Roku's AI-upgraded voice assistant can answer questions about what you're watching

"Roku is updating its voice assistant with AI features that can answer questions about movies, shows, and actors, as well as help you find something to watch next. Now, instead of just following simple commands, Roku says its voice assistant can respond to questions like "How scary is The Shining?" or "What kind of fish is Nemo?" Roku Voice will display a text response on your screen, while also offering links to shows or movies relevant to your query."

"The company said that it's expanding its Bluetooth headphone mode to the Roku Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus. This feature allows you to wirelessly connect Bluetooth headphones to a Roku device for private listening. The mobile Roku app is getting an update, too, with new shortcuts to closed captions, the sleep timer, daily trivia, and the "find my remote" feature."

"Roku is adding a new rate button that lets you "like," "dislike," or mark a title as watched, in addition to ways to sort your For You page by shows, movies, sports, and more. You'll also find a "Ways to watch" button alongside trailers, making it easier to jump into a show or movie you're interested in, while Roku's search bar is coming to more areas of the platform, starting with the What to Watch and Live TV Zone sections."

"Additionally, you'll now see real-time sports scores alongside games in Roku Sports. The platform notes that you can hide the scores in case you don't want a spoiler, and set reminders."

Roku has enhanced its voice assistant with AI capabilities that answer detailed questions about movies, shows, and actors and provide text responses with links to relevant titles. The update expands Bluetooth headphone mode to the Roku Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus for private listening. The mobile app receives new shortcuts for closed captions, a sleep timer, daily trivia, and a "find my remote" feature, plus a rate button to like, dislike, or mark titles as watched. Search is expanding across the platform, a "Ways to watch" button appears with trailers, and real-time sports scores and reminders are available with a hide option.

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