▲ 699 ▼ Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen (www.techradar.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 270 comments fedilink hide all child comments Ugh. Roku was one of the platforms with fewer ads. Roku will be adding more ads to the home screens of its devices and TVs in the near future. The ads will be interactive and 'shoppable' and will cover a range of industries, including restaurants and cars. Roku already has a significant amount of ads on its home screen, and it is unclear if users will be able to change their preferences for the new ads.
[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (4 children) Anyone jailbreaking these damn things yet? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago (3 children) Rokus are not worth the effort. Nvidia literally publishes dev roms for the shield tv boxes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] dan1101@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I love the RF remote, the functionality, and the responsiveness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are the dev roms fully compatible with Netflix & Co.? I'm running a shield and the one thing that kept me from rooting it was compatibility with hardware DRM. Have since cancelled all my subscriptions after they locked my family out and tried to hike the prices, but I'm still following the developments out of interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago I'm not sure, actually. If they do have DRM issues, I imagine it would be precisely the same issue as (and therefor would have the same workarounds as) any other custom android rom... which probably involves some shady APKs & instructions from XDA forums. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago (3 children) Rokus are not worth the effort. Nvidia literally publishes dev roms for the shield tv boxes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] dan1101@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I love the RF remote, the functionality, and the responsiveness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are the dev roms fully compatible with Netflix & Co.? I'm running a shield and the one thing that kept me from rooting it was compatibility with hardware DRM. Have since cancelled all my subscriptions after they locked my family out and tried to hike the prices, but I'm still following the developments out of interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago I'm not sure, actually. If they do have DRM issues, I imagine it would be precisely the same issue as (and therefor would have the same workarounds as) any other custom android rom... which probably involves some shady APKs & instructions from XDA forums. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I love the RF remote, the functionality, and the responsiveness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are the dev roms fully compatible with Netflix & Co.? I'm running a shield and the one thing that kept me from rooting it was compatibility with hardware DRM. Have since cancelled all my subscriptions after they locked my family out and tried to hike the prices, but I'm still following the developments out of interest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago I'm not sure, actually. If they do have DRM issues, I imagine it would be precisely the same issue as (and therefor would have the same workarounds as) any other custom android rom... which probably involves some shady APKs & instructions from XDA forums. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago I'm not sure, actually. If they do have DRM issues, I imagine it would be precisely the same issue as (and therefor would have the same workarounds as) any other custom android rom... which probably involves some shady APKs & instructions from XDA forums. permalink fedilink source parent