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Roku has added real-time local weather forecasts to the Roku City screensaver on Roku TVs and players, integrating current conditions and temperatures into the animated cityscape. The data comes from weather services with privacy protections, and the update aims to blend entertainment with utility, reducing the need to switch apps. The feature is rolling out and should please existing users while attracting new ones.
YouTube has rolled back an update to its tvOS app that replaced Apple TV's default Aerial screensaver with its own, following user complaints. The change appears to have been made server-side, as the app itself hasn't been updated. This move alleviates concerns that YouTube might use the screensaver space for ads in the future.
YouTube for Android TV has been displaying the "Ambient Display" screensaver more frequently, showing content recommendations when video content is paused or left inactive on the homepage, with the time for the screensaver to kick in being drastically reduced to as little as 3 minutes. This feature, visually similar to Chromecast's "Ambient Mode," lacks settings to configure or disable it within the YouTube app on Android TV and other platforms, prompting user feedback on the increased frequency of its appearance.