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Alyse Stanley

Roku just brought back one of cable TV's best features to millions of users

A Roku remote in hand in front of a TV with the Roku home page.

Roku has steadily gained a foothold as the go-to destination for affordable entertainment, but now it's taking a page from cable TV that even those of us who've already cut the cord are celebrating. Roku recently rolled out an upgrade to its Live TV experience, adding a new feature to the Live Guide that makes browsing channels easier for anyone watching over-the-air antenna channels or live streams.

As first confirmed by Cord Cutters, this update lets Roku TV users hop back to the last channel they watched with a single press of a button. Previously, the "jump back" button (the little circular arrow on your remote) was used to rewind back a few seconds, provided you had some kind of USB storage device connected to the TV, to quickly replay moments you might have missed.

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