Tom -
Nice before Google shoved irrelevant ads on my screen which I don't want and can't turn off. Back to the Roku player. Because we all know google does what they please and takes forever to acknowledge they screwed up and fix it. Shame I have to run a separate box when what I need is built into the tv. But no freaking 1/3 page ads that seem to be downloading a lot of stuff every time it shows one...there's a progress bar that on my 200MB/s internet is taking 7-8 seconds. Also slowed my tv down A LOT and when I restarted it last night after getting a weird error about 'no network', the tv wouldn't even power back on until I futzed with unplugging it, plugging it back in and holding reset buttons on the back.
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gwensim
Please remove the new “Staff Picks” feature forces ads across the top of my screen. It is annoying and takes up room on my screen. Besides I would never subscribes to the ads or channels offered. I do not need to be reminded by ads on a streaming channel (or program) I will NEVER want. Also it is one more program (or CPU process usage) to slow down my TV while navigating or period. And last but not least it is forced ADS! if there is no ways to remove this feature to the latest update, please instruct how to disable.
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Saeid
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I bought an android TV device specifically to avoid the advertising-infested interfaces presented by the likes of Fire TV. Until recently, I was able to have exactly that: a home screen with what I choose to put on it, nothing more, nothing less. Imagine my dismay when, after the latest update, I'm presented with--you guessed it--advertising that takes up a huge amount of screen space and cannot be turned off, unlike every other element of the home screen. The screenshot currently shown in the store page is not at all representative of the home screen as it stands today. This is a scummy, underhanded move.
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