Fubo Updates Android TV, Google TV Apps Due to Feedback
Fubo users can now use their back button to return to a previous channel, among other updates.
Whether we know it or not, the owners of the streaming platforms we use every day are frequently tinkering behind the scenes to ensure that everything is running smoothly with their software. Most of the time, customers don’t even notice, but every so often changes filter out to users that detract from their experience on the streamer.
Fubo has taken to social media platforms like Reddit this week, announcing details of its newest update for its Android TV and Google TV apps after customers voiced dissatisfaction with its last batch of fixes. Some users went so far as to call the previous update “garbage,” but Fubo hopes that version 5.4 of these apps will solve the problems that cropped up.
First, Fubo has rolled out a new feature that allows subscribers to return to a previous channel while within the app. After changing the channel once, users can long press the back button to be taken to the channel they were most recently browsing. This eliminates the need to pull up the channel guide, which can take longer to load, to switch back to the last network.
That delay in summoning the channel guide should also be improved. Clicking the down button on the remote will bring up the new channel browsing option while already watching a live channel, showing users what else they can be watching at a glance. Fubo version 5.4 for Android and Google TV also reduces buffering times for certain channels.
Unfortunately, the update from company executives did not include a return of Fubo’s standard seven-day free trial. Until August of this year, Fubo offered all new customers a weeklong trial no matter when they signed up for their service. But that policy changed, and though Fubo still offers a free trial to all new subscribers, it varies in length based on what time of month a user subscribes.
One recent survey found that no streamer does particularly well in regards to its specific user interface, so Fubo is clearly not the only platform getting negative feedback from its updates. But fixes are on the way, and Android and Google TV users of the sports-focused live TV streaming service will see them roll out to their devices soon, if they have not already.
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Fubo is a live TV streaming service with about 90 top channels that start at $79.99 per month. This plan includes local channels, 19 of the top 35 cable channels, and regional sports networks (RSNs). In total, you should expect to pay about $94.99 per month, after adding in their RSN Fee. Fubo was previously known as “fuboTV.”