure closing no matter app you need the information faraway from. With a view to do that, as an alternative of urgent the House button, you’ll need to press and maintain the again button in your Roku distant till the Roku system prompts affirmation to shut the app solely. While you relaunch the app, your entire viewing knowledge and saved spots will probably be gone, and film night time will probably be saved!

Be aware, regardless that Roku may not save your knowledge, if you’re utilizing a logged-in account on an app like YouTube or Netflix, your house nonetheless may be saved on the account degree, which might supersede the Roku Prompt Resume workaround talked about above.

If you would like to be taught extra about this characteristic, you’ll be able to take a look at extra on Roku’s developer’s information here.