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Roku OS 9.3 Delivers New Ways to Get to Entertainment Quickly
Roku Voice Now in Spanish Language, Expanded International Support, Visual Search Results, News and more; Plus, New Customization and Performance
About this update from Roku, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nRoku Voice Now in Spanish Language, Expanded International Support, Visual Search Results, News and more; Plus, New Customization and Performance Improvements \n\n LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nRoku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today announced Roku® OS 9.3 will start rolling out to Roku devices in the coming weeks. The free, automatic software update focuses on helping consumers get to content quickly via Roku Voice™ enhancements, improving overall performance, new customization options and more.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200331005226/en/Roku TV and Home Screen (Photo: Business Wire)\n\n“The Roku OS continues to get better with a specific focus on delivering strong performance, especially on older devices, new and more ways to find content, and unique features to our customers,” said Ilya Asnis, senior vice president of Roku OS at Roku. “With Roku OS 9.3, we’re adding new functionality to Roku Voice in multiple regions around the globe with the primary goal of delighting our users in their day-to-day use of our devices. We’ve designed Roku Voice to enable consumers to get to the content they want quickly, allow them to browse in new ways and control their experience with a laser focus on entertainment.”\n\n\nRoku OS 9.3 features coming to Roku devices include:\n\n\nSEARCH & DISCOVERY\n\n\n\nSpanish Language Roku Voice Support (Mexico & U.S.) – Users can speak commands in Spanish to launch channels, search for titles, actors, or genres, as well as control media playback on their Roku device.\n\n\nVisual Search Results (U.S.) – Roku Voice search results will now be presented in a more visual, easy to browse display with categorized rows including relevant movies, shows, short-form entertainment and more for quick discovery of entertainment. Search results are unbiased and selected content will offer a list of channels featuring that title, sorted by price.\n\n\nSupport for News Related Commands(U.S.) – “Show me the news” will now direct a user to a Roku Zone filled with news channels. \"Play the news\" will launch a live stream of ABC News within The Roku Channel. “Play the news on …,\" will launch the named news channel and remember that preference for future commands.\n\n\nPlayback from Search(U.S.) – 50+ streaming channels now support direct p...