Weekly Rewind
DVR for Sling TV: Just before AT&T’s big DirecTV Now reveal, Sling TV dropped some news of its own: The service is getting a cloud DVR feature, letting users save programs online and watch them from any other supported device. And unlike the cloud DVR that’s part of Sony’s PlayStation Vue service, Sling TV recordings won’t have a 28-day limit.
There are some catches, though: As Variety reports, DVR won’t be available on ABC, Disney, or ESPN channels, and users will have limits on how much they can record. It’s also unclear whether Sling will charge extra for the service. For now, the company is giving Roku users 100 hours of recording time as part of an invite-only beta this month.
Android TV home screen bloat (and how to fix it): The best time to write a geeky, self-indulgent column is when no one’s reading. So last week, just before the Thanksgiving break, I wrote all about how to bend the home screen to your will on Android TV devices, such as the Xiaomi Mi Box and Nvidia Shield. Both devices use their home screens as promotional opportunities, giving certain apps higher billing and preventing users from putting everything in one place. But with a little work, you can rearrange things to your liking, or even install an alternative home screen launcher, just like you can on Android phones.
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