New Interface is MUCH more work fo "Continue Watching"

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My Roku TVs are suddenly using a whole new interface, and I’m not happy with the results for my usage. I have recorded all Shark Tank episodes and I’ve been binge-watching them from the very first. In the old interface, bringin up Plex immediately gave me the “Continue Watching” list, and I could select Shark Tank and pick up from where I left off. Now, there is no “Continue Watching” at all, and I can only get to where I want by clicking on my photo icon, and navigating through the “Watch History” (or whatever name), selecting the last Shark Tank episode, which brings up another menu where I have to guess which episode I am on, click it, then select my home server, and finally see the progress indicators to know where I left off, then select the right one. A lot of work vs. what I could do before. Can I get the old interface back?

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Hi Craig,

I ran into the same thing when the interface appeared. Here’s how I resolved it.

  1. Arrow right to the settings gear icon and open settings
  2. Arrow down to Experience
  3. Arrow right and then down to Default Library View
  4. Change it from Recommended to Browse. Then hit the back arrow (next to home) twice
  5. Arrow left to Libraries (you should be back at your home page)
  6. Arrow down and then right to the three dots … and click OK
  7. Arrow right on the libraries that you want to include as favorites

After I did this, when I went back to the home page, it reverted back to the familiar “Continue Watching, Recently Added” pages I had selected before the interface. All the “Recommended” stuff was gone.

I hope this works for you also.

Steve

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I see this Recommended~view has been placed as default on the Roku client. This issue has been faced with issuers on other clients, changing a few times between Browse and Recommended. I hope someone from Plex notice this feedback and leave the Default on Browse.

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Don’t forget to “favorite” all libraries which shall contribute to the home screen – and thus to Continue Watching.

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Thank you, Steve. I’ll try this tonight.

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See this other thread for instructions on getting “Continue Watching” back on the home screen.